Hi Ryssa.. I'm new to CALP (although I've been CAD-ding for quite a while now), and am by NO means an expert, but just had a thought about your questions... The book says that ideally we should have 3 meals per day (no snacking), but never more than 4 meals per day. What if you modified your particular plan to include 4 meals every day--3 of which could just be smaller meals (more like a cm snack-half portions), and then have your reward meal, too... That way, you could eat about every 3-4 waking hours, and you would be getting plenty of protein/lc veggies to hopefully eliminate your cravings. I've noticed that when I get enough protein, I don't get hungry at all. Think that's the true answer (for me) to avoiding "the hungries".. If you are like me, you might be reaching for the most convenient thing to calm your grumbly tummy, and not really getting the nutrition that your body HAS to have. For your RM- If you only ate a very small salad (just a few bites), and then very small but EQUAL portions of the lc veggies/protein/carb goodies, you would be able to have "your cake and eat it, too"! Now-I may be way off in my thinking, and please-anyone more experienced correct me if needed, but this just seems like a solution to your problem that might work... Or maybe you could be more creative than I in planning for your meals--I just think that CALP could be a great thing for you. I don't think I've eaten this many healthy foods so consistently, in my entire life. Hope this will help you a little--I just KNOW that you can do it! Tess--Former Snack Food Queen"