a little help please??

Ok, so I am now on day 4 of Opti.... I think I am doing pretty good...now..... But on Friday (day 1) I had a major headache and my tummy grumbled a lot but I survived... Saturday- not hungry but I had dreams all night about food... Is that normal?!? Then in the evening I had a little break down..... I got all teary-eyed because I wasn't putting food in my mouth. I miss the act of eating. Every flipping commercial had food in it.
Yesterday, we were travelling to Kingston, I brought my Opti with me, made a shake from a glass of water at Pizza Hut.... While watching my BF eat chicken wings and salad. Oh, it smelled SOOOOO good! But I was good and drank my shake.

The help I need...... please....... How do I get over missing putting food in my mouth? Seeing a piece of cheese and wanting it?? I am being good but my head is always thinking about food.....I am not hungry, I have only had the Opti and I don't want to eat anything because I need to get control over my thoughts....

 I am not at the Opti stage yet, but I just wanted to say to you good for you!!!!! Keep staying strong you are doing AMAZING!

Thank you !!! 

I think you are brave to go to Pizza Hut and watch hubby eat!!

I also think it is normal to miss chewing. I'm not where you are yet, but I can only imagine.

Hang in there, you are doing great.

Thanks Brenda!!!! 

All you can do is hang in there! It does get better! You are doing really well and all those things you are experiencing are normal!

Normal huh?!? I sure hope so.....
Thank you!!!!
Tam

I too went out to eat several times while on Optifast, and it is hard to just order a black decaf coffee (that's what I did). I even had to cut up and cool down my 4 year olds meals.
You can do this, it will be over before you know it. Soon you might start to look at your boyfriends food choices and think omg are you really going to put that in your stomach?
Good Luck, keep strong.

Thanks Tina! 
We have four kids in the house, luckily 3 of them are teenagers and the youngest is 10 so they are very independant! I would probably have a hard time if they were younger too!
My boyfriend usually eats very well....not sure what came over him yesterday!!! 
Tam

That would be very difficult.  I think my "go to" would be ice cubes/chips to crunch on.