Dr. Phil's 14-Day Rapid Start Plan

I just posted my introduction a few seconds ago but to recap, I'm Tara and
I'm new here! I started Dr. Phil's UWLC yesterday.
My question has to do with his 14-day Rapid Start Plan. I'm following it almost exactly according to his Solution Food Guide pages and according to www.fitday.com (thanks by the way to about 20 people for suggesting that site in their posts!) I only consumed about 900 calories yesterday. That seems low to me. I know it's supposed to be rapid start but that seems low.
I'm not going hungry by any means but previous weight loss plans I've tried had me starting at about 1300. I'm no petite flower so this is quite an adjustment. Anyone else do the 14-day thing? Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance . . .

I had this same problem - just couldn't face that gallon jug of drinking water or the pitcher of filtered water. I tried the Brita filter, and that seemed to take some of the bitterness out of the tap water, but not all.

Solution:

I started drinking the Costco drinking water in the flats of 16.9 oz.
bottles. This water is markedly better tasting than anything else I've tried, and the bottle size is very convenient. I just line up a half-dozen bottles at the beginning of the day and assign myself to go through them.
Usually I just grab one and gulp it down at once, rather than working on a bottle over time.

Also: I don't refrigerate my water anymore. I find it easier on the system to drink it at room temperature.

It is physically impossible for a human to actually dislike water.
It is possible to decide you think it, and to develop habits that make it look like it.

So start drinking water. Take your time about the process but allow your body to inform you about the situation. In a couple of weeks you will discover your tastes have begun to change. Allow it to happen and you will slowly turn away from the notion that you dislike water.

Water has the best possible sales pitch - Without it you die.

Heh, one way I get my water is to drink from my bottle every time I see
Dally's posts - I'm not kidding. I also do the drink water when hit the head...even when I get up at night.
nearly died from dehydration when you went on that vacation...

Dally's posts make me get a drink of water too!!! ) I also start each day with a LARGE glass of water . Umm Luv that water

I just pound down a ~24-oz glass of water every so often. I wonder if this is overloading my plumbing, and if 8oz glasses would be absorbed better.

Though I guess the bulk of the water goes out the same way in the end...

Early on I found it intimidating to drink water from two liter bottles. So to keep it from being intimidating, I used a small glass and filled it a little at a time. A small glass the size you'd get orange juice at a restaurant. I filled it every hour from the big bottle but I kept the bottle out of sight. It was a trick I played on myself to keep the water flowing into me.
Whatever trick it takes for you, do it. If it takes several weeks of experimenting to find something that works, the future will happen if you do that, and the future will happen anyways if you don't.

Tara, are you still breastfeeding? That makes a difference here.

How's your water intake?

One way I manage to get all my water in is that I have a full glass when
I first get up. I just gulp down a 10 ounce glass like it's medicine.
Then I try to have another full glass with breakfast while I take my vitamins. I had to train myself to do that.

Another trick is that I take a drink of water everytime I get up to pee. A bit self-reinforing.

No, I am not breastfeeding. And admittedly, my water intake is horrible. I know that I'm chronically dehydrated. I absolutely hate water. On the other hand, I hate soda as well and don't consume that either. I have been drinking more water as of late but I'm truly never thirsty except during meals. I drink water and milk (skim) and that's it. I did just buy some green tea to try but haven't as of yet.