First Week Totals

In those makeover shows, they call it "The Reveal" -- and this one will be at the bottom of the post. 

For now the diet is going well.  I've been surprised at the relative lack of hunger -- although we ARE taking care to eat ALL of the portions allowed, and having our snacks on time.  (Not so much on the weekend -- no one's snacked today, but we will tomorrow)

Temptation generally comes in the form of the "under four feet tall" set, who teamed up on us leaving church with one wanting McDonald's and one wanting the local Chinese buffet.  Self-control won out, with the boys getting leftover cheese pizza for lunch.   I had a salad and Karen had roasted eggplant.

Dinner tonight is slightly dangerous territory -- for the first time in over a week, we're going to try beef.   We have a very lean cut of skirt steak, already sliced for stir-fry.  It's going to get marinated in a little balsamic vinegar, with some fresh oregano and garlic.  Then we'll stir fry it with some fresh asparagus from the farmer's market (also where the oregano came from)




Finally, the big reveal -- in the first 7 days of the diet, here are our weight loss totals

Patrick -- 12 pounds

Karen -- 9.8 pounds