Day 12

243.2 lbs this morning still dropping and feeling just fine. Blood sugar 6.9 this morning, also a lot better than 8 point something. Katie is also down 1 lb this morning.

Regular breakfast again this morning.

I was talking to someone yesterday who was telling me that a man I know went on the latest craze "Dukan Diet" from France. He wanted to lost 15 pounds but instead lost 25. I think what a lot of people like about it is that there are a couple of  "cheat days" when you get into the 2nd phase.

Katie and I are not thinking about this type of diet because it involves eating lean meat. We can tell you this...when we were vegans for 4 months, we did not have the bloated feeling, no heartburn whatsoever, and generally felt better. Soon as we have meat those things return. Why? because it takes 3 days for meat to go through your system. What we are doing now is certainly having the same results as being Vegan, but the difference is that we are trying to give ourselves a good kickstart losing weight so we are not eating pasta, breads etc. which we did when we were Vegan.

I have no idea if we are going to be able to maintain this, or even if we will want to. We do know one thing and that is we both have pounds to lose, but rather than Dukan Diet we would much rather do it in a more healthful way by eating fruits and vegetables rather than any type of meat.

Interesting quote from a recent study "A low-carbohydrate diet rich in animal foods was associated with a 23% increased risk of death from all causes (14% increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease). In contrast, a low-carbohydrate diet rich in vegetables was associated with a 20% decreased risk of death from all causes (23% decreased risk of death from cardiovascular disease)"

We still want to be "Social", it is much too difficult to be a vegan or eat nothing but fruits and vegetables when all around you, especially when traveling, or we are spending a month in Texas with lots of friends and happy hours.

So our goal is to get rid of lots of excess pounds now, so that when we get to Texas we can be "Social" but within reason of course. I think that any effort to eat in a more healthful way as much as you can is so much better than not trying at all....SO WE ARE!

Had the big salad for lunch. Went for my 40 minute walk.

Had home made vegetable soup for supper and left over vegetable taco salad without the tacos.

more later....