So, Mer and I are over halfway done with our February diet. It has been an interesting trip. As of today (Thursday), I weighed in at 162 pounds, which means I have lost 12.5 pounds in 16 days. That is very impressive to me, and I feel pretty good.

I also very often used to get very sleepy between 1:00 and 2:00 in the afternoon. That “dip” in my energy seems to have gone away, even though I have been getting up around 4:15 a.m. in order to cook our meals for the day.

On the downside, the cravings for my favorite foods have not subsided; I still look longingly at various foods I see on TV or see other people eating. Also, although I am not hungry very often, when I am hungry I am very, very hungry. The hunger issue tends to go away as soon as I drink my breakfast smoothie or eat my lunch.

The weekends have been very difficult, especially Saturdays. Prior to this month, we’d almost always go out for at least one meal on Saturday, so being strict on our eating on Saturday makes us both edgy. It would seem we are borderline food addicts, especially for desserts.

We have another twelve days to go. I am probably going to change around the one big meal for the weekend – we’ll eat the one big meal for supper and have the supper smoothie for lunch. I’m hoping that will make it a little easier to deny ourselves the joy of pizza and ice cream.