I've been at this a while and I'd suggest that you take another look at Doug's challenge to eat half and wait 15 minutes to see if you are hungry.  For example, one egg and one piece of bacon might be plenty.  It would be for me. 

In a while, this lifestyle will be second nature.  You've made a great start, now you can start refining your choices.  We all need to re-evaluate every once in a while.

I'm happy for me, too, except that I HATE to shop and I need one more set of transitional clothes before I get to my goal.  I'm trying out internet shopping and plan to get to know the UPS guy.

I'd be worried that it would trigger sugar cravings.  The glycemic index doesn't factor that in.

Well done!  Thanks for experimenting.

That is really interesting because starch (basically complex carbohydrate) breaks down into sugar but they didn't find a sugar relationship.

Just add this to the list of proof that we FTSers are on the right track.

PS  I was a biologist before I became an accountant.  The scientific stuff fascinates me.

Yup.

He's so cute, Amber.  We have 5 daughters and 3 granddaughters so pictures of little boys are at a premium at our house.  If we ever have a grandson, everyone should run out and buy stock in Mattel.  We'll be shopping!

FTS is the way we eat to be healthy.  The weight loss is a bonus.

Congrats on your weight loss progress but, more importantly, congrats on developing coping skills.

And, yes, coconut cake is a coping skill.