Forks Over Knives (FOK) Update

Well, we made it through our first week of major dietary changes. The verdict so far: we have yet to go to bed hungry, we are eating higher quality and quantity of food than ever before, and most importantly, the taste of the food has been GREAT! Jonathan has been fully on board. I am very proud of him. We even went to Moe's and followed all the "rules." We each had the Art Vandalay on whole wheat tortilla. We got pinto and black beans, roasted corn, lettuce, sauteed onions, peppers, mushrooms, pico de gallo, and rice (don't know if it is brown rice, so I guess that might not have completely followed the "rules"). We added spicy salsa from the salsa bar and it was DELICIOUS. I really thought I would miss the sour cream and cheese, but I didn't at all! So far so good!

And to top it all off...I lost FOUR pounds this week! Yay! Even if I wasn't enjoying the food (which I am) that is great incentive to keep going. I know that my family is becoming healthier by the day! Can't say it has been all easy, but we are fully committed. Yesterday I was craving "old" food (ie: Chicken Pot Pie and Yogurt Mountain). But I persevered and didn't give in. Lots of will power being used here!

So what is to come this week? Gnocchi with "Meat" Sauce, Creamy Noodle Casserole, Veggie Stir Fry over Brown Rice, Zingy Italian White Bean Soup, and Layered Tex-Mex Lasagna. Yummy Right? Here is a picture of one of the dishes we had last week: Veggie Delish Pasta Dish. Yummy sauteed onions, mushrooms, green bell pepper, orange bell pepper, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, lots of spices, and balsamic vinegar all over whole wheat pasta. I ate almost every bit of this with no worries as to calorie counting because I knew every bite was nutritious!

So I finished the first book on my list, "My So-called Life as a Proverbs 31 Wife," and will write about all I learned on the next post.