Fielding a Question

Lori got the following question on Facebook earlier today:
How is this effecting energy, attitude, weight, sleep habits, social activity, relationships, etc?

Her response was:
we've noticed no adverse effects on energy, attitude, sleep,etc. We've both lost some weight which we attribute to no second helpings. For us, that is a good thing. As far as social activity & relationships, it is all good. Our friends have been very supportive.

We thought it would be a good idea to flesh out the answer here a bit since others might be wondering much the same thing.

We are eating healthier than we typically do.  We are getting more fruit and vegetables and are eating 100% home prepared meals.  We have had no decrease in energy, no adverse impact on attitude that we can tell (LOL), and are sleeping quite well.  We are both noticing that those minor aches and pains are diminishing.

With regard to weight, we have both happily lost weight.  We are hoping that trend will continue.  We are pointing to healthy food choices and no second helpings for this glad circumstance.  We are enforcing portion control to keep our costs down.  We are NOT feeling hungry at all.  We have agreed that we were overeating when various foods tasted good to us rather than letting our hunger dictate.  This has been a very good thing and one we hope to continue long after this experiment is complete.

Socially, we are largely homebodies.  We don't go out with other couples during the week for dinner or drinks.  We're happy with a good Netflix DVD.  So, there has been nothing adverse with our social life or relationships.  We do meet with a small group each Sunday night.  Our first meeting with them will be this coming Sunday, November 3.  Our meeting last week was preempted by Fall Fest at church.

We have told our friends that we will continue to meet with them during this challenge but will not eat.  They greeted our announcement with enthusiasm.  They are quite eager to watch our progress and see how this all works out for us.  We aren't anticipating any issues there.

Who knows what unforeseen situations will arise?  We have prepared ourselves as best we can.  Those around us know what we are doing and are supportive. For now. we are happily walking down the path we've chosen.