D-Day + 6 weeks, South Beach beachhead

Our goal is to lose 56 pounds.  We have lost 23.5 pounds, just 4.5 pounds short of the halfway point.  Phase 2 of the diet does see a much more gradual weight loss.  I have been averaging about 2 pounds per week on phase 2.  That pace means about 15 more weeks of phase 2.  I can handle that.  I am just excited about how much I already have lost and all the old clothes I can wear again.  The reunion was the last big event for awhile.  The DTS ceremony, birthday, and reunion have made the diet more difficult.  Gum surgery did not really help either.  I should hopefully stay on track and lose closer to 3 pounds per week.  That is still a good pace to be on.