New Diet

So on Monday Ken went to the doctor and was told he had diabetes, he was told that he needs to lose 30 lbs before he sees him again (8 weeks) for that and other medical reasons.  I figure that is an awesome way to help me lose weight too!  So we are going on the "diet" the doctor put him on. 

This isn't a "here's what you CAN eat" diet, but a "you CANNOT eat..." diet.  Here is a list of food we cannot have:

NO fruit juice
NO cold cereals
NO rice
NO bread
NO pasta

I asked him about brown rice and whole wheat pastas and breads because you always here that those are better for you.  He told us that they may be BETTER but still not what we need to have. 

So, being the good wife I am (and sensible, why make 2 meals?) Ken and I started the "diet" on Tuesday.We had baked chicken and salad on Tuesday, Wednesday was chicken stir fry, I finally made it to the grocery store on Thursday and we had Lime Broiled Catfish and Asparagus (YUMM-O), and tonight I made Chicken Pepper Skillet.  Tomorrow we have a meeting so we will eat at the meeting (potluck) and leftovers for supper. The rest of the week's menu sounds pretty tasty too:

Sunday:  Salmon with lemon, capers & rosemary and california vegetables
Monday:  Crockpot Chicken Paprika
Tuesday: Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken & Garbanzo Stir Fry
Wednesday: Salmon Patties & Tomato Pizzas
Thursday: Lemon Chicken StirFry

I'll have to get some more recipes, if anyone has any low carb chicken/fish recipes or low carb side dish recipes I would greatly appreciate them.

We have already started to see pounds shed from this and we haven't even reached the end of week 1 yet! I know that men lose faster than women, but I'm just sayin', seeing this, it's gonna suck mentally!!

Ken - Weighed at the Dr's at 276 - Tues morning weighed at 267 (probably water weight) - weight Fri morning was 261! 

Tosh - Weighed Mon morning at 231 - Tues morning at 227 (again prob water weight)  - weight Fri morning was 225 (3 more lbs to be at my lowest EVER since my surgery, btw)

Ken's goal weight is 245 by November 8th.  (31lbs)
Tosha's goal weight is 200 by Thanksgiving (25lbs)

I will keep you updated on how we are doing as the time goes on!!  I'm excited for this new journey in our lives together.