I'm down a whole 3 pounds for the week.  I have started eating some snacks between meals to relieve the hunger pain the past two weeks.  I'm experimenting at finding the right balance of eating to live comfortably and prevent gaining.  I hope by the time I have hit my 50 pound loss that I know what I need to do to maintain.

We often get take-out boxes when we eat out and get two meals from the order.  Even a chef's salad is more than I need to have a good meal.  People in this country were much smaller 4 decades ago when fast food was an unknown.  I suspect portion sizes at the local eateries were smaller too.   This week my wife and I went for eat-in BBQ and shared a quarter plate lunch.  I have a friend that shares a burger with his wife, drive thru style, when they eat out.