Thanks for all the kind words everybody! Encouragement helps keep this journey going.
For those interested here's what I don't eat with this diet...........................
1.....No grains. So no bread, pasta, pizza, donuts, etc.
2.....No sugar. Anything with sugar is out although I do make it a point to eat something with natural sugars in it once or twice a week, such as an apple or banana.
3.....No dairy.
4.....No starchy foods like potatoes or rice. I will have sweet potato once in awhile.
I eat sensible portions of meats and do eat a lot of chicken and deer meat.
I also eat lots of veggies, and will fill up on those instead of meats. Luckily, I like most veggies so that helps a lot.
I limit my calorie intake to around 600 per day. Not all that hard with the low cal veggies.