Cruising along and the Invisalign Diet

At the outset of this blog I thought there would be much to say, but three weeks along my Invisalign experience has been remarkably uneventful.  While I am conscious of the aligners and tend to "play" with them with my tongue, they are not particularly intrusive or bothersome.  Insertion and removal have become a quick process.  While I hope that the next 41 weeks are as easy, I am sure there will be some bumps along the way.  My biggest concern is that one of the veneers on the top front teeth will come off or break, causing a slow down in my progress, possible new molds, etc...

On the plus side, I planned to use my Invisalign time as an excuse to begin a diet.  I figured (1) my mouth would hurt and I wouldn't feel like eating, or at least would eat softer food, and (2) at the very least I could cut way back on snacks since you can't eat with the aligners in your mouth, and removing them, though easier than I thought, is still an impediment to constant snacking.

I definitely did decrease snacking the first two weeks, and in the third week began a modified South Beach low carb diet.  And have lost 7 pounds without too much effort.  Nice!  Even if I go back to my less healthy higher carb diet, I think I will continue to take advantage of the "no eating while the aligners are in" rule, which can only help me lose a few more.