While it's too early to tell, I think this might be the more reasonable curve of weight loss. Half a pound a day is totally fine by me! Now if I can keep from sampling school lunch too much.
(Sous vide Jidori chicken breast, Russet/Yukon mix mashed taters, store-bought McCormick ready-made gravy, homemade milk bun, frozen peas sauteed with shallot, Honeycrisp apple, Darigold chocolate milk.)