well, i did it. due to my previous paleo-style diet the transition wasn't really that difficult. i suspect that it would be much harder for someone going from a traditional western diet to something like this especially at the 2 week mark.
significant stats:
final weight: 158 (total loss 12+ lbs in 30 days)
waist size: not sure but it is definitely 32" or less since i easily fit into a new pair of 32" khakis (i will update later when i measure myself, hu hu)
we haven't had any 1RM wods lately except for a fast deadlift 1RM and i was able to get up to 295#. but we were rushed through the sets so i'm not sure if i could have hit my previous 315# 1RM or not. as it was, i didn't even get a chance to try. still, if there was any strength loss it was probably not that significant. we did run a 5k time trial and without any training i was able to hit 25:40 which i was pretty psyched about. i think my running times and some other speed measurements during workouts are improving because i lost so much weight (pullups, pushups, lunges, etc).
my new plan is to continue on this diet since i have my cholesterol checkup on 24 Sep and i'm very interested to see what those numbers are. at the end of this next 30 day period i'm going to do a super-mega-ridiculous cheat day which will actually coincide with my 42nd birthday. then i'll go back to something like this for another 30 days, etc. i will NO LONGER be updating this thread for the new 30 day period but please feel free to ask me any questions here and i will respond as soon as i can.
lastly, here are my before and after pics. they're not the best quality so it might not be as obvious how much weight i lost but hopefully it can give some idea how effective the diet was.
before: 2 Aug 2012; weight approximately 170+
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/blackdogdeek/IMAG0250-1.jpg
after: 1 Sep 2012; weight 158
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/blackdogdeek/IMAG0343-1.jpg
thanks, everyone, for reading along and good luck with your own health and fitness endeavors!