Not starving.
Slightly proud.
That pretty much sums it up. This has been a relatively painless process so far, and I've lost 4 or 5 lbs (lol, just in case you wondered). A few nights ago Michael told me that my cooking didn't taste like diet food at all. I think that's a big key for successful healthy eating. That, and not throwing the towel in when you mess up. I actually plan to mess up on ocassion (popcorn on date night, chocolate cake with mom...). Oh, and the Xbox Kinect thing is working out splendidly. I don't have to put decent workout clothes on and go to some busy gym and fork out a ridiculous amount of money every month. It's perfect for an unsocial lazy person like me.
Anyway, I try to cook a yummy-yet-healthy meal most nights, and, for once, I actually wrote a recipe down as I created it. That never happens (lazy, remember?). Tonight's (very easy and fairly unoriginal) recipe is.....
Oven Fried Chicken
Ingredients:
Two 7 oz Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, cut into strips
10 crumbled Whole Wheat Ritz crackers
1 Tablespoon Garlic Salt
Pinch of Parsley
Pinch of Rosemary
1 Egg
1 Table Worcestershire Sauce
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix crumbled crackers, garlic salt, parsley, and rosemary in one bowl.
In another slightly larger bowl, combine egg, worcestershire sauce, and lemon juice.
Dump the chicken strips into the egg stuff and coat every piece.
After egg, coat each strip in cracker mixture and place on greased pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until chicken is golden brown and yummy-looking.
Eat.
(Two servings, about 315 calories per serving)
