the lies the scale tells me

not a whole lot to post today. i got on the scale this morning and it told me i am down 17bs from the day i started. now i have learned that the weight it tells me at 7 am is NOT the same as the one that i take about halfway through the day. i know the general public will tell you not to weigh yourself as frequently as i do but i find it as a bit of motivation (and i am trying to work on that fear). if i see that i am doing really good in the morning i will be motivated to not cheat and have those jelly beans or those beers. i haven't actually stepped back on it since this morning but obviously i will go back up a bit. assume there is an increase of 1-4 lbs through out the day assuming you eat correctly. i don't suggest weighing yourself when you have just drank your water and you have to pee at home or at the center. this makes the weigh in a bit more accurate. i also don't suggest going to the center to weigh in when you haven't eaten unless you always plan to go then. it gives a false reading and that isn't very fair to yourself.

my tip of tonight is a recipe (here you go jen, even though i already told you about it). since my starches are limited to 2 starches a day you have to use them creatively. one of my starch options is 1/2 of an akmak cracker (think wheat cracker with sesame seeds on it). i place the cracker in a ziplock baggie *shocker* and crush it with the soft side of a meat tenderizer. the finer the powder the better for me. i also mix in a bit of spin & herb dry mix from tastefully simple. preheat your oven to 350. i think put my 6 oz of chicken in there and coat it with the mix. on a piece of foil i spray some pam and place 1/2 a cup of some type of veggie (thus far i have done asparagus and mushrooms i think the mushrooms were better). place 1/2 tsp of butter on veggies and then empty the entire contents of the chicken/mix onto the veggies. place another 1/2 tsp butter on the chicken and another 1/2 cup of your veggie. close the foil and secure it then place on a cookie sheet. bake for about 30-40 minutes. it is a great breaded chicken and it is tender, plus your veggie has your butter too. this provides 1 protein, 1 veggie, and your fat serving for the day. make sure you use the melted butter in the foil since you are supposed to have all of your 1 tsp of fat! :o) as rachel ray would say... it is yummo!