Skinny People Do

Michael — The main contributor at South Bay Foodies — and I have challenged each other to lose some weight. I am hoping that as a couple will be able to motivate each other to victory.

There is $100 up for grabs and of course my pride is on the line! How could I, Ms. Skinnypeopledo, lose to a “foodie”? By nature they eat, right?

To add some accountability, I have challenged myself to do a series of mini-posts in the form of a food and calorie log. With the help of my trust bodybugg, I will track and post the nutritional good, bad, and ugly of my day.

Well here goes.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

*If Calories Burned – Calories Consumed = 500 cal. everyday; I should lose 1lb/week.

The good, the bad, and the ugly…

*My goal is 20% Protein, 20% fat, and 60% Carbs

I don’t feel that I did too badly for my first day. I didn’t skip a meal. But I did eat a lot of carbohydrates plus I didn’t work out at all yesterday. I will at the very lease try to walk tomorrow!

I was amazed, though, to see how much sodium is in my diet. 1170mg of that was from the noodles alone. I need to reduce my sodium intake and drink more water!

Do you have any helpful tips? Where else can I improve?

This is a family friendly recipe that’s easy to prepare and cook.  Works well with thighs and drumsticks too if you have those on hand. Serve with rice and roasted vegetables for a complete meal!

8  Shallots or 1 large onion
4  Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Salt and ground black pepper
1   tablespoon olive oil1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and
cut into 1/4-inch slices
1/4 cup snipped fresh parsley

1. Peel shallots: halve small shallots and quarter large shallots. (If using onion, cut into thin wedges.) You should have 1 cup shallots or onion wedges: set aside. Sprinkle chicken lightly with salt and pepper.In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.Reduce heat to medium. Add chicken: cook for 2 minutes.

2. Turn chicken. Add shallots to skillet. Sprinkle shallots lightly with additional salt and pepper. Cook for 8 to10 minutes more or until chicken is no longer pink (180F internal temperature), stirring shallots frequently and turning chicken, if necessary, to brown evenly.  If necessary,add additional oil to prevent sticking. Reduce heat to medium-low if chicken or shallots brown too quickly.

3. Transfer chicken andshallots to a serving platter. Cover to keep warm. Add zucchini to skillet. Cook and stir for 3 to 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add to platter with chicken. Sprinkle with parsley.

Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens Budget-friendly meals

Hey, folks!  Its Michael from South Bay Foodies.  Time for another 7% Challenge Check In!  If  you missed the last one, I’ll let you know that Nicole — the brains behind What Skinny People Do — and I are in a challenge with some friends to lose 7% of our body weight over a period of time.

Our first weigh in was last week and MAN, things have gone from bad to worse.  Well, for me they have.

The rest of the crew have either lost weight (yay team!) or maintained their weight.  Me? I’m 4 pounds heavier than when we started!

I started with the best of intentions and a plan to be a contender in this race to skim the fat off my thighs and waistline.  Turns out I’ve been sitting on the sideline! What went wrong!?  Here’s a few thoughts:

1. I’ve been eating like a mad man.  Just a couple weeks ago I went out to food-focused events every night of the week!  WTF?  I’m happy though.  Maybe all the lard I’m consuming is lifting my spirits…and making my ass sag at the same time!
   
2. My exercise has been inversely proportional to my food intake.  You’d think I would exercise more if I was grubbing more, right? Nope.
3. I stopped thinking about the competition as MY competition.  When it came time to weight in, I felt more like a spectator than a participant.  I realized that I had mentally put myself out of the competition.

As we move into the next round, I’m worse off than we we started.  That means I need to work even harder than I had planned to work before.

But now I’m wondering, “If I stick to my plan, can I be a contender!?”

Have you ever started to lose weight and then became OK with our body when you didn’t see a change?  How did you snap out of it?

When you got off track from your weight loss goals, how did you get back in line?

Last month I had my annual physical. Although I knew that I had lost some weight since my last visit to Dr. Cruz, I wasn’t sure exactly how much.

To my surprise I had lost 17 lbs. SWEET!  She informed me that I was no longer considered obese and that she was taking obese off of my file!

In my mind I could hear the Wii balance board say “That’s overweight” which is a big step up from the “that’s obese” I was accustomed to hearing.

Hearing "that's overweight" is better than hearing "that's obese"!

I spoke to my doctor about my decision to join Weight Watchers, my weight loss goals, and the ½ Marathon that I was training for.

She replied that I may have a hard time loosing additional pounds because of my body type (what the hell!?). But regardless, I am determined to lose at least another 7% of my body weight (see 7% Challenge post).

A week or so after my physical, I received a call from my doctor’s office with the results of the blood work that was done as part of my physical. I was delighted to hear that my Cholesterol had gone down 25 points!

SkinnyPeopleDo.com is changing my life for the better. I am making healthier choices for myself and my family and I am beginning to see the difference! Check out my status below.

What healthy changes have you made lately? Are you seeing the difference?