Fried Chicken (a new recipe)

We had fried chicken tonight, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, and homemade rolls.

Yes, I have given up on the diet well not really given up but just taking a change of course. First, I am giving up the Atkins diet and I will now be eating more fruits and veggies and less fat and sugars, but not before tonight's ice cream binge. I haven't had ice cream in forever and am partaking in that sin tonight.

So on to fried chicken. I took a couple of boneless, skinless chicken breasts and dipped them in egg and water mixture and then dipped in seasoned bread crumbs, then into the cast iron skillet in about 1/4 inch of shortening. Fry for about 6-8 minutes on each side. Yum.

Whitney's Still Not Cooking...

Okay now for the update on the diet. For all who have been keeping in touch and for all the great comments of wisdom and support, I purposefully fell off the wagon this past weekend. I was two pounds away from my goal and just needed a plate of spaghetti. Then we went out of town and pizza was on the menu for Saturday night and then fast food for two more meals. I just figured that it was time to take a break.

I am still at a solid 10 lbs lost and now have 5 to go to goal!! I will get there. Then I will start cooking again.

Diet Update

I have lost 10lbs as of this morning! I am 2/3 the way there to my first goal. I feel like dancing.

Mini Burgers

My kids love hamburgers. But they never eat the whole thing. So I tried something different.

MINI BURGERS!!

I bought some yummy potato dinner rolls which are half the size of the regular haburger buns and I made mini burgers, about half the size of a regular burger. The kids loved the small size and it was a perfect fit for their mouths. Two of the kids ate two burgers!! Dinner was a success without me fussing at them to eat more and they thought it was fun!

PS: Even my husband said, "hey, these mini-burgers are fun to eat."

Case closed!

More Diet Info

Four days into it and I have now lost 7 1/2 lbs. I am on a roll (not one you eat, ha). I am half way to my goal of 15 lbs. I can't wait to step on the scale tomorrow morning to see how much more I have lost. I know the beginning several pounds are easy to drop and it is the last half that takes the longest so I am prepared.

Off to make some sugar-free jello for some instant gratification later. Eggs have become my friends!! This morning I went through the drive-thru at the local Burger King. For $1.58 I bought two sausage patties and one scrambled egg and a piece of melted cheese on top! With such success today and ordering ease I will probably venture there more often.

Tomorrow night we will be eating at Chick-Fil-a for a fundraising event for my children's school. I hope they will have something good for me. I do get sick of salad.

Diet Progress and Pizza Burgers

I promised I would keep you up to date with the progress. During the first few days I am obsessed with the scale. Wait, I am obsessed with it all the time but I don't normally do anything to make the scale go down just watch it go up.

Anyway, as promised I hopped on this morning and I had lost a total of 5 lbs so far. My goal is 15 lbs, so I am 1/3 of the way there.

I am heading out to dinner with some friends tonight and have looked up the menu on line so I am prepared to order when I arrive. I will be having the side salad, 6 oz filet cooked medium rare and steamed broccoli instead of the standard baked potato. No dessert but I will have a cup of coffee with sweet-n-low(how I drink it normally)

Tonight the rest of the family is having pizzaburgers! They are very easy. Brown hamburger and diced onion and then add your favorite spaghetti sauce but make it thick not juicy like for spaghetti. Then place a dollup of the sauce and meat on a hamburger bun and top with mozzerella cheese and put under the broiler until the cheese melts. Serve.

Diets Suck when you have to Cook

I am back on the wagon again. I have chosen the Atkins diet again and will keep you all (one of you, maybe...) posted on my progress.

What sucks is the fact that I still have to cook for the family, keeping in mind that I am the only one who is dieting. I am in the "induction" phase where you aren't supposed to eat more than 20g of Carbs a day. That is like NOTHING white!! No bread, sweets, fruits, rice, pasta, etc. Hey Lel, don't you have some great no carb options for me? Oh, I digress...

So two days on the diet and last night we had pork roast, broccoli, salad, and baked potato. I could eat everything except the potato AND I was very good. Tonight, we had cheeseburgers and I sauted some onions too. I ate it smothered with the onions and cheese without the bun!!! Yummy.

I hopped on the scale tonight after dinner and, ready for this, I had lost TWO pounds, AND knowing that it was night and not the morning and when I had weighed myself the initial weigh in, it was morning. So tomorrow morning I will hop on again and that will be the first official weigh in!!

I'm psyched!

Chocolate Muffins

Okay, so not your perfect "I want to lose weight and start the new year on the right foot" kind of recipe, but thought I should share.

My older daughter, was surfing the net this morning and she came across a recipe she wanted to try. It is from the Holly Hobbie website. So we tried it and they are delicious and thought you all might want to try it too.

Chocolate Muffins

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup milk
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1/2 cup chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease or line a cupcake pan.
2. Combine dry ingredients and stir. Add wet ingredients and blend until moistened. Stir in chocolate chips.
3. Pour into cupcake pan about 2/3 full. Bake 18-20 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire rack before topping or serving.

Top with icing, chololate chips, peanut butter, or not at all!