Day 22 - Reality Check

So I bought a scale this weekend. First time in my life that I've ever owned a scale...or wanted one. Funny story though...so I bought this scale from Walmart for like $24...wasn't the cheapest one, but wasn't the most expensive. I bring it home, get it all unwrapped, step on it, and nothing happens. After putting the thing back in the box and writing it off as a cheap Walmart purchase, I decided to read the directions (novel idea considering I'm the person who bitches went people don't read the instructions that I write)!

Well duh, there is this tab thingy that you have to pull out from behind the battery. I put the scale back down on my bedroom floor and step on....105. HAHAHA this thing must be broken. Then I read the directions further, where it suggests placing the scale on a hard surface. So I took the scale into the bathroom and was pretty pumped when it read that I had lost 6 more pounds! I weighed myself again this morning and it still said -6 pounds. However, when I got to work this morning....NOTHING. Not one single pound lost! How can that be?!!? Which scale do I trust now?? Well, I suppose since everyone else is going off of the scale at work then I might as well that my scale back. *Sigh*

I did SO well this weekend...how could I have not lost a pound??? Dare I say that I have reached the dreaded plateau.....I hope not! Oh well, no time for a pity party...time to step it up!

Oh a good note, I'm feeling like a million bucks :)

Weekend Recap:

2/3

Breakfast: Apple
Snack: Mixed nuts
Lunch: Salad with tuna
Snack: Sugar free jello
Dinner: Banana smoothie and a bowl of peas....Seth was out of town (winning big money in Atlantic City woo!) and I was lazy.
Water: five 24 oz bottles
Exercise: 30 minute jog/walk with Jasper...I got home late after my trip to Walmart and it got dark out. Running in the dark, alone = scary.

2/4

Breakfast: Mandarin orange and banana smoothie...again.
Snack: Almonds
Lunch: Yogurt with blackberries and granola and string cheese (from Sheetz...very surprised at their selection of healthy food, even though it was next to the donut case *sigh*)
Snack: Mandarin orange
Dinner: Sweet and spicy chicken with brown rice and broccoli (so yummy! see recipe below)
Water: four 24 oz bottles
Exercise: 40 minute jog/walk with Jasper

2/5

Breakfast: Banana smoothie...again. I love these smoothies! I'd have one every day if I wanted to get up early enough to make one...not happening.
Lunch: Tuna wrapped in lettuce leaf
Snack: Mandarin orange
Dinner: My second annual, famous (in my mind) turkey chili! (see below for recipe)
Water: three 24 oz bottles
Exercise: 40 minute jog/walk with Jasper.... until it started to flurry...yes I'm a wuss.

Sweet and Spicy Chicken:

Cut up two chicken breasts in cubes and toss in a tablespoon or so of cornstarch. Cook through in olive oil. Drain the juice from a 20oz can of pineapple juice. Mix pineapple juice with a spoon full of Chili Garlic Sauce and about half the can of pineapple chunks. Add the mixture to the pan of cooked chicken and boil until the sauce thickens a little bit and the chicken is fully coated. Serve with stemmed brown rice and broccoli.

(Cousin approved!)

Amy's Famous Turkey Chili
To a crock pot add: 1 pound browned ground turkey, 2 cans diced tomatoes "for chili", 1 medium chopped onion, 1 medium chopped green pepper, 1 can sweet corn, 1 packet mild chili mix, and a couple sprinkles of cinnamon. I let it cook on warm overnight and then turned it up to low right before serving. SO GOOD!