Where did the time go?!?!? Here I am, now 2/9 of the way to officially being a DOCTOR, with the hardest semester of physical therapy school behind me! I can't believe I'm already this far... I also can't believe I've been able to lose weight with how stressed I've been this semester! Seriously, how was I able to balance weight loss and studying? Those are both extremely difficult things to do! And I did them! I am a bit impressed with myself, to say the least!
BUT, I haven't lost all the 12 pounds yet! I'm at 9.4 pounds lost as of tonight. However, this week, I suffered a minor ankle sprain, and had exams, so I wasn't able to work out until tonight. And believe me, it felt GOOD! I'm so glad that I'm done with this semester so that I can have more time to work out!
AND, I'm heading home soon... my mom has promised to get me a gym membership, and I have NO REASON not to spend a few hours at the gym every day... I have nothing else to do! My goal is to look gooood by the time I come back to start my 3rd semester in January. Plus, my family, for our Christmas gift, instead of buying each other a bunch of stuff that we will probably never use or wear, has decided to go on a family vacation to Atlantis in the Bahamas for a few days after Christmas. I'm super excited! But it also means that I have to be really diligent about losing these last few pounds and meeting my goal! And I believe I can do it!
Because I've been slacking on giving you guys recipes, and because I posted on Facebook yesterday about this amazing healthy-ish chicken parmesan that I made, I've decided to post it on here too! I apologize that its a little non-descript, but thats one of the cool things about cooking, is that you can adjust the ingredients to your liking! Bon Appetit!
Chicken Parmesan
I take a regular boneless skinless chicken breast, dredge it in a combo of milk and butter (like a tablespoon and a half of butter and 3 tablespoons of milk, I guess?), and then coat it with a breading made from panko breadcrumbs (probably 1/2 cup, but add more if you need to), 2 teaspoons of flour, some garlic salt, and some parmesan cheese. Mix that all up, and then dredge your chicken in it. Bake the chicken in the oven at 350 for 35 minutes.
Then, for my marinara sauce, I actually take some Pomi Strained Tomatoes, put about 1/2 to 3/4 cup in a pot, add some garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste, and just warm it up and stir it every now and then. I like making my own better, because I can make it to taste... I know its not a traditional marinara, but its healthy and it works great for pasta too.
Then, when the timer has buzzed, I took 1/4 cup or so (maybe a bit less) of shredded mozzarella and put it on top, and put it back in the oven for 5 more minutes. Take it out, and enjoy!!
Current weight: 193.2 lbs.
Weight loss to date: 9.4 lbs.
-Austin
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