I lost another pound this week so my total lost is 13 pounds. I feel like I have my motivation back again. I will measure again tonight since I never did it last week. My fiance has committed to working out more with me and watching his own diet so that has helped me a lot. He might even do the 5K with me Saturday. Btw, this past weekend it poured so I didn't participate in the 5K. I didn't feel that guilty since I have another one this weekend. I still worked out Saturday to make up for it however. I bought pistachios and trail mix to keep at my desk while I'm at work. I also have some canned fruits in the fridge. It's helped me curb all my snack cravings. I made the recipe below tonight and loved it. I used light Ragu instead of tomatoes and it turned out great.
Quick question: What are you guys doing about new clothes? I want to get a few new items for the summer but I'm hesitant to buy anything because I'm losing weight.
Well it's been kinda slow on the blog... hope everyone comes back soon! Good luck with everything!
Chicken Capri
Serves 4
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1 cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup crushed tomatoes
4 slices reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
InstructionsIn a blender or food processor, combine the ricotta with the oregano, salt, and pepper. Process to blend.
Rub the chicken with the garlic powder. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 12 minutes per side. Place the chicken breasts, side by side, in a large baking dish and allow to cool.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Spoon 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture and 1/4 cup tomatoes onto each chicken breast. Top each chicken breast with 1 slice mozzarella. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the thickest portion of a breast registers 170°F and the juices run clear.
Recipe from The South Beach Diet® Cookbook. For information on the book, click here.
Nutritional Information:340 calories 15 g fat (5 g sat) 115 mg cholesterol 6 g carbohydrate 44 g protein 1 g fiber 470 mg sodium
~Layla
2 comments:
I've had that chicken capri- it's great. Even though I'm not a huge fan of the south beach diet for weight loss (i think it's hard to exercise when you're cutting out all carbs for those first two weeks), i LOVE all of their phase 2/phase 3 recipes.
Yeah I've never actually done the diet, but I do like some of the recipes as well.
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