273 and counting

October 27, 2008 by Big · 2 Comments
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Yep lost another 2lbs.  I’m diggin’ the cheese cake and found this crazy Marshmallow topping which is pretty good.

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275! just another 60 to go.

October 20, 2008 by Big · Comment
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It is working, buyinh new clothes, pulling out old stuff that hasn’t seen the light of day for a yeaor so. unreal.

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Antipasto good!!!

October 17, 2008 by Big · Comment
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Spent the morning with a client.  Went to lunch and ordered a small antipasto salad figuring it would be asy and I wouldn’t deviate too much.  I hit the lottery.

Antipasto Salad (eveything was cut into the same 1-1.5″ cubes)

  • Pepperoni
  • Salami
  • Sharp cheese
  • Muenster
  • Provolone
  • Mozzarella (balls)
  • Black olives
  • Green olives (w/ pimento)
  • Calamata olives
  • Pepperoncini peppers
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Artichoke hearts

All in olive oil and balsamic vinegar to which I added a little crushed red pepper!

Thanks for lunch!!!

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DAMN! I missed Monday…Tuesday 278

October 14, 2008 by Big · Comment
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No change, but my clothes are fitting better.  Might be the peanuts I’ve been nibbling on.  It seems that they push me out of ketosis when I eat more than just a handful in a day. 

I have however been making these killer Buffalo chicken nuggets though.

Easy, messy, but easy.

My Buffalo Chicken

2lbs - cleaned chicken breast cut into chunks
2 eggs
3 tablespoons chili powder
salt
pepper
4 cups of oil (I use canola)
6Tbl Crystal Hot Sauce
1 stick butter

Mix the chili powder black pepper, and salt.  Beat your eggs.  Dip the chicken chunks in the egg, and drop them into a big bowl or 1 gallon ZipLock bag with chili powder mix.  Mix it up and let stand for 30-60 minutes.

Heat your oil in a deep skillet.  Deep fry your chiken until golden brow, turning once.  Remove chicken from oil and drain. 

Dump your oil and clean your pan.  In the same pan melt 1 stick of butter and add Crystal Hot Sauce to create your Buffalo sauce.  Once it startes to bubble a bit add your chicken nuggets. 

Mix and serve!!!

I like mine with a slad and blue cheese dressing (the blue cheese cuts the heat a bit).

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Down 1 more pound! 278 and counting (down)

October 6, 2008 by Big · Comment
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I can’t believe I’m excited about being over 275lbs, but… OK not so much excited as surprised.  I really thought I blew this diet with the weekend boozing, but alas I guess homemade wine has a lot of the carb count made up by alcohol sugars (my head would attest to that).

You gotta see this cool new corking machine my partner just picked up!  I’ll put up pics in a day or so, go Mikey!

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This was the weekend for hangovers

October 5, 2008 by Big · Comment
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Being on the Atkins is good for those of us who like the occasional drink, but this weekend proved to be a real bruiser.

My friends and I decided to make our own wine a couple years back, and we just finished bottling last years batch, a very robust Malbec (using Chilean Malbec grapes, because of the season) and a super smooth Barbera.  Well it wasn’t good enough just to get the bottling done, we needed to break out a few bottles of each and abuse ourselves.

We started with the Malbec on Friday night - holy crap, not only was it robust, but the alcohol content was enough to peal paint (I think we got it right).  After struggling all day Saturday we figured the only way to fix hings was to break into the Barbera, easier on the pallet but a serious kick as well.

This morning is evidence that we should continue refining our craft, as the wines were delicious, full bodied and so much better than some of the store bought goodies we regularly crack.

Now, on to the ASPIRIN!!!  (Oh yeah, I’m still peeing purple)

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Monday morning and 279lbs!!! Meatballs all week…

September 29, 2008 by Big · Comment
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I decided to do something different this week.  I’m sticking to meatball recipes (nice salads on the side)

First one was a Mexican twist - no bread crumbs obviously.  In addition to the standard egg, salt, pepper, and onion base spices I added ground cumin and chili powder. 

When all was done I seved them with a nice salad made up of iceberg lettuce, cherry tomatoes, chopped red onion, chopped jalapeno peppers, shredded sharp cheddar cheese and topped it all off with a spiced ranch dressing (Ranch and Crystal hot sauce).

Yeah buddy!!!

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