Episode 4: The Chicken & The Prep - Jan 4, 2023

Hey mates, it's David. Today is January 4th. So day 4. I've been rocking a headache for a good portion of today. However, today was a good day in the world of weight mate. Let me tell you what I did.

If you listened to yesterday's episode, you heard I snagged some Buy one get one of chicken breasts. Well, today I prepped and cooked them. Well, some of them. I prepped all 9ish pounds of chicken. Half I seasoned with taco seasoning - not the stuff that's SUPER bad for you. Just the one that's a little bad for you. The other half I seasoned with a seasoning that's available in Florida. I'll try and get the information for tomorrow's episode. But it's really good. Anyway, I seasoned the chicken and let it chill in the fridge. Get it, chill? Come for the accountability, stay for the dad jokes.

For dinner tonight, I made the taco seasoned chicken. I baked it in the oven after my midde kiddo tenderized and flattened the chicken breasts out. I also made air fried onions and peppers, and it became taco night. I shredded the chicken, and the kids went to town. I ate mine in a bowl - so therefore no carby taco shell. We typically buy the taco boats since they are easier to contain everything. I digress though. No bowl, lots of chicken and veggies. Then, after we finished, I stored the rest of the chicken for meals for the next few days. When you're chicken, you're family. Well, you're in my families belly.

I also kept water at my desk. I didn't drink as much as I should have, but it was more than I usually drink. So again, the small baby step wins.

I also walked! It wasn't much. About .2 miles. But I walked to and from the mailbox. I will get more walking in the days to come, as the temperature finally drops down to the 60's and low 70s again.

So, more to come as we... I continue to slowly get the ball rolling. And speaking of ball rolling, my friend Jachelle sent be a protein ball recipe that she learned from her mom. So if you'd like to make these protein balls, see the show notes for the recipe and directions!

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Protein Balls recipe (courtesy of Jachelle):

In a large mixing bowl, mix the following:

1/4 cup of flax seed

2 tablespoons of chia seeds

2/3 cup of toasted coconut

2 tablespoons of vanilla protein mix

a sprinkle of cinnamon

1 1/2 cup of oatmeal

*to toast coconut, place directly on a pan and bake at 400 for 2-3 minutes or until lightly brown

In a separate bowl mix the following:

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1/2 cup of peanut butter

1/2 cup of almond butter

1/4 cup of honey

(Optional: 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips if you want to add a little bit of extra sweetness/texture)

Add the dry mix and stir everything together. Form into small snack sized balls, and refrigerate.