Soooo... a good friend came over last night and watched with an odd faced expression as I measured my chicken breast AFTER I had cooked it. She then proceed to ask "what the hell are you doing". uhh measuring my chicken... or so I thought I was. She then told me how you are supposed to ONLY measure raw meat, and then cook it as measuring it after cooking decreases the weight by...a bit. Now this is not brand new news for me. I've heard this before, but i've thought not much of it. Really how much extra calories can be in .5oz of chicken breast... apparently after some research, enough to hinder someone's "last 10 lbs" weight loss efforts.
So today for lunch I measured my chicken breast raw...3 oz, and then stuck it in the oven for 30 min... showered, opened the door, and my chicken, was small, much smaller than what I am used to portioning out. Just for fun I stuck the cooked chicken back on the scale and my once 3oz breast...is now a sad 2.3oz breast. I guess those .7oz extra, 3 times a day or so, is what may be keeping my weight the way it is...hmmm... glad I figured this out now.
Goes to show, if you think your a pro at weight loss, eating healthy, exercising... your really not. There's lots and lots to learn in this world.
Kenpo is next tomorrow... and I can't wait
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