[DelfinoPie]

I used to grill chicken a lot...but I find it makes tougher which I don't really like.

What would be the problem with steaming? I'm currently eating a lot of chicken breast steaks and skinless chicken breast.

[TheMissing]

Originally Posted by DelfinoPie

I used to grill chicken a lot...but I find it makes tougher which I don't really like.

Try grilling it slowly, over low heat. It takes me 30 minutes to grill chicken. Juicy, and melt in your mouth.

[DelfinoPie]

Cool, I'll give that a go tonight.

I think my main problem is using a George Foreman for grilling, that could be why it makes it kind of tough to cut on the top and bottom at least. I'll actually use the grill over my oven, see how it turns out

Cheeers

[Drew]

Originally Posted by DelfinoPie

What would be the problem with steaming? I'm currently eating a lot of chicken breast steaks and skinless chicken breast.

Texture. Steaming certainly works, but it leaves the chicken a fairly uniform texture. Chicken, like almost all meat, really comes into its own when the texture is impacted by cooking; slight searing on the exterior, a juicy center.

The other thing you may want to try as an alternative to slow-cooking is searing the chicken at a relatively high heat. If you can crisp up the exterior of the chicken almost immediately, then a lot of the juices will get locked inside the chicken and won't be able to drip out. This is really the best of both worlds approach - the meat is tender and juicy, but with a crisp exterior.

I don't get too anal about this and usually just grill at a pretty high heat, but (especially if you're using a gas grill with good temperature control, or a charcoal grill with the coals split a bit so you have one REALLY hot section, and one cooler) you could certainly try a couple minutes for each side at about as hot as you can get your grill, and then cut back the heat/move to the cooler section and then slow cook for a while to to finish heating the meat through.

[FortePenance]

Going to Sweden for 2 weeks and I won't be able to exercise. ;_;

Hopefully I won't be too bent out of shit when I get back.

[B Lopez]

whats stopping you from taking a quick jog in the morning?

[Jason]

Originally Posted by Jason

I'm sitting right around 200 5'9" and 18% bodyfat. I'll get pics when I can.

Still the same

[Jason]

Were is every one measuring there "waist" I do it right near my belly button which is the biggest part.

[budda]

so an update on me, ish:

down to 205 fairly regularly. been to the gym for half an hour a day for 3 days per week the last 2 weeks w/ my buddy

i can lift my own body weight

size 36 jeans (down from 38 at the beginning of the summer), i need to wear Large shirts instead of XL's and even they fit a tiny bit loose..

and i have a hell of a tan (i look my heritage now!) .

looking forward to using the school gym in 2 weeks

[Drew]

Originally Posted by Jason

Were is every one measuring there "waist" I do it right near my belly button which is the biggest part.

Slacker. I think I measured both my stomach and my waist in a "what size jeans do you need" sense - where a pair of pants is supposed to fall on your hips (as opposed to two inches lower, where most of us actually wear their jeans. )


I was 188 as of this morning - I've briefly dipped lower than that, but only for a day or so here or there. But, the last week or so I haven't weighed in over 191 and the general trend on the chart I've been keeping has been downward. Since my peak was 197 since I've been measuring, I'm looking at almost ten pounds in the last month and a half.

The "target" line I calculated that'll have me at 175 by December 25th if I maintain an even pace (which, let's be fair, I won't thanks to the holidays and the difficulty in road biking in the winter) says I should be around 192-191 or so right now, so I'm a couple pounds ahead of target. Fingers crossed...