Feel the Burn!

Shoooooo-we!

Ever eaten something so spicy and delicious that your lips burn for 30 minutes after? Yeah, I'm still feeling the burn as I type this, and it is lovely. All that wonderful capsicum seeping into my blood stream through my mucous membranes.  Makes you hungry, huh? I'm guessing no. How about if I told you I concocted the simplest, easiest recipe for what tastes like dry rubbed chicken wings, but is low fat, low carb, with 20 grams of protein and a delightful burn that will leave you thinking, "I'm ready for Man Vs. Food! I can take the heat?"  I got you on this. 

But first, I wanted to share with you my progress into week two of Rapid Fat Loss (RFL).  Yesterday was Day 8, and the beginning of week 2. After my "free meal" on Day 6, I was stunned and relieved to see that I hadn't gained an ounce the next morning. And this morning, well, let's say I was even more excited!  I'm not trying to update my stats every day, so I'll do the "make-it-official-by-using-a-bolded-font" once a week. How about on the last day of every RFL week? Okay, sounds good to me. 

So what was I so happy about this morning? I lost 1.8 lbs last night. Yep, that was almost 2 lbs overnight. OVERNIGHT. Thank you, Jay-zuss, halla-lew-yah! That makes a total of 9 lbs total in 9 days (today is Day 9). I'm going to stay humble and say this may slow down, but I'm riding the pound'a'day train for as long as I can. 

Okay, so back to the chicken.

These were juicy, spicy, salty, and delicioso. These are great alone, but would be phenomenal on a salad, or even cut up and mixed into a chicken salad with some greek yogurt. Actually, they kind of remind me of a Wendy's Spicy Chicken sandwich, without the breading, and kicked up a notch. You could take the whole breast and cut them in half, put on a bun with some LTM, and have your own spicy chicken sandwich!  The carbs in this dish come from the seasoning, and spices are unlimited on this diet, so kind of like veggies, they aren't a terrible, off-limits thing.  Also, on the list of ingredients there are no refined sugars or starches, so the spices themselves are the source of the carbohydrates.  Need the details? Here you go! (I'm EDITING this to add a really good ranch dip I made to go with this later tonight! Adding in the recipe. Sorry, no pic!)

Roasted Kick'n Chicken

(Low Carb, Sugar Free, Fat Free)

8 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into appx. 3 oz strips

1/4 cup Weber Kick'N Chicken Seasoning (found it at Walmart)

non-stick cooking spray

small paper bag

Preheat oven to 375F.  Place a baking rack over a pan (prevents chicken cooking in it's juice.)  Dry chicken thoroughly, throw them (3-4 at a time) in a paper bag with the seasoning, shake'em shake'em shake'em, and spread them out on the baking rack so they barely touch. Bake for 35 mins.

Rich Ranch Dip

(Low Carb, Sugar Free, Fat Free)

1/8 cup greek yogurt

1 tsp ranch dip mix, or homemade ranch mix

Mix together and let set for 5 mins or refrigerate. Makes 1 serving.

Nutrition Info for one 3 oz serving of Roasted Kick'n Chicken: 

97 calories

.8 grams (total) fat 

4 carbohydrates 

0 g fiber

0 g sugar

20 g protein

Nutrition Info for one 1/8 cup serving Rich Ranch Dip: 

34.4 calories

0 grams (total) fat 

3.7 carbohydrates 

0 g fiber

0 g sugar

4.3 g protein

And here is the spice in case you need a visual reference when you are looking for it.

Ya'll have a great weekend and a happy Mother's Day to all the mama's out there!  I'll be having a free meal on Sunday, so make sure you check back. It's going to be goodlicious.