The new scale arrived late yesterday, so I waited until this morning to establish my new, official, starting weight.

I now weigh 251.4 pounds.

This is actually three or four pounds less than I thought I would weigh.  Our old scale was off by about two pounds.

I don’t really have a lot to write about today.  I just needed to establish my new starting weight - and now I’ve got to work my butt off to drop the pounds and change that number.

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I bit the bullet and ordered a new scale.  The one I have now is old and it’s readings are inconsistent.  Tomorrow, I’ll weigh myself on the new scale and that will be my new “start weight”.  I’m 99% sure that I’ll weight “more” on the new scale, but I’m cool with that.  (Really, I’m cool.  No, really.)

Speaking of weight, head over to Fat Man Unleashed and give Israel a pat on the back for losing 2 pounds!  Rock on!

As part of my new found focus, I’m back to following the 4 Golden Rules.  I’ll never know why I quit following them - but it feels good to be back in the saddle.

I want to thank those of you who provided suggestions for how to cook chicken.  Right now, I’m using the Foreman grill to cook some chicken breasts.  I’ll top them with (just a little) BBQ sauce and serve them over some brown rice.

After I weigh in, I’ll redo my weight loss chart.  For some reason, August 1st seems like January 1st - a good time for a do-over.

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I need a little help.  I like chicken (white meat, boneless, skinless) and I’ve been cooking it on the stove top, stir frying it in a little olive oil (and adding a little teriyaki sauce when it’s almost done).  But, I’m afraid that this might not be the healthiest way to cook it.  So -

What do you think?  Is this a healthy way to cook chicken?  And, do you have any suggestions for cooking chicken breasts?

I’d like to keep everything super simple and I’d like to cook everything inside - either in the oven or on the stove top.

Thanks in advance!

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