Torture: AKA scale wars

So, we've all heard that one is not to step on the scale every day. You may wonder why, and I am here to tell you. Stepping on the scale every day is a form of torture akin to say, having Jon Bon Jovi sitting in a plexiglass cube in the middle of my living room and I can't break the plexi-glass, or being told that I could be the filling in the Brian Urlacher/Tim Mcgraw sandwich that is locked in my minivan and I can't find my keys. Case in point, I have been an ANGEL on the plan all week (as one should be) I even worked out last night. I stepped on the scale this morning and BAM, I am UP two pounds..FML...but alas, it is not my true weight, it is my body messing with me. My body does this alot, in fact, I can and have fluctuated 8+ pounds in the matter of two days. THAT IS NOT REAL WEIGHT PEOPLE! A gain of 8 pounds is ingesting and NOT burning an EXTRA 28,000 calories. 28,000. That is the caloric equivalent of 52 Big Macs or 7 ENTIRE large Pizza Hut meat lover's pan pizzas, and trust me, I KNOW I am not eating those things or coming anywhere even close.

So, while I on occasion like to peek at the scale, I know I shouldn't because I KNOW that when I weigh every day, I am not seeing a true reflection of what is reality.

I mentioned earlier that I worked out last night. At our last "Get Skinny" meeting I talked about the fact that I need to "go somewhere" in order to get inspired to work out, even though I have umpteen DVD's and an elliptical in the man cave. So last night, I thought SCREW IT, walk the 12 steps down into the mancave and get your ass on the elliptical! So, I forced myself into strapping on the tennis shoes and wiggling into the sports bra, grabbed Drew's I-pod and away I went. (Disclaimer: I did have sweats and a t-shirt on, too.) I must have been singing a little louder than I thought I was, because the kids kept peeking down the basement steps. Drew later admitted that he thought I had fallen off the elliptical and was hurt because it wounded like I was crying. (And to think I used to be a lead soloist, so I thought I could ACTUALLY sing.) Anyway, with the help of a few newly downloaded songs, I went 42 minutes on my elliptical...as I texted Coach K...I told her it was time I made this diet my bitch.

Songs to add to your workout playlist:
Pink- 'Raise Your Glass'
Flo Rida 'Club Can't Handle Me'
Eminem- 'Not Afraid' (If you listen to some of the lyrics and instead of thinking the song is about getting clean, they really can relate to weight loss, i.e. "I just can't keep living this way, so starting today, I'm breaking out of this cage. I've had enough gonna face my demons. Etc."
Stevie Wonder- 'Superstition'
B.O.B. featuring Rivers Cuomo, 'Magic in Me'

Recipe:

Cauliflower Pizza Crust
CRUST:
1/4 cup Egg Beaters (1/8 Lean)
3/8 cup (which = 1/4 cup + 2 Tbs.) 2% low fat shredded Mexican 4 cheese variety for a
firmer crust (3/8 lean)
1 cup steamed cauliflower shredded a food processor, magic bullet or blender (2 greens)
Dash of Italian spices (optional)

Mix together and put into a Pam sprayed foil pie pan. Pat down so it all sticks together.
Bake 20 min at 450 till it starts to turn brown then flip it over and bake another 10 minutes. I bought 9 disposable pie pans and baked 4 at a time. I used the extra pan to place on top of the hot pans to flip them over. Then I could just slide the crust back into its original pan. I'm sure a spatula would work just as well.

TOP WITH:
2 tsp Ragu Pizza Quick sauce - it's only .5g of sugar (2 condiments)
1/2 cup 2% low fat shredded Mozzarella cheese (1/2 lean)
1/2 cup of veggie - I used red, yellow & orange bell peppers (1 green)

I have also added mushrooms, sliced black olives,  a handful of browned ground turkey, BOCA crumbles or turkey pepperoni, spinach and broccoli, basically whatever you have hanging around.

I then cooked my pizza on preheated pizza stone at 425 for 10 min which made the crust even crisper - Yum! You could also use a cookie sheet or even the foil pie pan used to bake the crust.

TO FREEZE CRUSTS:
Let cool, wrap each in plastic wrap and then stack them in a Ziploc freezer bag. Foil tins can be easily washed and ready for next time. When ready to use let defrost, top with toppings and bake. I think it's best to make several at a time, so when you get the urge for pizza, you can just have pizza without all the mess!