SBD check

[winterbadger]

Went to the gym today. Scale says 266, so down either 6 or 10 pounds, depending on where I count when I started. That's with a big cheat yesterday (lunch with a friend after a tough morning for him ended up including a couple of beers and some zabaglione for dessert, to go with my trout and veg entree). I was hoping for a little more than that, but as long as the rest of this week sees off a fwe more pounds, I'll have managed in the range they suggest for the first phase. Not sure if I want to do one more week of it to see if I can get a bit more fast push, or move on to phase 2, the 1-2 pounds a week trimming part.

In related news, I tried my James Beard fish technique with some flounder the other night, and it failed miserably. I ate the fish, but only because I couldn't bear to have bought it and cooked it not finish it. The texture was nasty and the flavor not very appetizing. Either I need to do something else with flounder or it's just nasty.

Comments

[blueinva.livejournal.com]

How did you cook the flounder? A little butter, some dill and lemon under a broiler for five minutes makes a simple yet delicious way. I've done it that way a few times...

[winterbadger]

These I baked at 350 in tinfoil with a little bit of olive oil and garlic for about 20 minutes. I've done that with salmon in the past and it was delicious. As Aaron pointed out to me last night, (one) problem is the very different consistency of the two types of fish.

[selki.livejournal.com]

Future reference:
1) Flounder poaches nicely, with a little dill/tarragon/lemon juice in the water.
2) If you mess it up, you can throw it in broth with escarole or other veggies for a fish soup and it won't be so bad.

[robbysmom.livejournal.com]

Congrats on stickign with the diet! What happend with the fish-- dry? Poaching is a good idea, yup, in the case. Flounder's such a mild fish, I think it can be sort of blah, though it need not be. If it's think, since it doesn't have the oil content of salmon, it can indeed dry out quickly. I've had a bit better luck with orange roughy, also mild but at least 'roudn here, usually a thicker.

[winterbadger]

The flounder came out slimy and not very nice tasting.