To make a long story short, I am on a very tight budget. Dark meat poultry is a LOT, and I do mean a LOT cheaper than chicken breasts. I plan on using chicken thighs (skinned), etc. as one of my protein sources.
I know Dr. A frowns on dark meat poultry, but after all, the turkey sausage and turkey bacon allowed are all made from dark meat poultry. I would never eat the skin.
I'm hoping some of you are using dark meat poultry and still losing. Anyone out there? Thanks.
Listen I can guarantee you right now that you will go off plan and cheat. We all do. Look at this lifestyle change as a way to learn how to get back in the saddle after you fall off, not as a way to be perfect. If you're good 90% of the time, you'll be successful.
I agree with MMC. Life is going to get in the way sometimes and that is ok. What makes this a lifestyle and not a diet, is our ability to come back to it after mistakes.
I agree that dark meat chicken is fine in moderation.
I buy whole chickens all the time to make stuff with it, can't go wrong at 69-89 cents a pd. Just used the rest of one (actually, even froze some more) to make the moroccan tagine. I'll cut all the skin off before boiling, the once cooked chill it to skim all the fat off the top (not a lot, honestly). As I debone it, I remove the little bits of fat as well.
Good luck!
I can't remember who it is, but there's someone on SB that eats dark meat b/c it's more easily digestable after having WLS. Darn...I can see her avy but I can't think of her name!!!