Love to have it PNW. I make lots of soups. We had chicken soup last night. My weight was steady this AM.
White Bean and Ground Turkey Slow cooker Chipotle Chili -Cooking spray - 2 lbs 99% fat free ground turkey breast - 1 onion (chopped) - 2 garlic cloves (minced) I put in 4, but I LOVE garlic - 32 oz reduced sodium chicken broth - 30 oz canned white beans (drained & rinsed) - 1/4 cup cilantro (coarsely chopped) Not everybody is a fan of cilantro...parsley is a decent substitution - 3 tbs fresh lime juice - 1 tsp ground cumin - 1 tsp dried oregano - 1 tsp chili powder, chipotle variety Coat a large skillet with cooking spray. Cook turkey, onion and garlic over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until turkey is browned. Add turkey mixture and remaining ingredients to a 3 1/2 quart or larger slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat setting for at least 4 hours. Yields about 1 cup per serving. I always add a bit of corn starch to thicken it up a bit, and I tend to go a bit heavier on the spices. Definitely more of a soup than a chili, but it freezes nicely. Not bad for a ZERO POINT meal!!!
One difference will likely be that I will probably use ground rabbit (as that is what is in my freezer.) If you don't want to know; don't ask.
Just checking in to say I am on day 2 of being pretty strict with my food. When my elastic waist pants are too tight it is time for desperate measures. It is a really bad time but I cannot let family drama let me eat myself into oblivion.
Maybe a diet will be a new distraction. I'm in and out of the diet train....Just can't seem to focus.
Ditto on the diet train with me as well. Just started back up w/ HomeChef, so we're getting balanced dinners. I have to figure out to stop snacking at work.
This is day3 and my weight is the same. Kind of frustrating but I have to be happy it has stopped climbing.
With all of the stress you have been going through it can take a bit longer to see progress. Stupid stress affects so much in regards to one's health. Keep up the good work though!!
We are now at my MIL's for a week. So the stress is at its max but I am keeping the food in control. Now I just have to get in some exercise.
I am definitely a stress eater, so good for you for keeping in check on the food. Now that I think about it...I'm a stress drinker too...is that in check for you?
>>>is that in check for you?<<< Actually, I do okay until about 4PM. Then I just have to have 1/2 an Ativan and a shot. Then I try to hold off until dinner for some wine and absolutely must have some wine before bed. So...……………………..not really but it could be worse. I do feel I need to keep my wits about me in case of an emergency. It will be interesting to get home and see what I actually weigh. I still have not done much exercise for which there is no excuse. Just a brisk walk around the neighborhood would be good and probably help settle my nerves too. Only 2 more days of this; but then we have a whole new set of worries. It could be a couple of months before we finally have her settled.
I made the fatal mistake of weighing myself yesterday, and it was not quite what I wanted to see. I have put the weight I lost back on, but I also know that I have been eating like crap and drinking a bit more wine than usual. I really need to cut out the snacks at work and up my exercise content, but we're going through a rough work transition so it's all I can do not to cut out for something comforting during the day. Hopefully we will be through the majority of the yuck in a month or so...
I caved this AM. Rod was off taking care of business and I was really hungry and a bear claw talked to me. What is really bad is it was not even a good pastry but rather one of those packaged Costco type things. Hopefully I got it out of my system.
