Recipe of the Week ;)

Its been a while since I posted a recipe! Enjoy :)

I made this on the fly last night out of stuff I found in my almost barren pantry. (ITS TIME TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING)

3 Chicken breast boneless,skinless (I used frozen from Costco)
1 pkg of taco seasoning
2 cans of RoTel tomatoes and chilies, undrained

Place everything in a crockpot and cook low for 8 hrs. Shred chicken with two forks and serve. Makes 6 2/3 cup servings. 3 points

I set up a taco bar on my buffet last night with Taco shells (3 shells per serving 3pts) shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes (from my garden), FF sour cream, lime slices, and FF refried beans(1/2 cup 1 pts)

Yummy!

Week of May 17th 2010

Happy Monday!

Its my birthday week!!!! I am only 3 years away from my nervous breakdown lol! I was kind of getting bummed about reaching my late 20's (I'll be 27) but I am actually really excited about it. I haven't been thin since I was 19 years old. I have spent my early and mid twenties overweight so I am excited that I am going to spend my remaining 20's thin!!!!
T-ball is over this week for Zach which is going to clear up our Saturdays now. I was looking for another activity to sign him up for this summer and I stumbled upon a runners clinic our city's recreation department having. As I have said before I am more than likely going to run a 5k this fall and I am really happy that our city is having that clinic. Well, here are my stats for the week:

Starting weight (Feb 1st 2010):200
Current Weight:167.8 lbs
Difference from last week: -1 lbs (weigh in last week was 168.8)
Total loss: -32.2 lbs

Thats all I have for now. Have a great week!

Week of May 3rd 2010

Hello to all,

This is a tad late but hey I had a great mini vacation in our Nations Capitol and I am just getting readjusted :) I will be honest during those five days I was not 100 percent on plan but I really did try to eat as healthfully as possible. When I weighed myself on Monday I had gained 3 lbs back. I did not freak out or beat myself up over it (I find that to be very counterproductive) I just pulled myself together and went for a peaceful run. Those three pounds came off in the matter of a day. Well after just a couple of days back on track I lost an additional 2 lbs. Thats right I am 170lbs!!!! Those last ten were a challenge but I am not looking back only moving forward!!! So here are my mid-week stats:

Starting weight (Feb 1st 2010):200
Current Weight:17o (even) lbs
Difference from last week: -2 lbs
Total loss: -3o lbs ! Only 40 to go!!!!

Since I have been running I have decided to run my first 5k in the fall. I found one in September close to home that I think that I am going to enter. That gives me a few months to train.

Well that's all for now. See you on Monday :)


Carrie

Week of 4-26-10

GOOD MONDAY MORNING!

Well this is the start of what is going to be a wonderful week! I get to go to our Nations Capital this week and see some of our wonderful historical monuments. I am really going to miss my kiddos but I know that they are in good hands with my MIL. I am happy because the hotels that we are staying at have fitness centers so I might not be able to eat as well as I have been but I can still work out.

I can fit into a size 12 now! I still have a little muffin top in that size but I can zip them up which is huge! I don't like being in the in between sizes stage but if I keep losing I will be there in no time.
Here are my stats for the week:

Starting weight (Feb 1st 2010):200
Current Weight:172.4 lbs
Difference from last week: -2.2 lbs
Total loss: -27 lbs

Hi everyone,

The last couple weeks have been crazy for us! I got a little off track during Easter but I am doing great again and I am back to losing. Here are my stats:

Starting weight (Feb 1st 2010):200
Current Weight:174.6 lbs
Total loss: -25 lbs

25 POUNDS GONE!!!!! When I weighed in I received a nice milestone star on my weight tracking chart, a big blue star with a 25 in it! I cannot believe it! Only 45 lbs left to go!

The last couple weeks have been crazy for our family. I got a little off track during Easter and I had a little stall in my weight loss. I am back on track though. My son had his 4th birthday last week and I didn't give in to temptation and didn't have a crumb of birthday cake. On his actual birthday, Zach wanted a strawberry pie. I think our healthy eating habits are really rubbing off on our 4 year old!

I had to throttle back on my running. I tried to go to the next level but I am just not ready to move up yet. So I am going to move slowly and gradually build up to where I want to be.

Thats all for now! Have a great week!

Carrie

I'm back

I am back finally after being without my computer for three weeks! Here is an update on whats going on:

Weigh in stats:

Starting weight:200
Current Weight:178
Total loss: -22 lbs

I started a running routine a few weeks back. I am getting better. I just need to make sure to be consistent with it. I want to run a 5k next year.

This is all the time I have for now. Have a great week :)

Carrie

Recipe of the Week

Taco Soup

1 lb of lean ground turkey
1 large onion chopped
29 OZ can of white hominy
1 can of RoTel diced tomatoes with green chilies
14.5 oz can of stewed tomatoes
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 packet of ranch dressing mix (like Hidden Valley)
14.5 oz can of pinto beans
1 1/2 cups of water

Spray a crock pot with Pam cooking spray.
In a skillet cook ground turkey and chopped onion; drain
Combine meat mixture with all other ingredients in the crock pot and cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-6 hours.

Serve with tortillas, limes, cheddar cheese and fat free sour cream. Enjoy!