new recipe

In honor of the fall like weather we were experiencing today I decided to try out the centers chili recipe. Theirs calls for 4 oz of beef but I decided to go for ground chicken breast instead.

I cooked up 7 oz of ground chicken breast seasoned with a bit of chili powder and chipolte seasoning from Ms. Dash. While that was cooking I threw a diced tomato into my food processor with some minced onions and a bit more chili powder. Once the chicken was cooked I added the tomato mixture to the skillet along with a 1/2 c. chopped mushrooms. I let that simmer for about 10-15 min.

The end result was okay. I will probably make it again but it seems to be missing something so I will have to do some more experimenting. Clearly I needed more chili powder and I think instead of minced onion I might actually use a real onion chopped up. I also think it would be nice to pair this with my bread and butter servings for the day.

So the run down on this meal is a protein serving, a full veggie serving, and half of a veggie serving. Pretty filling dinner.

Happy eating!

A new low

Well, it has been a while since my last post. I finished out the week break and my number from the scale today.... *drum roll please*

190.4

Yup that makes me pretty darn excited!!! This makes the total weight loss since Aug. 13 27.6 lbs. This leaves me about 25.4 lbs left. It is nice to be half way there! Plus this is the lowest I have EVER been!!! :o)

People can also see the results now which is always a great motivator. I even got to go shopping for quick celebration for getting through this far. I ended up purchasing just a couple shirts. It was great though because they were a smaller size than what I actually normally used to purchase. I LOVE it!!!

Hope you are feeling as good as I am... happy eating!