EATING HEALTHY; FEELING GOOD - WEEK 4

It will be FOUR WEEKS tomorrow since I began a new life style. It CAN be done!!!! It is all a matter of making up your mind, discipline and saying NO. Simple? Yes. Easy? NO. Last week I was only able to exercise 4 days, but that is an improvement over 0 days. I fixed food for my granddaughters that was not on my restricted food plan; I resisted the urge to taste or let down for just one day. YEAHHHH!!!!

Because it is a life style change rather than a diet, we have scheduled in certain favorite foods. Super Bowl Sunday is one of those scheduled days. The favorite food, Pizza. Not a low calorie pizza, oh no, the real thing. A pizza dripping with cheese, ground beef, bacon, green pepper, onion and pineapple. I intend to enjoy every bite I take with no guilt. During my many years of “dieting” I have found it is unrealistic to completely eliminate those things during the weight loss phase which you know will be the first things you go back to the minute you reach your goal. Part of discipline is understanding that these foods may be enjoyed once in awhile in moderation. So for the month of February this is the scheduled food.

Here is a great recipe for a cold, blustery day. It can be made the day before or frozen for another meal. It is easy, nutritious and comforting. So get cookin’ and enjoy.

SUSAN’S SUPER BOWL CHILI

1 lb 96% lean ground beef (Very important it is 96/4, a higher fat content will increase calories)
1 30 oz. Can Brooke’s Hot or Mild Chili Beans
1 10 ¾ oz Can Campbell’s Tomato Soup
1 14 ½ oz. Can Diced Tomatoes
1 small onion, diced
5 Cups or 40 oz. Water

Chili powder, salt and pepper to taste

Brown ground beef and diced onion, until ground beef is no longer pink. In a large pot combine cooked onion and beef mixture with remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve with a sprinkle of FF cheddar cheese and 6 saltines for 1 bread serving.

Total recipe 1765 calories 32 WW points
Per 1 cup 196 calories 3.5 WW points
6 Saltines 70 calories 2 WW points
1 Tblsp FF Cheese 20 calories 0 WW points

One month behind me, a lifetime to live.