Pilates

Tonight I tried pilates. I had a very tense day at work and I wasn't feeling like doing my normal routine. I debated whether to work out at all today but lucky of me my husband encouraged me [Dary= 1, Christie= 0]Well.....

It was more of a work out for my body than my normal aerobic work out! It was different that I expected. This big girl needs to trim down because I cannot left my legs behind my head.  Daryl had to help push my legs then stopped and said I should work to get their on my own! [Daryl= -3, Christie=1].

I have only done a few select Yoga moves on the Wii Fit a couple of times BUT this was a different story.  I did like it and the 25 minutes FLEW by.

At the end of the day, I am soooooo glad I did..............................because eating these cookies that I had a craving for:) They sure are good and worth the 7 PP:) You can't deprive yourself RIGHT!!

1-2-3 Alarm Chili

A cold front blew in last night and so I thought it would be a perfect night for crockpot chili! Lucky for me, there was this chili recipe in my new Hungry Girl cookbook I received for Christmas:) We didn't get to come home form lucy because as mentioned yesterday we work at a university and first day of classes is tomorrow! So we prepared everything before we left for work! It turned out AWESOME AND IT WAS FILLING!! This is the best chili I have made in a while as I was starting to doubt my chili making abilities! Here are the details: 

Ingredients: 

• One 29-oz. can tomato sauce
• One 14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes, drained
• One 15-oz. can chili beans (pinto beans in chili sauce), not drained
• One 15-oz. can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup frozen sliced or chopped carrots
• 1 cup frozen sweet corn kernels
• 2 bell peppers (different colors), chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 - 3 canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped, sauce reserved
• 2 tsp. chopped garlic
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 lb. raw lean ground turkey
• Optional: salt

I didn't put those ingredients because we simply didn't have them:) But it came out great!

Instructions: 

1. Combine all ingredients except turkey and salt in a large bowl. Add 2 tsp. adobo sauce from the canned chipotle peppers. Mix to combine and coat all of the beans and veggies with sauce. 
2. Put turkey in the bottom of a crock pot and break it up into small chunks. Top with the mixture from the large bowl, and mix well. 
3. Cover and cook on high for 3 - 4 hours or on low for 7 - 8 hours. 
4. Stir to distribute turkey. If you like, add salt to taste. 

It was great! It was 4PP for one cup which is ALOT of chili! I added 2 tbsp of cheese and 1 tbsp of sour cream. I also cooked corn muffins and they were yummy and only 3 PP!! 

I thought I would eat another bowl but it was very filling!!

HAPPY EATING!!

Skinny Pop Popcorn

The other day my mom and I went to Sun Harvest Sprouts ( I am still adjusting to the new name), and we were at the check out counter and my mom picked up this bag of popcorn and put it in her basket. She asked if I wanted some. I said ok but when I checked the back of the package I noticed it has 8 grams of fat! I though, oh well, my husband will like this:)

When I got home I figured out the PP and I realized that the 8 grams of fate was for 3.5 cups! That is a lot of popcorn!!It turns out that 1 cup is 1PP and the popcorn TASTES AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! What makes this even better is it was on sale for 2 for $1.00! WHAT A DEAL! In case in you didn't know I love a good deal. After church, we stopped by Sprouts and I bough 4 more bags! I hope this stuff lasts :) It makes for a VERY GOOD AND HEALTHY TREAT!

Skinny POP Popcorn

1 cup= 1PP

This is like my crack!!!!! Pick up some up today!

WW Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

When I got home from my walk with my mother I decided to make some chocolate chip cookies (Suzy homemake, doesn't have anything on me:) But i saw these on the WW site for a couple days and every day and it kept catching my eye. I am not a big fan of chocolate but these did not disappointment! 


Ingredients: 

2 Tbsp salted butter, softened   2 tsp canola oil 1/2 cups packed brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/8 tsp table salt 1 large egg white 3/4 cups of flour 1/4 tsp of baking soda 3 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together butter, oil and sugar. Add vanilla, salt and egg white; mix thoroughly to combine.
3. In a small bowl, mix together flour and baking soda; stir into batter. Add chocolate chips to batter; stir to distribute evenly throughout.
4. Drop 24 teaspoons of dough onto one or two large nonstick baking sheets, leaving a small amount of space between each cookie. Bake cookies until golden around edges, about 4 to 6 minutes; cool on a wire rack. Yields 1 cookie per serving.

They came out pretty good. I like hard cookies and these came out like soft chew cookies! THey are a perfect little treat to give yourself something that lithe sweet pick me up after dinner. But be careful as these little babies are addicting:) I have ad about 4 in 2 days and my husband has had.....well we have only 3 left so you can do the math! 

I thought I had snapped a picture but I think i forgot because I started cooking dinner:) I will make these again for sure! YOU NEED TO GET OFF THE COMPUTER AND MAKE THESE NOW!

Happy Eating!

Hungry Girl Crock Pot BBQ Chicken

This is a very busy time for my husband and I. We both work at a college and the beginning of semester so I knew we would both be very tired when we came home today SO I dececded it would be a crock pot night!! Boy that was a great idea...if I must say so myself!  And what makes it even better is that my husband put everything together while I was working through lunch! What a sweetie:) Here are the details: 


Ingredients: 
1 1/2 lb. raw boneless skinless lean chicken breasts, halved
1 cup canned tomato sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tbsp. plus 2 tsp. brown sugar (not packed)
2 tbsp. plus 2 tsp. cider vinegar
2 tsp. garlic powder
Optional: red pepper flakes, to taste


Instructions: 

1. Place all ingredients except the chicken in the crock pot. Stir until mixed. Add chicken and coat well with the sauce.
2. Cover and cook on high for 3 - 4 hours OR on low for 7 - 8 hours, until chicken is fully cooked.
3. Remove all the chicken and place it in a bowl. Shred each piece using two forks -- one to hold the chicken in place and the other to scrape across the meat and shred it. Return the shredded chicken to the crock pot, and mix well with the sauce.
4. If you're serving a group, keep the crock pot on its lowest setting, so the chicken stays warm. If you like, season to taste with red pepper flakes. Eat up!

1/2 cup of chicken = 4 PP ( I only had 1/4 cup and it was enough!)

This is the picture from the HG site:) 

I put mine between Italian Bread and 1 piece of FF cheese and it was GREAT!! I LOVED IT!

Happy Eating!