1 cup dry lentils
1 quart vegetable broth
1 cup fat free chicken broth (or vegetable, or water, or leave out if you like your soup thick)
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 large carrot, chopped
2 Tbp canned tomato paste
1 clove garlic, minced
3 tsp ground cumin (more or less to taste)
Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover & simmer until lentils are soft, about 30-45 minutes.
4 servings, 3 Points each
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Activity Points
How do you earn 9 activity Points in one day? Clean the house for 2 1/2 hours, and then go walk around the mall!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Weekly Weigh In
Today I went to my weekly WW meeting. I lost 3 pounds this past week! Woo hoo! I am now up to 44.4 pounds lost! I'm so excited!
I honestly can't wait for the cooler weather to get here. Just over 4 years ago, I worked briefly as an assistant manager in a clothing store. During the time that I worked there I lost 50 pounds. Because I lost so much weight, I had to buy new clothes. Over the last 4 years, that 50 pounds had come back, along with some friends. Those new clothes stopped fitting. So they were tossed to the side. Now I'm bringing them back out. I have a ton of long-sleeved and 3/4-length sleeve tops. I can't wait to wear them again! It will be like having a whole new wardrobe! I may need to go buy some new pants though, since I spent more money on tops than pants back then. I do have some pants that will work... a few pairs of jeans that I'm back into, and a few other pairs of pants that might work. I really don't want to go buy much though. Although my end goal is about 135, I had decided on a smaller goal of losing 25 pounds by Christmas. I have already lost 5.6 pounds towards that goal. If I succeed, I will be just under 200 pounds by Christmas. I know I can do it! I had set my goal a little on the low side because my birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and my daughter's birthday are all coming up before Christmas. So I knew I had to be realistic. I honestly don't have a clue what size I will be by Christmas. I haven't been under 200 pounds in 15 years. All I want for Christmas is gift cards so that I can go buy new clothes.
I honestly can't wait for the cooler weather to get here. Just over 4 years ago, I worked briefly as an assistant manager in a clothing store. During the time that I worked there I lost 50 pounds. Because I lost so much weight, I had to buy new clothes. Over the last 4 years, that 50 pounds had come back, along with some friends. Those new clothes stopped fitting. So they were tossed to the side. Now I'm bringing them back out. I have a ton of long-sleeved and 3/4-length sleeve tops. I can't wait to wear them again! It will be like having a whole new wardrobe! I may need to go buy some new pants though, since I spent more money on tops than pants back then. I do have some pants that will work... a few pairs of jeans that I'm back into, and a few other pairs of pants that might work. I really don't want to go buy much though. Although my end goal is about 135, I had decided on a smaller goal of losing 25 pounds by Christmas. I have already lost 5.6 pounds towards that goal. If I succeed, I will be just under 200 pounds by Christmas. I know I can do it! I had set my goal a little on the low side because my birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and my daughter's birthday are all coming up before Christmas. So I knew I had to be realistic. I honestly don't have a clue what size I will be by Christmas. I haven't been under 200 pounds in 15 years. All I want for Christmas is gift cards so that I can go buy new clothes.
Friday, September 25, 2009
My Weight Loss Journey
I probably should have started this blog months ago. But that's ok.
6 months ago I weight 262 pounds. I'm not quite 5'1". So I'm short and round. My husband's company decided to change their health insurance plan. The new plan required everyone to get physicals. The physicals checked for 3 things: BMI, blood pressure, and tobacco use. I knew that my BMI was going to be an issue. It doesn't take a genius to know when you're overweight. You might be able to live in denial for a little while, but at some point it sinks in. What was worse was that I would have to find a new doctor for this physical. Our old doctor didn't accept our new insurance. I knew that I was going to get yelled at by my new doctor.
By the time that I went to the new doctor, my weight was already down to 253. I had made a few simple changes. I had started taking walks at night with my daughter, and was paying more attention to my eating. My OB/GYN had also put me back on my oral diabetes medication.
My new doctor didn't yell at me. She did show me what my BMI was, and suggested that I join Weight Watchers. I knew that I could get a discount from the new insurance company, so I went to a meeting to see what it was like. I really enjoyed the meeting, so I joined right away. By the time I went for my first official weigh-in, my weight was down to 249.2 pounds. What a big difference already from 262 pounds!
Today I weigh 220.6 pounds. That's a difference of 41.4 pounds! My clothes are all falling off of me, and I have more energy than I've had in years. I still have a long way to go. My goal is roughly 135 pounds. It will probably take me about another year to get there. So join me on my journey.
6 months ago I weight 262 pounds. I'm not quite 5'1". So I'm short and round. My husband's company decided to change their health insurance plan. The new plan required everyone to get physicals. The physicals checked for 3 things: BMI, blood pressure, and tobacco use. I knew that my BMI was going to be an issue. It doesn't take a genius to know when you're overweight. You might be able to live in denial for a little while, but at some point it sinks in. What was worse was that I would have to find a new doctor for this physical. Our old doctor didn't accept our new insurance. I knew that I was going to get yelled at by my new doctor.
By the time that I went to the new doctor, my weight was already down to 253. I had made a few simple changes. I had started taking walks at night with my daughter, and was paying more attention to my eating. My OB/GYN had also put me back on my oral diabetes medication.
My new doctor didn't yell at me. She did show me what my BMI was, and suggested that I join Weight Watchers. I knew that I could get a discount from the new insurance company, so I went to a meeting to see what it was like. I really enjoyed the meeting, so I joined right away. By the time I went for my first official weigh-in, my weight was down to 249.2 pounds. What a big difference already from 262 pounds!
Today I weigh 220.6 pounds. That's a difference of 41.4 pounds! My clothes are all falling off of me, and I have more energy than I've had in years. I still have a long way to go. My goal is roughly 135 pounds. It will probably take me about another year to get there. So join me on my journey.
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