So I did make it to my 20 pound goal, and actually reached 21 pounds lost on Sept 8th. So from Aug 8 to Sept 8, I lost 21 pounds. YES!!
The soup I blogged about last week wasn't bad for making it up on the fly. I was able to divide it up into 5 servings, which I took to work each day for lunch. They weren't huge servings, but each serving had 4 turkey "meatballs" in it, so it worked well for a quick lunch. One day I also brought a lettuce salad with 2 T lite ranch dressing along with my soup, but the other days I only ate the soup for lunch.
Here's what I'm working on for this week's upcoming lunches.
Chicken Crockpot Soup (and yes, I'm winging it once again!)
7-8 skinless, boneless chicken breast tenders (mine were frozen)
2 pressed garlic cloves
1/2 of an onion, chopped
1 1/2 cups zucchini, chopped
2 cups baby spinach
3 mushrooms, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 cup asparagus, chopped
2 potatoes, chopped with skin on
1 can green beans, rinsed (everything I used was fresh except for the green beans, only because I didn't have any fresh ones!)
1 cup unsalted chicken stock
4 cups unsalted vegetable stock
3 cups water
1 T rosemary
1 t black pepper
1 t Italian seasoning
1 shake of cayenne pepper
I turned my Crockpot on low and am letting the soup cook all day. It smells super! Once the chicken is cooked, I'll chop it up and throw it back in. Here's to another week's worth of lunches (I'll freeze however much soup is left after I take out 5 portions for this week)!
The soup I blogged about last week wasn't bad for making it up on the fly. I was able to divide it up into 5 servings, which I took to work each day for lunch. They weren't huge servings, but each serving had 4 turkey "meatballs" in it, so it worked well for a quick lunch. One day I also brought a lettuce salad with 2 T lite ranch dressing along with my soup, but the other days I only ate the soup for lunch.
Here's what I'm working on for this week's upcoming lunches.
Chicken Crockpot Soup (and yes, I'm winging it once again!)
7-8 skinless, boneless chicken breast tenders (mine were frozen)
2 pressed garlic cloves
1/2 of an onion, chopped
1 1/2 cups zucchini, chopped
2 cups baby spinach
3 mushrooms, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 cup asparagus, chopped
2 potatoes, chopped with skin on
1 can green beans, rinsed (everything I used was fresh except for the green beans, only because I didn't have any fresh ones!)
1 cup unsalted chicken stock
4 cups unsalted vegetable stock
3 cups water
1 T rosemary
1 t black pepper
1 t Italian seasoning
1 shake of cayenne pepper
I turned my Crockpot on low and am letting the soup cook all day. It smells super! Once the chicken is cooked, I'll chop it up and throw it back in. Here's to another week's worth of lunches (I'll freeze however much soup is left after I take out 5 portions for this week)!