That's The Way, Uh-HUNDRED Uh-HUNDRED, I Like It!

  

Oh my goodness, ladies, it is official.  Look at the picture and see for yourself.  As of this morning I have lost one hundred pounds since beginning my pre-surgical diet!  I am  SO excited about this news and cannot wait to tell Kenny (who had a car service pick him up at 6:40 this morning to go to the office, groan).  And I will admit to one thing... after weighing myself and snapping the photo, I actually teared up while brushing my teeth.  I looked at myself in the mirror, and little drops of water were welling up in my eyes!  I've held this hundred pound loss out as my main goal of the year, and I accomplished it!  Very exciting.

   

I loved the chili I made last night, and apparently my body liked it as well.  It gave me the warm heavy food feeling I have wanted without actually eating heavy food.  Here is the recipe:

    

In a slow cooker combine:

3 cubed skinless boneless chicken breasts

2 cans diced tomatoes

2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed

1 can corn, drained and rinsed

1 cup chicken broth or stock

1 diced onion

1 diced green pepper

1 chopped roasted red pepper

4 chopped garlic cloves

3 chopped hot peppers (I did one jalapeno and two red chilies)

2 tsp cumin

A healthy shake of hot chili powder if you like things spicy

Salt to taste

some tomato puree or paste

   

Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours.  I got a bit impatient and turned the cooker up to high for an hour or so (I didn't like that the chicken was still completely pink after almost two hours). 

    

This dish was SO flavorful and has almost no fat in it!  The chili itself was pretty liquidy, but I actually ate it like a soup and loved it (maybe I will add a third can of black beans next time).  Kenny took much less liquid and ate his over rice.  Given that the chicken gives off some liquid, you could probably omit the cup of chicken broth or stock if you'd prefer something less soupy.  Also, I understand that many bandsters don't tolerate chicken well.  I don't eat much chicken, but the pieces were VERY tender- much more so than if I had roasted a chicken in the oven.  I might just try a vegetarian version of this at some point and cook it on the stove!

     

Enjoy:)