New Recipe and....

I LOST 2 LBS! ::doing the butter churn dance::

My Wii Fit revealed to me that I am now at 133! This is coming after yesterday when it told me that I gained 1.1. I did go blow dry my hair after that and it did kick me down to -.7 (I have thick hair y'all), so this new loss was very unexpected and a great surprise. (And I wear the same clothes, weigh at the same time of day, etc.) HALLELUJAH. So it does seem that all of those days on the Satan Trainer have taken off some of the flab. Even if it's only 2 pounds. It's still something. And I guess cutting sweets and resisting all of my leftover Christmas candy that is staring at me RIGHT IN THE EYES every day has paid off too. (Although, after seeing that number drop yesterday I *almost* rewarded myself with a chocolate covered cherry. But I didn't. I'm going to a birthday party this weekend where there is supposed to be some killer cake, and I am saving my cheat day for a tiny slice. TINY.

My daily goal yesterday was to actually do better on Satan Trainer. Did I mention I LOATHE that thing? Well, after my super awesome Wii said I was not as fat as the day before, I jumped on dear Satan and rode him hard. For 20 whole minutes until the baby woke up. And I actually felt like I did work out this time. For real. Not just getting on and stopping ever few seconds to guzzle some water and check the timer. Satan Trainer is GHETTO and does not have a working timer OR calorie counter. Which pisses me off. I have begged the hubs to buy me a new one but he assures me that I will still burn calories without me seeing a number. Still, I like to know what the torture is producing, if anything.

ANYWAY.

I got a decent workout in and made some delicious healthy soup for dinner. (We will not mention the leftover spaghetti with sausage that I ate for lunch, however, accompanied by a hunk of garlic bread...)

I found this recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup on allrecipies and I really liked it. Here it is. I did made some modifications, which I will add as well in italics.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

1 onion, chopped
3 cloves of minced garlic
2 whole fresh jalapeno peppers, chopped
1 TBSP olive oil
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp dried oregano
1 (28oz) can crushed tomatoes
1 (10.5oz) can chicken broth
1 1/4 cups water
1 can corn
1 can hominy
1 (4oz) can chopped green chili peppers (I used 7oz)
1 (15oz) can black beans drained
1/4 chopped fresh cilantro (I used like a Cup. I LOVE cilantro)
2 boneless skinless chicken breast cooked and shredded
Crushed tortilla chips
shredded cheese

I boiled my chicken and then shredded it.

In a large stock pot heat oil over med. heat. Saute onion and garlic in the oil until soft. I also threw in my jalapeno. Then add chili powder, oregano, crushed tomatoes, chicken broth and water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Stir in corn, hominy, black beans, chilies, cilantro and chicken. Simmer for 10 minutes.

I topped mine with shredded cheese, crushed tortilla chips and sour cream. You can also add onions, or whatever floats your boat. Pretty tasty stuff!