Super Easy, Super Low Calorie Chicken Tortilla soup

OMG this is too die for and it makes a ton! It's hard to say how many servings there are because I haven't finished eating it yet! But my LARGE crockpot of deliciousness is completely full and the entire thing is just....drumroll please....

880 CALORIES.

No, not per serving, the ENTIRE CROCKPOT

I would gage this makes AT LEAST 10 bowls, I will update after I eat them over the next two days. But that means an entire bowl of this delish soup is just 88 calories, or less!

OK, here we go
Ingredients
16 ounces raw, boneless skinless chicken breast or tenders (I always buy tenders because I can stretch a $6 bag for 3-4 meals!) 360 Calories
2 boxes of 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth-120 Calories
1 Can Rotel-50 Calories
I can Corn-210 Calories
3 Small Bell Peppers-I used Red, Orange and Yellow-60 Cal
1 Large Green Zucchini-50 Calories
1 Small Onion-30 Calories
Season-I used Tastefully Simple Seasoned Salt, Garlic Garlic and Onion Onion plus Cumin, Chili Powder and a dash of Lemon Pepper and Ground Red Pepper. Season with what you have and what you like.

Place the raw, defrosted chicken in your crockpot. Add Chicken Broth, Rotel, Corn (DRAINED)
Cut Bell Pepper into strips, cut onion into slices or dice, cut zucchini into a large dice. Add all to the crockpot. Season with what you have on hand and what you like! I listed what I used above.
Cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 8-9 hours. You just want your chicken completely cooked and to shred easily. Cooking soup in your crockpot is pretty forgiving.
Shred chicken and leave in soup.
Serve with Chopped Avocado, Light Sour Cream, Reduced Fat Cheese or Strips of Corn Tortilla. Just be sure to add in the calories for your toppers. Enjoy!
Jesi

BABES and a Break

I got what I wished for!

Went to BABES last night, weighed in, lost two pounds, YAY! That was for two weeks though. Week one was great, no snacking after 8:30PM, I got in 4 hours of exercise and I drank water like a fish! Week Two was not so good, as you can see below, there is no exercise listed in my crazy week and I did attend a work trip where the focus in entirety was eating...

Not so good.

SO overall I was very pleased with a 2 pound loss. I have to say I think I lost it in week one and maintained in week two.

This weeks health goals are, drumroll please
Eat Breakfast every day
Pack Lunch and Snacks to avoid the work trap
4 Hours Exercise
8 Waters a Day
No eating after 8:30PM

Wish Me Luck!
Always,
Jesi

BABES update!

So I haven't posted about BABES in awhile because our last session ended at Thanksgiving and we just started up again last week!

I gained .6 this week (boooo) but I would like to publicly blame that on Rob's TWO birthday celebrations and the Baby Shower that I threw for Kera Don. I made ALL Tastefully Simple food and it was so dang yummy! Add in cupcakes and I was honestly happy that .6 was all I gained.

Health Goals for this week:
8 Glasses of Water a Day (I only drink water but not enough)
5 Hours of Exercise (goal with Codie)
No Eating after 8:30PM (night time snacking KILLS me)
Lose!

If anyone is in the Edmond/OKC area and is interested in BABES you can still join, email me at jesidz@yahoo.com if you need more info. This session we are meeting at the Edge Church in Edmond and we have a great group so far.
Much Love,
Jesi

BABES Update

So last week I lost .8 pounds....now I have lost over 10 pounds since August 14th...slow but steady wins the race.

The past two weeks have been tough. I have been craving crap food and easy drivethroughs but I have been battling it one day at a time. On Monday I DID NOT want to go to my BABES meeting because its that "time of the month" and I just knew I had gained.

I am so glad that I made myself go. It was just the kick in the pants that I needed. Barb loves on us so much and it is awesome. I really connected with two of my group members and our goal is to break the 10 pound mark together on Monday ( my Babes start weight is 4 pounds lower than when I started counting calories on 08.14) I have to believe that I can do it!

And I can, hence me drinking my coffee with skim milk and splenda this morning.

Anywhoo, every week Barb gives out a Sassy Award because she is the epitome of a girly girl. She called a girl up front who I had noticed from the beginning. This girl is pretty heavy and she really struggled with the simple exercise we do as a group. I purposefully met her eyes and smiled at her. I never want someone to feel unworthy because of their weight, havent we all felt that way as women?

So Monday she got the sassy award. Barb called her up front and she didn't even want to speak. And then when she started speaking she immediately started crying. My heart was breaking for her, and heck I am in the same boat! She told us that her dad told her her entire life that she would always be overweight. She has tried every diet out there and never lasted more than a month. She kept filling her dad in on BABES and he just kept telling her that she would fail, she wouldn't lose the weight. Yall in six weeks she has lost 28 pounds! 28 pounds!!! And she still weighs over 300 pounds. Finally after seeing her be successful at something her dad said that if she got down to 299 he would give her $1000 cash.

I KNOW that she can do it. She weighs on my heart this week. Pray for her. She is beautiful (and not just such a pretty face dangit) and I hate the hold that Satan has on her entire life because she struggles with her weight. I hate it.

So please pray for my Babes friends this week. Three of us are going to break the 10 pound mark together and this sweet girl will break 300 for the first time in YEARS. Pray for her heart to be mended with Jesus' love for her, without condition, I want her to know how loved she is, no matter what she weighs.

Always,


If you are in the OKC metro and you struggle with weight it is not too late to join this BABES session. We meet Mondays from 5:30-7:30PM. Email me at jesidz@yahoo.com if you want more info.