Ellyn Ritterskamp
I've lost four pounds in the two weeks I've been on a food-tracking program. This is more than the goal (half a pound a week), but in the early going, I'm sure it's OK.
I don't meet my goals every day, but I'm far closer than I was when I wasn't tracking food choices.
This rate won't continue, but if I could drop another 15-20 pounds by the half marathon, that would be a lot less weight to have to tote around the course.
Yesterday's revelation: I kind of want to someday be vegetarian or flexitarian (chicken and fish), but last night I ate a ribeye, and was not hungry for hours and hours. I will keep exploring different kinds of beans, as they have a lot of the protein without the eating of something that once had a face.
It's hard to have consistent positions in these things sometimes. Onward.
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You may want to try this thick and rich black bean soup:
Thick and Rich Black Bean Soup
2 Tbsp cooking oil
1 medium sweet onion, diced
2 celery ribs, diced (including the leaves)
1 regular carrot (not baby), peeled and diced small
1 garlic clove, grated or minced
2 cans (14 oz size) chicken or vegetable broth
1 cup diced cooked ham (or 1/2 cup bacon, or omit meat)
1/4 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
3 cans (15 oz size) black beans, drained and rinsed (about 4 to 5 cups cooked beans)
Optional: shredded Cheddar cheese and sour cream for garnish
Put a Dutch oven over medium heat on stovetop.
Pour in oil, add onion, celery, and carrot; cook stirring for 4 minutes or until softened.
Add garlic and cook 1 more minute.
Add broth and bring soup just up to a slow boil.
Turn heat down to low heat, add ham and seasonings, and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add black beans, stir to combine, and simmer on very low heat for 10 minutes.
To thicken soup, scoop out about 3 to 4 cups of soup (mostly black beans) and put in food processor or blender. Blend until smooth making a puree. Add puree back to soup pot, stir to combine and serve.
Top with a sprinkling of cheese and a dollop of sour cream if desired.
Also, learn about the benefits of beans here: Beans: Super foods
You can't be fat and any sort of decent runner. There's a reason good runners are all thin and healthy.
I find lentils super filling!
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