Cabbage Concoction Soup

I made some fabulous soup for dinner!  I was craving butternut squash, so I used what I had in my fridge and I must say it is quite yummy in my tummy and really low in points too!  

Cabbage Concoction Soup

4 Cups of Chicken or Veggie Broth

4 Cups of H20

1 small head of cabbage

5 sprigs of kale

3-4 cups of butternut squash cubed

5 cello carrots

4 celery stalks

2 cups of whole wheat quinoa

Pre-steam butternut squash so that it is still slightly firm and also pre-cook the quinoa.

Add broth and water to soup pot, then add chopped carrots and celery, chopped head of cabbage, de-stem kale and add to the mixture.  At the end add the butternut squash and qunioa.  I added non-salt herbal seasonings and basil to my soup.

Another option is to pour the soup over the quinoa in your bowl so you can better control your calories and portions.

Enjoy! Hugs & Aloha!

WOW! All I have to say is wow! For once I am craving healthy food! Thank you Lord for giving me strength for this healthy shift in my lifestyle. It has been an uphill battle with knee issues and the more weight I put on the harder it got. I am so grateful for friends and family members that I have in my life who support me and see my heart rather than the shell I created for myself to hide out in for a while. I am reminded of my favorite, well one of my favorite verses "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. " ~Philippians 4:13 Remember it is never to late to make a healthy choice! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Hugs & Aloha, Jenny

On my coffee break at work. Reading and eating yummy fruit for a snack. Yahoo! This book is hilarious!

Whooo hooo wouldda known?! This week at work I only drank doppio espressos with two raw sugars and cinnamon powder with the occasional splash of nonfat milk. I also drank brewed coffee or Americanos, but mostly the espresso. I noticed that not only did I reduce my caloric intake and sugar intake, but I typically had leas caffeine too. Whoo hoooo! One step at a time.

Wow! My new leader sent me a welcome back postcard in the mail! No wonder she won leader of the year award so many times!

Empowering Choices

Well folks, after one week back on the Weight Watchers Points Plus system I lost 5.8 pounds!  I have been finding that I pray when I feel week and I truly was addicted to food.  I ate when I was sad, angry, bored, tired, or whenever.  I was eating healthy choices and much organic items, but then I would blow it by eating crap at work or driving through somewhere.  I think that I was afraid of success and failure all at the same time.  This week I made many healthy choices, including listening to my body when it was tired and going to bed early a few nights.  


I found that while eating healthier made me feel better emotionally by the simple fact that I was choosing the be healthy for myself and that I just had a clearer mind.  I am looking forward to incorporating more healthy choices this week and for my cruise next week and making good choices there too!  


With that I wanted to share a nummy recipe that I dreamed up tonight with y'all.  I call it Quinoa Surprise.  I named it such because I was surprised at how yummy it was!

Quinoa Surprise

1 cup of cooked or soaked whole wheat quinoa

2 cups of raw or steamed butternut squash cubed

3 cups of spinach

Add your favorite salad dressing (2 tbsp) *

***I used Seeds of Change Organic Red Pepper Vinegrette

Place in a giant bowl toss with tongs, grab a fork and a spoon and enjoy!

Not just obese....morbidly obese!

Well folks, yesterday I had my physical appointment.  Between my last stressful job and my  now living at Starbucks and the coffee house at church for work I bloated up some more.  I have been struggling lately with will-power in anyway or even caring.  I have been so tired I just go for convenience.  I abandoned all of my abundance of knowledge of anything healthy.  


So yesterday my BMI was so high that my doctor had to refer me to a bariatric surgeon for being "morbidly obese".  Wait....what?!  Am I still not the sporty spice athletic girl?  When did this happen?  How did this happen?  I will tell you how....a knee injury plus a lot of excuses and depression.  I refuse to have a surgery to which I told my doctor (whom I have a great relationship with and love).  He said that he recommends a regimented diet such as Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig and so forth.  I told him that Weight Watchers had worked for me in the past so I left the doctor's office and went straight to the Weight Watchers center by myself.  I signed up and caught the last bit of a meeting.  


Today is my first day on my points plus system.  I had "purple" oatmeal for breakfast.  Steel cut oats with half milk and half water with 1 cup of frozen blueberries added along with one packet of sugar in the raw.  It was yummy.  Took forever to cook on the stove, like 30+ minutes, but it was well worth it.  The blueberries turned the oatmeal a fun purple color. I also made coffee and actually measured out my creamer and a medium banana.  Eating right is empowering when you do it.  I look forward to sharing all kinds of recipes with you all and lovely pictures as I work my way back to health.


Hugs and aloha!  Cheers to improved health in the very near future!

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