It's been a long winter with lots of snow and lots of comfort food. I'm bored of the treadmill and miss our active days outside, grilling and overall lighter fare. I've been feeling so sluggish lately and I think it is in part of our over indulgence in treats, treats and more treats!
I've been eyeing the 21-Day Fix with Autumn Calabrese for a couple months now. When it went on sale this month I decided to buy it strictly for the workouts as I thought organizing the clean eating meal plan might be too much work. After reading over the guide and watching some of her videos on her clean eating plan, I decided to go for it!
I sat down and planned all 21 days worth of meals and snacks. I made Excel spreadsheets for the daily menus and grocery lists for each week. I organized a Pinterest board with the recipes and I now am ready to go!
I always do better with these challenges when I have friends to join me but I didn't have any takers this time around! So, for those of you that are interested, I created a challenge group on Facebook and am doing this a second time on March 9th. It is a closed, private group so posts can only be seen by members and will not show up in other's news feeds. Here, I will share all of the documents I have organized and all of the planning I have done! It will be a support forum for everyone to stay motivated, discuss workouts and share recipes. The official challenge begins March 9th but feel free to join the group before then!
For the record, I will not be getting on any kind of soap box lecturing about clean eating! Velveeta and Rotel happen in my house. Ice cream sundaes happen and so does bacon. I am just struggling to find a balance lately and want to go into spring feeling healthy and fit. I think this program is just what I need as a kick start and I tend to be more successful when I have friends holding me accountable.
Here is my 21-Day Fix approved dinner for Monday and lunch for Wednesday!
Two Cups of Chili= 1 Red, 1 Green and 1 Yellow container
Slow Cooker 21-Day Fix Chili
Ingredients
1 lb turkey meat
1 yellow pepper, diced
1 small onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 15 oz can pinto or kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup of frozen, sweet corn
1 can Rotel
1 15 oz can tomato sauce
3/4 cup water
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
Direction:
1. Brown turkey meat with pepper, onion and garlic. Drain
2. Add browned turkey/pepper mixture to slow cooker pot and add all remaining ingredients. Cook on low for 4 hours.
Enjoy!
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