Well..I hate to say it..But fall is right around the corner! Summer is always a blast. This summer was especially fun for me. My oldest brother flew in for a week, I was flown to NYC for a photo shoot, and I was able to take a mini vacation to the mountains. I enjoyed being off from school…with literally nothing to do besides read, swim, and sleep in. That’s all going to change starting Tuesday though! I start my Practicum and couldn’t be more ready! I spent the day today running errands getting school supplies, a cute vera lunch tote, and of course a dress for work. Something about buying things for school and fall clothes makes me one happy girl! Here are pictures of my new dress from The Limited and my Vera Bradley lunchbag!
This fall is going to be amazing…I just know it! I will actually be “working” instead of sitting in class, I will get back into a routine, and my parents are buying a new house…which means decorating and painting! I’ve figured out that I will go to the gym 3-4 times a week right after I get off of work. I start at 7:15 and get done at 2:45…So I am hoping I can make it into the gym before the rush! I will be doing meal prep on Sunday…planning out 2-3 dinners to make a week. Leftovers the other nights.
Fall really is my favorite season. I love the colors of the leaves. I love to go apple picking. I love to wear scarves, jeans, and sweaters. I love to go to farms and pick pumpkins and sip hot apple cider. Something about the warm colors and the smell of fall brings such peace and joy into my life. Fall to me means the end of the year is coming…and it gives me time to reflect on what this past year has brought.
Fall also brings a lot of yummy comfort food! Football starts which means parties and get togethers! And you can’t have a party without food, right? Party food is one of the hardest things for me to handle. I LOVE munchies. I was and still am a snacker. It sometimes gets me in trouble. My brother is a football coach for a pretty well known college team. Therefore, we always are wathcing the games! Which means, there is normally snacks and food! My boyfriends brother plays football for his high-school, which means we always go to the games and go to his house after. So, at the games there is concession stand food (which is so good right?!) and then after the game his family typically gets pizza. This is where the self-control and discipline come in.
There have been times where people have gotten legit MAD at me because I was not eating the pizza and the nachos. I would and still plan on packing my own snacks/food if I don’t want to eat badly or use my extra weight watcher points. I stuggled with this for a long time, but I realized that my health is more important than falling into a trap of being forced to eat food that I don’t want to eat. Stand up for yourself! You will feel 1,000 times better brining your own snacks and saying no! One tip I have is to just tell the person hosting the party that you would like to bring something! Make it healthy and know you can have it! Don’t say “oh, I can’t eat all of your food so I have to bring my own.” Make is positive! Say, “I am so excited to come! I really want to bring something!” Simply leave it at that! I guarantee that NO ONE will even know its healthy or weight watcher friendly! Do not worry about pleasing everyone…because it is not going to happen. Do what is best for YOU! YOU ARE WORTH IT!
One of my favorite things to make and take to a party is my Barbecue Chicken Chili! This chili is literally SO good that I could eat it every single day! It is warm and comfoting..just what I love for fall and parties! It can be put on a baked potatoe, eaten with baked tortilla chips, or just eaten in a bowl! It’s made in a crock pot which makes it even easier to take to a party and to double! I promise you that no one at parites will know it is healthy and weight watcher friendly. So…here it is!
1 pound chicken, breast, ground, raw
1 large onion, uncooked, chopped
1 medium pepper, green, seeded and chopped,
3 cloves garlic, fresh, chopped
31 oz kidney beans, rinsed and drained
15 and 1/2 ounce pinto beans, rinsed and drained
14 and 1/2 ounce canned diced tomatoes
12 ounce chili sauce (found by worcestershire sauce in stores)
4 and 1/2 ounce green chili peppers, canned and diced
1/4 cup chili powder
2 TBSP worcestershire sauce
1 TBSP brown sugar
1 TBSP cumin
Place the chicken, onion, bell pepper, and garlic in a crock pot; stir with fork to blend. Add the kidney and pinto beans, tomatoes, chili sauce, green chilies, chili powder, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and cumin; mix well. Cover and cook until flavors are blended and the chili thickens slightly. 4-5 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low. Yields 1 1/4 cups per serving. Weight Watchers points+ = 7.
The serving size is great and the points are low! This chili is absolutely perfect for parties, convienent dinners, and I guarantee everyone will like it! It tastes like you are eating something greasy and fattening…when in reality it is SO HEALTHY!
So…stand up for yourself. Take control of your situation. But most of all…enjoy yourself! Fall and parties should be fun! Plan ahead! Take charge! And remember that YOU ARE WORTH IT!
-Live healthy and God Bless
– M xoxo
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