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Keeping clean for 95 of 104 ½ days,… Toughest test on the board.

Starting this winter challenge I knew that my real test would come with the clean eats.  I am not out …yet,… but I am on the doorstep.  One more cheat and the color of my medal will change.

Back to Thursday; I had been to the gym just shy of lunch.  When I arrived back at the store the executive director of The Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed, beat me there by 10 minutes or so.  He had come packing a full-blown Chinese takeout lunch for my staff. A full slate of all the favorites none of which are close to being on my clean eats list, diabetic list, or any list of foods I should be eating.

My business partner and I donate a fair amount of money and recourses to this group. Their primary mission is to help clean and preserve the 28 lakes and ponds that make up the Cobbossee watershed.  Our back yard.  We are strong supporters of their mission.  The work they do is making a difference in our community and we are proud to have the ability help in any way we can. 

As a thank you, Mr. Ex. Director feels that the group should show appreciation for our input by providing a lunch once a year or so for the staff and ourselves.  I feel it is really unnecessary though we are all very appreciative.  Tough position to say no.  As it turns out, I have zero willpower, no surprise, and partake of the layout. I have been paying for it since.  Cosmic justice I figure it!

Deep fried Rangoon’s and chicken fingers are not part of my diet, really should have avoided them.  Not that the heavily marinated everything else was all that good. Since Thursday mid afternoon my system has not been right.  Carried over into Friday, just lazy and mundane.  Saturday morning was better did get around a little more but still did not do anything substantial.

It’s Sunday, today I’m back on the horse and feeling better. Fresh start.

Anyone else get the email updates from the Biggest Loser site?

I do. Tuesday I received a recipe for a chicken burrito, turned out to be a really good eat! 

Simple enough and not a lot of ingredients my kind of cooking. This is my take on the recipe. It is pretty much as it came to me I just added the Mrs. Dash seasoning and the jalapenos. 

1 Pound boneless chicken breast, raw, cubed,

   (I sliced mine in strips knowing I was putting them in a  wrap)

Couple of red peppers

Couple of green peppers

Large white or yellow onion

1 Cup of fat free chicken broth (I use Swanson’s low sodium)

Tablespoon or two of olive oil

Few whole wheat wraps

Shredded cheddar cheese

Small can of black beans drained and rinsed

I added, a couple jalapenos and some Mrs. Dash extra spicy blend

Simple, Stir fried the chicken in a skillet with the olive oil. Add the onions, red, green, and jalapeno peppers. Pour the chicken broth over the top,

I seasoned the mixture with the Mrs. Dash spice to taste. Cover and let cook for just a few minutes, keep an eye on it make sure the vegetables stay crisp. Turn the heat off, then add the can of black beans the residual heat will heat the beans.

Lay a wrap on a plate, sprinkle with about an ounce of cheddar cheese, cover with chicken mixture, wrap and eat.

This is a good wrap. Try it, it’s easy to make, easy on the diet, and tasty.