So today marks the last day in my first week of Weight Watchers. It has not been too difficult. I have stuck to the plan mostly every day. The hard part of course is on Shabbat when this week we ate at friends houses both for dinner and lunch.
For those not in the know, Weight Watchers works on a point system. You get a certain amount of points a day and each food item has a point value. Doing the online version of WW makes this easy as they have many brand names in their database as well as generic items. You also get an extra 35 points for the week that can be spread out however you want. You don’t have to use them, but for Shabbat it makes things easier. I decided that on Shabbat I would basically not count points. I tried to be reasonable with my eating and food choices, and at the end of the day, I just marked down the extra 35 points. My normal daily allotment is 33 points.
I am pretty sure I have already lost some weight as my pants are now looser. On WW you only weigh yourself once a week and for me that will be tomorrow morning. Hopefully I will have good news to report.
Last night, after a particularly difficult evening with the kids, Marsha and I had not eaten dinner and we were in the mood for soup. I googled 10 minute soup and came up with a few ideas. Here is a recipe that I adapted from one I found (originally from Women’s Day Magazine).
10 Minute Tuscan Tomato Soup
- 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 7 oz jar of roasted red peppers (about 2 peppers)
- 1 15 oz can of cannellini beans
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 Tbs consommé powder prepared with 2 cups of water
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Rinse beans well and place the first five ingredients into a blender and puree until smooth.
Pour into saucepan and mix in the prepared consommé.
Heat on medium high heat for about 5 minutes until soup is almost boiling.
Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with 1 Tbs of cheese on top.
This came out great! Don’t leave out the cheese as it gives a real creaminess that the soup needs.
Enjoy!