September 5, 2014 vegetable soup recipe

Lets start with how bad i have been I just can't seem to get out of vacation mode eating. We started a weightloss challenge in my office there just happened to be a scale hanging out. I have 30 days to win  $100 I am heavier than everyone else and I put on vacation weight so I should have the best chance of winning you would think that would motivate me but I am still succumbing to the cravings. Dinner has been good that soup lasted me until yesterday and it was nice to know dinner was just waiting for me when I came home. I did start doing T25 workouts this week again and since i am running a challenge group that really should motivate me my big belly hanging out should motivate me too. In the end I have lots of things to motivate me but I still struggle. So the next soup is cooking right now I forgot to add any fat to it the last one was a little bland I added more spices this time as I didn't have any stock. If it turns out its going to be one very healthy soup.

Vegetable soup maker soup
1/2 red onion chopped
1 apple roughly chopped
2 carrots roughly chopped
1 sweet potato roughly chopped
I didnt' have any ginger but i had some left over gingerale a quarter cup I added that
add spices (I added dried herbs, salt, pepper, and chili flakes) use whatever you want.
add to soup maker and press smooth button.

Have to wait another 16 minutes to see the final product its starting to smell really good in here.

Ready

okay not bad still a little bland and needs some more flavour. Lets see what adding some fat and not so healthy ingredients will do.

 I added about half this container of cream

and some cheese a piece half the size of what is showing in the picture
and now

So delicious if your vegan its still a prett good soup without the cheese and cream but its delicious with it. So satisfying. 

September 1, 2014 Soup Maker

I went on vacation and totally ruined my progress pigged out and my gut is now hanging out of my pants. So tomorrow T25 will start again my challenge group for 21 day fix eating and T25 workouts starts on friday. If you are doing either program you can join my group contact me at beachbodycoach.com/isha21 and 21 day fix is on sale for the month, prices are now in Canadian dollars for Canadians.
I bought this soup/smoothie/juice maker I found that its much too large a smoothie I put a banana and chocolate shakeology and water in there this morning and had 4 cups to drink.

Juice might be okay but soup was the main purpose fresh soup in 30 minutes was thinking I just come home from work do T25 and I will have soup ready when its over. Since one batch is pretty big I think I have enough soup for a few days its a nice gadget.

My mom gave me some bbq veg

My dad gave me so veg from his garden (kale, basil, tomato)

It all went in the soup maker except a tomato, one tomato chopped went in and so did some spice

Close the lid and choose mode I chose smooth, the blender part at the end is a bit loud.

26 minutes later the loud alarm goes off 
and yummy , healthy, delicious soup ready for the week