Daily Pledge, Bonfires and Quit Celebrations: Traditions born from the members
Welcome to 2019!!! My first pledge was last January. While the last six months have been super busy for me at work and at home, I am extremely honored to be facilitating the Daily Pledge and grateful for this opportunity.
We get many new quitters who have chosen to start their quit on January 1. Last year, there was a wonderful post started by YoungAtHeart asking about our favorite links on the site. When I first quit, all I wanted to do was read about what others went through, the experiences they had, advice, etc. I referenced the post all year long. I thought I would post a link to it here. It contains such valuable information and will keep you busy reading for hours!
For Our New Years' Quitters (and community members, too)
For many, January is a time of thinking of the New Year, new beginnings, setting new goals, and cold weather (for some).
Instead of providing you with some fun facts about January that you can look up on the internet, I figured I would provide you with a recipe to celebrate the fact that January is Slow Cooking month! The below recipe can be made in a slow cooker, on the stove top, or in an Instant Pot! It is tasty, can feed a crowd, and is super easy!
Turkey Chili Taco Soup – Serves 9. Serving is 1 ¼ c. (Got this from www.Skinnytaste.com) I have made it and it is delish!
1 1/3 lbs 99% lean ground turkey or ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
10 oz can rotel tomatoes with green chilies (pick your favorite variety)
15 oz canned or frozen corn, drained (I like Trader Joe’s roasted corn)
15 oz no salt added kidney beans, drained (or with salt, whatever you like)
8 oz tomato sauce
16 oz fat free refried beans
1 packet low-sodium taco seasoning (your favorite variety)
2 1/2 cups less-sodium chicken broth
Spray a large pot with cooking spray then brown the turkey over medium heat, breaking up with a wooden spoon as it cooks. When cooked through, add the onions and pepper and cook 2-3 minutes. Add tomatoes, corn, beans, tomato sauce, re-fried beans, taco seasoning and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer about 10-15 minutes.
Serve with your favorite toppings such as low fat sour cream, jalapeños, reduced fat cheese, chopped scallions, onions, or chopped fresh cilantro. Freeze leftovers in individual portions for future meals.
How to pledge:
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Click on the Reply bubble and make your pledge to the person at the end and then offer your free hand to the next pledge. |
Good morning elvan, I’ll take your hand and pledge to be smoke free today and then I’ll extend my free hand to the next person who pledges to be smoke free today. Peace.
Nancy
3745 DOF
Thanks for your hand NancyJC!
I pledge not to smoke today and extend my other hand to the next in line
Lynne 673 dof
Good Morning Lynne! I will gladly take your hand and extend the other to the next person in line and pledge not to smoke today NMW!! Laura 5 DOF
5 Jan 2019. Good mornin, all. I am back and trying again. 24 hours smoke free. Lauralives: here's my hand. Let's do this! Thanks for being here, everyone!
redpepper , I am THRILLED you are back and I accept your hand and reach out to the next in line. No smokes for us today!
Missy 1586 DOF
Missy will take your hand and pledge not to smoke today...and offer my other hand for next in line...
Happy Saturday Colleen aka sweetp
I'll take your hand Colleen and (somewhat begrudgingly) pledge not to smoke today. Extending my hand to the next....
9 DOF
Hi Freedomcat way to go on 9 beautifuls days even if it is begrudglingly you can do this! and I glaly take your hand and pledge I will not smoke today No Matter What! that is the way to get er done NOPE sets us free. I offer my hand to the next in line.
Sharon 967 DOF
Good morning Sharon. Thanks for your hand as I promise not to smoke today NOPE. I offer my other hand to support the next person to pledge with us. Have a great weekend
Barb 352 ! DOF
Barb102 look at you almost one year and gonna be Miss elder in 13 days Woohoo!!