Wahoo ! no impact !

Walked on down to my new Golds and got on one of those snazzy machines on Sunday and worked it for 40 minutes ! NICE ! And the hip doesn't hurt. It's a good work out. And if you crank the resistance up, and use it like a stairclimber, it actually isn't bad. I was just thrilled to be doing something other than the wind trainer ! So, with the walk, and the cardio on the Precor machine, 516 calories burned with an average HR of 145. That's good for me ! really really good... I think the 20 minutes walking there and then back home got the heart rate average down ! But today, the leg feels fine. Thank goodness. I think I'm safe to alternate between the cross trainer and the snazzy AMT thingy for a while ! YEAH !!!

YUM on this... I don't even OWN a slow cooker but I might have to figure out a way to do this on a weekend day when I'm at home:

Slow Cooker Taco Soup INGREDIENTS:

1 pound ground beef 1 onion, chopped 1 (16 ounce) can chili beans, with liquid 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans with liquid 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, with liquid 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

2 cups water 2 (14.5 ounce) cans peeled and diced tomatoes 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers 1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix

DIRECTIONS:

1.	In a medium skillet, cook the ground beef until browned over medium heat. Drain, and set aside.
2.	Place the ground beef, onion, chili beans, kidney beans, corn, tomato sauce, water, diced tomatoes, green chile peppers and taco seasoning mix in a slow cooker. Mix to blend, and cook on Low setting for 8 hours.

Nutrition Information Servings Per Recipe: 8 Calories: 362

Amount Per Serving Total Fat: 16.3g Cholesterol: 48mg Sodium: 1356mg

Amount Per Serving Total Carbs: 37.8g Dietary Fiber: 8.5g Protein: 18.2g