Newsletter, week of October 22nd

Follow Up On Last Week’s Topic

Get inspired by the changing fall colors. Is your plate colorful? Also, get ready for the time change. Recognize what, if anything, you might have to modify to stay on program.

This Week’s Topic

We play lots of roles in our lives. What do you do when one of those roles hinders your weight loss progress?

KUDOS: (from the Greek: acclaim or prestige resulting from notable achievement)

Laketa received her 30 pound weight loss award on Monday night. Bet she feels pretty good about that!

Janet is at goal! Congratulations to you. We’re so proud of your hard work and accomplishment.

WW Product of the week

Weight Watchers Smoothies - available in several different flavors, these smoothie packets help you get in your required dairy servings. 1 Point when mixed with water, 3 Points when mixed with nonfat milk, and Core friendly. $7.50 for a box of seven.

Non-WW product of the week

Zen Bakery Fiber Cakes – check out these little apple cranberry muffins available in your local Trader Joes or Whole Foods markets. Each cake is only 1 Point, thanks to all the fiber. They look small, but they’ll fill that mid-morning snack void.

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Recipe of the Week

Maple-Glazed Pears a la Mode
Makes 4 servings
4 Points

1/3 cup light sour cream
1/3 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
4 firm-ripe pears, peeled, cored, and cut lengthwise in half
2 Tbsp sugar
¼ cup pure maple syrup

Spoon the sour cream and yogurt into a coffee filter or cheesecloth-lined strainer; set over a bowl and let stand 30 minutes. Discard the liquid. Meanwhile, preheat the broiler.

Arrange pears, cut-side down, in a baking pan. Sprinkle sugar evenly over the top. Broil pears 6 inches from the heat until they begin to brown, 12 minutes. Remove the pears from the oven.

Reduce the oven temperature to 375. Drizzle syrup over the pears. Bake until syrup is bubbly and the pears are tender, 20 minutes.

Spoon the vanilla cream into a bowl and stir until smooth. Serve pears warm, drizzled with any pan juices, with the vanilla cream.

Tip of the week

It takes 15 or more minutes for your brain to get the message you've been fed. Slowing the rate of eating can allow fullness signals to begin to develop by the end of the meal. Put that fork down between bites!

Quote of the week

In a perfect world, all machines would function perfectly, except the bathroom scale.