Newsletter, week of November 9th

Last Week

Making time to do the things important to you is a key part of being successful. You might be super busy helping others, but make sure you take some time to help yourself.

This Week

Football coaches are known for talking about reaching goals. We'll take some of their advice and learn how to keep our eyes on the prize.

Kudos

Candy and Kristy got their first five pound stars, Dawna reached the 10 pound mark, Annita and Karen both celebrated 15 pounds lost, Velma got her 30 pound star, and Dan hit the 35 pound mark. In addition, both Amber and Dan hit their 10% targets and became the newest stars on our wall. Good work everybody!

WW Product of the Week

Electronic Food Scale - proper portion size is a key component to Eating Wisely. If you're never sure how many ounces that chicken breast is, this is a valuable tool. Use it for the stuff you don't trust yourself to portion properly (for me, that's cheese!).

Weekly Potpourri

Here's a teaser for NEXT week. It's going to be our annual Thanksgiving meeting where we talk about the Points values of the typical turkey day fare. If you have any special requests for Thanksgiving related recipes, now's your chance! Drop me a comment here, email me, or write me a note at this week's meeting. I want to make sure we're all ready to tackle the holiday.

What's Hot at WW.com

Part of this week's topic is going to be discussing how an anchor can help keep you motivated. Think I'm talking about boating? Think again! Read about our Tool for Living Anchoring here and you'll be ready to go.

Quote of the Week

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi