Newsletter, week of November 12th

Follow Up On Last Week’s Topic

I hope you all plotted out the upcoming events on your calendar. Plan ahead for those tricky events and you might find you succeed at staying on program.

This Week’s Topic

This week is our annual “Thanksgiving Dinner.” Let’s do a dry run and see how many Points you might spend on a meal of turkey and all the trimmings! (No actual food involved…sorry!)

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

Did you know that you earn a charm for attending 16 meetings? If you’ve been a member for that long and don’t have the clapping hands charm, be sure and let me know! We’d like to recognize you for “Staying and Succeeding.”

WW Product of the week

Weight Watchers Fruities - these little candies can be a lifesaver when you want a little something. Think sugar-free Jujubes and that’s what you’ve got. Available in several different fruit flavors, one sleeve is 1 Point. $2.50

Non-WW product of the week

Lynn shares a tip to cut down on the Points you’ll spend on a baked potato. She tops hers with La Victoria salsa. 2 Tbsp = 10 calories, and you can bet that’s less than butter or sour cream. Salsa…it’s the ultimate condiment!


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Recipe of the Week

Mulled Apple-Cranberry Cider
Makes 6 servings
2 Points

3 cups apple cider
3 cups cranberry juice cocktail
1 Tbsp unpacked brown sugar
½ tsp ground allspice
¼ tsp ground cloves
1 Tbsp orange zest
3 cinnamon sticks

Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a slow boil over medium-high heat and then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer for 15 minutes and then strain into mugs. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

--From www.WeightWatchers.com

Tip of the week

If you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning to exercise, help yourself wake up. Turning on some bright lights, taking a shower, or having a light snack can wake you up a bit so you can face your workout.

Quote of the week

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.'--Ann Landers