Newsletter, week of November 5th

Follow Up On Last Week’s Topic

Don’t get stuck in holiday potholes. Be prepared to avoid them, and to stay motivated should you happen to fall. Keep your eyes on the prize!

This Week’s Topic

Elect to succeed. This week we’ll take a look at the calendar, to see what’s REALLY in store for us in the next few months.

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

Candi reached 10 pounds of weight loss this week, even while traveling on business!

Kathy reached her 40-pound milestone on Monday.

Good going, ladies!

WW Product of the week

Weight Watchers magazine - this month’s issue has some great holiday tips and some fabulous recipes. Check out the Core Hanukkah menu! $3.00

Non-WW product of the week

If restaurant eating is one of your challenges, did you know that Applebee’s restaurants have dishes on their menu that have Points already calculated? Make your life easy by choosing the onion soup au gratin (3 Points) or the teriyaki shrimp skewers (7 Points) and you might even have room for some chocolate raspberry layer cake (4 Points).

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Recipe of the Week

Oven-Roasted Tomato Sauce
Makes 8 servings
0 Points and Core

3 lbs plum tomatoes, cut in quarters lengthwise
1 large Vidalia onion, halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
3 garlic cloves, minced
¾ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 375. Spray 2 large nonstick baking pans with nonstick spray. Arrange tomatoes and onion in single layers on the pans. Sprinkle with the vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper, then spray lightly with nonstick spray.

Roast until the tomatoes and onion are lightly browned and have an intense, sweet aroma, 50-55 min. Transfer everything to a food processor and pulse until the mixture is combined but still chunky.

Tip of the week

If you’re really stressed about holiday weight gain, consider allowing yourself to maintain this season. Ask me for the maintenance booklet and use it to maintain your weight loss these next two months.

Quote of the week

Challenges aren’t so bad if you look at them as stepping-stones and not stumbling blocks.