Newsletter, week of January 21st

Last Week

We live in a world of instant gratification, so when we learn weight loss doesn't play by those rules, it can be a drag. Focus on your desired outcome and what you want to achieve. Anything worth doing is going to take time and practice.

This Week

One of the four facets of our program is Move More. This week we'll talk about the importance of physical activity and discover ways for you to increase your activity level. Also this week: long-term goal setting. Be prepared with a goal you'd like to achieve by April 30th. We'll be self-addressing postcards again!

WW Product of the Week

Get Moving Mix - since we're talking about increasing activity this week, what better product to highlight than our workout DVD! No excuses with this plan: get activity in as little as 10 minute chunks, or do them all for a longer workout. Exercise in your own home whenever the time is right. You can't even blame chilly temperatures or dark mornings! $15.00

Non-WW Product of the Week

Okay team, here's the deal. I think I've probably already mentioned just about every name brand product I use in my daily life. Your challenge for this week is to send me some of the products you love - whether it's a food, a beverage, something related to activity or something that helps you change your behavior, if you love it, tell me! Drop me a line at wwsteph@zerneeak.com.

Recipe of the Week

Barbecue Salmon with Ginger
Serves 4
5 Points and Core

1/3 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp low-sodium soy sauce
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp orange zest
4 (6 ounce) salmon fillets, skinned

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.

Combine the first four ingredients in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the orange zest. Cool for five minutes.

Place the fish 2 inches apart on the baking sheet, and brush with the sauce. Roast until just opaque in the center, 10-12 minutes.

--from Ultimate Flex & Core cookbook

Tip of the Week

Avoid being a perfectionist. Try not to think in all-or-nothing terms - that you've blown your diet, for example, simply because you've overdone it at one meal. Be kinder to yourself. A setback is a learning opportunity - what will you do next time you're in this situation? It's feedback, not failure.

Quote of the Week

"True enjoyment comes from the activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united." -- Wilhelm von Humboldt