Newsletter, week of June 10th

Last Week

If you're not losing weight as quickly as you'd like, remember to consider all the ways you can monitor yourself. Are you eating as little as you think? Are you exercising as much as you think? (Special aside: the battery is now in my scale - I will be using it later today to measure out ingredients for a recipe!)

This Week

Weight Watchers Tools for Living is a toolkit of 10 things that will help you adopt healthier habits and get what you want. We'll discuss this "inside" part of weight management.

Kudos

This was another busy week for celebrations! Seven members received 5 pound stars for weight loss of up to 15 pounds this week. Kristen reached 35 pounds lost, Annita and Andy hit their 65 pound milestone, and Leah not only got her 40 pound star, but reached her goal! I'm so proud of each of you - you're a real inspiration.

WW Product of the Week

It's time for a reminder about getting in that dairy, and an easy low-Point way to do that is to whip up one of our Smoothies. Mixing with water gives you one dairy serving that costs you just 1 Point, and mixing with a cup of nonfat milk will give you two dairy servings that cost only 3 Points. Available in chocolate and vanilla, and a seasonal rotating flavor that right now is strawberry banana. $7.50 for 7 packets.

Non-WW Product of the Wek

Shawn recommends Kellogg's All-Bran Crackers for a good crunchy snack. 18 crackers is just 2 Points! Available in multi-grain or garlic herb, which is the flavor Shawn says is tasty.

Recipe of the Week

Garlicky Haricots Verts
Serves 4
1 Point

1 pound haricots verts, trimmed
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 Tbsp grated pecorino Romano cheese
Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Put the haricots verts in a steamer basket; set in a saucepan over 1 inch of boiling water. Cover tightly and steam until crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add oil and garlic; mix well. Sprinkle with cheese and pepper, and serve at once.

-- My TurnAround Program cookbook

Tip of the Week

If you're inspired by last week's topic to begin diligent journalling again, and you're STILL unhappy with your progress, bring your completed journal to a meeting for me to review. I'll spend some time looking at it to see if I can think of ideas or spots to work on. eTools users: if you're using the Plan Manager beta, there's a little print icon on the upper right hand side, next to the "Save This Day" button that will print out your completed journal. If you're using the original eTools tracker, the link is a little more obvious, and is just above the listing of what you've tracked that day.

Quote of the Week

"We were born with two ends - one to sit on and one to think with. Success depends on which one you use; heads you win, tails you lose."