Newsletter, week of April 13th

Last Week

Our final installment in the Trigger Series, we discussed cleaning up our environment. Get all the right stuff in, move all the wrong stuff out!

This Week

Are you making excuses for not exercising? We'll challenge those this week and see if we can't get you Moving More.

Kudos

Bernadette, Victoria and Dora survived their first week on program! Pamela got her 5 pound star; Fran, Jill and Myra received their 10 pound stars; Janedra and Sandee celebrated 15 pounds lost; Joyce reached 20 pounds and Jessica has now lost over 35 pounds!

WW Product of the Week

All of our exercise gear! Check out our pedometer, which can tell you how far you've walked and calculate activity points. We now have TWO exercise DVDs to choose from. And don't forget our walking kit! No excuses - we've got the tools for you!

Weekly Potpourri

No trip to Target is complete without some sort of impulse purchase. This morning I stumbled across Ice Breakers Restore Pomegranate Lemon-Aid Mints. Oh man are these delicious. Three mints have only five calories. I'm trying not to shove all of them in my mouth at once....

Recipe of the Week

Mexican Lasagna
Serves 6
6 Points

10oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained and squeezed dry
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
16oz can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
15oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
6 (5 inch) corn tortillas
Cooking spray
2 cups refrigerated fresh salsa
1 (8oz) block 50% reduced-fat cheddar cheese with jalapeno peppers, shredded

Preheat oven to 425. Combine spinach and ricotta cheese in a small bowl. In a separate bowl, combine beans.

Cut 3 corn tortillas into pieces, and arrange in a solid layer to cover bottom of an 8" square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with half each of beans, salsa, spinach mixture, and cheese. Repeat layers with remaining ingredients.

Cover and bake for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

What's Hot at WW.com

Bored with broccoli and carrots? This article on spring greens may give you a few new choices to add to the rotation.

Quote of the Week

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it. ~Plato