Newsletter, week of May 31st

Last Week

Motivation comes and goes, but having it is key to success. Remind yourself of what you'd like to achieve, or where you'd like to be. Then, picture it vividly. That ought to help keep you on course.

This Week

This economy totally sucks. And even if you've managed to hang on to your job, it seems like expenses always rise faster than our wages, right? This week we'll talk about ways to save money AND calories. Eating healthy and doing right by our bodies doesn't have to be expensive!

Kudos

Because of the holiday, all these celebrations are from our Wednesday group only. What a great day it was! Liz lost her first 5 pounds. Karen has now lost over 50 pounds, and is just a few pounds away from her weight goal. And speaking of goals, Kim reached hers and started maintenance! Not a bad way to kick off summer.

WW Product of the Week

Portion creep got you down? What, you don't know? Maybe that's because you've not been checking them out. Pick up a set of our Easy Measure Spoons, or even our Electronic Food Scale. There will be no doubt if that cup of pasta is really the right size.

Weekly Potpourri

Once we get into the topic this week, you'll find that we discuss some shopping strategies. You might find it economical (and environmental) to bring your own bags to the grocery store. Consider a tiny totebag that you can throw in your purse or your car to hold those few items you grab on the way home. If you hit up the bulk bins, I cannot recommend strongly enough these nylon bags. I've ordered two sets from this woman and the bags are awesome! I carry them with me when I go to Henry's.

What's Hot at WW.com?

First, if you Monthly Pass folks haven't logged on to eTools lately, you absolutely must. The site has been redesigned to make accessing your various tracking tools easier.

For the rest of you, I am often asked when the best time is to get in a workout. My response is always "it depends." Take this quiz to see what time of day is best for you to work out. Not surprisingly, my result was the Early Bird Special. That must be why you can find me at LA Fitness at 5:45am during the week!

Quote of the Week

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. - Ayn Rand