Newsletter, week of July 12th

Last Week

We kicked off the 4 Weeks to 5 Servings by talking about the benefits of fruits and vegetables, how to get them in, and why we might want to shoot for a variety of colors. Your challenge this week - 3 different colors every day.

Next Week

For many of you, summertime is vacation time. We'll talk about how vacations can actually help your weight loss efforts, and discuss strategies for success.

Kudos

Ana and Ettie received their first 5 pound stars, Sara, Erica and Jeff reached 10 pounds lost. Our huge celebration for the week was for Heidi - she's now lost 102.6 pounds, and is mighty close to goal. Awesome!

WW Product of the Week

If you're away from home, you might want to bring along some Weight Watchers tools. Something like our Points Clicker or Points Calculator can help you track and calculate, even when you're not in your normal routine.

Weekly Potpourri

In our discussion of vegetables (and whether or not they are funny), Marianne posed the question "why is it called eggplant?" Well, I did a quick bit of research (aka see if the folks at Wikipedia have already addressed it) and here you go: The name eggplant developed in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada because the fruits of some 18th century European cultivars were yellow or white and resembled goose or hen's eggs.

What's Hot at WW.com?

I sometimes hear about people jazzed about buying an "at goal" wardrobe. But what happens if you're not there yet? Depending on how much you have to lose, you're going to need some clothes along the way. Here's an article with some tips.

Quote of the Week

Winners are losers who got up and gave it one more try. - Dennis DeYoung