Week 2 Satisfaction Challenge

Week 2 challenge is to choose 10 meals that you focus completely on filling foods. I look forward to seeing what you found out and how it affected your satisfaction levels and your wt. loss this week.
I also focused on filling foods and changed up some of my breakfast choices. One recipe was the Morning Glory muffins in this months WW magazine. They were a member favorite that had had makeover so their point value went from 5 to 2 pts. They were delicious and had both regular flour and whole wheat plus carrots and crushed pineapple. Definately filling with my nonfat yogurt and coffee.
See you all this week with your ideas and results. Week 3 challenge will activity. We all have our personal challenges with that. Lets see how we can look at this differently and accomplish our goal.

Summation of the 1 st week Challenge.

10 Things you found out about food / self when you track.

Sometimes life gets in the way
No tracking equals wt. gain
GHG don't get done
You have nutrional balance
E tools makes it easy
Helps slow you down
Hunger vs satisfaction
By tracking you keep track

Getting Ready for todays meeting Week of 1/10-16

Please come to the meeting with what you discovered about yourself and your food choices this past week as you tracked.

This will be the first week of the 10 week challenge.

As you have seen I posted the Lasagne slow cook recipe for those who missed it. I will try to keep a few copies of past weeklys for those who missed. If you want your own copy just call the 1-800-651-6000 number and they will send you a copy.

I also made the slow cooker Italian vegetable soup in the weekly. It was fabulous as written. If you wanted to add protein like beans or chicken or make it heartier like pasta just track how much you add and then divide by 8 which is the number of servings.

See you at the meeting this week.

2010 Great Recipes - Slow Cooker Lasagna

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Originally uploaded by Tools For Living

This recipe is from our Weight Watcher Weekly December 27, 2009 - January 2, 2010.

I have had many members mention that this is a GREAT recipe.

I've included the scan here :)

The Momentum 2010 Challenge

During the first 10 weeks of the new year we will be challenging ourselves to one key skill per week. We will focus on a particular skill each week with a challenge to put these skills into action. This first week will be to stay on track with tracking.
Did you know that we tend to underestimate our food intake?
Trackers represent a record of what we've eaten, not a record of when we are perfect!
Tracking fosters a sense of accountability and control.
This week you will find out what you have learned through tracking about when you eat and why.
Why does it make a difference to write down everything- even that cookie you didn't intend to eat?
Let's see you at the meeting this week and get this year off to a great START !!!!!!!

Happy New Year 2010

I found the following poem on the Weight Watcher's Staff Website and I'd like to share it with you.

Make My Goal When? In 2010!
This will be my year to succeed. A little willpower is all I need
I have tried and tried and tried again, But I will reach my goal in 2010.
I will make good choices to get me there.I will think first, eat smart and always prepare
I will make activity part of the deal. I will move more by walking after every meal!
My meetings are important and I will attend.This is my weight loss family and on them I depend.
I will set goals, ask for help and start fresh each day.Feedback, not failure, will guide my way.
My life will never be the same as I say it again:I will reach my goal in 2010!

See You In January

The blog will be back in January.

Have a wonderful, festive holiday season.

See you at the meeting center!!!

Paula

Week 42 - Preview -...AND THE AWARD GOES TO..

First, I'd like to start of this week by sharing with you a milestone of my own...

I have now been with Weight Watchers International for 25 years!!! Last weekend, we had a celebration.

My gift from Weight Watchers is coming and IT IS JEWELRY!!! I'll show you when it gets here.

....now on to....Week 42 - Be Healthy Part 1

Riddle:

"I can unlock the door to not just weight loss, but also an overall healthy lifestyle. What am I?"

Question:

"What does a healthy lifestyle look like to you?"

"Feel like?"

Come this week and find out about a "Healthy Lifestyle".

Also, we will reveal the total weight loss for our LOSE FOR GOOD campaign.

Before I reveal the total....I will ask you to guess the weight of the food we've collected at our center. Once the food is weighed a PRIZE will be given to the person who's guess is closest to the actual pounds.

Week 41 - Roundup - Take Care Of Yourself

Remember why it is important to take care of yourself.

Figure out how much time you need to be successful at weight loss and how much time you actually have and where you can adjust, so that you can accomplish taking care of yourself.

Here's the six questions I gave you in the meeting (in case you missed them) to help you take care of yourself.

Put down on paper.....

1) Something you can do each day to take care of yourself by eating wisely.

2) Something you'll do this week to encourage yourself to eat wisely.

3) Something you can do each day to take care of yourself by moving more.

4) Something you can do this week to encourage yourself to move more.

5) Something you'll do each day to take care of your own needs/wants.

6) Something you'll do this week to take care of your own needs/wants.

Put this list and your own answers in a place you will see each day, like a bathroom mirror. Each day you wake and each night as you go to bed look at yourself and remember to love the person in the mirror too!!!