Corinna's Weight Watchers email 10-10-14

Hello all blogging followers,
I haven't checked in recently. I'm working on staying healthy and keeping up with my children each week. I've been doing a good job of maintaining my Weight Watchers goal. I still haven't gotten those few stubborn pounds off to feel just right but I know if I wasn't trying at all, it would be waaaaaaaaay worse. I feel good. I'm working out regularly. I'm still tracking every bite. I'm doing just about everything right. I just eat a few too many points each week to put me into maintenance mode. I'm going to keep working at it. I had a loss last week. I'll be going to my WW meetings soon to see what this week will bring. I think it will be a maintenance week. Here is my email that I sent to my WW members yesterday.
Have a healthy day and feel good about it!
Corinna

Hello Weight Watchers Friends,

LAST WEEK - Better Together

I hope you left the meeting last week knowing that you are not alone in your journey. We had some fun getting to know each other and seeing that we have many of the same triumphs and struggles. We can leverage the collective energy and motivation of others in the meeting room to help each other achieve our next level of success. I have no doubt that many of you will be achieving that next level soon. Our meetings provide the accountability, support and inspiration that we need to keep going. I love how supportive you all are of each other.

ROUTINE OF THE MONTH

All month we talked about the best ways to get to a simple ReStart. It was a great, motivational and inspirational month in the meeting room. I've seen a lot of great restarts happening.

SALES

This week we are having one of our most popular sales. Snack bars are on sale for $3.95. That includes Aloha Almond, Dark Chocolate Chunk, Berry-licious Cashew Chew and Sweet & Salty Toffee Twist Snack Bars. The Crunchy Snacks are also on sale for $3.95. This includes Cheddar Twists, Chili Lime Multigrain Crisps, Honey Mustard Pretzel Thins, Popped Barbeque Potato Crisps, Popped Cinnamon Swirl Crisps, Popped Sour Cream & Onion Crisps and White Cheddar Popcorn Crisps. That's quite a list of pre-portioned snacks you have to choose from!

This week one of my favorite tools is also on sale. The Electronic Food Scale is on sale for $34.95. This handy gadget not only weighs your food but tells you how many PointsPlus Values that food is too! My kids even use my food scale to make sure they are getting the correct portion size. I'm starting them young!

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

I love making soup at this time of the year. Here's a great recipe.

Spicy Black Bean Soup

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Prep time: 20 min

Cook time: 30 min

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Serves: 8

The key to thickening this soup without flour? Pureeing some of the beans before cooking it. You'll love the stick-to-your-ribs texture that results.

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Ingredients 1 spray(s) cooking spray      1 medium uncooked onion(s), finely chopped    4 clove(s) (medium) garlic clove(s), minced      45 oz canned black beans, undrained, divided (three 15 oz cans)    1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, or to taste    1 tsp ground cumin    14 1/2 oz fat free chicken broth, or vegetable broth      10 oz canned tomatoes with green chilis      11 oz canned yellow corn, drained    Instructions Coat bottom of a large stockpot with cooking spray. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until onions are soft but not brown, about 5 minutes. Place one can of beans in blender; add sautéed onion mixture, red pepper flakes and cumin. Cover and blend on high until smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour mixture back into stockpot. Place second can of beans and broth in blender and puree until smooth; add to stockpot. Stir third can of beans (do not puree first), tomatoes and green chilies, and corn into stockpot. Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Yields about 1 1/2 cups of soup per serving.

HANDY LINKS

Better Together

http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=185761

Social Support and Lasting Weight Loss

http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=20911&sc=804

Weight Watchers Message Boards

https://www.weightwatchers.com/community/mbd/index.aspx

EXTRA SUPPORT

In last week's meeting I told you all that I started a closed Facebook group for you all to get some extra support throughout the week between meetings. I have since shut down that group and joined another one that was already in existence. Several of your meeting room WW members have joined it too. Check it out. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/477981115594844/

It is the Weight Watchers Shorewood group. You will need to ask to be invited since it is a closed group. Let me know if you have any questions about it.

 

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. -Ryunosuke Satoro quotes.

THIS WEEK - Be the Boss of Your World

Environments are bigger and more inclusive than many might think - they include the people we spend time with, the things we do, and the places we go. The levels of change are like an ecosystem - making changes to an environment might help us make meaningful changes to other levels of change. Some simple ways to make challenging environments easier will be our main focus this week. You are going to learn about how you do change and how you can change. This will be another powerful meeting!

See you Saturday,

Corinna

Weight Watchers

Leader

Shorewood Riverclub

Hubbard Park - Shorewood

Saturdays 8am & 9:30am