Saturday, October 11, 2014

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

Weight Watchers Recipe
4.5 Stars
Ratings (1394) Rate it
4PointsPlusValue
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Other time: 0 min
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.

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

Social Support and Lasting Weight Loss

Weight Watchers Message Boards

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

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Friday, September 5, 2014

I keep forgetting to post my emails!

I send out an email to my WW members once every couple of weeks or so and I keep forgetting to post them here. Here is the one I sent today. Sorry there is not much time to post more here these days.
Life is good though. Hope you are all well.

Hello Weight Watchers Friends,

LAST WEEK - Give Yourself a Break

Success is more likely when a little kindness is applied to the Plan. A little relief may be overdue from time to time. Being hard on yourself isn't an effective long-term motivator. We left last week's meeting with some positive messages to keep with us all week. Bring in some more positive messages this week to your meeting to share with us.

ROUTINE OF THE MONTH

Know how you're going to be active tomorrow. Are you setting a date with yourself to exercise? Keep your appointments and see the results.

SALES

This is the last week that you can take advantage of your Ace Your Summer Challenge rewards. If you earned all of your bravo stickers for August you can get the WW Food Scale or the Member Success Kit for $10 off. That's only $29.95 for 2 of our best WW tools. Let me know at the meeting if you want to know more about either of these products.

Also, for the next 2 weeks we are having some great promotions. If you don't already have a monthly pass, you can sign up for monthly pass and get a success kit free. If you already have a monthly pass, you can bring in a friend with you to join and you will get a free month added to your monthly pass. To take advantage of this promotion, you must click invite a friend online on the top of your etools screen.


RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Roasted Green Beans and Fresh Tomatoes

Weight Watchers Recipe
4.5 Stars
Ratings (637) Rate it
1PointsPlusValue
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 15 min
Other time: 0 min
Serves: 4
Sometimes simple is best. Just a few seasonings accentuate the natural flavors of sweet tomatoes and roasted green beans.

Ingredients

3 spray(s) olive oil cooking spray   
 4 cup(s) uncooked green snap beans, trimmed   
 2 cup(s) grape tomatoes, or cherry tomatoes, cut in half (or quartered, if large)   
1/4 cup(s) basil, fresh, cut into ribbons, divided   
2 tsp minced garlic, or less to taste   
1/2 tsp table salt, or more to taste   
1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground, or more to taste   

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450ºF. Coat a large roasting pan with cooking spray.
  • Place green beans in a single layer in prepared pan and coat with cooking spray. Roast until desired doneness, stirring once or twice, about 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, 2 tablespoons of basil, garlic, salt and pepper; set aside.
  • When green beans are finished, remove from oven and spoon tomato mixture into pan; toss thoroughly. Serve hot, room temperature or chilled, topped with remaining 2 tablespoons of basil. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

Notes

  • This is the perfect side for a burger, grilled chicken or steak.

    It's also delicious added to marinara sauce and then tossed with pasta and shredded cheese.


HANDY LINKS
Give Yourself a Break

Go Easy on Yourself

Cheat-Proof your Office Space

TRUE CONFESSIONS

After a maintenance summer I am ready for a losing fall. For the past 2 weeks I have had a loss at the scale and I am projecting a loss again this week.
I've had to make several changes in my life these past few weeks and I'm glad to see that they haven't caused a gain. Many times changes in my life seem to upset my rhythm and my plan takes a hiatus. This time the changes have made me want to stick to my plan even more.

Some of the changes have been pretty big. For the first time I put 2 of my children into traditional school! I have always homeschooled my children so this is a big change. That has changed my work schedule and home routines. Two of my other children are still staying home for school but they are being virtual schooled so for the first time in 10 years I am not homeschooling any children. I could let this get to me emotionally and eat to fill the absence of homeschooling in my life, but I've taken it to empower me. I feel great. This is my school year. This is the school year in which I will lose those last pounds I have been wrestling with for the past 3 years. I'm looking forward to great changes!

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My true confessions are getting boring and old. Who would like to take this spot over for future emails? I would be happy to put your true confessions in this email. You could take it over for a month, two, three or more. You can play it by ear. When you feel your true confessions have run their course, we can look for someone else. Let me know by email or in the meeting room if you are interested in owning this blog spot for a while.
 
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE

 “Every person needs to take one day away.  A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.  Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence.  Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.  Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.” 
― Maya Angelou, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now


THIS WEEK - What's In, What's Out
Change can be invigorating! We can consciously decide what is dragging us down that we want to leave behind. Change doesn't have to be scary - it can be the very thing we need to get off of a plateau. Be at your meeting this week to discover how change can work for you.

See you Saturday,
Corinna
Weight Watchers
Leader
Shorewood Riverclub
Hubbard Park - Shorewood
Saturdays 8am & 9:30am

As always, if you would prefer not to get these emails, please let me know and I will take you off of my list.
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