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February 6, 2010
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Healthy Thoughts/Healthy Actions
Weight Watchers Newsletter #58
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Hi Everyone!
 I was excited to learn this week that our first lady, Michele Obama, is waging a campaign against childhood obesity! Statistics she sites: Nearly 20% of children ages 6 to 11 and 18% of those ages 12 to 19 are obese!
When I think about my childhood as an overweight kid, and how ostracized I felt because of it, I realize it was because I was very much in the minority. And although it was painful and sad for me, in a way it was better than the obese kids of today having this be a somewhat normal state of being, and therefore not really questioning it.
We all need to question it. Why is it happening? Certainly television and computers play a big part in lack of physical activity, but the big issue is the foods kids are eating. Parents are rushed and frazzled, and the first thing that goes is cooking healthy meals. Instead fast food, frozen food and the like is plopped in front of the children. In fact, cooking as a necessity of life has pretty much disappeared.
Those of you reading this who are cooking for your families...bravo!! But those of you with so much on your plates that this is just another task in your day, I would sooo love to see shift your attitude a bit and figure out ways to prepare some great meals a few times a week. Make enough to last 3 days, and make 2 different meals a week, leaving one day for the casual fare.
Unless you want your children to have to fight this battle as you are doing make this the year you get into the kitchen and make magic happen!
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MEETING TOPICS:
WEEKS OF
February 7 & February 14
 The week of February 7th the topic is
Putting Yourself First
Are you a wife? A mother? A caretaker of grandchildren or elderly relatives? Do you often defer to friends wishes to eat in certain restaurants or buy certain foods? Well this meeting is for you. Its time to put the oxygen mask on you first! Let's explore how it works!
The week of February 14 we will be discussing
Eating Out in Restaurants.
Every time we have this meeting topic the rooms come alive with great ideas and motivation. This is such a vital and important topic for all of us. Don't miss it! |
RECIPE FOR THIS ISSUE
The recipes this week come from the Thursday 10am Santa Rosa meeting. First our lovely Katharine (40 lbs down!! You go girl!!) was awesome enough to make the recipe from last week's handout for the oatmeal raisin bites. To die for!!!
Then I casually mentioned my delicious pork tenderloin chili, and the cat was out of the bag. Everyone wanted the recipe!! So here we go...
For more yummy recipes check out the recipe page of my website by clicking the link here:
HEALTHY THOUGHTS/HEALTHY ACTIONS RECIPES
OATMEAL RAISIN BITES
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 C rolled oats
3/4 C whole-grain wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 C butter, softened
1/4 C sugar
1/2 C packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 C raisins
DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon & nutmeg; set aside. Using an electric mixer, cream butter and both sugars until incorporated. Add egg and vanilla; mix thoroughly. Add oat mixture and mix until just combined; fold in raisins.
Drop rounded teaspoons of batter about 1 inch apart onto 2 ungreased cookie sheets ( makes 44 cookies).
Bake 350' for 9 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies or 11 to 12 minutes for crispy ones. Remove from oven and let cookies rest for about 2 minutes; remove cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Yields: 44 cookies, 1 cookie = 1 point
Store in airtight container, freeze well.
PORK TENDERLOIN CHILI
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb pork tenderloin ( or chicken), chopped into chunks
4 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste 1/2 onion chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 large can diced tomatoes
1 smaller can diced fire roasted tomatoes
1 can black beans
1 can corn
1/2 cup chicken broth
chili powder to taste
DIRECTIONS:
Spray a large pot with spray oil and saute the pork with the garlic and salt and pepper. When browned set aside. Spray the pot again and saute the onion and pepper. Add pork back into the pot and all the rest of ingredients. Simmer for 1/2 hour or longer.
1 cup = 4 pts
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The Letter Column
Every once in awhile a member sends me a letter which I think will benefit everyone, so I publish it here. This is from Sally in Sonoma:
Enjoyed your article "I'm hungry!" You addressed Boredom, Stress, Anger, Anxiety, Sadness and Happiness. Missing was "HABIT": Eating / snacking at night in front of the TV. What suggestions do you have to overcome this favorite but devastating pass time?
Good question. Habit is the same as all the rest of the issues, and although one might not classify it as emotional eating, it is "comfort" eating, which is pretty much the same thing. So identify that you do it, when you do it (which you have done), and either :
a) Choose to make a change. Do something else during that time. Knit, do a crossword puzzle, etc. It will take about 30 days to break the habit, but may be well worth it in the long run.
b) Know you do this and plan for it. Save points and specfic foods for that time and behavior. Do not bring more than you will eat of those foods into your house, so you are not tempted to have "just a bit more". Allow yourself the designated amount and when it is done...brush your teeth and go to bed!!
For more tips on healthy lifestyle choices check out my website's Tips for a Healthy Life Page:
Tips for a Healthy Life |
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Check Out This Great Video!!
This video shows the winner of 2009's " Ukraine 's Got Talent", Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch.
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Meetings Meetings Meetings!
The new Palm Drive Hospital meeting is a go!! We had 21 people for our Information meeting so we begin our 17 week series (and renew after that) Tuesday, February 9th at 3:45 weigh-in, 4:15 meeting, in the main conference room at the front entrance. Let's make this a great meeting, all you Sebastopudlians!!
Sonomaites...we will continue meeting in the little recreation room in the center of the complex throughout the month as they continue to repair the water damage in our usual meeting room. Come in through the pool entrance, or off the big parking lot. Most of you know where to go at this point, and if not we attempt tp sign it asa best we can...given the weather.
It is official!! I am the new leader of the Friday morning Petaluma meeting! 9:30 weigh-in, 10am meeting. I am so thrilled to finally have a great meeting in Petaluma!
And last but not least, the Monroe Hall meeting is going through a major transition, both in location and time. On Monday, February 15th, this meeting will move to...
G&G Market!!! We will meet in their state-of-the-art demo kitchen!! And the time will change to accomodate more working people: 5pm weigh-in, 5:30 meeting!! How cool is this? |
CURIOUS ABOUT LIFECOACHING? COME TO A GREAT WORKSHOP!!
As many of you know I am a certified co-active Lifecoach, with a speciality in weight management. I am teaming up with another certified coach, Linda Kepner, whose focus is on business development. We are holding a wonderful workshop which will give you a full understanding of the coaching process, as well as the opportunity to explore your dreams, and where you are feeling stuck and dissatisfied in your life. There is no doubt for most of us co-active Lifecoaching can be transformational, so come find out what it is all about. We'll serve some yummy food, and guarantee you will come away having had a great experience, and a shift in perspective. And if weight or business is not your issue, no worries: we coach the person not the topic.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1-5PM
$20 PER PERSON INCLUDING DELICIOUS FOOD!
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Just a Note...
If you receive this newsletter and some of the colors or sizes of the text seems off or unreadable...this is not because I am choosing these colors or sizes. This program seems to do odd things in certain browsers, so despite my best efforts to second guess how it will look to you, I honestly cannot know. I find out when you write back to me and I see your copy returned...Now as for the typos...wish I could blame the program, but...um..guess I'll claim those as my own special skill.
And speaking of writing to me... Thank you to all of you who are so kind as to write to me. If you have questions or confusion please feel free to write and ask me about them. If you have a great idea or recipe, bring 'em on! Before and after (or "right now") photos welcome too!! | |
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