October 3, 2010
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Healthy Thoughts/Healthy Actions
Weight Watchers Newsletter #75
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Hi Everyone!
So just when it hits late September, as it officially becomes fall in the northern hemisphere, we get summer...go figure. I am sitting with a fan blasting away at me, a cold drink by my side and an an ice pack wrapped around my neck to keep me cool...phew!
I think there is irony in this, in that all summer long we have been griping how it has been so darn cool and foggy...oh what I wouldn't give for a little fog right now!
But soon it will be cooler, and we will be aware of the passage of yet another summer in our lives. What did you accomplish this summer? Did you eat a little better than the summer prior? Did you take up another form of exercise, find a new hobby, fall in love? Did you experience loss and sadness, excitement and joy, challenge and drama, and if so what did you learn from these events?
It is all about learning...yep that's all it is. Every success is something we learn we can do. Every "failure" is not failure: it is feedback on how something does not work for us. Look at those kids in the picture. Do you think if one were to somehow drop their ice cream cone in the sand they would blame themselves for being clumsy? Nope, they would cry and move on, but with the knowledge that they need to be more careful with that cone.
So if you have been beating yourself up for something you feel you should have, could have, would have done better, bigger, whateverer , let it go. Give yourself credit for whatever positive changes you have made, no matter how insignifigant you deem them, and learn from what did not work. And then decide what you want to do next. How will you spend this fall? Winter? Spring? What do you want, and how can you make it happen?
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MEETING TOPICS:
WEEKS OF
October 3 & October 10, 2010
The week of October 3rd we will discuss
PORTIONS! Is more always better? How can we be satisfied with less...in food, and in our lives? This is a HUGELY important topic...Don't miss this meeting! The week of October 10th the topic is
HOW "HARD" IS IT TO LOSE WEIGHT?
What do you believe about this business of losing weight? Is it hard? If so what makes it hard? This week we will be looking at our belief systems, and the ways in which we sabotage ourselves. |
RECIPES FOR THIS ISSUE
My boyfriend strikes again. He made this delectable cabbage salad the other day and not only served it to me proudly, but had done the math on the points to boot! Gotta love this man!!
And a member mentioned that one of the handouts had a yummy bran muffin, so I made a batch, varying it slightly and yup, pretty darn delish...
I FINALLY UPDATED MY WEBSITE RECIPE PAGE FOR FALL/WINTER! CHECK IT OUT...
HEALTHY THOUGHTS/HEALTHY ACTIONS RECIPES
DENVER'S DELICIOUS ASIAN CABBAGE SALAD
Ingredients
spray oil
1/4 cup slivered almonds
6 cups shredded cabbage
1 medium carrot, shaved or chopped finely
1T sesame oil
2T rice wine vinegar
1 T sugar or Xylitol
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp mustard seed Directions 1) Spray small frying pan with oil, heat and add almonds. Stir until lightly browned. Set aside. 2) Place cabbage and carrot in large bowl and add sesame oil. With fingers mix thoroughly into the vegetables. Add all other ingredients and mix well. Makes 8 servings. 1 point per serving 
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1 cup white flour (use whole wheat flour if you like a more traditional, heavier bran muffin) | | 2/3 cup uncooked wheat bran | | 1/4 tsp salt | | 1 tsp baking soda | | | |
1/8 cup butter, softened
1/8 cup unsweetened applesauce | | 2/3 cup brown sugar | | | 1 large egg | | 1 cup buttermilk | |
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts |
Instructions
1) Coat a muffin tin(12 muffins) with spray oil
2)In a medium bowl, combine flour, wheat bran, salt, baking soda; set aside.
3)Using an electric mixer, in a large bowl, cream butter with sugar until sugar is dissolved; add applesauce and egg and beat thoroughly. Add 1/3 of bran mixture and 1/3 cup of buttermilk; mix until just combined. Repeat, alternating, with remaining bran mixture and buttermilk; fold in raisins and nuts.
4)Fill each prepared muffin hole about 2/3's full with batter; place in middle of oven. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean, about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm or cooled.
Yields 1 muffin per serving. Each muffin 3 points |
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PRODUCT SUGGESTION
SILK ALMOND MILK
I have been touting this product for awhile in the meeting room, so thought I should put it in the newsletter too.
When I first came back to WW one of the hardest things for me to give up was half and half in my coffee. I switched to light creamers, which always tasted fake to me, and then to soy milk, which was okay, but did not make me sing the way my old coffee did. Well, here is a milk which tastes just delicious in coffee and even drinking it by itself is great. It is thick and creamy and only 1 point per cup, so those of us with a serious coffee habit can have multiple cups for minimal yummy points. Works for me!
By the way, I have tried other brands of almond milk, and this Silk Pure Almond is by far the best. It comes only in the half gallon size, and also comes in vanilla for higher points. I prefer the original. I have found it at Safeway and Olivers, and I am assuming most markets carry it, as it is a popular brand.
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PALM DRIVE HOSPITAL MEETING
RENEWAL!!
The Palm Drive meeting had a wonderful open house and we are renewing at this location. The new series begins next Tuesday, but you can join at any point. This is a wonderful, inspirational group. We meet in the main conference room at 4:15 on Tuesdays. Hope to see you there!!
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AMAZING CHALK DRAWINGS!!
I have to admit I do not know the name of this artist. His work has been sent to me a number of times over the years. As you look at these images keep in mind this person is doing them on a flat piece of concrete. Incredible!!
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An Interesting Film
This movie did not send me into rapture, but it was an interesting documentary that might help some people get over the idea that their health is dependant on doctors, medicine and surgery. The message in this film has tremendous merit, so I hope those of you who have weight-related health issues will take the time to rent it from Netflicks or your local video store.
http://chowdownmovie.com/index.html |
MY WEBSITE IS A GREAT RESOURCE!
If you have not visited my website find out why it is a truly helpful addition to your Weight Watchers efforts.
I have finally UPDATED my recipe and product page, so lots of new things on both! Check it out!! My Products Page features dozens of low-point food suggestions from Trader Joes and lots of other markets.
The Recipe Page has been updated but I have kept some classics, including the to-die-for oatmeal pancakes I talk about all the time.
The Healthy Tips page has lots of great ideas which we talk about in the meetings, but you might need to have at your fingertips when you are not in the meeting room.
And last, but not least, if you are coming to the meetings and finding yourself not actually taking the action you want to be taking to lose your weight, or maybe you cannot even seem to get motivated to come back to the meetings, maybe there is something deeper going on. I am a Certified Lifecoach, specializing in weight managment. I do free sample sessions and would love to talk to you about this or any other dream you have which is unfullfilled.
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And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it
took to blossom.
Lots of love and joy to all of you!
~Janet |
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