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January 23, 2011
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Healthy Thoughts/Healthy Actions Weight Watchers Newsletter #83
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Hi Everyone!
I love the picture above. Calla lilies, to me, are a wonderful harbinger of spring. They are one of the first flowers to make an appearance in my yard, and when they do they spring into action like they have waited all year for just this moment. I guess they have, actually. They unfurl carefully, softly, and then, suddenly they are in full frontal bloom: shocking in their beauty and stately presence. Eventually their majesty disappears, sad to say, but they are spectacular gracing my lawn for however long they last.
It seems this time of year is when we wait to bloom as well. In the winter we huddle close to the wood stove (and the dinner table) and tell ourselves that "in January I will...". And we do. We clean our closets, meet with our tax man, sign up for the gym, and yep, we come back into the meeting room. But sadly, like the lilies, we seem to have a short lifespan in this mindset. We get distracted by spring break, or some other event which takes us away from thinking about our goals, and suddenly we are no longer on program, or even thinking about it. Sound familiar? So what if we made up our minds that there was no option but to stay the course? What if we said "this is the LAST time I am joining Weight Watchers"? What would happen then? Would we be like a stately tree rather than an ephemeral flower? Getting stronger every year?
Each one of us is capable of this transition. Unlike the lovely calla lily our destiny is not so predetermined, despite what we make up. We can evolve into the person we want to become by sheer will.
I challenge all of you struggling with this pattern to get serious about this journey. By losing the weight we want to lose we reaffirm for ourselves our strengths, our capabilities and our commitment to evolving in a healthy way. Let's all find the tree within us and let go of the seasonal flower.
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MEETING TOPICS:
WEEKS OF
January 23, 2011 & January 30, 2011
JANUARY 23-29
START MOVING KEEP MOVING!
For many of us exercise is way of life. But some of us struggle to find something which not only will get us off the couch to begin with, but will motivate us to stick with it for the long haul. If you are a person challenged by activity, and yet knowing you want to do it come and get ideas how to find and stick with something you'll love.
JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 5
STICK WITH IT!
This past week in meetings I ended the meeting with the thought that I hope all of you will be like a postage stamp...you'll stick to this until you get there. I know very few people who have not quit and rejoined multiple times. Why do we do this? What derails us? What is the secret to hanging on when the going gets rough? Come to this meeting and let's explore this important topic.
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RECIPES FOR THIS ISSUE
Here are 2 delicious recipes: one from Stephanie in Santa Rosa, and the other my boyfriend "created" the other night...Both are Wows!
For my 12 favorite recipes for this season click below.
CLICK HERE FOR WEBSITE RECIPE PAGE
(including favorites like: Oatmeal Pancakes, Crab and Shrimp Cioppino, Italian Stuffed Zucchini, Chocolate Pudding Cake, Butternut Squash Risotto...)
RED SNAPPER LIVORNESE
Ingredients: 1 T olive oil ˝ small onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 5 whole (canned) tomatoes, drained and chopped (14.5 oz can) 1/2 can quartered, small artichokes, drained (cut in half if too large) (half of 14 oz can) 2 T capers, rinsed and chopped 1/4 c sliced black olives, drained 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes ˝ T chopped fresh parsley 1 lb red snapper fillets (generally one fillet cut into 4 "steaks") 1 T fresh lemon juice
Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium skillet, heat olive oil and sauté onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, and sauté for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes, artichokes, capers, black olives, red pepper flakes, and parsley. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Spread ˝ cup of the sauce in a baking dish, and arrange the snapper fillets in a single layer in the dish. Drizzle lemon juice over the fillets, and then pour the remaining sauce over all. Bake 15 minutes for ˝ inch thick fillets, or 30 minutes for 1 inch thick fillets. Baste once with the sauce while baking. Snapper is done when it flakes easily with a fork.
 PEAR AND SAUSAGE STUFFED CHILI PEPPERS
Ingredients
6 LARGE POBLANO PEPPERS
1 ONION , chopped into small pieces
1 RED BELL PEPPER, chopped into small pieces
2 CHICKEN APPLE SAUSAGE, chopped into small pieces
2 BOSC OR BARLETT PEARS, chopped into small pieces
5/8 CUP REDUCED FAT CHEDDAR CHEESE, grated
Directions:
1) Preheat over to 350 and spray a medium sized baking dish with spray oil.
2) To prepare the peppers hold over an open flame until charred and then place in a paper bag to cool. The outer skins will peel off in your fingers. Slit the peppers open and remove seeds and membranes.
3) Spray a large frying pan and saute onions and sausage until brown.
4) Mix remaining ingredients with sausage and onion, except for 1/8 cup of cheese. Stuff peppers with mixture, place in baking pan, and sprinkle remaining cheese over top.
5) Bake at 350 until bubbling and golden: approximately 40 minutes.
Makes 3 servings (2 peppers). 4 points plus values per serving.
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PRODUCT SUGGESTIONS
I thought I might get some resistance from my boyfriend's 13 year old son for serving these non-meat sausage patties for breakfast last weekend, but he ended up wanting to eat the whole package and leave us none! 2 points each and well worth it!
MORNINGSTAR FARMS VEGE SAUSAGE PATTIES
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I'm so excited! I have new meeting at the Petaluma Center starting this Monday night! Yep, I am taking over the Monday 7pm meeting (6:30 weigh-in). I hope to see some of you there, and of course at the Friday meeting too.
HERE IS MY CURRENT SCHEDULE:
MONDAY SONOMA FAHA CENTER
9:00am weigh-in / 9:30 meeting
MONDAY PETALUMA CENTER
6:30pm weigh-in / 7pm meeting
TUESDAY PALM DRIVE HOSPITAL
3:45pm weigh-in / 4:15 meeting
(this is an at-work meeting which is open to the public)
THURSDAY SANTA ROSA CENTER
9:45am weigh-in / 10:15 meeting
11:45am weigh-in / 12:15 meeting
THURSDAY SONOMA FAHA CENTER
4:45pm weigh / 5:15 meeting
FRIDAY PETALUMA CENTER
9:30am weigh-in / 10 meeting
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DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME...
A member in Larkspur sent this astonishing version of Swan Lake, performed by a Chinese company. I thought I had seen everything...but apparently not!
http://www.nzwide.com/swanlake.htm |
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HOW TO INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR CALCULATOR, FOOD SCALE AND PEDOMETER
  
I just got forwarded this link to a page with instructional videos and user guides for all three of these Weight Watchers products. I am sure some of you have pedometers or scales you bought but have barely used. Check theses out!
weightwatchers.com/productinfo
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HEALTHY THOUGHTS/HEALTHY ACTIONS
LIFE IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL!
A WORKSHOP ON IDENTIFYING THE PLACES YOU ARE STUCK IN YOUR LIFE
AND LIVING YOUR BIGGEST DREAMS!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2011 1-5 PM
This workshop has been moved to the STEELE LANE COMMUNITY CENTER! 415 Steele Lane Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Many of you know that outside of Weight Watchers I am a certified Life Coach. I get asked all the time what exactly life coaching is and how it works. This workshop, which I hold once a year, will answer all your questions and give you tools to use in your life.
 LIFE IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL That kind of says it...the title of the workshop. How is it that many of us are kind of coasting through our lives wishing and hoping we could make things different, better, etc. and yet it all stays the same? Wouldn't you like to finally lose the weight for good? Get the job you've always envisioned? Bring your relationship to life or leave it behind? Move or travel to places you only dream about?
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WHAT THIS WORKSHOP WILL GIVE YOU
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 1) IDENTIFYING YOUR DREAMS Many of us have a vague idea of what we REALLY want. I will help you truly name it.
2) LOCATING THE SABOTEURS
Oftentimes we tell ourselves we "can't do that", or "have no time" or "not enough money", etc. We have all sorts of reasons why we cannot have what we want. But if we really want something we make it happen no matter what the obstacle. Uncover the ways you keep yourself from manifesting your dreams. 3) SEEING THINGS IN A DIFFERENT WAY I will show you the unique methods life coaches use for altering the way you perceive your world and your options.
4) A FULL UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOW CO-ACTIVE LIFE COACHING WORKS AND CAN BENEFIT YOU.
You may come away deciding you could use a coach to help you make changes in your life, or not, but you will understand how coaching works, and will be able to use tools I give you in your life every day.
$25 includes printed materials and worksheets as well as lots of yummy snacks.
Pre-registration only. No drop in.
If interested please email me: jciel@sbcglobal.net
I look forward to getting to know some of you much better! Hope to see you there! |
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"We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched.
Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential."
~Ellen Goodman
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