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July 3, 2011
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 Healthy Thoughts/Healthy Actions Weight Watchers Newsletter #94
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Hi Everyone!
I had no idea what I would write this week...I have been working like a crazy woman so had not really thought about it. But in a meeting yesterday there was one of those ahas you just have to share.
The topic was planning and packing food to take with you when you travel, even just to work and back. In one of my meetings I pointed out that every time we pack a sandwich, or fruit, string cheese, something other than pulling into the fast food joint we are saying "yes" to healthy eating and "no" to food addictions.
One of my members got upset at this. She said she had lost a lot of weight and decided to go have a burger, fries and a shake at In & Out. She said it was the first time in 2 years and she enjoyed every bite of it. She then said she has her Ben & Jerrys once a month. She felt the gift of WW was the ability to eat these foods and not deny ourselves, and that I should not make these foods bad.
I clarified for her that WW does say you can have these foods, and that is why it works. I do not consider any food bad. But I do consider being addicted to unhealthy foods as being counter-productive to losing and maintaining weight. I pointed out that she is no longer addicted to these foods. She can now learn to have a healthy relationship with them. Many of us are not anywhere near that zone.
If we do not pack and plan and figure out ways to eat that do not involve the fast food restaurants, 7-11s and the like, we keep ourselves in an addictive relationship with those foods. Once we begin to think before we leave the house, "what will I eat at work today? What will I eat at 4pm when I get hungry?" and make a plan for this, that's when we can begin to make other choices. But how many of us, in a fit of starvation at 4:30, go to the vending machine in the office and buy that favorite candy bar or bag of chips? Or pull into the drive-through on the way home because there is nothing cooked, and nothing to snack on until something is cooked.
This week give some thought to the idea of being more like a Boy Scout...prepared! Own this journey you are on and plan out your meals, pack a cooler in your car, or figure out beforehand where you will eat and how much it will cost you (in points, of course).
See you in the meeting room! |
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MEETING TOPICS:
WEEKS OF
July 3, 2011 & July 10, 2011
JULY 3 - JULY 9 2011
IF I ONLY...
How do we get to our goals if we don't have them to begin with? What are you dreaming of making happen? What motivates you to move towards that dream? How have your dreams changed since starting WW?
JULY 10- JULY 17, 2011
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES! GET FRESH!!
We are deep into the season of the most glorious choices in fruit and vegetables. Come share your favorite ones and recipes you make with them! |
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RECIPES FOR THIS ISSUE
In the meeting this week I put forward that one of my favorite travel foods are my oatmeal pancakes. I gave the recipe out at most meetings but in case you were not there, or have never looked on my website (link below this paragraph), here it is for everyone. And speaking of pancakes another favorite one is potato pancakes, which are so easy and so yummy! This is a variation adding veges, so you get more pancakes for no more points! Click for more recipes on my website recipe page. CLICK HERE FOR WEBSITE RECIPE PAGE (including favorites like: Oatmeal Pancakes, Crab and Shrimp Cioppino, Italian Stuffed Zucchini, Chocolate Pudding Cake, Butternut Squash Risotto and Black Bean Brownies...) 
OATMEAL PANCAKES Ingredients: 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup oat bran 1 cup applesauce (or any mashed fruit, such as banana, mango, nectarine) 1/2 cup egg beaters or egg white chopped fruit or berries sweeten to taste with favorite sweetener or sugar...I use about 11/2 t xylitol Directions: Spray frying pan with spray oil and heat on medium. Mix all ingredients and make small, cookie-sized cakes. Fry on either side. Makes 2 servings: each serving approximately 9-12 pancakes 4 pts per serving. 
POTATO/VEGETABLE PANCAKES 1 T oil 3 medium potatoes, washed and grated 1/2 onion, finely chopped 1 carrot, peeled and grated 1 zuchinni, grated 1/4 cup flour 1/2 cup egg beaters or egg white salt and pepper to taste Spray a large frying pay with spray oil, and add 1 tsp of the T of oil as well as the spray. Mix all ingredients together and make 3" ish cakes and fry on both sides until golden. With each batch use 1 tsp of the oil with additional spray. Serve with applesauce and/or low far sour cream. Makes 4 servings. PointsPlus value: 4 per serving |
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Product Recommendation
STEAZ ZERO CALORIE ICE TEA
I am always on the lookout for an alternative to water, as I drink gallons every week. So I was please to notice that Whole Foods has begun to carry these interesting flavored ice teas, sweetened with stevia. Quite refreshing!
http://www.steaz.com/product-overview/
For lots of other product ideas go to the Product Page of my website:
http://www.healthythoughtshealthyactions.com/productpage.html
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A TRAGIC DEMISE...
I am reprinting a very funny piece sent to me by my cousin last year...
Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Dough boy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.
Dough boy was buried in a lightly greased coffin.
Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, The California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The grave site was piled high with flours.
Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on
half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times he still was a crusty old man and was considered a positive roll model for millions.
Doughboy is survived by his wife Play Dough, two children, John Dough and Jane Dough, plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.
The funeral was held at 350 for about 20 minutes.
If this made you smile for even a brief second, please rise to the occasion and take time to pass it on and share that smile with someone else who may be having a crumby day and kneads it. |
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THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT MARKET
Well I thought this past Tuesday we might lose another market night to rain, but we sailed through...and it was beautiful this past Wednesday!
Speaking of rain, the market has officially been extended into mid-September because of the rained out nights earlier in the season! So look for the fun to continue on September 7th and 14th!
Here's the entertainment lineup for the Market these next two weeks!
July 6
Main Stage:
The Endorphins
(psychedelic rock, folk rock and originals)
2nd Stage
Mountaindawg
(folk, solo acoustic)
3rd Stage
Fred McCarty
(folk)
July 13
Main Stage:
Soulshine
(Legendary and original blues)
2nd Stage
Easy Leaves (bluegrass)
3rd Stage
David Neft (jazz keyboards)
Special event: The Hubub Club Parade!!
www.srdowntownmarket.com
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17th annual
Bodega Seafood Art & Wine Festival
My other wonderful event,
the Bodega Seafood, Art & Wine Festival,
will be held on August 27 & 28 on the gorgeous Watts Ranch, in the quaint village of Bodega.
I am so excited about the line-up this year for entertainment, including the fantastic PRIDE & JOY, the VOLKER STRIFLER BAND, and the fantastic CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS! We are also bringing back the incomparable CAPTAIN JACK SPARERIBS and have added another completely unique performer for all ages:
KAREN QUEST, COWGIRL TRICKS.
The Kid's Area has expanded to include a painting garden and face painter, with our wonderful jumps and slides.
Food, wines and beers are several other components of this festival and the food lineup this year has something for everyone! The website has the initial line-up but more are coming in as I write. Wines and beers will be posted in July.
We have a gorgeous craft market, with artists coming from all over the US, and I am working on putting together a food product/sampling tent! Yum!
Check the website for more information and hope to see you there!
www.winecountryfestivals.com
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This
'The thoughts you think when you are happiest are the closest to the truth".
-- Alan Cohen
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