Summary Jan 2, 2008

Central theme-
What are you looking forward to, now that the Holidays are over?

WRRRap it up!
Relax: By giving yourself time and adjusting back to the normal pace of life.

Rrecuperate: Find happiness, escape, comfort and satisfaction through things other than food.

Re-Focus: Get back on track. Get your house and life back in order.


Thoughts for the week-
We spent more time in WW booklet #3, Think First.

The booklet is great because it not only helps us identify our emotional and psychological triggers and weaknesses, but also provides useful Tools For Living to push-back and get control over these pesky issues that tend to derail our weight loss efforts.

Which areas of awareness help you most in your weight loss journey?: Preparing yourself for a new lifestyle, Asking for help, Managing your thoughts, Managing your feelings, Taking care of yourself, Managing your environment, Monitoring yourself, or Learning from your previous experiences.

The WW Tools For Living are the following: Winning Outcomes, Empowering Beliefs, Anchoring, Storyboarding, Mental Rehearsing, Motivating Strategy, Re-Framing, Positive Self-Talk, Asserting, Switching. (For more information on each of these tools, get booklet #3, Think First)


Web links-
Start Making Choices: A free web site from ConAgra Foods.

The Four Day Win, (diet book review)

Calories burned per minutes of activity calculator

Cabot Cheese (good stuff, small packs available, reduced fat)


Closing quote-
Oprah, pg 50, Think First: "Getting my lifelong weight struggle under control has come from a process of treating myself as well as I treat others in every way."


Recipes-
Toast a tortilla in skillet or toaster-oven, add salsa and 1 oz. low-fat cheese. (3 Pts)

Cut into small pieces and serve over bed of lettuce, tomatoes and salsa.
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Dice and set aside the following
1/2 oz. feta cheese.
green pepper, to your liking.
5 green or black olives

Scramble 1 egg, and pour in pan sprayed with PAM. Cook over medium heat.
Add diced ingredients and shake in some black-pepper. Cook to your liking.

Serve with one strip of turkey-bacon (2 min. in microwave), and half of a toasted, wheat pita.
4.5 pts total