Trying a new format...let's see how this works!

Read about Weight Watchers founder JEAN NIDETCH here. (Thanks to Foster City member, Lee, for the article!)

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Introducing...POINTS PLUS +

The Weight-Loss Skill:  Learning the basics of the new PointsPlus™ program
 
The Challenge:  Changing to a new program can be tough, especially for longtime members and those experiencing success on the POINTS® program.

The Solution:  In this meeting, I will teach you the basics of the PointsPlus™ program...I will address your immediate concerns... and I will show you why I think this is Weight Watchers' best plan ever!!
 
For More Info:
 
Weight Watchers® Weekly: “Meet Your New Plan”—the top five things to know about PointsPlus™

Program Materials: PointsPlus™ Getting Started
 
Tool of the Week:

PointsPlus Calculator

Weight Watchers Happenings:


The registration fee of $20.00 is back in effect, as is the $13.00 missed-week fee. (Added to the weekly fee of $13.00)

SAVE $$$ by purchasing a 17-Week Pass for $194 ($11.41 per week)

SAVE even MORE $$$ by purchasing the Monthly Pass for $39.95 per month ($9.22 per week!) PLUS you get FREE eTools!

Why a Monthly Pass?

  • Unlimited meetings each month
  • Free eTools, including Weight Watchers® Mobile
  • Automatic monthly renewal

As always...guests can Check Out A Meeting For Free! Bring your spouse, friends, neighbors and colleagues to a meeting...let's keep our membership numbers up!

"If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results."  ~Jack Dickson

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Play It Again, Sam

The Weight-Loss Skill:  Learn From Experience so you can be more successful going forward
 
The Challenge:   Spanish philosopher George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This is especially true when it comes to Thanksgiving. We may repeat the same actions year after year without pausing to recognize which help and which hinder our weight-loss efforts. What’s more, we often view less-helpful actions as failures, making success feel out of reach and obscuring the lessons that would make us more successful.

The Solution:  In this meeting, we will learn that past experience offers a window to future success. And because Thanksgiving meals are so consistent from year to year, it’s easy to plan ahead of time. Looking at past successes gives us a cheat sheet of actions that can be repeated for Thanksgiving dinner and future holidays. Looking at past struggles helps us zero in on the adjustments that need to be made to ensure future success.
 
For More Info:
 
Weight Watchers® Weekly: “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”—a letter to your future self incorporating your Winning Outcome and all of the weight-loss skills you’ve learned to help you achieve it

eTools: “Habit Guide: Learn From Experience”

Don't have eTools?    SIGN UP HERE!

Member materials: Book 4, Habits of Successful Members
 
Tool of the Week:

POINTS® Clicker




Weight Watchers Happenings:

The registration fee of $20.00 is back in effect, as is the $13.00 missed-week fee. (Added to the weekly fee of $13.00)

SAVE $$$ by purchasing a 17-Week Pass for $194 ($11.41 per week)

SAVE even MORE $$$ by purchasing the Monthly Pass for $39.95 per month ($9.22 per week!) PLUS you get FREE eTools!

Why a Monthly Pass?

  • Unlimited meetings each month
  • Free eTools, including Weight Watchers® Mobile
  • Automatic monthly renewal

As always...guests can Check Out A Meeting For Free! Bring your spouse, friends, neighbors and colleagues to a meeting...let's keep our membership numbers up!

"Never, never, never, never give up." ~Winston Churchill

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Managing Stress

The Weight-Loss Skill:  Managing stress to stay in control on Thanksgiving and beyond
 
The Challenge:  Thanksgiving can test our ability to take care of ourselves and to stay in control and on plan. And we’re not talking just about resisting the Apple Brown Betty. Visiting family and friends often cause stress, prompting some of us to hit the leftovers hard.

The Solution:  In this meeting we will learn that while eating and exercise are critical components of losing weight, thinking patterns play a role as well. We will explore ways to manage our thinking patterns to avoid letting stress sabotage our weight-loss efforts.
 
For More Info:
 
Weight Watchers® Weekly: “They Say, You Say”—a guide to countering unhelpful comments from friends and relatives at the Thanksgiving table

Science Center: “Coping Skills”

Program materials: Book 4, Habits of Successful Members, “Helpful Habits,” pp. 4–31, “Tools For Living,” pp. 34–43
 
Tools of the Week:

Weight Watchers Fitness Kits



Punch! Fitness Kit and Work Your Belly, Butt & Thighs Fitness Kit also available at select locations


Weight Watchers Happenings:


The registration fee of $20.00 is back in effect, as is the $13.00 missed-week fee. (Added to the weekly fee of $13.00)

SAVE $$$ by purchasing a 17-Week Pass for $194 ($11.41 per week)

SAVE even MORE $$$ by purchasing the Monthly Pass for $39.95 per month ($9.22 per week!) PLUS you get FREE eTools!

 
Why a Monthly Pass?


  • Unlimited meetings each month
  • Free eTools, including Weight Watchers® Mobile
  • Automatic monthly renewal

 As always...guests can Check Out A Meeting For Free! Bring your spouse, friends, neighbors and colleagues to a meeting...let's keep our membership numbers up!

"Rule your mind or it will rule you." ~Horace

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Your Thanksgiving Toolbox

The Weight-Loss Skill: Staying in control and making healthy choices during holiday meals

The Challenge:  Thanksgiving is all about food—turkey, gravy, yams, and pie—and many people use it as an excuse to overeat. Overindulging is not only acceptable on this holiday, but often encouraged. What’s more, families usually serve up once-a-year high POINTS® value specialties that we may find hard to resist.

The Solution:  In this meeting, we will learn to successfully navigate the Thanksgiving holiday menu.  We’ll determine in advance which foods we’ll eat and calculate the POINTS values of those foods.  We’ll discuss resources for finding POINTS value friendly recipes, learn how to calculate the POINTS values for favorite family recipes, and plan not just how much we’ll eat but also when and how often. This preparation will make us feel in control at the holiday table so we can stay on track amid the gluttony that surrounds us.

For More Info:

Weight Watchers® Weekly: “The Great Plate”—holiday recipes and resources for preparing and finding healthy Thanksgiving recipes

eTools: “Cheat Sheet: Thanksgiving”  and "Have a Guilt-Free Thanksgiving”   and “The Protein Prospective”

Don't have etools?  SIGN UP HERE!

Tools of the Week:

Weight Watchers Cookbooks



*COOKBOOK SELECTIONS VARY BY LOCATION

Weight Watchers Happenings:

The registration fee of $20.00 is back in effect, as is the $13.00 missed-week fee. (Added to the weekly fee of $13.00) 

SAVE $$$ by purchasing a 17-Week Pass for $194 ($11.41 per week)

SAVE even MORE $$$ by purchasing the Monthly Pass for $39.95 per month ($9.22 per week!) PLUS you get FREE eTools!

Why a Monthly Pass?

  • Unlimited meetings each month
  • Free eTools, including Weight Watchers® Mobile
  • Automatic monthly renewal
As always...guests can Check Out A Meeting For Free! Bring your spouse, friends, neighbors and colleagues to a meeting...let's keep our membership numbers up!

"The thing I'm most thankful for right now is elastic waistbands." ~Author Unknown



"Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence." ~Erma Bombeck



"Thanksgiving is America's national chow-down feast, the one occasion each year when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty." ~Michael Dresser