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Why is it that members who attend meetings lose more weight than those who don't?  

Significantly so....

Tough Question - right!  After all; we know that we should eat healthy foods, we know that to lose weight we have to reduce our calorie intake and we know that too many adult beverages cause weight gain.   

We try and try to go it alone, we somehow believe that the theory of "meetings work" refers to the other guys!  I had the same belief until I was open to hearing the truth; and being open to the idea of attending meeting resulted in weight loss of more than 100 pounds.

NOW I hear it week after week from members; they tell me that when they miss a week, it is so much harder to stick with it, food becomes even more tempting and weight management becomes harder and harder as the missed weeks go by.

If you've been trying to go it alone because you believe you know what you have to do without sitting through a meeting.  If you've been running in to "weigh-in and run" because you're so busy.  If you've stopped coming to Weight Watchers altogether because the last time you tried, something got in your way; you are only HINDERING yourself and making it harder for yourself to achieve YOUR GOALS.

It's time to change your thinking right now, today, PLAN to attend a meeting this week:  If you're worried or scared of the "truth" from the scale or you're concerned that I or the staff will somehow ridicule or humiliate you, or worse; that you'll beat yourself up, come in just to talk to us and let us give you a warm welcome and help you to get back on track.

IF, on the other hand, you're one of my members who come to Weight Watchers every week and stick around for the meeting; I'd love it if you'd share your success, your tips and strategies with the returners and please please help them feel welcome and supported.
SPRING is here and we deserve to feel amazing & I know a place where you can!

As we approach Holy Week and Passover, I wanted to wish everyone a Very Happy Pesach and a Very Happy Easter.

P.S. The Seder Points are on the  "Insider Trading"  Tab - look at the top of the blog page.

Girl Scout Cookies VS Weight Watchers Mini Bars!

It’s that time of year again, when cookie boxes show up at your door at the hand of a smiling neighbor, family member, or co-worker. Before you know it, you have boxes and boxes of cookies sitting around, and let’s face it, it’s tough to hold back. Sure they taste good, but have you ever calculated the PointsPlus^® values of a Samoa, Thin Mint, or Tagalong? Head to head, Weight Watchers Mini Bars are a better choice—Scout’s honor!

IN MY HOUSE - THIS IS KNOWN AS
"THE PRETZEL WOWIE"

For almost every favorite cookie flavor, Weight Watchers has an equally as yummy Mini Bar offering.  Power through Girl Scout cookie season on Plan:
~  If you like Samoas, you’ll love Toasted Coconut Dream.
~  If you love the peanut butter or chocolate in Tagalongs/Peanut Butter Patties, the Toffe Peanut Perfection or Chocolate Pretzel Blast will satisfy your craving for something sweet and salty.
~  Savannah smiles but our *New* Key Lime Pie also gets you grinning.
~  Caramel deLites? We have our very delightful Chocolate Caramel Mini Bar.

• Our Mini Bars are only 2 PointsPlus values per serving while for 2 smaller cookies, you are looking at 4 to 5 PointsPlus values.
• Our Mini Bars have less sugar and more fiber.
• Our Mini Bars have built in portion control. We all know that one or two cookies leads to half a box.

It’s true that the cookie sales are for a good cause, so if you must order them, try some of these tactics: Make a straight-up donation instead of purchasing cookies altogether; Share boxes you do buy with friends and colleagues; portion cookies into individual serving sizes; and/or freeze boxes for later.

One Last Thing - 

For the past 2 weeks, we've been talking about the "cost" of consuming our PPV in alcoholic beverages.  Here's some sage advice from a member of mine:  BEER and WINE are FREE! If you leave the cap on or the cork in the bottle   :)  Thanks Sally!