WOW! Let me start off by saying a BIG THANK YOU to each of you for your kindness and patience as we worked hard to get you registered, checked in, and/or weighed last week so you could get into our meeting on time. We had more than 20 new or returning members and there was definitely an excitement and energy that I'm sure you all felt. It was CRAZY, but very fun.
By the way, I was able to gather e-mail addresses for several of our new members. However, if you attend the meeting with friends or family members and they didn't receive notice of this weekly newsletter (also known as our blog), please share the address with them. Also, if you're receiving notice and would like your name removed from our distribution list, please send me an e-mail message requesting that your name be removed. My e-mail address is: lifeisglorious@gmail.com.
Many of us (myself included) are very hopeful that this new year, 2009, will bring with it many wonderful things. We have perhaps made New Year's Resolutions to: (1) be healthier, (2) make better eating choices by eating filling foods and/or decreasing portion sizes, (3) get more energy, (4) move more, (5) increase self-esteem, (6) make new friends, (7) give help and support to another Weight Watchers member so that member, too, can reach his/her goal--and guess what? Each one of these things can be done by following the wonderful Weight Watchers Momentum plan and attending our weekly meetings!
This week's meeting topic was titled: "K.I.S.S.," which is an acronym for "Keep it Simple and Sustainable." The new Momentum plan is just that--simple and sustainable. Never has there been a plan that is more simple to follow (only two rules) or that is more sustainable. The Momentum plan teaches us how to make smart food choices by helping us focus our attention on filling foods, while still allowing us to enjoy our favorite foods and occasionally even splurge! What could be more sustainable (maintained or continued) than the lifestyle we learn from following the Momentum plan? We don't have to be hungry and we certainly don't need to feel deprived. We also had a wonderful discussion about the "Seven Steps for Success" referenced at the front of your new Pocket Guide. These are steps that successful members follow to reach (and maintain) their goal weight. Definitely wise advice! As we discussed each of these steps, I was impressed by the insights, experience, wisdom, and advice that members of our group shared. These things help all of us. Ralph Waldo Emerson made the following statement, which I truly believe: "It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." One of the many things I appreciate most about the Weight Watchers program is the MEETINGS. We get a chance to be among friends, family members, and aquaintences who feel many of the same things we feel and who struggle with similar issues. However, as we meet together each week, we learn from each other, help support each other and, by so doing, we strengthen each other--and ourselves.
During next week's meeting, we'll be discussing "Balancing Your POINTS Values." We'll learn how to find appealing foods that will keep us satisfied ... longer, while balancing our choices with foods we love. I look forward to another great discussion!
For those of you who lost weight (or even maintained your weight) during the holidays--CONGRATULATIONS! And for anyone who might have put on a few pounds during the past few days/weeks/months, that's now part of the past. Let it go. Let's move on. There is definitely hope for a much, much brighter future. We have nothing but success ahead of us. Vince Lombardi said: "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will." I know we have the WILL to reach our goals, and we can and WILL reach our goals. I'm confident of that! We have all the tools--and support--we need. Aren't we lucky?
I'll see you Tuesday evening. (Remember, new members, you'll arrive at 6:00 pm for our "Week 2" meeting. Everyone else, the weigh-in time for the regular meeting is 6:30 pm, and the meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 pm.)
Please enjoy the remainder of your weekend.
Warmest regards,
Debra (your Tuesday night Weight Watchers leader)
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