Mint Cookie Blizzard Option

The DQ small Thin Mint Blizzard is 13 points. My smoothie was only 5 and it yielded 32 oz.
Here's the recipe:
1 cup fat free milk
2 cups crushed ice
1 packet of WW Smoothie (either vanilla or chocolate)
1 WW Mint Cookie Crisp bar (cut into small pieces)
First, I blended the milk and Smoothie.
Then, I added the ice.
Lastly, I added the Mint Cookie Crip bar.
If you want to drink it like a smoothie, you're all set.
I put the blender in the freezer for 30 minutes and it was the consistancy of a DQ Blizzard.
Hope this help!

PATTERN FOR SUCCESS!!!

Discover Your Eating Pattern
Write down when you eat

Determine physical satisfaction

Make Adjustments if necessary
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Remember, there are no right or wrong eating patterns. When you plan your eating to minimize hunger and maximize satisfaction, you’ll have an easier time of staying within the plan guidelines. I encourage you to take what you learned during the meeting about patterns and satisfying food choices, and make it work for YOU! “Success is following the pattern of life one enjoys most.” Al Cap….. Satisfaction – now that’s the pattern for success.

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“When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.”Tuli Kupferberg (a beat poet I had never heard of before)

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"To get what we've never had, we must do what we've never done." From the 212 movie
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"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple, learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen."John Steinbeck
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“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit." -- Conrad Hilton
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Chocolate Éclair Dessert
From Marybeth’s Recipe Builder – e-tools
Serves 18; 2 Points per serving
Serves 16; 3 Points per serving
24 sheets of graham crackers
2 small pkgs sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
4 ½ cups fat-free milk
12 oz. fat-free cool whip
1 small pkg sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix.

Place 8 graham cracker sheets in the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Mix vanilla puddings and 3 cups of milk; let set 2 minutes. Gently fold in cool whip. Pour half on graham crackers. Top with another 8 graham cracker sheets. Pour remaining pudding mixture over crackers. Top with last 8 graham cracker sheets. Mix the chocolate pudding with 1 ½ cups of milk; let stand for 2 minutes. Spread over graham crackers. Let set 6 hours or overnight in refrigerator to soften graham crackers.

Thanks Lynn from Tuesday's meeting for getting this to us!

212 Degrees, the extra degree

THE EXTRA DEGREE

At 211 degrees, water is hot
At 212 degrees, water boils
And with boiling water comes steam
And stem can power a locomotive
Adding the one extra degree can
Make all the difference…
http://www.212movie.com/

DIET COKE CHICKEN

Ingredients
4 chicken breasts
nonstick cooking spray
1 cup ketchup
1 (12 ounce) can diet cola (I hear diet orange soda works well also)

Directions
Spray your pan with cooking spray.
Place chicken breasts in pan.
Brown lightly on each side.
Mix Ketchup and Diet Cola together.
Pour over chicken.
Cook for about 45 minutes or until chicken is tender.
Very Yummy!
--http://www.recipezaar.com/

Happy Thin-dependence - Summer BBQ's

Frozen Peanut Butter Cups

8 oz. ff cool whip

1/2 cup peanut butter (i used extra crunchy)

2 tablespoons chocolate syrup


Line muffin pans with liners. with spoon, mix cool whip and peanut butter until well combined. Spoon even portions into muffin liners.

Top each with a swirl of chocolate syrup. Freeze 6-8 hours until frozen. Once solid, remove the pan and place into freezer bag or container.

You can also use mini size foil cups and make 24 at 1 pt each. They don't re-freeze real hard and the chocolate never freezes. These kind of melt in your mouth.

Suggestions for alternative Barbecue foods:

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Food listed, Pts, Core (~)

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3 oz hamburger patty 5

3-oz 95% lean hamburger 3 ~

Gardenburger 1 ~ 2 oz hotdog 5

fat free hotdog 1

Soy hotdog 1

Boca Italian sausage 3

grilled Portobello mushroom 0 ~

2 oz. shrimp skewer 1 ~

41/2 oz. chicken breast - bbq with skin & bones 6

3 oz. chicken breast – without skin & bones 3 ~

6 oz chicken thigh & drumstick 9

3 oz chicken thigh (without skin, with bone) 3

2 oz hamburger bun 3

2 oz hotdog bun 3

1/2 cup potato salad 7

1/2 cup baked beans 5

1/2 cup vegetarian baked beans 2 ~

1 cup tossed salad 0 ~

vinegar and 2 tsp. olive oil 2 ~

Fat free Italian dressing 0 ~

2 T. Fat free creamy dressing 1 ~

7” ear corn on the cob 1 ~

14 potato chips 4

11 baked potato chips 2

lettuce leaves 0 ~

tomato slice 0 ~

1 T. ketchup 0 ~

1/4 cup ketchup 1 ~

1 T. mustard 0 ~

1 tsp. butter 1

2 tsp light butter 1

4 T. fat free margarine 1 ~

2” slice watermelon 1 ~

1/12 - 9” strawberry shortcake (or 1 individual) 7

1 1/2 cup sliced strawberries 1 ~

1 – 12 oz beer 3

1 – 12 oz light beer 2

iced tea with sweetener 0 ~

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Declaration poem

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Do you declare a thinner, healthier you?

You have the right to make your dreams come true.

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Are you ready to pledge your goals to attain?

Independence from overweight can truly remain.

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What if starting today you take control,

Renew the commitment, and set a healthy weight goal?

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Enjoy this freedom, every point 2 of the ‘weigh’!

Indisputably, your diligence will be rewarded one day.

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How badly do you want what I hold in my hand? (lifetime key)

I have confidence in you, - but YOU are in command.

Strawberry Trifle & The Instant Garden of Success

Strawberry Trifle

1 angel food cake
1 24 oz. lowfat strawberry yogurt
1 box (large) ff jello cheesecake pudding mix
8 cups strawberries
cool whip 8 oz
almonds

Cut up angel food cake in pieces Mix yogurt with cheesecake pudding mix(dry) and add 1 cup of cool whip Cut the strawberries in pieces and have all things ready to layer layer cake and then strawberries and yogurt mixture in trifle or punch bowl. repeat 2 or 3 times. Depends on bowl. Top with cool whip. ..Sprinkle with almonds and strawberry to garnish

I put it through ETools and 15 servings at 2/3 cup is 3 POINTS with almonds and 2 POINTS without. ****


Instant Garden of Success

Plant five rows of Peas:
-Patience,
-Perseverance,
-Preparation,
-Planning and Positiveness.

Include three rows of Squash:
-Squash Negativity,
-Squash Dieting,
-Squash Deprivation.

Add 5 rows of Lettuce:
-Let us be positive,
-Let us take responsibility,
-Let us be in control,
-Let us reward our accomplishments,
-Let us be empowered.

No garden is complete without Turnips:
-Turn up with a positive attitude,
-Turn up with a smile,
-Turn up with new ideas,
-turn up with real determination,
-Turn up with SUCCESS.

May your garden flourish!!!
Suzy Jones, Leader

TIME TO THINK SERIES RENEWAL * June 26

AT-WORK Group – Virginia Tech, Southgate

Welcome to the Weight Watchers At-work concept. I cannot wait to renew this series. Below are some details about the renewal. If you should have questions, please do not hesitate in contacting me.

Day: THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008, weigh-in to start at 11:50 AM, meeting shortly thereafter

Leader: Lesia (Lisa) Linkous

Receptionist: Linda Evans-Malinowski

Location: Southgate Center, Room 153

Cost: $186.00 for 17 weeks – minimum number of “paying” participants 20

Payment: Must be in advance for full series by cash, check or credit card and received by week 2.

Payment by check received at 1st or 2nd meeting may be divided into three equal payments with ALL checks dated when written. Post-dated checks cannot be accepted.
17 week:
1st Installment of $62.00 will be deposited when received
2nd Installment of $62.00 will be deposited on Week 5
3rd Installment of $62.00 will be deposited on Week 10

PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECKS PAYABLE TO WEIGHT WATCHERS

STATE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM:

For AW meetings, they are offered a 13-weekof 15 week (50% of $155.35) or a 15 or 17-week reimbursement (50% of $186.00).

Eligible state employees (those with health benefits) will receive a 50% reimbursement for participating in our program (must attend and/or complete participation requirements 10 out of 13 meeting or 15 out of 17 meetings). The members will be responsible for sending in a reimbursement form that they can get from their HR department. The member will bring the form to the Leader for them to sign indicating that the member actually participated in the program. The Leader is not responsible for handling or sending in this form. It is up to the member to do this.

Attending A meeting means any meeting WW has to offer throughout the week... If the AW meeting doesn't work, then attend at a different location. Just make sure the membership book logs in the attendance.

Please direct all member inquiries to their HR Benefits website at: http://www.dhrm.virginia.gov/.

Heading into the Summer Months

Perfect Egg Salad (Core compatible)
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
2 tablespoons finely chopped dill pickle
4 finely chopped hard cooked large eggs

Combine all ingredients except eggs, then stir in eggs. Makes four 1/3 cup servings. 2 POINTS per serving.(HINT: if you want deviled eggs, take the hard cooked eggs, split them in half, take out the egg yolks, and mix those with the ingredients above the eggs. Put that mixture in the “holes” in the egg whites.)

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Peach Ice Cream

5 c. peaches (peeled & chopped)
2/3 c. sugar
1 Tbs lemon juice
2 c. 2% milk
1/2 c. egg substitute
2 Tbs honey
1/8 tsp almond extract optional mint sprigs

1. Mash 4 cups peaches in a large bowl. Add sugar and lemon juice; stir well. Let stand 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Addmilk, egg substitute, honey, and extract; beat at medium speed of a mixer until well blended. Stir in remaining 1 cup peaches.

2. Pour mixture into freezer can of an ice cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Spoon ice cream into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 1 hour or until firm. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired. Serving = 1/2 cupPoints per Serving = 1Servings = 20

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Don't Quit
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
when the road you're trudging seems all up hill.
When spirits are low and the scale seems high,
you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When life is pressing you down a bit,
rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is strange with its twists and turns,
as everyone of us sometimes learns.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
you will succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out,
the silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are,
it may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
it's when things seem worst that you MUST NOT QUIT.

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Whatever you think about, you bring about!