Lose for Good

Hello, Weight Watchers! Are you in "the weight-loss Zone"? Would you like to be? I would really encourage you to tie the last few week's topics together - success at small goals will help motivate you to be in "the Zone" and reach your ultimate goals!

STAY AND SUCCEED
Traditional members, this is the last week of our Summer Stay and Succeed contest! You can earn up to three entries this week - stay for the meeting, bring a friend who joins, and purchase $20 or more in product. The grand prize is a Land's End Weight Watchers cooler or tote stuffed with $100 of our meeting room products. Good luck!

IT'S MADNESS...MADNESS, I TELL YOU!
At-Work members, your Fruity Nutty Madness Just 2 POINTS bar samples are in my hot little hands and itching to be in yours! A great mix of sweet and salty flavors, this new bar has nuts and dried fruit - a chewy, filling snack. Weigh in this week to have one of your very own!

WEIGHT WATCHERS WANTS YOU!
If you are Lifetime at goal or near becoming Lifetime at goal, please consider joining us for one of our Employment Information Sessions. Weight Watchers offers a flexible schedule (work as little as one meeting per week!), great discounts on products, free eTools, great training opportunities, and the chance to really make a difference in someone's life. There are openings for Leaders and Receptionists right now!

• Brownsburg Fire Training Center, Sept 11 at 7pm
• St. Thomas More Church - Mooresville, Sept 12 at 9:30am

ARTICLES OF NOTE

• Impact of Weight Loss on the Family
• The Importance of You
• Looking Forward to Life

Weight Watchers is proud to announce the Lose for Good initiative! For every pound lost between 9/7 - 10/18, the equivalent of a pound of food, up to one million dollars, will be donated to Action Against Hunger or Share Our Strength. Come to your meeting this week to pick up your Lose for Good information packet and experience yet another benefit of weight loss!

In addition, members are encouraged to make donations to local charities of their choice. I will be donating eighty-five pounds of food to represent my weight loss. This is absolutely voluntary on your part, but is a great way to share the benefits of your weight loss with others! I will be collecting and taking pictures of our "food monuments" at each meeting the week of October 12.

I need your help! If any of you know of a charity, church, or food pantry close to your meeting that needs help, please let me know ASAP. It would be absolutely ideal if a representative of the organization would be willing/able to attend our meeting the week of October 12 to accept our donations. This is a great way to give back to the local community!

Have a great week, everyone!

Cyndi

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

--GK Chesterton

Orange Beef
4 servings | 3 POINTS values per serving
Sept/Oct 2008 Weight Watchers magazine, p 51

• 3 scallions, slices
• 2 gralic cloves, minced
• 1 T minced peeled fresh ginger
• 1 T grated orange zest
• 3/4 lb boneless sirloin steak, trimmed and cut into thin strips
• 10 oz fresh sugar snap peas and baby carrots
• 2 T soy sauce
• 2 T orange juice
• 1 t cornstarch
• 1 T cold water

Spray a large nonstick wok or skillet with nonstick spray and set over high heat. When a drop of water sizzles on it, add the scallions, garlic, ginger, and orange zest. Stir-fry until scallions soften (about 1 min).

Add the beef and stir-fry until browned (about 3 min). Add the dugar snap peas and baby carrots. Stir-fry unti craip-tender (about 2 min). Stir in the soy sauce and orange juice. Bring to a simmer and cook 20 s.

Meanwhile, mix the cornstarch and water in a small bowl until smooth. Add the cornstarch mixture to the wok and cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce is thickened (about 30 s).