The Stages of Change

Hello, Weight Watchers! Did last week's meeting inspire you to practice the Self-Monitoring Helpful Habit this week? Self-Monitoring is a great way to keep yourself on track and really see your exciting progress, be it through journaling, measurements, non-scales victories, or any way you choose to track!

EXCITING NEWS FOR THE WESTSIDE WEIGHT WATCHERS CENTER
Those of you who attend at the Westside Center may know that we've been searching for a new home for well over a year now. Well, we've found it! The last meeting in our current location will be held Saturday, March 7. Join us Sunday March 8 in our new location at 4525 Lafayette Road, Ste E for our Grand Opening from 2-4pm. There will be giveaways, local vendor booths, and prizes. EVERYONE is invited, including At-Work and potential members! Current members get an extra entry into the drawing for bringing a friend!

Even if you can't make it on Sunday, the entire first month will be full of surprises for Westside Center members. There will be a big drawing with a guaranteed winner in every single meeting at the end of the month!

DON'T MISS YOUR MEETING THIS WEEK!
This week, meeting rooms all around the country will offer free samples of the newest member of our product lineup, the Mint Cookie Crisp Mini bar. Mint and chocolate cookie, all for just one POINTS value! (Be sure to freeze one, chop it up, and try it in a chocolate smoothie - yum!)

DID YOU KNOW?

• Weight Watchers is an international company traded on the stock market.
• All Weight Watchers staff are Lifetime members who have lost at least five pounds with the program.
• Weight Watchers was mentioned on the Today show last week. It works!

ARTICLES OF NOTE

• Are You Ready? Introduction to Behavior Change
• Can You Change Your Ways?
• Ann Changed Her Weight and Her Way of Life

We can be incredibly hard on ourselves when our motivation slips. Rather than letting ourselves feel like noncompliance with the Program is a result of some character flaw, we will discuss how it's normal to move back and forth among five very real stages of behavioral change. We will learn how to keep our weight-loss efforts going strong!

Have a great week, everyone! I'll see you at your meeting!

Cyndi
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
--Conrad Hilton

Pasta with Sausage, Peas, and Mustard Greens
Makes 6 servings
POINTS value per serving: 7

1/2 pound orecchiette
4 Italian turkey sausage links (3/4 pound), halved lengthwise and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 (15 1/2-ounce) can black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can vegetable broth
1 (14-ounce) can seasoned mustard greens
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

1. Cook the orecchiette according to package directions, omitting the salt if desired.

2. Meanwhile, to make the sauce, spray a nonstick Dutch oven with nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the black-eyed peas, broth, and mustard greens; bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat and cook, covered, until the sausage is cooked through, about 5 minutes.

3. Add the pasta to the sauce; toss to coat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until well mixed, about 1 minute. Sprinkle with the cheese and serve at once.

Recipe from Weight Watchers cookbook Shortcuts© 2008. All rights reserved