Controlling Cravings

Hello, Weight Watchers! Did you try any of the great new ideas from last week's meeting? Adding new foods and flavors can spice up our diet and keep eating healthy interesting and fun! I'm headed to the grocery store Tuesday afternoon, and I'm already excited to try some new things!

SUMMER SNACK SALE
Our end-of-summer sale is back and even better this year! Until August 29, buy any Just 2 POINTS Snack bar (except Banana Nut Bread, which is already discounted) or salty snack for just $3.50 per box! Stock up for the back-to-school rush at a savings of up to 30%!

CAPEHART FEDERAL BUILDING OPEN HOUSE
FBI At-Work members, this week is your Open House meeting! Please come prepared to pay for the new series, scheduled to start the following Tuesday. Also, anyone interested in seeing what WW At Work is all about is invited to attend this meeting for free! Series offerings and payment methods accepted can be found here. Don't forget, we must have 20 members for the great discounted weekly fee and free eTools subscription!

LOSE FOR GOOD
Check out the August issue of Weight Watchers Magazine for information about this year's Lose for Good campaign! Weight Watchers members throughout the country will be collecting food to donate to local food banks and Weight Watchers of North America has pledged to donate one pound of food for each pound lost during the campaign (up to one million dollars' worth) . If you are affiliated with a local food bank and would like them to benefit from your meeting's Lose for Good food drive (which we will discuss in more detail in the coming weeks), please let me know. The official campaign starts August 30!

ARTICLES OF NOTE

• PMS Cravings-Busters
• Substitute This!
• Kristen Tackles Her Sweet Tooth...and Wins!

It's late at night, and watching TV just wouldn't be the same without a bowl of salty chips. You're short on sleep, desk is piled up at work, and it's time to take the kids to football practice. Won't a brownie make it all better? Can people really watch a movie without buttery popcorn?

Cravings can hit at anytime, and we frequently don't feel satisfied until we eat what we crave. If cravings are satisfied and handled as they arise, we can continue our weight-loss efforts without much interference or risk of a lapse becoming a relapse becoming a collapse. Come this week to share your best crave-busting tips!

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

Cyndi

Hunger is the best sauce in the world.
--Cervantes

Frozen Hot Chocolate
Makes 4 servings (1 cup each)
POINTS® value per serving: 3

◊1 1/2 cups fat-free milk
1/4 cup sugar
3 Tbsp unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa*
2 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
3 cups ice cubes

1. Combine 1/2 cup of the milk, the sugar, and cocoa in a medium saucepan and set over medium-low heat. Cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil, about 5 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the chocolate. Let stand 5 minutes, and then stir until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Refrigerate until cold, about 20 minutes.

2. Combine the remaining 1 cup milk, the chocolate mixture, and the ice cubes in a blender; blend on high speed until slushy. Pour evenly into 4 glasses or goblets. Serve at once with spoons.

Recipe adapted from Weight Watchers® Cookbook Hit the Spot © 2009 Weight Watchers® International Inc. All Rights Reserved.