Sweet Potato Crunch

2 lbs sweet potatoes
1 1/2 cups vanilla non fat yogurt
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
2/3 cup low fat granola
butter flavored cooking spray

Rap washed sweet potatoes in foil and place in oven on baking sheet @ 350 degrees about 40 to 60 minutes until they are soft to touch. Remove skin from cooled potatoes. Place the sweet potato in a mixing bowl. Add yogurt, spice and salt. Whip on medium speed until all of the yogurt is mixed into the potatoes.

Coat glass baking 1 1/2 to 2 quart baking dish with cooking spray. Scoop potato mixture into baking dish. Sprinkle granola evenly across the top of the potatoes and lighty coat with cooking spray.

Bake casserole @ 350 degrees for approximately 40 to 50 minutes.

8 - 1/2 cup servings @ 3 PointsPlus value
Calculated with eTools Recipe Builder

Lord of the Onion Rings

Here is the link some of you requested to Hungry Girl's onion ring recipe.

http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/1398

Enjoy

Good News

I just received an email from WW with the new PointsPlus information on the Smart Ones. Yea! This will make the PointsPlus Plan even easier.

My Journey on PointsPlus

I decided after I weighed in this morning that I would post my weekly weight loss on the new Weight Watchers PointsPlus Plan.

I began following the new plan eating 29 PointsPlus Values daily. I also had the 49 Weekly PointsPlus Allowance. I wanted to know the plan would work before I began sharing it with others, and I wanted to lose about 10 pounds.

Here is list of my loss week by week.

9/12/ Beginning Weight 144.8 lb

9/19/- 143.6 -1.2 lb

9/26/ Myrtle Beach NWI

10/3/- 143.2 - 0.4 lb

10/10/- 142.6 - 0.6 lb

10/17/- 140.8 - 1.8 lb

10/25/ Stuck in Midland NWI

10/30/- 139.4 -1.4 lb

11/07 - 138.6 - 0.8 lb

11/14 - 138.4 - 0.2 lb

11/21 - 138.4 - Maintained

11/28 - 137.2 - 1.2 lb

12/03 - 135.0 - 2.2 lb Wow! Was I surprised.

My total loss was 9.8 lbs in 12 weeks. That is more than 1/2 pound a week.

My doctor's goal for me is 135. I still would like to get back to my original goal of 130 which was set 40 years ago:)

Let me know how you are doing.

Great Link

Here is the link to the Weight Watchers site that has the information on cookbook conversions, POINTS PLUS and more. Guess you will have to copy it and paste it in your browser.

www.weightwatchers.com/productinfo

Changing to POINTSPLUS

Dear Friends,

With the launch of POINTSPLUS, I have removed my recipes from this blog. With the help of the Recipe Builder on eTools, I will recalculate the POINTSPLUS values and post them as soon as I can.

Please let me know if I can help you in any way.

Good Bye, Momentum

Retirement Poem for Momentum

You shared with us,
Knowledge we needed to succeed.

You cared for us,
When we were in times of need.

You showed us a new way to think about food.
You taught us to say, 'NO' without being rude.

You taught us to make better choices, for health.
And as we all know, knowledge is wealth.

You taught us to come to our meetings, for cheers.
These lessons we’ll remember for many years.

As the time comes to bid you a fond farewell,
And make room for the new, in our hearts you will dwell.

We will watch you fondly, as you ride off in the sun.
Happy Retirement, Momentum! POINTSPLUS has begun.

Does This Describe You?

NO DINNER YET

No eyelashes, nail polish, nor underwear.
No padding, or jewelry, I’ve cut my hair.
No liquids, not even to brush my teeth.
No stockings or garters or girdles beneath.
Where am I going so UNDRESSED tonight?
To my Weight Watchers meeting and I want to weigh light!
By Sheryl Goad 1991

Judy's Thoughts

Thanksgiving Wish

May your stuffing be tasty

May your turkey plump,

May your potatoes and gravy

Have nary a lump.

May your yams be delicious

And your pies take the prize,

And may your Thanksgiving dinner

Stay off your thighs

Anonymous~

Halloween Spell

Double double toil and trouble
I’m going to burst your WL bubble!

If you’re tempted by holiday candy
Be sure and keep filling foods handy!

If your WL motivation is fleeting
You need to be at your WW Meeting!

Tools Rule

Ask for help and use these tools --
To track, the 3-month journal rules.

Food Companions, Smartphone apps,
Need a walking DVD, perhaps?

Electronic scales, crunchy snacks,
Help us slide into our slacks.

Choose a 1 Point bar or roll.
Use E-tools to gain control.

Check out the cool Momentum books.
They’ll train us to be healthy cooks.

Try a SmartOne, or a Side.
Point Clickers are a handy guide.

Use the Weeklies and Serving Sets,
Then watch our shrinking silhouettes!

Meetings are a source of power.
Support and fun for half an hour.

With these tools we’ll stay on plan,
And won’t go back where we began!

October 10

Announcing

Our Holiday Open House is THIS Saturday

at the North Richland Hills Center

(8415 Davis Blvd., Suite 317) from 1-4 p.m.

Come pick up some great items for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

If you need reasonably priced gifts for friends, teachers, grandparents, neighbors, or even yourself, you will want to be there!

We have DOOR PRIZES and give-aways!

All the vendors and WW are contributing some great door prizes.

Come enter your name and just cross your fingers your name to be called. :)

Our awesome vendors are:

Sprouts

Pepperidge Farms

Lone Star Soaps

Cookie Lee Fashion Jewelry

Scentsy

Pampered Chef

Two Tx Chix (custom paint cans for gift containers)

Wreaths 4 All Seasons

Lucia's Designs (handmade ornaments)

Maria Spoolstra, personal trainer

Chuck Salter, musician who just made an awesome CD

This is an ideal time to introduce your friends and/or family to our Weight Watcher staff. Be there or be square:)