Go for the Gold

I hope you have been watching the Olympics and have been inspired by the athletes. I was up late on Sat. to watch the swimming finals and have enjoyed watching all the events.

This week we're talking about setting interim goals on the way to achieving our gold medal, reaching our Lifetime goal. We'll talk about ways to break down our goals to manageable, attainable steps along the way.

My favorite tip I heard in the meeting room last week: Go grogery shopping with a Weight Watchers friend. You'll get some great ideas and will be more likely to try some new things.

Tonight is Open House at the middle school and soccer practice so we're having a quick meal of leftover roast, cut into cubes, adding that to frozen, oriental style vegetables. I'll heat it up in a frying pan on top of the stove and serve this over brown rice, add a salad and that's dinner.

Below is a recipe for a fettuccine dish, I sometimes add chicken which you would have to adjust the points accordingly.

Have a great week!!!!

Fettuccine with Blue Cheese-Artichoke Sauce
4 servings – 6 points per serving


1 (9 ounce) package refrigerated fettuccine
Cooking Spray
1 (14 ounce) can quartered artichoke hearts, drained
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 (10 ounce) container refrigerated light alfredo sauce
2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.

2. While pasta cooks, coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot. Add artichokes and mushrooms; cook 3 to 4 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Add alfredo sauce to artichoke mixture: cook until thoroughly heated.

3. Place drained pasta in a large bowl. Pour sauce mixture over pasta: toss to combine. Sprinkle with blue cheese.

I just took my very first Pilates class. It was fun and a lot more intense than I thought it would be. Tomorrow I might try Six-Pack Abs. I am trying some new things to move more. I am open to suggestions.

Last week we talked about Mental Rehearsing and how Olympic athletes use this tool to visualize themselves achieving their athletic goals. We, too, can use this tool to visualize ourselves behaving in a certain way to achieve our winning outcome for challenging situations.

I tried a recipe that has been floating around WW for years and it was delicious.

1 can diet cola
1 cup ketchup
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Combine the cola and ketchup, pour over chicken and cook. I did this in the crockpot and put the chicken in still frozen. I tried this with diet Dr. Pepper. My whole family loved it!