THE FEDERATION NEWS OF THE

WEIGHT WATCHERS FEDERATION (WA INC.)

April 2019

Weight Watchers Federation Committee

Name Group Phone Number

President Aileen Addison Forrestfield 9453 1731 0421 225 371

Secretary Sheila Overton Forrestfield 9453 6881

Treasurer Jenni Lynch Swan/Bassendean 9377 6830 Metropolitan Committee

June Richards Swan/Bassendean 9377 4966

Loris Clayton East Maddington 9398 7372

Rhonda Donaldson Cannington 0417 855 490

Edna Jones Greenwood 0458 565 602

Maria Alvarez Greenwood 0413 783 826

Newsletter

Editor Jo Vernon Swan/Bassendean 0421 442 279

Newsletter Deadline is the 21st of each month. Items received after this date may have to wait until the next newsletter.

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Phone: 9451 6588 Email: weightwatchersfed@aapt.net.au Webpage: www.weightwatchersfederationwa.org.au

Orders may be telephoned, emailed or posted to the office. IMPORTANT: Please notify the Federation office as soon as possible of any changes in your clubs’ committee or meeting place so that our records can be amended. You may miss out on new members if our information is incorrect.

PRESIDENTS NOTES

Here it is March and April already and I would like to say thank you to all the

clubs that sent in their Public Liability forms so quickly.

It will soon be Annual Raffle time again so please clubs try your best to sell all

your tickets.

By now all Slimmer of the Year forms should be in and it would be nice to see

clubs make a special effort to support their entrant on the day. If your entrant is

unable to attend, then make sure there is someone to represent her.

On Friday the 22nd Feb, Sheila and I attended the 25th Birthday celebrations of

Moore River club. What a day! The venue was great and all the effort that went

into setting up the day with photos of all the past and present graduates –

placemats-flowers and floral buckets for all. It was unbelievable. Moore River

has always been outstanding in what they do but this day was lovely. Thank

You.

A big thank you also to Jae, Dot and the committee. We felt very special on the

day.

WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A HOST CLUB FOR THE COUNTRY FORUM!!!

City members love the weekend away so watch this space for more news on

this.

Hope you are making small goals for your loss each month but don’t expect too

much from yourselves-small losses are best and I still think the 5/2 is still the

best way to go.

P.S Please ring the office before attending to make sure we are there as times

can change due to circumstances.

Thanks.

Till next time

Aileen

SORRENTO WEIGHT WATCHERS

We have had a change to our committee with our Treasurer Suzanne becoming

our President after Vanessa retiring as President. She was presented with roses

🌹 and thanked for stepping in after the loss of our much-loved past President

Mikki Hill who passed away. This club is very lucky with Vice President Teresa

now our new Treasurer as there are always people willing to step up.

A group of ladies attended the 50th

Anniversary function which was a credit to

Aileen, Shirley and ladies.

President Suzanne presented our new

“Princess” Kay, with her prize after losing

weight four weeks in a row and taking

over from Sandi who was our previous

“Princess”.

All members love the club and are very

grateful to our wonderful Dee, our weight

recorder of many years, for her

commitment to the club and all the other

weekly things she does so well.

We are planning new competitions within the club with new incentives which

are always needed to motivate our members.

We enjoy the monthly magazine, hearing the news and getting inspiration from

other clubs and we love reading out the jokes to finish our meetings. A special

thanks to all those who put the Newsletter together for us each month.

Delys

Secretary

ESPERANCE WEIGHT WATCHERS Just a few snippets for this month's newsletter from us in Esperance. Our Queen of the Month is Jessica Walsh who lose 2.8 kg, Jessica received a blue ribbon and button for her achievement. Jessica is also our youngest member. Rose has reached her graduation weight, and we celebrated it at the Golden Orient Chinese Restaurant. Rose received a sash and a gift. Congratulations Rose.

That is all from us until next time. Warm Regards Jeanette Edwards Secretary

BUSSLETON WASPS

Hello for the first time this year.... I'm back...... Not weighing in much lighter - yet - but all good things come to those who wait (weight). We are all in fine fettle to date and last week Isabell was able to

minus her score card by 2kg! Obviously, I'm in the wrong body this year. 🏋️ "Why am I getting older and wider instead of older and wiser " Well, I know the answer to that. I sneaked a whole KitKat, given to me by one of my grandies, and didn't feel one scrap of guilt , till I'd eaten the very last bit!! My conscious now dictates I recommence the 5 & 2 as suggested by Dr Michael Moseley. I do know that this works for me just need determination. Events in Busselton have taken over the place since Christmas. Now that the cruise ships park off from the jetty our town is even more busy. Special market stalls to provide them with entertainment, lovely things to buy, lots to eat

🍿and all the information they can absorb. Meanwhile our skills in parking have improved many times over and we are quite artful in nipping into a vacant space

🚘 Now we have a Puma too (no this is not a paid ad!) and a fresh fruit & veg place too. Wonder what's next. Our lovely ladies still enter our meeting room with trepidation, but this mostly turns to smiles after the deed is done! Even watches and bracelets come off. After all, every little bit counts or doesn't count as the case may be. A snippet of conversation overheard in the aisle while shopping..."The only reason I'm fat is because a tiny body can't store all this personality!!" Soon be Easter and goodness knows the shops aren't short of hot cross buns are they. Just hope I don't fall victim to another KitKat..... Kind regards Valerie hon sec /treasurer

BYFORD DAY TIME WEIGHT WATCHERS This year is moving along fast with March nearly over. I hope you are all settling down to seriously losing weight. Keith is our slimmer of the year with a loss of 20.2 kg. Congratulations Keith, you have worked hard. In the Main Group, King Keith won our Queen of the month with a loss of 2.8 kg, Princess Babs came second with a loss of 2.4 kg, and Princess Cath was third with a loss of 2.2 kg. Well done congratulations to you all. In the Grads we had a tie for first place with Queen Margie and King Alan varying by 0.2 kg, and Princess Brenda varying by 0.3 to be third. Back in June last year, I (Cath) started the 8-week Blood Sugar Diet (as described in a book of that name) by Dr Michael Mosley. After a good weight loss in the initial 8 weeks, and under my Doctors guidance, I am continuing the principals of the diet and have now lost 17.6 kg.

I write down what I eat and keep my calories to between 800 and 1000 per day. Very occasionally I have gone a bit higher. I now need to use only 1/3 of the daily amount of Insulin and a lot of my clothes I haven’t been able to fit into for about 10 years are now getting loose. My general health has improved

immensely. This book is available at most book shops. It is important to read the whole book before starting this diet and consult your Doctor first, especially if you have a medical condition. See you next month, Take care, Cath

"C" is for Copying

“If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you

want and copy what they do, and you'll achieve the same results.”

Tony Robbins

It’s simple, isn’t it? Then why is losing weight such a big issue for many of us. Weight loss clubs are full of people who want to shed weight, become healthier and live longer. They attend every week for their weigh-in, support and dose of healthy lifestyle information. Each week information comes informing them of the do’s and don’ts of successful weight loss. But, how many of us achieve the results we desire? And, why not? You drive down the street and see a slight built body walking to the shops and think, “Why can’t I look like that?”. Answer: Because you are driving, and they are walking. What do you say when your best friend, who has so much energy and looks so well, invites you to her free 6 a.m. exercise group? Answer: “I couldn’t possibly get up that early. I’m retired and don’t have to be up early any more. Isn’t there a free class later in the morning, like ten o’clock?” You sit in your local coffee shop looking enviously at the grandmother whose skin is positively glowing with health and vitality and ask yourself, “Why can’t I look like that?” Answer: Because the grandmother is having a simple cup of tea and a piece of fruit while in front of you is a Mocha Frappuccino (500 Calories) and slice of cheese cake with caramel sauce (1600 Calories). Do you get the picture? Some of us say we want to lose weight but are only willing to do it on our terms. We are negotiating with success, but we don’t have that right. You can’t negotiate with success because you must do all that is required to succeed, not a bit that is required. Tony Robbins hit the nail on the head. Stop doing the things that don’t work. If you want to lose weight and be healthy then you must do what slim and healthy people are doing. You must copy those who are what you want to be… From the Weight Reduction Club Queensland Newsletter

SLIMMER OF THE YEAR

Sunday April 14th 2019

at Cannington Exhibition Centre Cnr Albany Hwy & Station St,

Cannington WA 6107 Parking inside the grounds

LUNCH - $30 PER HEAD

Free Tea/Coffee - available all day. Please bring a cup Water will be on sale at a very reasonable price. Raffle and money boards will be available. Please bring change - no $50/$20 notes. Doors will open at 10.00am For catering reasons, we need to know numbers attending by Friday 22nd March. CLUBS please send your money for the lunch, into the office no later than Friday 5th April 2019.

Please come and support your entrant

BELMONT WEIGHT WATCHERS After our holiday weight gain, I’m pleased to say that the club is back on track.

Our grads are all maintaining their goal weights and although we have individual

variations, the club is doing well. Shirley, Sue, Anne and Andrew got 4-week loss

daisies and Julie H received a ribbon for her first 4-week loss. Joyce was Grad of

the Month for January. Well done to all!

Welcome to new member Helen. As we’ve had several new members join, I

started wondering how they heard about our group. Most came with a friend or

relative. Some were guests at our Biggest Morning Tea. I originally went to an

evening club, left for a few years and joined Belmont after retiring, but I can’t

remember how I first heard about the Weight Watchers Federation. We all want

to build membership so how do we get the word out?

On 26 February club members

dressed in red and hosted a

surprise morning tea for President

Linda who received an award from

the Australian Red Cross Blood

Service for her 500th donation.

What an amazing accomplishment!

We celebrated the birthdays of Clare, Ros T-B and Bev and enjoyed pancakes

the week after Shrove Tuesday – a bit late but still appreciated.

We haven’t had an inter-club competition for a while but that will change after

Easter as Belmont and Moore River engage in a friendly contest. Good luck to

both clubs!

Regards Linda

GREENWOOD WEIGHT WATCHERS

We are all looking forward to the “Slimmer of the Year” in April. Many club members have been losing the kilos so there’s a new enthusiasm to move forward in departing with the unwanted weight. We had two volunteers from the “Stroke Foundation” we all found it all very enlightening and would recommend them for a visit to other clubs. Club members presented Heather Paton with our club shield for “Greenwood’s Slimmer of the Year 2019” Congratulations Heather! you will be our representative in the “Federations Slimmer of the Year for 2019.” Kind Regards Susan

Monthly Column by Annette Sym

HOW TO FIND TIME TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

If you keep telling yourself you don’t have time, you never will. You may have heard the saying “what we

focus on expands.” If you focus on your weight and get obsessed by the numbers on the scales guess

what, they never seem to move. But if you shift your focus to becoming healthy things start to change.

So, let’s look at some ways to find time to live a healthy lifestyle.

Find time to eat healthy food

• Write a menu plan. Make a list of your evening meals for the week and shop the ingredients.

• Get organised. Set aside a few hours each week to do things to support you through the week. Cook at least one meal for a day when you know you won’t have time.

• Start small. If you get overwhelmed about the idea of being healthy, start with one thing. For example, if you know you’re not having your five serves of salad and veg a day, work on this for the next few weeks.

• Have a list of healthy snacks. Many people tell me that snacking is their weakness, you’ll find the Healthy Snack Bible on my website a great tool to help with this.

• Try something new. Don’t be boring with your meals. There are hundreds of recipes in my cookbooks, why not try a new recipe each week.

Find time to exercise

• Start early. Have your clothes laid out ready, so when that alarm goes off you can get dressed and head out the door before the excuses start in your mind.

• Schedule it in. If early mornings are a little crazy at your house, schedule exercise for later in the day. Write it in your diary and don’t be tempted to skip it; treat it like an important appointment – because it is!

• Involve the family. If you have young children in your care, take them with you. Take a ball or stop and push them on the swings, you’ll soon feel your heart-rate rise even doing this.

• Find 10 minutes. There are plenty of workouts on YouTube, find something to suit your level and give it your best for the full 10 minutes. Or try skipping for 10 minutes, then you’ll know that you can do a workout in 10 minutes.

• Make it fun. Let’s face it, if exercise is not fun, we’ll use every excuse in the book to avoid it. Think about what you enjoy doing and look for ways to use it to get your heart rate up.

The bottom line is, we make time for what matters. Does your health matter to you? If it does, then make

time to eat healthy food and exercise each day. Because you’re worth it!

Have you heard? Annette’s new cookbook - Cooking for 1 or 2 people - is OUT NOW! Annette’s SYMPLY

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE cookbooks are available online.

Visit www.symplytoogood.com.au for more tips, recipes and weight loss tools.

ZUCCHINI SLICE

SERVES: 6 | Book 1 | Difficulty ★★☆☆☆

2 whole eggs 3 egg whites 2 packed cups (350g) zucchini grated 1 cup carrot grated ½ cup capsicum diced ½ cup celery diced 1 onion diced ½ cup frozen peas ½ cup frozen corn kernels ¾ cup 97% fat-free ham diced ¾ cup self-raising flour pepper 1 cup (100g) 30% reduced fat tasty cheese freshly grated cooking spray

Preheat oven 180ºC fan forced.

1: Beat whole eggs and egg whites in a large bowl until blended together using an electric beater.

2: Add all other ingredients except the cheese. Add ⅔ of cheese to mixture. Mix well.

3: Coat quiche or pie plate with cooking spray. Spoon mixture into dish, sprinkle remaining cheese

on top. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and cooked in centre.

NOTE: This dish is even better if made the night before or left to sit for a few hours before serving.

Suitable to be frozen.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

PER SERVE

FAT TOTAL 6.6g SATURATED 3.4g FIBRE 3.7g PROTEIN 15.0g CARBS 18.9g SUGAR 3.2g SODIUM 474mg KILOJOULES 816 (cals195) GI RATING MEDIUM DIETITIAN’S TIPS: Lots of vegetables and the use of a minimum of animal fat make this a cholesterol

lowering recipe

© Annette Sym 2019 | SYMPLY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE BOOK 1 | Used by permission from author

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