Newsletter: Celebrate 2008!!!

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Happy, Happy, Happy New Year to YOU!

I want to thank you all for being a part of my website in 2007, and I'm looking forward to a terrific New Year in the Clubhouse ! This is going to be a busy year for me! Of course I'll be traveling throughout the year. So, watch my calendar this year to see if I'm coming near you. I'll be teaching at Slimmons . I'll be doing my show, Lighten Up!, on Sirius Satellite Radio. I'll take a big group of people on my Cruise to Lose . And, of course, I'll be spending lots of time with my Clubhouse members in our weekly chats, and auditoriums, and on our message boards! Of course, I'm VERY excited that all my Sweatin' workouts will be coming out on DVDs this month! And in January, I'll be going to New York City where I'll be making serveral appearances, including the Today Show. So keep an eye on my calendar for details!

If you're a member of my Clubhouse , our Monthly Auditorium will be on January 14th. We'll be talking about New Year's resolutions in an Auditorium called "What's Your Fate in 2008." If you come 15 minutes early before our chat on January 21st, that will be our time to talk more about our next cruise .

You know what a lot of people do on January 1? They go to a palm reader, a fortuneteller who tells you your future by looking at the palm of your hand. Hold it! Don`t be looking at your palm right now. Don`t jump ahead of me, okay? Have you ever been to a fortuneteller before? It`s quite mysterious and adventurous.

Well, I`ve been to quite a few fortunetellers, so let me see your palm. Hold out your hand. Let...me...seeeeeee! Hmmmmmm, this is very interesting! You see those 2 creases that go from one side of your palm to the other above your thumb? Well, this means you`re going to have a long life. Now look in your lower palm and see those 2 creases that meet in the middle. That is your happy line, which means that this year, you will be so happy, you won`t believe it! You see that line that appears when you bend your thumb towards your palm? That`s your weight loss line, and man, this is the year when you`re finally gonna get to your goal or close to it!

What else do I see about this year? 2008 will be a year to CELEBRATE... it will be so great...you'll lose weight . . . oh gosh, there are so many things that you can get accomplished in this 366 days! Yes, that's right, it's 366 this year! This is a leap year! You get an extra day. That's an extra hour of exercise ! LOL!

I predict some days will be hot this year...and some will be cold! LOL! Some days it will rain so much, you will feel like Esther , and on other days it will be so hot, you`ll feel like Jack Nicholson in "Five Easy Pieces". So during these next 366 days there are things that you cannot change and that you have no say about, but there are some things that you can change. Those are the things you will work on this year.

I see some of you will be joining me on my birthday Cruise to Lose this year. If you are on MySpace, be sure you add my cruise page as one of your friends... just go to www.myspace.com/cruisetolose ... we have a countdown clock now! And I know many of you will be joining my Clubhouse in 2008! And many of you will be doing my Sweatin' workouts on DVDs later this month! This is going to be a terrific year! How did I do with your reading? That will be $7.50. ;-)

While I think there could be some truth in all of this, I believe the best way to know your future is to plan it. Today I want you to plan 2008! It may take you a while to sit there and plan it all, but YOU are the architect. You have to plan how to build your life, and Rome wasn`t built in a day! Once you have your plan, put it into action immediately. Please get this done today! Let`s make out our New Year`s Resolutions...

Number 1: I will love me every day.

Number 2: I will take care of me and the other things I love.

Number 3: I will erase fear and replace it with joy.

Number 4: I will realize my blessings and never take them for granted.

Number 5: Each evening, I will reflect upon my day to help create a better tomorrow.

Now I`ve just given you five. Within the five, there are really twenty, because if you do love you, you will eat healthier. You will take care of your heart. Read between the lines! You know I always share a healthy recipe in our newsletters. So today I want to share something warm for those cold winter days...my Three Bean Soup!

THREE BEAN SOUP (Serves 10)

1 Tb olive oil4 Tb minced garlic1 tsp dried oregano2 cups chopped onion1 cup chopped carrots4 chopped celery stalks4 slices turkey bacon, chopped1 bag baby spinach1 tsp pepper2 tsp brown sugar1 small grated potato1 15-oz can pinto beans (rinsed)1 15-oz can navy beans (rinsed)1 15-oz can black beans (rinsed)48 oz can reduced sodium chicken stock

In a large pot, heat olive oil and add minced garlic for 2 minutes.

Keep flame on medium and add oregano, onions, carrots, celery, and turkey bacon. Cook until onions turn clear and turkey bacon is just cooked.

Add baby spinach until wilted and then add all other ingredients.

Cook for about 20-30 minutes, and then process soup mixture in a blender or food processor for about 2 minutes. Return to pot and heat for 15 minutes more.

Tip: Any kind of beans can be used in this delicious soup. Also, lean ham can be used in place of turkey bacon.

Nutritional Information: 224 Calories, 13.5 gm Protein, 36 gm Carbohydrate, 3.3 gm Fat, 4 mg Cholesterol, 348 mg Sodium

FoodMover windows to close:2 Protein, 2 Starch, 1 VeggieGive my soup a try, and see what you think! Just be sure you remember to eat the proper portions, and close those FoodMover windows!

Some religions start their new years at different times of the year. So today, I not only wish you Happy New Year, but I wish you Happy New Day. The one suggestion I really want you to take under your wing is to remember that you are a wonderful person, and I don`t want you to believe anything but that. Listen to your heart! It will usually lead you in the right direction.

I was by your side last year, and there I will remain in 2008. See you in the Clubhouse!

Love,

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