Re: Upcoming Holidays/favorite recipes

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I have added the SWW groups File url to my Favorites...YEAH!!!

wrote:Hi ; Thank you for telling us about

the recipe files. I can't wait to try those new recipes...they sound so good.

Thanks again. Pat from K.C.

RE: Upcoming Holidays/new

> approach

>

> On a more positive note, I'd love to try to answer the

> original question

> that was posted....how do we plan to STAY on program for the

> holidays, including Thanksgiving?

>

> I've learned to " manage " my holidays over the past 17 months

> on program by

> doing two things: 1) saving up points (including 35 flex

> points!) for the

> special day so that I am indeed " on program " and 2) modifying

> favorite recipes so that I can enjoy those traditional foods

> while staying within

> my

> points. Last Thanksgiving I sat down well before the day and

> got out my

> recipes. I changed every one of them by getting rid of added

> butter,

> oils,

> etc. I made the WW version of pumpkin pie, which my family

> didn't even

> realize I had changed! I made the mashed potatoes with

> FatFree half and

> half and Molly McButter. I bought fat-free turkey gravy. I

> modified the

> good ol' favorite green-beans-casserole so that it became only

> 3 points

> per

> serving. I made fat-free, sugar-free jello.

>

> It CAN be done! There are so many ways to modify your

> favorite recipes to

> make them points-friendly. I encourage you to put your

> creativity to work

> and figure out how you can enjoy Thanksgiving while staying on

> program

> too.

> Last Thanksgiving, over that week I actually LOST 2 pounds.

> It CAN be

> done.

>

> Bette

> 278/169/160??

>

>

>