Weight Watchers is excited to announce our new meeting time and location!  Beginning September 1 meetings from Shades Mountain Baptist and Valley Christian Church will be meeting at Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church.

Join us in room 245 in the Lighthouse on their church campus. Meeting times and leaders are as follows:                                    
                                                   Monday    12:00 PM  Tracey A.
                                                   Thursday   9:30 AM   Linda C.
                                                                  12:30 PM     Debbie M.
                                                                     6:00 PM     Diane S
                                   Remember weigh in begins 30 minutes prior to the meeting time.

Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church is one block from Rite Aid (behind McDonalds) on Highway 31. It is 5 stop signs from Shades Mountain Baptist Church and up the mountain from Valley Christian!  Click here for easy directions!
Vestavia Hills United Methodist

Until September 1...continue to visit other meetings for your weigh in and we look forward to seeing YOU in September in our new meeting room!!!

Shady's Mtn

As of right now we do not have a new location. We are almost certain that we will be moving to a new location the first week in Sept. but nothing is settled at this time. I encourage all of you to find a meeting to attend during the month of August. Remember to take care of yourself and I hope to see you in a meeting. Will keep you posted on updates for the new location. To find a meeting go to http://www.weightwatchers.com/ or you can call 1-800-651-6000.

If Only

If only my life would get back to normal!!! That is what I have been using as an excuse not to go to the gym. Vacation, out of town company, new meetings and moving my daughter to her new apartment have been my excuses. Well, if only I could come up with another one lol. With that said I will be at the gym tomorrow morning and ya'll are all welcomed to ask me about it. I also pulled out my 3 month tracker this morning and went back to tracking. So life is back to normal. I think I will find a new recipe this week and try and incorporate some new veggies into my menu. I am glad my hubby is such a great guinea pig.
SEE YOU IN THE MEETINGS :-)

My Plate

New Nutrition Icon is Consistent with PointsPlus^® Program, Guiding Americans to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

Kudos to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on replacing the traditional food pyramid with the new plate icon, which encourages Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables and to lead a healthier lifestyle.

The USDA recommends:

• Fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables, a message that Weight Watchers® has already embraced with PointsPlus. In fact, all fruit and most vegetables now have zero PointsPlus values. 
• Eat a healthful, balanced diet made up of nutrient-dense foods—the kind of approach that is proven to help with weight management. Our Power Foods do just that and provide an easy way to identify the most nutritious, most satisfying food choices.  
• Make environmental and behavioral changes to live a healthier lifestyle. This is the first time that the government is formally recommending behavior change. Its emphasis on healthy eating, physical activity, behavior modification, and a supportive environment is fundamental to the Weight Watchers approach

Happy Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a time to honor our troops who sacrafice so much for our freedom. As the mother of 1 Navy pilot, 1 Sargent in the Marines and 1 former Marine I know the importance of a support system. All of my boys have been sent over seas and that is a scary feeling to say the least. I want to thank all of you for being such a great support system for me.

5K

Thanks to all that participated today!! I had so much fun and I am so proud of everyone :-D. I hope everyone will use this as an excuse to start exercising.

Walk in Pell City

The members at Lincoln and Pell City are walking after their meetings next week. Bring your walking shoes if you want to participate. I will not be coming to Pell City on Sat. because I think most members are walking after the meeting. We will still have the walk in Hoover on Sun. at Aldridge Gardens at 3:30 so I will see you there :-) Also you can participate in a 5K anywhere and it does not have to be an organized event so you can get together with a friend and do it.