Go for the Goal!

The Walk it challenge is here!!

It's the third year and it is bigger than ever!! Be sure to come to your meeting this week to get your Walk It Training guide and get all the information about this fun challenge we are taking on together! See the "Activity" section of this blog for more details!

How about setting a Winning Outcome? Could that help you feel motivated to be more active? How? How do we go about setting goals? How can we make sure to achieve them?

Come to your meeting this week, we'll discuss all that and more.

These shoes are made for walkin'... :o)

Tool of the week

With the Walk It challenge how can we not sing the praises of our trusty pedometer? The ultimate walking motivation tool!

It counts your steps, your miles, there's a timer, it even counts the Activity PointsPlus for you. What else can we ask for?

In the Kitchen

This is a recipe that we always end up going back to. It's delicious!

Middle Eastern Beef Kebabs
4 servings, 6P+/Serving

Ingredients
1 onion, cubed
Grated zest of 1 lemon
2 TBSP fresh lemon juice
4 tsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp finely chopped fresh time (1/2 tsp dried)
1 tsp chopped fresh mint
1/2 tsp paprika
Dash cayenne
1 lb boneless beef tenderloin, in 1 inch cubes
1 bay leaf
1 onion, cut into 8 wedges
1 red bell pepper, seeded, cut into 8 squares
8 medium mushroom caps
chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley for garnish

Directions
1- Combine first 10 ingredients in a blender or food processor, pureed. Place marinade in a Ziploc bag and add the beef and the bay leaf. Turn to coat and let marinate 1 hour to overnight in the fridge, turning occasionally. Remove from the fridge about 30 minutes before cooking, drain the marinade into a little saucepan and bring to a boil. Keep boiling, stirring constantly for about 3 minutes.

2- Preheat the broiler or the grill. Thread the onion wedges, bell pepper, mushrooms, and beef onto 4 skewers, beginning and ending with the onion wedges. Set the skewers on the broiler or grill rack, keeping the rack 2-3 inches from the heat. Broil about 5 minutes on each side, basting with the marinade when turning. Discard the bay leaf.
Sprinkle the kebabs with the parsley and serve with any remaining marinade on the side.

Source: Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook, P. 192

Event

Sunday April 10th is the Success Stories Live at the San Bruno Center at 3pm!

Go in to get motivated, inspired, oh yeah... and have fun!

Activity

It is week 1 of the Walk It challenge! This year I decided to try a weekend walk! Wanna walk with me?

Here's my idea:

Saturday April 9th I will walk at Crissy Fields, starting at the Warm Hut (just before Fort Point). We will meeting right in front of the Warm Hut (water side!) at 9am to start walking at 9:15.

Doggies are welcome, as are friends and family! We will start with a 1.5 mile walk for our first adventure. You need: Comfy walking shoes, water, a snack (fruit!), clean up bag (if doggie is coming!) and weather friendly clothes (it's San Francisco, layers!).

It is not a race, we are getting ourselves moving together and having fun doing so. Come walk with us, with or without a doggie!

Here's the specifics again:

Where: Crissy Field, Meet in front of the Warm Hut Cafe

When: meet at 9am

How long: 1.5 miles

The Walking Kits are out at the centers, if you are interested let me know!! Here's me modeling the one I bought myself:

Cool huh? Get yours before they run out! At Work members, let me know if you want one and I bring you one (until we run out!).

The kit is $16.95, it includes a gym bag, a visor and a water bottle. :o)

Have a great week!

Of course I'm always an email away, never be afraid to contact me if needed.

Don't you love spring? It's time to get hyper-motivated! Summer is coming!

See you in the meeting room!

Melanie

Leader

"Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. "

~Arnold H. Glasow