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Page 4 — Real Estate This Week, Wednesday, February 10, 1993 PROVEN PERFORMANCE 877-5165 833-9714 WARTHA SUMMERS CALEDON WHS $649,000 Executive living on 20 private treed acres located near Terra Cotta. Sun-filled living room, formal dining room with fireplace, office and main floor| family room. The features go on — A must to see inside. 93-2-147 HALTON HILLS $349,000 Treed 1 acre with bright, spacious home for fami- ly living. Country skylit kitchen, family room with fireplace and walkout to yard, billiard room, 5 bedrooms, plus inground pool. Country value. 93-2-148 ROCKWOOD $359,000 Watch the sunsets, watch the crops grow. Watch your animals graze, watch ERIN 89 ACRES $589, ane ocated nec ths 38 all bar barn with indoor arena stone home is excelent valle Sand ring, pon: paddocks e and )2-2-485 tastefully redone wi e niences. Bleached oak kitchen, fin- ished loft with ‘mer, private location south of King St. 92-2-495 ERIN 10 ACRES $249,000 * rolling land * S. of Erin Village * 3 bedrooms GLEN WILLIAMS $149,000 ‘Charming 2 bedroom with separate dining room, walkout from Keith Huffman donated blood for the 85th time Monday at the Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic held at Holy Cross Church. Photo by Wendy Long. Have you ever sent yourself a Valentine's Day card or taken the time to thank yourself for being there for you all the time? Chances are the mere thought of doing either of these has never crossed your mind. Increasingly, however, people are discovering how to be their own best friend and the importance of a positive relationship with themselves. "Being your own best friend poems mean slipping back into th garden, bright spa- cious kitchen, totally upgt 932-149 ERIN 5 ACRES $239,900 * 4 bedrooms * pine rec room gent 'me' decade of the a0 says Marie Ludwick who, as area director of weight Watchers for Southern Ontario and Atlantic Canada, promotes healthy self-esteem and self- appreciation. "To be your own best friend is to treat yourself with the same degree of respect, dignity and kindness you try to treat others. If your best friend was trying to quit smoking, would you tempt her with cigarettes or constantly remind her of all the other times she has tried to quit and failed? Of course not! You'd be there for her 24-hours a day with positive $148,900 Don't hesitate, yard, large deck - worth seeing! 93-2-114 $179,000 Great starter - live upstairs, rent out e filed with custom pine inside. 92-2-526 MILTON'S EDGE $524,000 * 30 private acres * hardwood rs * teak sunroom * hot tub * executive standards 92-2-510 49 ee Acres - 93-2-122| 7 ACRE with long views, reclaimed brick fireplace, oak staircase to full lower level with walkout. Ceramics in kitchen and bathrooms. Shows beautifully. 92-2-420 This home and property speaks for itself. 58 acres of va and encourage- ment.” "Why, then," Ludwick asks, "do so many people mentally mistreat themselves whenever they try to lose weight? It's like being visited by the Ghost of Diets Past the way some people will constantly heap negative, self-defeating thoughts’ on them- selves rather than give them- selves a reassuring pat on the back. Just think of how much more success you could have in anything you seek to achieve if you believe in yourself and give yourself all the encouragement and support a good friend should ave.” At Weight Watchers, being your own best friend is an impor- tant element incorporated into every aspect of the 1993 pro- gram. Along with group support and the Weight Watchers food and exercise plans, people enrolled in the Weight Watchers program learn how to banish the Ghost of Diets Past by focussing on their current goals and progress and not making unfair comparisons with previous weight-loss attempts or on how others in the program are pro- custom petal and built stone and stucco home with Thcredibig views, wraparound deck and all you will ever need. (ey. Be your own Valentine gressing. Weight Watchers teaches that it is possible to rec- ognize and accept your limita- tions while also being your own best friend. This is possible as long as you have realistic expec- tations of the rate at which you will lose weight and concentrate on what you've (Bob rather than’ what you are givit "Once you ave encented that you can be your own best friend," says Ludwick, "every- thing else starts to fall into place. You no longer tempt yourself by keeping unhealthy foods in the back of the desk drawer. Similarly, you stop comparing your progress to that of your friends or to a previous diet because you know that you have set yourself a goal and pace that is inst right for you." As your own best friend, though, you don't try to fool yourself. You accept that there are going to be times when the support and expertise of others are needed. By trying to do it alone, you could be setting your- self up for failure. Weight Watchers suggests that you make a list of the people in your life who have been supportive to you and of the ways they can help. For instance, if the children are driving you to distraction and you feel you need a break, a neighbor who has helped out in the past might be able to take them for a couple of hours while you get yourself under control. Of course, you should be pre- pared to give the neighbor your support when nee This Valentine's Day, and every other day for that matter, be your own best friend and think of all the jobs you've accomplished, goals you've achieved and hurdles you've overcome. Accentuate the posi- tive. Eliminate the negative and give yourself a well deserved pat on the back. After all, that's what friends are for. Weight Watchers is the lead- ing authority in the weight-loss industry and offers weekly meet- ings throughout Canada and various locations around the world. For more information or to attend a meeting near you, call 1-800-387-8227.