Simply Filling/Core - Core Board 13 Because We're All Losing Queens!

Morning Ladies!
DH is having some tum trauma so I have a few extra minutes this am
I realized something last night my binging wasn't just because of trigger foods. (I binged 3 nights in a row) was letting the neg atmosphere at work really get to me. And out of depression I was shovelling it in. Rather I was shovellign it down. I'm going to try to start nurturing me even in my grey cube farm. After a good Cry and lots of wheezing b/c I had no voice yesterday. I felt better and clearer and I think I'm going to start seeing DH's shrink. Also GYn Next week hopefully to fix my wacked out hormones. Gott run and get my crap together.
Come out and PLAY!
Kierie
PS while not a huge Abba fan I'm singing "losing Queen" to the tune of Dancing Queen

Kierie, stress eating is common, especially with work troubles. You were wise to catch on so quickly. Hope you get some help. My hormones always give me trouble. I've been diaganosed perimenopausal since my 40th birthday. Menopause can come any time it wants!

Hi everyone, I'm back after my 3 days of Spring Break. I can't believe all the great stuff you all have been posting in the CIW threads.

I'm doing pretty well. I'm very stoked about finally breaking the 160 mark. I'd been below that for a while on my home scale, but Saturday was the first time it showed up officially. I didn't weigh myself for the last few days and I was feeling like I was sort of backsliding. I took my kids out to lunch for the last three days and was mostly good, although not totally Core, except for Tuesday. But yesterday I finished my saintly sushi and started nibbling on my kids' leftover fries. Why do kid's menus always serve everything with fries? Even spaghetti! And, of course I have the only kids in the world who think fries are just okay, but nothing to get excited about. (My daughter liked to get Happy Meals at McDonald's, but only if we took them to the park so she could feed her fries to the seagulls. Now we go to Rubio's. I can buy little plastic toys myself.) Anyway, I weighed myself hesitantly this morning and I was at a new low! I actually moved the scale to see if it had just been on an uneven spot. Whew! I guess all that spring cleaning paid off.

Keirie, good for you, taking control back and making some good changes. I know that just my regular monthly hormone jags, especially that PMS week, make huge differences in my appetite. The first 3 days of PMS and I feel like I can't stop eating. Core really helps. It used to be entire bags of Doritos and then some chocolate for dessert to balance out all that salt.

Hi all,

I can't believe the week is winding down. I've got big plans for the weekend (outside of cooking all day for Easter). We recently moved (Dec) and one of the rooms in our basement is full of boxes.

Well I watch those home improvement shows about getting rid of clutter and such, so I've decided to go through all those boxes and, hopefully, get rid of lots of junk. Then I want to buy some clear plastic containers and label them so I know where the stuff I want to keep is.

Hopefully when all is said and done, I can use the room for a sewing / craft/ computer room, with only a portion of it dedicated to storage.

Ambitious, eh? We'll see how far I get. They make it look so easy.

Kierie, hang in there girl. Don't forget the meds make you insanely moody. I actually left church in tears last week because someone told me I was sitting in the wrong place - and I'm not a cryer.

Linda, I can't say much 'cuz I'm so new at this and still in the "honeymoon phase", but I've been yo-yoing all my life and know how hard it is sometimes to get in the groove. (I lost close to 100 pounds six times before, and here i am with 100+ pounds to lose.) I saw this on a poster when I was a teenager and it gets me going. "If you don't take care of your body, where ya gonna live?" Don't stop trying. Your renaissance will come.

Gotta go. Make some memories today!

-- Terry

Cher, way to go on your outstanding WI! And I know you must be proud of how well you handled eating out with the kids ... sure seems like it's become second nature to you and that's spectacular!

Kierie, I'm so sorry that you're feeling depressed. There's nothing like a good cry to make you feel better sometimes but hopefully, the doctor will be able to manage something that will help to stabilize your hormones. Hope your breathing continues to improve. I think your plan to nurture yourself through thick and thin, at work and at home, is something I need to do too. I've been feeling blue myself all day ... and yes, I've been eating and eating and eating. Here's some feel better hugs for both of us ... :grouphug:

Terry, have fun reorganizing the basement. I have a garage I need to tackle in just that systematic way. Everything is actually already stored in those plastic tubs and labeled but I really need to go through the stuff. A lot of my daughter's stuff could probably really be donated or, heaven forbid, I can organize a garage sale! :yikes:

Vickie, thanks for the encouragement earlier about the job. I've always wanted to come to Chicago! :lol: I have a very good friend who is with the U.S. Marshals Service who keeps promising he'll get me tickets to see the White Sox if I come visit. Just can't see myself working at the high-rise detention center ... presumably in the heart of downtown Chicago. I don't think I'm big city enough to handle that! :lol: Hope WI went well for you tonight. I know sometimes the scale can be stingy during TOM so fingers are crossed that you'll show a nice loss! :crossed:

Frannie, can't remember if this was the week you were going to be in training out of town so maybe you didn't go to WI. If you did WI, hope you also have a good loss.

I'll need to go back and read the #12 thread since I can't remember if I might have missed anyone ... hope not. Angela, Linda, Kathy, Lisa ... hope you all are having a good Thursday!

Not much going on here today :( .....I am sure every one is busy with the holiday weekend. As for me....well it's my BD :hb: and I took the day off...as well as tomorrow. :cp: Yeah two days off
Going to KeyLargo/Islamarda tomorrow for the day maybe two :sunny:
I have FINALLY had the time to check out all the other boards you ALL post on. Interesting, very interesting, not to mention motivating. Unfortunately I don't have the time at work to do it. Kierie, I so understand the negative atmosphere/stress at work. I go through the same thing most days.....and my eating suffers I am such a stress eater.........hense my "out of control" syndrome. You helped me with that by realizing it a lot sooner than I did....thanks
After reading MOST of the different boards at the Core Support (CIW) I feel good. You all are so very, very inspiring. I think my BD present to myself is to really, really try to be OP 100% for at least till the end of the month...that alone will be a NSV for me, and then maybe just maybe the scale will be nice :goodscale I know in my heart of heart that I NEED to stick with one thing. This is not new to me. I have been on WW since 2001...so I know the drill.....Please, please understand that I want so much to not only talk the talk, I want to walk the walk. I want to be proud of me!!! Maybe my BD is making me realize that another year gone!!! and that I have be screwing around with this since Sept....ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!! Kick my butt will ya....Kathy give me the ole :rollpin: :rollpin:
something P L E A S E!!!!
Terry I like that "honeymoon phase" thing....that reaffirms that my thinking a couple of weeks ago to handle this like a newbie make sense....Thanks Terry!!!
Cher- Great going on the 1 5 9 !!! awesome!!!!!!!!!! more inspiration for me, that we certainly can do this....
Vickie how did w/i go??? Is the current chick getting his walking papers :D I truely hope so....
I don't know if I'll be here to w/i on Saturday cause with any luck we may stay down in The Keys...
Deborah I hope you are doing well....I think of you often when I become lax - I think of your very encouraging ways and thoughts...and that you would be telling me....you can do this....you and Vickie are quite the :cheer: :cheer:
Lisa I did say "way to go on your 7.4 lbs on another post but in case you misssed it.........Way To Go.....another inspiring 'friend'
If I have missed anyone, my apologies.....Angela again thank you for all you do....and hey...great going on the headstand!!!!!
Talk with you all later........Happy Holiday, Happy Easter......Linda ( still hanging in there) not ready to give up yet!!!!

PS - my husband still reassures me - Core is the Way!!!!

Linda, happy birthday!!! I know you can reach your end of the month goal. You can do it!!

Angela

I forgot to mention, all day I was tempted to get into the kids' Easter jelly beans, but I didn't because I knew I'd let you all down if I did.

Thanks for the virtual support you folks didn't even know you were giving me! :D

Angela

Cher, Welcome back and congratulations on reaching a new low! Ha Ha Ha....we are the only ones happy about lows! The 100's seem so far away for me but I know that I will get there someday!


Terry, good luck with your organizing. I'm an organization freak. Everyone identifies me with Monica from friends. I'm really not that bad but I could be if I let myself go! Clutter is VERY stressful for me.

Deborah, you are welcome here in Chicago ANY time! I worked in downtown Chicago for 30 years and I'm just a little old South Side girl. It's very nice and not at all like other big cities. It's not New York. People are always surprised at how clean and friendly it is once they get here. Chicago White Sox games are one of my true passions. Let me know if you ever get to town. Jim and I would love to go to a game!

Happy Birthday to You. Happy Birthday to You. Happy Birthday, Dear Linda. Happy Birthday to you! :gift: :balloons: :hb: Believe me....this was the best way for you to get your Happy Birthday wishes from me because I sing terribly! Hope you had a wonderful day and that you have a fabulous birthday. One of my good friends is turning 40 tomorrow and Jim and I are taking her out for lunch. I'll raise a glass of ice water in your honor! Linda, I hope you meet your goal of sticking to program through the end of the month. Our meeting tonight mentioned how we sabotage ourselves and that we are the only ones who can control our fate. So much responsibility!!!! :^:

I had a great weigh in tonight. I lost 2.6! I was exactly at 30 pounds so no new Chick for a little while. Total 32.6 for 28 weeks which is not bad for an aging girlie! I'd like to lose faster but am basically happy with my progress. If I got a little stricter with my portion sizes, I could probably lose a little faster but then I might feel deprived which would be really bad. So in the end I decided to not change a thing!

Pretty tired now and have an early day tomorrow. Have to get up early enough to exercise and get chores done before Jim and I take our friend out for her birthday.

Frannie, hope you did well too.

Angela, huge congratulations on leaving the jelly beans alone! I feel the same way about all of you. I would have to confess and then I would feel like I let you all down. I was thinking about the fact that I ate pizza this week and still lost 2.6. Instead of feeling happy about it, I wondered how much I could have lost if I hadn't eaten the darn pizza. Funny....sometimes you just can't make me happy!

Just checking in quickly ... actually have some work to do. What a shock! :)

Linda, belated happy birthday! :gift: I hope you enjoy your day trip way down yonder in south Florida! :) That will help you regroup ... a little time away from the job to relax with DH. You deserve it ... I hope your special day was just what you deserved!

Vickie, 2.6 pounds is out of this world! :flow2: :dancer: :high: I know you were thrilled. I don't know if you agree with the premise of the Wendy plan about how modifying your eating from day to day keeps your body guessing and you lose weight better ... something along those lines, I think. Maybe the extra points or just the different menu of pizza helped contribute to your SV this week. Wouldn't it be nice to know what made the difference so that we could duplicate it without effort? :) You are always so consistently good at following Core that you are going to be where you want to be before you know it. And you never know when I might roll into town for that baseball game! :)

Angela, I love jelly beans so I truly admire your ability to turn away from them. You and Vickie always set such a good example for the rest of us!

Have a great Friday everyone! Vickie, enjoy the birthday celebration with your friend and Linda, enjoy your birthday trip!

Vickie! Way to go on the 2.6 lost! That's wonderful!! :cheer: :cheer: I also think that sometimes an occasional splurge helps jump-start your weight loss. Not that it should be done every day or anything. :D

Baby's up, dryer fix-it guy is coming today . .. BBL.

Angela

Linda -

Hello there,

I am way behind in my posting.
The boys won the League Championship!! On to the quarterfinals
I won at weigh in with a whopping -.6 that put me right at -31!! Whoohooo
Next week will be slack for me here, off to Toronto! Hope I can stay honest while there......have it all planned.
Back to my reading everyone's posts!

Cheerio

Frannie, 31 pounds is fantastic! Congratulations to the team. They must be so happy and proud of themselves. I heard their Goalie is pretty darn good!

I miss everyone. I hope everyone checks back before Monday to see that we are back up! I've been having support withdrawals.

Frouf, are you home and tan and happy? Hope you had a GREAT time.

Have a Great Easter.

Happy Easter everyone ! ! :grouphug: Going to be good at my moms today. Decided to allow myself one spoon of everything, and may skip the salty ham. :ink: Will not overindulge! Might make my own dessert of sf/ff pudding to take along. We're not eating until 1:30, so may not eat dinner.

Decided to put a fat picture of me on the refrigerator. Just a reminded of how I really look. When I see pictures, I don't think that is me. And now that my jeans are feeling comfy, I don't feel so fat. Need to lose a few more pounds so I can find some smaller "a little too tight" jeans. Might give me more motivation. :goodscale:

Vickie and Cher - congrats on the losses ! ! :cheers:

Linda - lets start monday and try to have a totally core day. If we get through that, lets go for Tuesday.... and so on. We'll take it one day at a time. Also, gotta get more crystal light to go packs. They help me with my water and I have been out for a couple of days hence not enough water intake. I will make it to WI this week, and I don't want a gain so water here I come. :dizzy: Come on. We'll do this together.

Froufie- are you back? I hope you had an AWESOME time ;)

Lisa

Happy Easter to everyone! What a great day for renewal!

DH and I got up late because we were out late. Today is my first day off in several weeks, so I'm catching up on long overdue housework. Anyway, we were going to IHOP for breakfast but the wait was 40 minutes, so we went to Chilis instead. I was really good except for DH got some chips and salsa so I had to have a few. Other than that, I had grilled chicken, broccoli and a cup of black beans. And water!

Tomorrow I am determined to make another go of it all and stop whining. I have done really well in the last week or so but it's just been a maintenance time, no more loss. We are having a party on Memorial Day so that's my new goal date for the last 10 pounds. Water here I come will be my new slogan too, Lisa! We can do it!

Good morning everyone :coffee:

Well, today starts a new day. Ate more than I should have yesterday and have discovered that chocolate is definitely a trigger food. One pnut butter cup leads to at least 3 more etc., so I must try to avoid it at all costs. Will make some sf/ff choc. pudding to help that craving.

Hope everyone had a nice Easter! Rained here. Raining again today. Ground is so saturated poor dog has no place to walk, but in a puddle. oh...............this dog drives me crazy:devil: Every time you turn around she has stolen something else. Usually it's action figures, but sometimes its socks or shoes. Hold on. She has jaws like a steel trap and the only way to get her to drop something is to bribe her with food. I think at this point she steals things so she can get something good to eat. Gotta figure out a better way. Tried to just hold her until she drops whatever she has, but that could take a half hour or more. Must be the terrier in her.

Kathy - lets both go for 10 lbs. by Memorial day. If I can do that, then I will only have 10 more to go. Really going to try to up the water and exercise:tread: I want this weight off:goodscale:

Getting more coffee. I'll check back later.

Lisa

Sunny and beautiful here in the southern suburbs of Chicago! Going out for an all day excursion today with Hubby and Sister and BIL. Going to look at flooring, counter tops, sinks, faucets, etc. Having lunch and dinner out! Yikes, after eating too much food yesterday scale is up this morning. I realized that I have a bizarre trigger. When I am on plan and am good during holidays out, I feel a bit deprived and sorry for myself. I eat more than I should of the good stuff (not all veggies!). I did eat ham yesterday so maybe that is some of the weight this morning. It wasn't the salt because my Sister got rid of it all. She was laughing because I kept saying "where's the salt?". Everyone knows I'm a salt addict!

So I must be on the treadmill by 8:00 so I can get breakfast in and get ready. Won't be back until much later tonight.

Good luck Kathy and Lisa on your 10 pounds goal. I, too, want to lose 10 pounds by the May 19th weigh in. That would give me 40 pounds down by my 49th birthday on the 22nd. It is definitely doable.

Morning everyone! It looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. It had better be, because I dressed everyone in short sleeves this morning! :D The girls are playing Easter egg hunt this morning, with the empty plastic eggs. Nothing like the thrill of the hunt.

I am really hoping that by my weigh-in Wednesday afternoon, I will have hit 131. If so, I will be in my WW target range and can start working on my lifetime!!! I didn't do so well this weekend, but I know I can do it the next 3 days. TOM started today though, so we'll see. Water, water, water, must drink water!! I'm back to doing my Pilates and DDR every day, so that should help.

I found out that I can still work down to my personal goal while working on my lifetime, so that's my plan. Free meetings are quite an incentive for me. :)

Well, gotta go make dd's lunch - she's back to school today after Spring Break.

Angela

I had to get up a few times to go to the bathroom during the night and I had left little DD's Easter basket on the bathroom counter so she'd be sure to see it. Of course I had to sneak a little Hershey's kiss or two each time. Evidently that was a bad idea according to this morning's weight of 152! Where did that come from? I was mighty disappointed but it didn't keep me from getting a coke on the way to work. :rollpin:

So I've eaten my boiled egg and will have a banana in an hour or so. I'll divide lunch into salad at 11:00 and pita at 2:30-3:00 so I won't be starving when I get home. I'll be all alone tonight, DH at class and both DDs at work, so I'm just having some soup. I'm hoping that a day of heavy water consumption, eating within my calorie range, only having ONE coke and NO beer will help me out in the morning. I'm not even logging this weight -- will pretend it didn't happen and move this week's weigh-in until tomorrow morning.

Oh and I ate some WW spaghetti the other night -- I was incredibly impressed at how great it was! I used the Hodgson's Mills brand, and added diced tomatoes, a little sprinkle of parmesan cheese, fresh minced garlic and olive oil. We had it with a roasted chicken and it was just so good! I'm making more tonight for DH but will add the leftover roasted chicken just before he eats it. I'm thinking it would also be great with shrimp.

Kathy, I like whole wheat angel hair pasta even better than the spaghetti. It's a little harder to find, but worth it I think, especially if you like angel hair type stuff anyway.

Weren't you the one who said they'd NEVER eat whole wheat pasta? :D

Angela

:lol: That would be correct -- I was the very last holdout!! I'll have to get some of the angel hair pasta and might even try some bowties too! They had quite a selection at my store.

Okay, DS has a Dr. appt. in one hour and I have been fighting with him for the last 45 min. to wash his hair. He hates to have his hair washed and it's probably been 8 or 9 days since he last washed it. Thank goodness it's pretty short. He bawls and screams like he's being murdered. DD is trying now. Looks like I won't even get my shower before we go. Anyway, while he was sitting in the tub screaming, I found myself searching through their Easter baskets. I said NO! Go online. Don't eat. So, here I am, listening to DS and DD argue about washing his hair, drinking my 2nd bottle of water for today. Wait until DS finds out he needs two shots today, for his 5 yr. check up. Last one he had was in October when he got his flu shot; moved his leg, nurse scratched his leg with the needle, screamed and bawled.........this should be fun. Hopefully he won't need any when he's six. I think I'm full on water now, so I guess I had better see if he's done. Doesn't sound like DD has accomplished anything. He won't even let me wash his hair in the kitchen sink..................ugh!

lisa

Hi all --

Lisa, congrats on choosing the Internet over the Easter basket. It's something to feel really good about, given the stressful time you're having.

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.

I talked my DH into taking a walk in the woods with me this weekend. It was so nice. Still chilly, so there weren't many people there. We let our dogs run, so they had a ball sniffing everything and chasing each other around.

I also talked a couple of my friends from work into going on walks with me at lunchtime a few times a week. Wednesday we're going to head out to the forest preserves, weather-permitting. (We'll see how it goes.)

I didn't get to my basement project at all this weekend, but had a good time hanging with my DH. We've both been really busy lately, so it was nice to reconnect.

I'm psyched to have a total core week!!! I'm planning to be half the woman I am now. Woohoo! :)

Peace!

Terry

I'm glad to "see" everyone ... and such positive posts! It sounds like everything is going well for everyone. Lisa, I'm sorry you're having a stressful morning but look how strong you are, to resist the Easter basket goodies and post on-line instead! Hopefully, DS's appointment won't go too badly. My DD always had a shot phobia too ... her last shot was some kind of air-powered thing, without a needle, and it was over and done with almost without her knowledge! :) Maybe that's an option for your son, if the doctor's office can do it?

Angela, thanks again for all the CIW posts last week. I feel 100% certain you're going to make it to WW's goal for you this week ... jelly beans notwithstanding! :lol:

Frannie, congratulations to you on your loss at WI and to your DS and the boys on winning the hockey championship! I know you are ... and should be ... proud on both counts! :cp: :hat: :bravo:

Terry, I'm glad you and DH had an opportunity to spend a nice weekend together. And look at you ... orchestrating lunch walks with your co-workers! What a great way to get some exercise in!

Vickie, enjoy your activities today! I'm sorry the scales were up this morning but the ham probably did contribute to some fluid retention. Even without added salt, I'm sure ham is saltier than the meats you normally eat. And even if you ate a few too many Core foods, think how preferable that is to chowing down on a ton of non-Core goodies. You're doing great!

Kathy, I'm glad you finally got a day off from work and had a good day with DH. It sounds like you've got a good plan of action in place for your eating ... you can do it!

Linda, hope you feel completely rejuvenated after your birthday weekend getaway!

Kierie, I hope you are feeling better today! I hope things at work will improve and not be so stressful for you.

Marie, good for you in jumping right back on track! And you're right in being very proud of those 11 pounds! I feel sure your losses are going to keep adding up! :)

I guess Froufie had such a good time in Jamaica she must have decided not to come back to the snow and cold! :lol:

Here's to a good Monday for all of us!

Well here I am back from a georgous weekend :sunny: .....the weather was great, the sun was hot and the water was warm and a beautiful blue....doesn't get much better than that.
Just delightful.......we wound up in Lauderdale By the Sea.....ahhh...just so darn pretty.
So many post to catch on!!
Congrats to all of you who did well......and for those like me......I say "Do-Over!!!!!!"
Kathy I like what you said about this being time for renewal.
I was however very, very good Friday night and Saturday.....Saturday night and Sunday....ehhhh!!!!! Kathy and LIsa.........MY Goal is also to lose this ~!##!@#~!~@ 10lbs by Memorial Day....so count me in.....and Let's Do It!!! We can you know!!!
Well maybe even 8 would be good...
Terry way to go on the TOTALLY Core week.....whooohooo!! And good going on the Walk with you DD and the coworkers....great NSV's!!! :bravo: to you!!
I can't wait to say that :lol: Again!!!
Angela, you will do just great....and good thinking on getting to lifetime then getting to 'your' personal goal. I was more thickheaded...I picked the Low end of my range instead of for instance the middle....and kept paying till I reached....You're smart.....and good luck, you will Do it!!! :cb:
Deborah - how are 'you' doing??? Hanging in there???You didn't say. Just kind words for the rest of us, AS Always
Vickie, I'm thinking of getting a treadmill...any advise?? I saw a manual one, but hmmmm, I'm not sure about that, is yours manual?? ....I was thinking of just doing my Leslie Sansone WATP 3 mile tape...it's 45 minutes and that just might kill me :lol: I do need to get some more movement in, that is for sure AND Way to Go on the 2.6 :bravo: :bravo: :cp:
Lisa - GREAT NSV with the NOT touching the Easter basket candy.... :cp:
Marie....11 lbs!!! fantastic!!!! It's is a good feeling.....and getting right back on track....unlike me :lol:
Kierie- I too hope you are feeling better......hang in there!! Let us know how you are doing....
Frou-if you're back and catching up, hope you had a great time.
Back to work sucked!! It was like I was never not off......same stress just waiting for my arrival today......... :mad:

Well here's to an ever better Tuesday!!!!! Talk with you all later.......Linda

does anyone with the Complete Food Companion Book know the differnence between the Progresso Soups listed on page 316-17 and 319-20??
All I really want to know is........is Progresso Split Pea and Ham Core??? According to Page 317 it IS....but it is not listed in the 319-20 lists????
Any one?? Angela?? Vickie???
Thanks.......... :D

Linda, my mom had a manual treadmill and hated it. It was so hard to walk on and she couldn't keep a steady pace. I have a motorized one and was walking on it pretty regular, but have been doing the Leslie Sansone tapes for the last couple of weeks. I have two of the 2 mile tapes. One with weighted balls. It's more variety for me instead of just walking and staring at the wall. I do have a 3 mile tape probably the one that you have. Only did it once or twice because it was so long. Should we make a pact and try to do the 3 mile 3times a week? It might kill me too, but it might shed some pounds also. Maybe we could do it for one week and see what happens.
What do you think?? Oh, you know what? I think I lent it to a friend because I was doing the 2 mile. If you want to do it, I'll see if I can get it back from her.

Lisa

Lisa...I was on while you were/are on.....so yeah....let's do it.....I also have the 2 mile tape.....I have to do something to jump start this effort....even if it kills me :D
So let's do the 2 mile....probably better off starting with that first :dizzy: Don't want to over exhert myself ;)
So when do you want to start?? The hard part for me will be to decide the best time....in the early AM or after work....hhmmm.
Maybe knowing I am not doing this walk 'alone' will help....
We can start Wednesday if you'd like...have to gear myself up :lol: :lol:
I also went on the Menu board, and notice you and the rest don't really eat that much....gives me food for thought??? Are you all satisfied with the little that is being eaten?? At work it is soooo hard to sometimes even get lunch in, and that is where I mess up....so when I get home I am famished!!! and grab anything that looks tastey :D usually something quick and sweet...and my lunch!!!!!
Ohhhhhh AND Vickie I wanted to tell you that I finally tried the frozen fruit smoothie with FF milk.... I bought a bag of frozen strawberries, blackberries. red raspberries and blueberrie, mixed with some ice cubes, milk and splenda......actually it was quite deeelish!! So this may be a good "sweet' thing for me....Thanks Vickie :D
Lisa, let me know too. I will back tomorrow....
Anyone know about the Progresso Split Pea and Ham???
Hope again, that everyone is or has done well today.....see you all later...Linda

Linda, sometimes I get a little hungry. I tell myself that I've been full and I've been hungry, and actually hungry feels better than full. At least with hungry I know I haven't overdone it (like in the past).

I've started taking two lunches to work and eating one late morning, the other early afternoon. It seems to help me not be quite so ravenous when I walk in the door and head straight for the cookie jar! OR ... I will fill up my bottle of water and drink it all the way home, then start right in on the housework the second I get home.

Linda,
Sometimes I don't write down everything I eat. If I'm extra hungry, I'll have another piece of fruit or a graham cracker or something worse. Boy, I'm all about confessions today, aren't I? :D

I don't know about the Progresso soup. I've actually never had Progresso soup. I bet it's close enough to Core though.

Angela

Hi guys I havent fallen off the face of the earth tho i feel like i fell into a vat of sugar
I've not been on a full on bender but I've been giving in abit too much and not counting points UGH I need froufs rolling pin!
I think I also need a bit more core and a bit less flex I made this stuff tonight thinking it would be nice and core and it is but unfortuneately it's also colon cleanser
So I'm goign to go back to ham sandwichs with my high fiber bread pop some seltzer in the fridge and shelve the granola bars
I'm putting the core back in FLORE!

Hi Guys! I left at 11:00 this morning and just got home about an hour ago! Had a great day and all Core with two meals out. Carried my salad dressing and Smart balance and water in a cooler in our trunk. I'm nuts.

Good to see everyone back. I saw Frouf posted her menu but must not have had time to get back over here. Probably having jet lag!

Linda, my treadmill is motorized and it is a Horizon. Jim and I are VERY happy with this brand and would buy another one if and when this one dies. It cost us about $900 but it has a lot of bells and whistles. It lets us raise and lower the incline while we are walking on it which is a VERY nice feature. It has a heart rate monitor which I use to be sure that I remain in my target rate. Too bad it doesn't take much! It shows distance walked, calories burned, and time walked. I would recommend the brand. I would never buy a manual one.

I'm going to go look at my Core Companion now to see if I can answer Linda's question on the Progresso soup.

HI, HI HI...Got back yesterday and finally got a chance to catch up on my emails and computer friends - I missed you all so much and happy to see you have all been keeping busy as usual! :blah:

Congrats to all the losers! :cheer: ...and I am happy to reclaim the rolling pin :rollpin: with special thanks to Kathy - looks like she did a great job keeping everyone in line! ha ha ha :D

I had FABULOUS TIME - Negril Jamaica is gorgeous, the weather was amazing - too hot in fact. Over 90 degrees most days with very high humidity. On some days there would be these scary looking clouds coming in (which was great cuz it blocked out some of that very hot scorching sun), but then they would just blow away again....and that was that!

The property (Riu Negril) was fabulous - quite new, very well designed. We were in bldg 1 (2 doors down from my gf and her family), which was the closest bldg to the main public areas, pools, restaurants, lobby, etc. Two wonderful pools - the "waterfall" pool (where I swam around and did water aerobics at noon every day w/Hot Dog - yes the animation staff all had silly names)..and the swimup bar pool w/integrated hot tub area - which was a much busier pool and where I learned to enjoy those AMAZING mango daiquiris.

Loved lounging by the pool, but also enjoyed the beach - long walks, very calm - barely any wave action (except one afternoon when it was slightly windy), so more like a lake - with a soft sand bottom, and clear turquoise green water where you could look down and see your feet!....so lovely. Also did ocean aerobics at 10 am if I was up and about!

Food was GREAT - too good I"m afraid as I must have REALLY ENJOYED myself. Remember those 6 lbs I lost before I left for Jamaica? Well I found them - they were waiting for me at the buffet, and swim up bar, and steakhouse and gourmet restaurant (where we ate 2 nights in a row - absolutely a 5 star dining experience). Yes I overindulged....I found I was eating more out of habit and convenience rather than hunger!..which I know is a bad thing. I did want to try the "drink of the day" on a regular basis, and I did sample the desserts. Breakfast was pretty good tho as I either had smoked salmon :D w/cream cheese (I'm sure not lf) and veggies or cooked hot oatmeal w/fresh fruit for "dessert". I did try some of the desserts which were pretty fattening I'm sure - but the server said I had to try the pineapple and apple fritters (they were awesome) and another night the deep fried ice cream (I did not like it so only ate 2 bites :dizzy: ).....but the stewed fruit dish was really good (sliced fresh fruits in a GIANT frying pan, with rum, brandy, orange juice and sugar which was cooked til fruit soft and syrup was caramelized - so delish - esp over rum and raisin ice cream).

Okay I'm sorry to focus on the food so much - but the bottom line is it would be possible to stay somewhat core - as there were always core options, the problem would be the amount of fat - esp since most meals are buffet style so you can't really control how they are cooked. My work is now cut out for me as I try to get back to more controlled core eating - AND I AM LOOKING FOR SUPREME SUPPORT from my friends here as I again kick the non-core bad eating habits.

Kids had a blast as well -18 yr old went kayaking, jetskiing, swimming....and took the little one pedal boating (he was begging every day). Did a tour with major sights and shopping as well...spent a lot of $$ and brought back some yummy jamaican rum creme (think Bailey's). Entertainment every night at the hotel with steel bands, reggae night, audience participation games, dancing, etc. Was hard to stay up late tho (shows ended around 11 pm)...as I was up fairly early with the little guy for breakfast the next day (while the teenager did not emerge till after 12 noon!).

Have some nice "color" and a lovely bronze glow - sunburned my arms a couple days ago (think I forgot to put sunblock on them??)...and heat rash as well (just from the hotness and humidity) ....oh ya and 3 humongous mosquito bites on my right leg (had it out one night cuz I was warm and the lone mosquite in my room had a feast - he's gone to a better place now! :devil: )

Trip back was quite eventful with my gf's 12 yr old getting sick on the bus to the airport!!!!! My little guy was also complaining of a tummy ache - gave him some gravol and he seemed okay, but shortly after takeoff he also started throwing up - about 4 times - boy was I lucky I had that ziplock bag handy! Poor thing - he would sleep for a bit, then wake up suddenly and throw up. I was quite frazzled - 4 hour trip seemed much longer as I was so tense watching him. I dared run to the washroom a couple of times to wash my hands, pee and get more airsickness bags. Was VERY happy when I landed (he was throwing up as we hit the ground!!!). Much better today so I guess it was probably something he ate - no one else sick thank god. I have had a headache all day, finally figured out it was CAFFEINE WITHDRAWAL! I am usually decaffeinated, but no such animal in jamaica - enjoyed the coffee all week and now paying for it. Dh gave me a diet pepsi a while ago (with caffeine of course) and now I am feeling a bit better!

Had mounds of laundry to do today - still not done and had to wash everything even if not worn to get rid of the jamaica beach smell! ha ha ha Also had to get groceries as poor dh and dd were living on tv dinners and pizza and chocolate it seems - he was very happy to see me come home as he was quite helpless it seems (altho he insists if I were to be gone longer he would have gone shopping and actually cooked!). Sounds like the 2 of them got along okay while I was gone with lots of compromise on both parts.

I am only kinda glad to be home - as we were so sad to leave jamaica - it's so nice to be spoiled and pampered! Back to reality and so far I feel like having a meltdown as I am overwhelmed with the regular household stuff, and slightly depressed about the weight gain.

I am NOT looking forward to work tomorrow as I will need to wade thru voicemails and emails and hopefully my colleagues have not booby trapped my cubicle (as they have been known to do when someone travels).

Will try to catch up and read the posts I have missed!

Suntanned Froufie :cool:

P.S. Decided to change my ticker as I can't BEAR seeing those numbers which are not even close to reality right now!

Ok Linda, here's my take on the Progresso soups. WW is nuts. I don't know why they are listed in both places. On page 320 the listed the Split Pea as "Green Split Pea" under the "G's". You must have just looked under "S" which is how they have it listed on 317 as "Split Pea with Ham"! I don't eat the Progresso brand of Split Pea Soup. I can tell you that I called WW Headquarters because I LOVE the Healthy Choice brand of Split Pea Soup and it isn't listed at all in the Core Companion. I wanted to make sure it was considered Core and I wanted to make sure that I didn't have to count the potatoes as my potato serving for the day. I was told that all Split Pea even with ham and potatoes is Core and that I did NOT have to count the potatoes as my serving for the day. I'm sure the answer is the same for the Progresso whatever they call it!

I also looked in the Core Corrections that were issued and Split pea is Core no matter what. Thanks for asking the question because in my research I see that Chunky Bean with Ham soup was added as Core. I think I would like this alot. I was down to only liking two kinds of soup. The Healthy Choice Split Pea and the Progresso Lentil. Now, maybe I'll have another kind to add.

BTW, Linda, I eat the whole can of soup. I also eat very generous portions of food at dinner and at lunch. My breakfast oatmeal and Farina are just one serving. I think we might be eating more than you can tell from our menus. Hope this helps.

WELCOME HOME, dear Frouf!!! I loved your account of the trip! Poor little DS, I hope he's better now.

You go drink a gallon of water and see if you can get rid of the ick. However it goes though, you know you can always get rid of it very soon!

Frouf, Welcome home girlfriend! You were missed. I'm so glad to hear that you got some much deserved R & R. Don't worry about tomorrow. You'll get caught up with work and the laundry and everything else. You will also get the weight back off too. Not to fret..... Just throw youself back on the wagon and we'll all help as much as we can.

Glad to hear that there were no problems at home while you were gone. Even sounds like DH missed you some too!

Welcome Home Frou!!!! Your trip sounded WONDERFUL!!!! Don't ya just love the warmth of the sun.
We of course will be here for you to get you back on track like you have done for us soooo many times.....

Vickie....thank you about the soup....I thought I was nuts there for a moment about seeing it two different places. I did buy the updated version of the Guide. I feel confident that I can eat this soup now, since I bought it but never ate it yet. Should haved asked the leader, but I find sometimes they just (well some of them) don't know the answers!!!
Thanks for also explaining more about the Menu posts, cause I was thinking .....wow......... my friends hardly eat anything! and then there was me, with two small B, midmorning lunch type food, afer work something or other, Dinner and a 'treat'
I take all kinds of things, because by time I get to work I don't know what I want and this way I have several choices....Like I told you all so many times, I bore easily :-)
And Kathy I too have had that I'm hungry, I'm stuffed feeling and I AGREE I, I like the hungry feeling better....YOU just reminded me of that....THANKS...
This is what is so great about this board!!!
Gotta get ready for work.....ughhhhh. I know how you feel Frou....I was only away two days but it felt like I was never gone from work.....have a good one...Talk to you all later...............Linda

Lisa.....I am going to do the 1 mile tape when I get in today.....just for the movement today. God I hope I have the umpf to do even that....BUT I will!!! This way I can report to you that I did.....that will keep me in check...
Talk to you later..............Linda

So what's up with this? I walked my legs off yesterday and ate all Core and my scale is up at least 2 pounds this morning! I did my 35 minute treadmill at the usual 2.7 and then walked through home decor/building stores for about 2 1/2 hours. Harumpf!

Can't walk on the treadmill this morning. I have to go shower and get dressed for the wonderful Pella door people to come today. Can you believe we are still messing around with the damned patio door! Today is supposed to be the last of the corrections/service but you never know with these people. I will NOT use them to replace the windows in my house. We have been messing around with them since October. My stomach has been upset since last night. Don't know if it's food I ate or nerves about today. Head hurts too. Can the scale go up when you get a little virus? I'm very discouraged about this.

Talk to you all later.

Vickie, I'm sorry you are stressing out and not feeling well to boot! I hope you are spared that stomach virus thing that is obviously sweeping the country. Let's blame Angela since she had it first! ;) Hopefully, the patio door folks will show up as promised and do what they have to do and get out of your hair so that you can take it easy! Don't fret too much about the scales right now ... remember those inexplicable daily fluctuations, drink lots of water, and keep on doing what you're doing.

Linda, I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday ... enjoy that split pea soup and I hope you and Lisa enjoy your WATP workouts today. I might join y'all once or twice a week and dig out my WATP for Abs tapes. I find it less irritating than the other ones ... no offense intended for all the many Leslie Sansone fans out there! :)

Kathy, I'm so glad you are feeling good and enjoying every day as it comes. I need to borrow a page from your book and be thankful for all the wonderful things I do have in my life. My DH deserves a medal for putting up with me these past few weeks ... maybe I'll make it worth his while! :lol:

Froufie, welcome back! I'm so glad you enjoyed your trip ... isn't it great that your spur of the moment choice turned out to be absolutely perfect? I'm sure the extra pounds are a combination of factors ... certainly not just your eating ... so getting back on track will probably make them vanish quickly. Sorry about the caffeine withdrawal! That is a killer headache! Don't try to do too much, like the competent Froufie you are! Laundry will wait and don't let them bury you at work! :)

Angela, are you enjoying having your dryer back in working order? :) It sounds as though your weather is more spring-like these days so I guess you can hang the laundry on the line, if you wanted to! Good for you on all that exercise yesterday ... I know everyone enjoyed the Frisbee activities!

Well, need to go work on my resume ... ha! Making myself marketable at 46 is certainly something I never thought I'd have to do! My eating was pretty good yesterday and I'm off to a good start today. Thanks to all the good examples here! :)

Morning everyone! Hey, I'm pretty sure viruses can't be transmitted via the Internet - well, at least the kind that infect humans! :lol: But if you do have it Vickie, I'm sorry. Rest up today, try not to stress about the Pella people, and yes, if you're sick, it can definitely affect the scale.

Froufie, I'm so glad you had a nice time! I'm such a pigmentally-challenged person, I don't know if I'd like going someplace so sunny. I'd probably end up with skin cancer by the end of the week. :D

I've got a busy day ahead of me - volunteering at the school, grocery shopping, guitar lesson, etc. I am determined to stick to my menu. I WILL do my best.

Later!
Angela

Pella people are gone. So far so good after a 2 hour visit. Now Jim and I are off to run errands. I heard Super Kmart is carrying Hodgson Mills WW pasta so that will be one of our stops. I'm tired of only having bowties and rotini as choices. I looked at their website but it looks expensive to order.

Still not feeling great but will push through it for now!

Deborah, I would hate to be in your shoes. Have they at least hired folks to help you all with your resumes?

Hey everyone!

Welcome back Froufie! Sounds like you had an awesome time. One of these years I going to save my tax refund for a warm getaway. I've already spent next years, on this years Disney trip in November.

Vickie - hope you feel better. Seems like we've all added some weight since last week. My scale is up at least 1 lb., and I must WI tomorrow because I didn't go last week. Water water!

Deborah - I feel for you. I haven't worked since DS was born 5 yrs. ago, and when he gets to first grade in 2006 I plan to go back to work., and then I'll be 43 almost 44......so I'll soon be in your boat.

Angela - maybe your busy day will keep your mind off of food?

Kathy - way to go with the positive attitude and putting things in perspective for us. We all have our little gripes, but there is always someone worse off than us. We should be thankful for the things we have, and some day we'll all be skinny and thankful.

Linda - You're it! Already did my WATP. Had to do the 2 mile, cuz my mom has my 1mile tape. I should stop lending people my exercise videos.

Okay, got in 3 cups of coffee, 4 bottles of water so far this morning and it's only 10:30. Must get my shower and run some errands. Need more CORE food. Mainly fruits, veges, and some chicken strips to grill for my salad.

Lisa

Hi all --

Frouf - it sounds like you visited paradise! Try not to worry about the weight. I think it would be worse if you denied yourself the wonderful food and drink and sat in a corner with your salad and ff dressing. Feasts are part of celebrations, and everyone should be able to enjoy themselves for a period of time. Now that you're back, the weight will come off.

Vickie - I had Pella over to estimate our windows and the salesman seemed kinda slimey. You know, like he was selling used cars or timeshare (no offense to honest, reputable people who sell used cars or timeshare :o ). We opted to wait on the windows, but we're not gonna use Pella.


Ya know what's kind of odd? I find myself spending more time getting ready for work. I'm trying to dress a little more professionally, bought some new makeup, and stuff like this. I think it's odd because I just started with WW, so I don't look any different weight-wise (still a very, very large woman). Today I'm wearing boots with a heel for the first time in a really long time, instead of my wide flat comfy shoes. I don't know why suddenly this has become important to me. I'm even considering buying some skirts instead of wearing Dockers every day. :dizzy: Did this kind of thing happen to any of you? Will I wake up next week and think 'what the heck was I thinking' ?

-- Terry

Back at work (UGH!) and took all morning to get thru my emails and messages - now I have a headache (again) - had a half decaf/half regular coffee this morning to work on the caffeine withdrawal - and it is obviously not good enuf??? Also started drinking more water and back to the vitamins, etc.

Terry - you look fabulous today? ...and is that a new hairstyle or something? ;) I think it's great you are paying more attention to your looks cuz it indicates a certain pride in your appearance -whether or not you have lost weight. I think this is not uncommon - I notice people that lost weight start sporting different styles of clothes as well as new hairdos!

Vickie - sorry to hear about your door problems - I hate that when you buy something expecting a certain "quality" and spend more time having it fixed than it was worth! Hope your tummy problems disappear and you do know those 2 lbs are not food related? I hardly think you have consumed an extra 7,000 calories to explain the gain - just hang in there!

Lisa - congrats on all that water consumption! You are my IDOL for today and I will try and follow in your footsteps! (to the washroom..ha ha ha)

Linda - I am looking to you for exercise inspiration - I know I have to begin moving this body in order to lose weight - I was doing not too badly before the sciatica hit and now need to get out those walking shoes and plug in the treadmill!

Deborah - I too am going to brush up my resume and have started searching out some gov jobs as well considering the job classification they promised me is not going to happen - not sure if I will "accept" their offer or move on - so in the meantime I will see if anything interesting is available and will apply!

Just having my lunch now - trying to keep up the protein so I don't get too hungry - but I can see how easy it would be to slip into those bad habits (as I bought coffee today at the shop downstairs I was busy eyeing those amazingly large cinammon buns, but managed to resist!). Made some roast chicken breasts last night (in my lunch today) and a roast beef as well for dinner tonight so no excuses not to eat right when I get home!

Scale already down 2 lbs from original weight so this is a GOOD SIGN - and I tried to "foil" my period into taking a vacation as well (by continuing my bc pills instead of taking that "week off" to get my period), but alas, my body was not very cooperative and have been spotting for the past few days - what a bad idea that was - so not sure if I'm pmsing or bloated or just plain fat! :dizzy: :lol: So do I have my period now??? and then again in a week when I finish this round? What a bummer!!!! :(

So can I lose 4 more lbs this week? Can pigs fly? :^:

Froufie :cool:

:ink: Okay, Froufie, it may not look like it but that little piggy is flying! :lol: If you lost 2 pounds in one day, the other 4 may disappear just as quickly. I'm sorry about the bc pills decision backfiring ... what a drag to have 2 back-to-back TOM's!

Thanks for the kind thoughts, Vickie, Lisa, and Froufie. Unfortunately, we are completely on our own as far as finding a replacement job. If we don't find one to our choosing, they'll find one for us ... somewhere in the middle of nowhere. :( That's the thanks I get for 19 1/2 years, right?

Terry, I am all about comfort first, appearance second so I admire you for taking extra time and effort in your appearance at work. :) If I ever willingly wore a dress to work, there would be a swath of dead bodies all around me from the sheer shock of it all! :lol: I think it's wonderful that you are feeling positive self-awareness and pride in your appearance. Those can be as motivating as lost pounds in their own way!

Lisa, way to go on getting that 2-mile WATP over and done with! I hope you have a terrific WI tomorrow!

No, it's a flying pig!

Good Lord Lisa, you were a women on a mission this morning....whoo hooo.
And all by 10:30!! What an inspiration!!!!!!!! :cheer:
Deborah.....doing resumes....ughh!! been there, done that....but I have my fingers crossed :crossed: for for and those affected by all that is happening. Stay strong!! :strong:
Frou I'm thinking pigs can fly too :goodluck: In a few days all that holiday weight will be a memory !!
Vickie there is NO way you are two pounds more than yesterday....like Frou said you in no way ate 7,000 calories worth of food. So not to worry.
Don't be discouraged!!! You know better!! I have a great article called Why the Scale Lies, but have no way of putting it here, it's too long....if I figure a way, I may post it. Interesting, very interesting!!
Angela you are one busy "Chick" hope your day was great!!!
You should be @ goal, I bet next weight in, right??? :crossed: :crossed:
Terry GOOD for you on wanting to look your best!! That is the best thing we can do. When I was way over weight I never did that, but others I know did and they felt so good about themselves. Even with this blasted 10-12 lbs I now have to lose I don't dress my best, but you have instilled a new thought in me.
And Frou has a point about people changing themselves....with me, when I lost my 55 lbs, I had my hair highlighted blonde...What a difference since my hair is naturally dark brown. Now it's like I've never not been blonde. I have to get my before and after picture on here...Before dark hair, after blonde hair. I am, however, considering going back to my natural color, too much work this way and such an expense...my husband tells me "you work so hard every day, you deserve it!! He likes my hair either way. Me, I'm not sure. I guess I equate blonde to thin, which I am not right now. Well enough of that, didn't mean to babble.
Well Lisa......I am in too!! But.....tomorrow I'll take a break, only because Wednesday at my job is absoulutley the worst! I come home mentally exhausted and am good for nothing!!
Monday and Tuesday are as bad but I made the committment this morning.... So Thursday is it for me. I have all of her tapes and I HAVE to agree with I think it was Deborah.....listening to them bores the **** out of me. I know all the conversations by heart....and a few on the people on them I actually don't like, can you imagine that.. :lol: but I turn the volumn down....I did hear that George Foreman has a walk tape, and heard it's quite good. I'll try and check it out this weekend.
Kathy how are you doing?? Sure can use some of your motivation!!!
Well, I am off......I am beat.....have a great evening......Talk with you all tomorrow....Linda

Here's a link to that article Linda mentioned:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46492

I'm at work til 7 tonight and won't be turning on the computer when I get home -- have to cook dinner and clean it up, then get ready for tomorrow because I have to be back at 5 in the morning. I'm already worn out just thinking about it.

Thanks Kathy.....I didn't think of doing it the way you did!!! Good thinking!!!
It's very interesting...and may shed some light for some of us!!
Hope you have a good evening.....I think you and I work the longest damned work day hours....ughhhhhh. I know for me I feel like I am always there, if not actually there then I am working from home some nights and weekends.....what is wrong with that picture..........no wonder my sync is off.......
Till tomorrow...........

Kathy and Linda, GREAT article. Thanks. I needed that. Don't know why I'm punky these last couple of days. Don't want to plan or cook. Gotta go force myself to do some of both now. Maybe I'll watch Idol.

Neat article. I saved that one...

MUST DRINK WATER!!! MUST DRINK WATER!! I think I don't drink as much as I should because it's just so annoying to make all those trips to the bathroom. Like it's a whole 50 feet away, and then there's the whole pants down and up thing. Geez! :lol:

I'm going to my second guitar lesson tonight. I'm getting callouses on my fingertips - I must be getting good, right? :D

Better go do the dishes and make dd's lunch for tomorrow.

Angela

Vickie so glad you enjoyed the article....good thinking on Kathy's part. I didn't even think of doing it that way.....I printed it out a long time ago and read it every now and then, as well as the one Angela posted on platues. Especially # 1 Journal, Journal, Journal..... I am one of those who has to.

So.....Vickie hang in there......after doing the program for so long and being so good, I understand why you feel as you do. But knowing you, you'll be fine later on or tomorrow and right back in the swing of things....you are a strong person, with the will of 100 people. I admire your strength and look to you for security and stability in my program weakness. I was ok today but could have been 100%. That will be my goal for tomorrow. I already have my can of Progress Beef Barley ready to take with me in the morning.....
Have a great evening Vickie and everyone else. Till tomorrow....Linda

Linda, thanks for referencing and Kathy, thanks for finding ... the article about the scales. It's nice to put things in perspective. I weigh daily ... whether it's good for me or not ... but it's still nice to know that when the scale shows a 5 pound gain in one day, it's not for real! :)

I'm also sorry y'all are both being worked to a frazzle. It would be very hard for me to make time to plan, shop, cook, etc. for a successful Core day if I were working 12 hours a day every day of the week. Heck, I don't do it very well now and I don't devote nearly the time either of you do to the job. :) I don't know how you both eat as well as you do. Just take good care of yourself and try to make the healthiest choices that you can, while your schedules are so hectic.

Vickie, I'm sorry you still aren't feeling yourself. Maybe a good night's sleep will be just the ticket to put you back in the Core groove!

Lisa and Angela, I'm sending good WI vibes for you both! :goodvibes

Morning all!
Don't have much time here. Must get DD out of bed so she can go to school, then it's off to WI. I'll check back after that.

WATP - yes they do get boring and so I don't listen to them. I turn on the radio or put in one of my DD's cds and TURN LESLIE DOWN. I figure as long as my legs are in time with hers, I should be good. This way, every workout is different if you keep changing up the music.

Wanted to get on here last night., but MIL decided to come over to watch American Idol. Actually since she's been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis she become depressed (no relief from the pain) and doesn't like to be home alone. So, she finds an excuse to go to one of her kids houses, and then it gets too late, so she sleeps over.

Here she comes. bye.
Lisa

Morning Ladies!
I'm in an Amazing mood! Its gorgeous out!!!!! Im not wearing a coat!!!!!!!!!! I hate coats
I don't have alot of time to reply to everyone but
Lisa: How open would MIL be to Acupuncture? I ahve chronic pain (I have cerebral Palsy and Fibromyalgia) acupuncture is a great relaxer and it has helped me in the past
also maybe she should check with her doc about supplements. Omega 3 fatty acids are supposed to be great for pain in joints. . .If i can drag my buns to the drugstore I'm going to grab some another thing Wet heat is very penetrating for pain.
One thing that also I've noticed. When I'm depressed I hurt more. maybe your husband and his siblings can work to remind her that she's still a vital woman she has more life to lead. Also physical therapy a yoga for seniors class most importantly some friends her own age. . .I don't want you to lose your life with your family because of this.
I had made a core quiche last night when we got home from MIL's I went to bed and DH took it out of the oven . .. .not being skilled culinarily he didn't know it needed to stay in another 10 minutes so my core lunch got side tracked
So I brought oatmeal a banana a cup of kashi and in case a granola bar
I'm going to hit the grocery next door @ lunch for some emergency supplies

MIL is going to physical therapy, but doesn't really think it helps. Chiropractor didn't help much, but she did ask me last night what I thought of acupuncture. Maybe she should try that. I think it's mostly her hands that bother her., they are swollen and lumpy and she can't make a fist. Can't even do her own hair. She does also have fibromyalgia, so I'll mention the acupuncture.

quiche sounds good - Is the recipe posted somewhere?

Lisa

Morning All! Poor Kathy, you must feel like you are living at work. Hope these horrible hours will end for you soon.

Angela, it dawned on me when you said WATER WATER WATER that I have been slowly but surely slipping on my water. I'm still getting 6-8 glasses every day but some days only 6 and hardly ever more than 8. I do better when I drink at least 8-10. So I'm going to be better at that today. At least 10 for me today. The two pounds are still there on the scale. Nothing I can do but keep eating right, exercising and drinking water. Thanks for the sanity check from all of you. I know that I did not eat an extra 7000 calories even if I did let my portions get large! I haven't been bad so something is just a little freaky going on for the moment.

It looks like it will be rainy here today but still near 70. I'm happy for that. I'm going to exercise at 8:15 and get my day rolling. The patio door is finally DONE! Pella sent me a questionairre which I'll be completing. I'll also be giving them a rating on Angie's List which is a consumer rating group that I belong to. I'm not trying to hurt Pella, just to make sure that people know what they might run in to if they deal with them.

Lisa, I'm sure sorry to hear the situation with your MIL. Who wouldn't be depressed if they had chronic pain? I sure would try anything to make the pain go away. Kierie sounds like she knows what she is talking about so I'd definitely suggest her remedies. I'd also try some water aerobics. I've heard this is very good for arthritis sufferers. I did laugh though when you said you had to leave the computer because she was coming. Did you feel like you were 12 again? Hiding from the parents?! It made me LOL!

Easy quiche that I make weekly, but put it in muffin tins to be more portable:

6 eggs, 1/2 cup FF cheese, and then a great assortment of other things -- different every time -- just mix and match whatever you like

1/2 package of frozen spinach (use whole package with 10-12 eggs)
small can of mushrooms
small can of sliced black olives
small can of diced green chiles
chopped onion
chopped red or green bell pepper
chopped jalapenos

I've used all of the above in various combinations and haven't been disappointed yet, but I must say that since I discovered the green chiles I haven't made any more with spinach. Next batch will use a can of Ro-Tel tomatoes very well drained. I'm sure you can put the mixture into a pie pan too, but the muffin pan makes them portable and I freeze them two to a package. When I make my lunch at night, I take a package out and put them in the fridge. By next morning they are ready. My kids will even eat them.

It's a beautiful sunny day here, the high should be in the mid to upper 70s. I feel horrible but it's probably because of the long working days, then going home to even MORE work. It's getting tedious.

Better get to it.

Kathy, you didn't say how long to bake and at what temperature. I might like these!

Oops ... well I bake everything at 350º and just keep an eye on them. I'd say it's around 20 minutes. Can you tell I don't have a recipe? :lol:

Oops again -- here's a few more ingredients that I forgot about.

Diced Canadian bacon
Crushed red pepper (I save the packets when the kids order pizza)

Well I knew I had a "problem" w/sugar and bad carbs - but didn't realize how sensitive I really was. I am now "detoxing" and in mucho pain...massive headache and nausea - so I am home from work today.

Thought it was just caffeine withdrawal - but then remember the good old Atkins days - Induction - when you stop eating sugar and bad carbs.....the result is usually a 2-3 day headache - then usually on day 4 you wake up feeling marvellous. I guess I really messed up my body with all those non-core sugary/white flour items I ate while on holiday. Now that I am giving them up I am like a drug addict or alcoholic on withdrawal and certainly feeling it. :stars:

Last night after work I felt horrible - like I was going to puke - with a big vise squeezing my temples - was hungry but smell of food made me nauseous - managed to eat 2 slices of pineapple, a scoop of cottage cheese and 2 advil - so by bedtime I was almost back to normal.

This morning woke up with the headache again - had some cereal/milk and advil and feeling a bit better!....Now I KNOW WHY I DON'T EAT SUGAR ON A REGULAR BASIS - it's too hard to get it out of my system and certainly not worth it - I know in the end I will be better off - it's just the waiting that is killing me! :lol: :lol:

Thanks also for the water reminder- need to find a clean water bottle and keep it with me today - I am supposed to be resting as dh reminded me, but could not help cleaning out a kitchen cupboard, doing some laundry, and loading and running the dishwasher and washing some pots in the sink!

Kathy - I feel so bad for you - such long and unusual working hours - hope you have a nice break/rest planned soon?

Vickie - I too sometimes wonder about the size of my portions - they can get out of hand if we don't watch it! But the beauty of Core is being able to eat that little bit more should you need it! :hun:

Thanks for the great article as well - as a chronic scale hopper it does help to put things in perspective - esp when the numbers are not "cooperating".

So watch out for those flying pigs! (scale down a bit more today - but I'm sure it's cuz I barely ate any dinner last night). Not feeling great so will probably eat lightly whenever I'm hungry and whatever sounds good at the moment. I did take out a "beef shank" from the freezer and might attempt to make some of that famous Froufie soup if I am so inclined!

Later,

Frouf :cool:

Oh, poor sick Froufie! Yeah, that detox won't kill ya but you sure wish you could die sometimes don't you? I haven't been on the scale yet this afternoon. I've gotten 6 glasses of water down so far. It's so hard to plan because I have to do errands after lunch today. I don't mind running to the bathroom at home, but those darned public bathrooms are disgusting. I have such a sensitive nose. Jim is always laughing at me because I can tell by smelling the milk when it is starting to go bad! He's sad that I can't put it to some use that could make us rich!

I did my treadmill and I've got lunch and dinner planned, which is a major accomplishment. I don't really feel like cooking, but I will because it is good for me and my plan.

I cannot believe tomorrow is weigh in already. Where do the weeks go.

Hang in there, Kathy. You do sound like you are starting to fade a bit. Will the work schedule lighten soon?

Back from WI........................up a lb. But I'll take it. I was pretty bad last week and I was really expecting the scale to go up more. Have so far today written down all my food and my WPA's(already 7). Guess I better eat CORE the rest of the day.
and no more EAster chocolate. ( I did make the choc. sf/ff pudding for later)

Taking DS and his friend to preschool, then it's off to walk the dog. Almost 60 today and sunny. Hopefully that will help with the weight loss for me and the dog. I think she's gained 5 lbs. in the last year. She's up to 17 now. Jack Russell/Cairn Terrier mix, so she could lose a couple.

BBL
Lisa

I actually DID take the dog for a walk. Sometimes I have good intentions, then talk myself out of doing things.....like I really should iron and clean the house.........but I decided to walk the dog first and I would still have time to red up the house and vacuum before I have to pick up DS. Our walk lasted 20 min. and that includes stopping 5 times for Shadow to pee on everything. Didn't know females also liked to mark their territory; maybe it's just my special dog. It's kind of hilly here and she's out of breath now and taking a nap on my pillow.

Vickie - :bravo: for the exercise and the meal planning. I think spring is lighting a fire under all of us. I saw on T.V. once where people actually got paid to sniff others' armpits. It was for deoderant testing or something. :rofl:

Kathy - hope you get a break soon. You sure deserve it! ;)

Frouf - I too was sick when I started Atkins. Thought I had morning sickness......a little scary! :dizzy: Was sick the first 14 weeks with DS and did not want to go through that again. Hopefully tomorrow you'll feel better.

Okay, time to clean before I pick up DS. Then I have 45 min. to fix my DD dinner before I have to pick up her friend and take them to dance. Thank goodness friends dad will bring them home at 8:00 and I don't have to run again.

BBL
Lisa

Hi everyone!

Hope your Wednesdays are winding down nicely. I am deliriously happy. :dancer: If you all were nearby, I'd suggest we go out for lattes.

First, my WI last night (where I was hoping for 2 lbs) was a whopping 7. :goodscale:

Then I got to talk to the group about core and how much I love it -- 5 people stayed after so our leader could go over the core plan with them.

And today I started walking at lunch for 30 minutes on a trail in nearby forest preserves and went a little over a mile. For a couch potato, this is a big deal.

I'm almost halfway to my 10% goal. All in all - a happy camper.

Thanks to all of you for your encouragement and support (and yummy recipes). I'm so glad I've found this board.

With many smiles! :D

Terry, Good Lord, you are an inspiration to all of us! :bravo: I need to go look at your menus for some ideas. Congratulations and for sure keep up the good work. I thought 2 pounds was great for my second week. I'm VERY happy for you. Take whatever your body is willing to let go of and celebrate! :cp: :encore:

My darned scale is still holding on to those 2 extra pounds. More water please!

Gotta go make applesauce and dinner.

Gotta be ready for Idol tonight. I'm afraid my little guy Anthony is gonna get booted off tonight. :(

Great job Terry! That's awesome that you got some other people on the Core bandwagon too. The more, the merrier!

Congrats again on a wonderful weigh-in. :cheer:

Angela

What a great weigh-in! Woohoo, you go girl!!! :cp:

Terry-----whooo hooooo 7 whopping big ones....You Rock!!!! :bravo: :cp: :cb: :dance: :flow1: :cheer: that about says it all!!

Congrats

Linda

Hi everyone:

Wow, Terry, 7 pounds is fantastic. The best I ever had was 5 pounds the first week, and I'm sure it was mostly water.

Sorry you aren't feeling well Froufy. I had kind of the reverse experience last week. After being pretty good for all these weeks, I snitched some of my kid's fries and...urrrgh. Greasy fried stuff just doesn't go down the way it used to.

Way to to Terry!!! :cb: :cb: You must feel like you're on :cloud9: WOW!! Very inspirational!

Lisa- good job on walking the dog-probably more fun than housecleaning and good exercise too!

I spent all afternoon EATING- like PMS??? not sure what is going on? Maybe bored cuz I'm home? :?: :dunno:

Had a decent lunch - then the nibbling began: whole bag of microwave popcorn, diet pepsi, some bbq rice chips, 3 slices of fresh pineapple, a small container (250 gr) of lebanese moussaka (this stuff is amazing! all core ingredients: tomatoes, onions, eggplant,chickpeas, spices and canola oil)....more diet pepsi....sample of homemade soup (all between 1 pm and 5 pm :eating2: )

Figure I should be full now right? Trying to stay out of the kitchen(dh is right now feeding ds).....but I am feeling a bit "empty" - is that possible?

So much for flying pigs! More like a frouf eating like a pig!! :ink: Will try and fill up w/water! I am very disappointed in myself! :(

Frouf

Wow, Terry ... 7 pounds is exceptional for a second WI! Way to go! :dancer: :high:

Lisa, you have a great attitude about the 1-pound gain ... and it sure sounds as though you had a wonderful day today! 7 AP's is outstanding! Give yourself full credit for staying focused and sticking to the plans you made!

Angela, still waiting to hear you report in from WI ... I can't wait to meet my first lifetimer! :)

Froufie, sorry you're not feeling well ... you're on the downhill slide now. Maybe tomorrow will be the magic day when you wake up feeling out of this world! If nothing else, you now have a tangible knowledge of how well you feel when you're eating Core, right? :)

Kierie and Vickie, sounds like you are both feeling better! Vickie, I hope those 2 pounds skedaddle by tomorrow but if they don't, you know you've done everything you're supposed to so they will vanish ... and soon! Happy WI wishes for you!!

I had a good day today ... played hooky from work and did my weekly house cleaning, with all the windows open to enjoy the nice breezes before the rains move in tonight. :( I bought a carpet cleaner last week and tackled the carpet today. I thought it did a very nice job ... was pretty powerful at extracting the water so that was a nice plus, since the carpet dried pretty quickly. DD and I had dental appointments this afternoon ... I changed to a new dentist (preferred dentist under BCBS ... every little bit helps!) and he was just the sweetest thing ... no cavities, ma! :lol: Got my exercise in on the elliptical before our dental appointments. I didn't eat particularly well today but I wasn't out of control either so I'll accept it and move on.

Have a great evening all!

Okay, drumroll please . . . .

At weigh-in tonight, I lost 2.6 to make my weight 130.4!!! I am officially in my Weight Watcher's target weight range. Yippee!! I think most of that loss was from not eating lunch and wearing light clothes, but I'm going to take it nonetheless. :)

I set my goal at 131, so it's very manageable. Hopefully in 6 weeks, I'll be a Lifetimer!!

Yay! :cheer:

Angela

Angela - Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You give me hope :D Both you and Terry, inspirational, just simply inspirational.......see what hanging in there can do!!!!!
That is the lesson I NEED to learn.....I am so inspired by both of you and yet at the same time so ashamed of myself :(
Maybe the both of you just kick my butt into reality (again)

The extended smilies aren't working right now......so I am sending you cheers and dancing bananas, and BRAVO's.......
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Linda

GREAT news, Angela!! Congratulations!!

I was all set to have a good night of eating right, but DH dropped his microbiology class today and wanted to go out. I think he's feeling a little down right now. We went to a mexican food place and I ate everything, telling myself to just go ahead -- Apr. 1 is right around the corner and I guess it'll be my "start over" date. Now I just gotta remember, is this the 450th or 451st time I've started over?? :lol: Oh well!!

Congratulations, Angela! As Linda mentioned, your perseverance and determination sets such a good example for the rest of us! What a terrific loss! :dancer: :dancer:

Vickie and Frannie, since Terry and Angela have paved the way, I hope you both have good losses to show for your hard work! Sending light thoughts for both of you! :)

Dismal, foggy morning this morning. The stormy weather didn't materialize last night, but I think we may get some today. Should be a semi-busy day at work today, preparing the end of the month/first of the month reports ... maybe the time will pass quickly.

Hope everyone has a good Thursday!

Terry and Angela Weigh to go ! ! :cb: :dancer: :bravo: :cheers:

You are my inspiration too. I am going to take this one day at a time and really try hard today. I want this weight off. I typed the wrong thing earlier. I used 7 flex points yesterday, not activity :rofl: I think that would have killed me!

Finishing my coffee, then going to exercise.

Lisa

Oops, Lisa ... actually, you didn't type anything wrong yesterday ... I just read it wrong! :dizzy: But you did exercise several times yesterday so you probably earned a nice handful of AP's to offset those 7 Flex points, don't you think? And you're already exercising today ... way to go!

Angela, Congratulations! :bravo: I just knew you would do it. You are amazing, determined, and successful. :encore: What does that DH of yours have to say now. He thought you were hot about 10 pounds ago when you bought that new outfit! ;) I'm sure you'll be fine for the next 6 weeks. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: Do you have to weigh in every week now? I never bothered to learn the drill since I'm so far away. I hope you'll stay with us. If you decide to go to the lifetimers board, I hope you at least stop in to see us and inspire us!

Kath, sorry your DH is feeling blue. It was only one night of eating. You and he will be fine. Just start over today. It would have been horrible of you to say no to Mexican when he was obviously needing to have his favorite comfort food.

Still 2 pounds heavier on the scale this AM. Off to do my stuff this morning. Off to make applesauce.

Here's the rule on Lifetime. You pay and maintain (no more than +2 from your goal) for 6 visits (be they consecutive or not), then you're Lifetime. So since I WAS going every other week, I would have had to pay my $14 every other week for the next 12 weeks to get Lifetime. So I decided to go back to the "value" plan, and pay the lower fee for the next 6 weeks. What can I say? I'm an instant gratification kind of gal. :)

I definitely plan on staying on this board. I need to stay Core for the rest of my life, so this is the perfect place to be. Besides, the Lifetime/Maintainers board isn't very busy, and I like the constant chatter that's going on here. AND, I want to be around to celebrate with each of you as you get your Lifetimes!!

Angela

Angela,

Congratulations on getting to your goal! :cp: That has got to feel really good.

Are you doing anything special to reward yourself? Maybe a spa day or something?

It's so good to hear about someone making it all the way to the finish.

You go girl!

Angela, I'm REALLY glad to hear you're staying. Maybe you should think about becoming a Leader. You are pretty darn inspirational. Much more inspirational than alot of the Leaders I have had!

Thanks Terry and Vickie. I haven't really thought of doing anything special for hitting goal...I keep thinking 120 is my "real" goal. I did just start taking guitar lessons, which is something I've wanted for years. Can't eat when you're strummin'! :)

Vickie, I have thought of being a Leader. I think I'd have to wait a few years till all the kiddos are in school though. I wonder how well they get paid... Dh is always saying I need to start working again once the kids are in school. Maybe I'll investigate that.

Gotta go clean house now. Bleah. :p

Angela

I know they get a flat rate per meeting and then a bonus for every person above the minimum. If you could get work in a Center you might be able to make some good money, especially if you were popular (and I know you would be!).

Frouf,

Lebanese Moussaka? I love moussaka, but just had the Greek kind, and boy it isn't core. Do you have the recipe? I couldn't tell from your post whether you made it or bought it. Can you tell I'm hungry?

I hunted the internet and found this recipe (but it's European, so we'd have to convert the measures and use less oil.) Does it sound like it?

500 g baby or large eggplant
5 tablespoons olive oil
1-2 onions (about 250 g), peeled and sliced thinly
10-12 small cloves of garlic, peeled and slivered thickly
150 g chickpeas, soaked, rinsed, drained and precooked
1 1/2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses - optional (you'd have to use points)
500 g tomatoes, rinsed, peeled, seeded and quartered
1 1/2 teaspoons salt or to taste
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
200 ml water
mint and feta to sprinkle over

Trim the stems of the baby eggplants. Peel to look like Edwardian circus tents, leaving lengthways stripes about 1 1/4 cm wide. If you're using large eggplants instead, cut them into 1 1/4 cm cubes. In a pan heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat and saute the eggplants for a few minutes until golden brown. With a slotted spoon, remove to a side dish and reserve.

To the pan add the remaining oil, the onion and the garlic and saute, stirring constantly, until pale in colour and soft, about 5 minutes, adding more oil if necessary. Add the cooked chickpeas and stir occasionally for 5 minutes, then add the pomegranate molasses.

Return the eggplants to the pan and add the tomatoes, sprinkle with salt, cinnamon, allspice and black pepper and add the water. Bring to the boil and quickly reduce the heat to moderately low. Cover and simmer for about an hour (they may be ready after 40 minutes or so if you're using a large flat pan or the cubed large eggplant).

Serve warm with plenty of chopped mint and crumbled feta, and couscous. It keeps in the fridge for 3-5 days.

CONGRATULATIONS ANGELA!!! Way to go - I am so THRILLED AND HAPPY for you - you must be ecstatic! Hope you find something special to reward yourself with!

I am feeling better today - altho yesterday was **** - I had these bad cravings all afternoon and had a heck of a time dealing with them! Most of my day was okay eating-wise but had a starch meltdown at dinnertime? Not sure what that was about: :shrug: ended up pigging out on mashed potatoes of all things (maybe a trigger food?) and then a bagel w/butter....now my stomach feels all bloated and distended - not a good feeling! I feel like such a piggy :ink:

Had a dr appt today to check my bp - dr was very HAPPY to hear I had lost almost 20 lbs! altho my bp readings at the drugstore machines seem to be normal they are usually higher in her office (and I don't think it's "whitecoat syndrome")....she knows I am basically eating healthier now - need to watch salt intake - continue w/the weight loss and monitoring my bp at the drugstore and I'm to return in 2 months time!

The lebanese moussaka is something I bought ...and yes I wanted to go get some more today (another trigger food?)....it is from a local fruit/veggie grocery store - comes in small plastic container (like a dip)....it's amazing! You can see the chickpeas (whole) but they are in a tomatoey/onion/eggplant mixture w/spices - it's like eating chickpeas in a "veggie" sauce/dip. Very yummy!

Tomorrow am taking dd to the allergist to have her tested and hopefully we can find out why she has been breaking out in hives recently! Then back to work and we are GOING OUT FOR LUNCH!.....I rarely eat out for lunch since being on core but do participate in our "birthday office" lunches. This is an italian place - not sure what Core food I shall find - but seeing as sat is weigh-in day - and I still have some jamaica pounds on me I had better be very careful. I think it will take me at least one more week to shed all my vacation pounds. Will try to up the water tomorrow!

So quiet here tonight! Dh gone jamming, dd at a sleepover, ds working and youngest in bed! What trouble can a bloated frouf get into tonight???

Frouf :D

Hey all!

Frouf, ask if the have ww pasta. Alot of places are carrying it now and some do not have it on their menu. That with some marinara sauce and a salad, you should be pretty good!

Bad weigh in tonight. I gained 2 pounds. Back to journalling and weighing and measuring my Core food this week. All that and didn't have the enjoyment of a chocolate egg or any other kind of candy. I even passed on all the hot rolls and butter at Easter dinner. I'll be real religious this week and see if I can get rid of it. Not giving up no matter what obtacles my darn old body throws up!

See you all tomorrow.

Hang in there Vickie - we all know those 2 lbs are certainly NOT due to overindulgence. You sound committed and focused so I'm sure they will come off by next week!

Thanks for the ww pasta suggestion - I will ask but this is Ottawa (ha ha ha) and I highly doubt this restaurant will have whole wheat pasta - it is a very "traditional" restaurant and they probably make their own fresh pasta for the dishes - I think I will stick to either fish or chicken if available...or maybe a salad w/some "protein" if that's on the menu. I am probably more concerned w/too much salt or fat intake than the food itself!

Will let you know how it goes!

nitey night!

Frouf:)

Vickie, hang in there! Like your hubby says, you're in it for the long haul, and it's a marathon, not a sprint. Right? :lol: I'm so impressed with your dedication - you never give up!

Next week will be better, keep up the good work.

Angela

Vickie, I'm sorry for the disappointing WI ... our bodies are such fickle things. Since you were so good in resisting the Easter indulgences, you would think that would show up on the scales instead of those phantom pounds from nowhere! As usual, you have such a positive attitude! Keep on doing what you're doing! :grouphug:

Good Morning! It's a beautiful one here. I peeked at the scale this morning. Yep...they are still there, those 2 unwanted friends of mine. I'll be walking soon to see if I can shake them loose. Picture me on the treadmill, walking and trying to shake off 2 pounds!

Frouf, I forgot we were talking about Canada. WW must not be the force there that it is here in the states. Restaurants here are quick to jump on the diet program bandwagons. They do NOT want us staying home and cooking because we can't get program foods out.

Thanks Frouf, Angela and Deborah for the morale support. I needed it. As tough as I sound, it is still really hard for me. I can't give up because I've got too far to go. I'm still shooting for 40 pounds by May 19th.

Hope you all have a great day. I'm headed to a Home Show later today so I better get a move on!

Vickie - I was up 1lb. at WI wednesday. I journaled Wed., and Thurs., drank lots of water and did some exercise; and this morning I am down 1/2. I think you'll be okay for next week. Try not to weigh yourself too often. I'm not going to weight myself again until Mon. Seems like i lose more if I don't know.

Where do you go for WW food out? The only place I know around here is Applebees.

Keep on keeping on!

Lisa

Hi all --

I'm so glad it is Friday. My boss gets a new boss on Monday and all of us are really looking forward to the change.

Frouf - I'm going to try the Moussaka recipe I found since I'd have no clue where to buy it premade. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks for the idea.

Vickie - Do you speak Italian? Well here's a little Italian advice regarding your weight gain. Faggetabattit! Keep doing the right things and trust that the weight will come off.

I made the most incredible dinner yesterday, called pumpkin posole, 100% core and really filling. It's a stew-type dish, with lots of odd things all mixed together, and tasted like chicken with stuffing. If anyone wants the recipe, let me know. It only needs to cook for about 20 minutes, but you have to chop veggies, so it took me about 40 minutes to make. I got home around 9:30 and was really tempted to skip making dinner, but since I was ravenous I knew I had to have lots of something core or I'd be in trouble.

Does everybody post what they eat every day? I saw a thread for menus. Does this help stay on track?

Busy day so far and looking forward to a QUIET weekend - but just found out this weekend we lose that one PRECIOUS hour as we move our clocks forward - who the @#$#@@ dreamed that one up! Let me at him! :rollpin:

Lots of troubling news today - took dd to allergist re hive situation. I of course thought it was food related but dd insisted it happened when coming in from the cold - she would break out in hives and get itchy! So dr. did the skin prick test (foods and environment = 51 pricks!) then drew a square on her arm w/pen and had her hold an ICE CUBE there for 15 mins or so. Back in we go - she did NOT react to any foods, some slight reactions to grass, but HOLY MOLY what a hive where the ice was - she has an allergy/sensitivity to the COLD - have you ever heard of anything so strange in your life? She was right in indicating that whenever she came in from the cold (and her skin warmed up) she broke out in hives!

So she is to dress warmly (ha ha ha - now that spring is almost here?) and try to keep body temperature from getting too cold so when she comes in she won't break out - and can take antihistamines as well. May have been triggered by a virus dr said and will probably last a few months (altho some have suffered for a few years). Told her to beware of unheated pools in the summer which might cause a full body reaction.

The MORE TROUBLING NEWS is when I saw dd's left arm - she has on occasion "written" on her arm in ink/marker and I do discourage her from this - but at dr's office I noticed one arm had these "scratches" on it - when I asked her about it - she said she had "cut herself" - and I mean intentionally, on purpose (as in self-mutilation!!!). Can you imagine my horror? Can you imagine me trying to contain my horror as I tried to talk with her about this? She asked "are u mad at me?"....No, but you do realize this is not a good thing and I would like to take to talk to someone about this? She realizes this is somewhat serious - says her friends know she did it and try to talk to her about it! Told me it "feels good".....I made her promise not to do it anymore and that I am planning to take her to dr to discuss - does not sound enthused but looks like she will cooperate! What a nightmare!

Called the pediatrician as soon as I got back to work and made an "emergency" appt for Monday afternoon for checkup and referral. I hope we have caught this soon enuf to do something about it!

Then out for lunch - and altho I was upset I was STARVING!....figures. Had the honey glazed grilled salmon over mixed greens w/balsamic vinaigrette...and a large slice of amazing sourdough/black olive bread. Drinking water now to try and flush out those extra calories? in advance of tomorrow's weigh in.. but frankly right now I am not so concerned about my weight - I know I will just keep plugging away at it. I am more concerned about dd and her future well being.

She is going to her dad's for the weekend so I called to advise him of the current situation - and to pay more attention to her this weekend and watch her carefully! I think he wants to come to the dr appt as well.

She is kinda of a "dark" child and I was getting concerned about her poetry and stories (all very dark, scary with themes of death)...her teachers are giving her these GREAT MARKS for these stories - but I was wondering if this was normal and was planning to call her english teacher to discuss - now I think I will go straight to the dr as I now know this is more serious that just some "creative writing".

I am strong....I will do what has to be done to help her! But I am also feeling quite overwhelmed and depressed about the whole thing - it is making me very, very sad! :(

Frouf

Oh Froufy! No words of wisdom here, just a very very tight hug.

:grouphug:

Add me in to the hug Froufy...

I have no great advice, as my girls are younger. But I am and have been really worried about raising my daughters in today's world. Maybe you all can help me through it. :)

I'm glad you got her into the dr as soon as possible. Don't hesitate to advocate for your daughter whenever you think it's called for.

We'll be here for you for moral support. Great job on only having one slice of bread!

Angela

Froufy, that's so scary. It sounds like you are doing exactly the right thing. Staying aware and involved is the most important part of being a good mom. It sounds like she is still communicating with you, too, which is great.

I had the hive thing when I was in middle school. They only came out when I was in the cold, but it turned out to be related to a penecillin allergy. Has she had anything like that recently?

Monkeypoodle, I'd like that recipe if you get time to post it. I'm always looking for something to do with chicken.

WI tomorrow. I don't know how it's going to go. I've been pretty good, but it's that TOM, which always makes things unpredictable.

I did have a nice moment a couple of days ago. I decided I was down enough to start trying some of my thinner clothes and wore a pair of pants to work that I hadn't been able to sit comfortably in for a while. I was thinking that it was nice to be down a size from size 14 finally, but when I took the pants off after work, I discovered that that pair is actually a 10 not a 12! (Okay, a 10M, whatever that means, but it's the number that's important, right?)

Hope everyone has a good weekend. Take care Froufy, you're doing great.

Well I held it together as long as I could - just got home and decided to try and distract myself by surfing - and I see all your kind wishes and hugs and I am just sitting here crying. Thanks SO MUCH for your caring - I do feel it. I feel like a bad, rotten mother to have a child that is so troubled....of course I feel it is my fault!

And I've been wanting to cry and scream all day - but I guess I didn't realize how much I was holding back - now in the comfort of home I can just let it out.

Dh realizes how upset I am and will let him know that I do need his support (as does dd without any of his usual negativity or nasty comments!). Have been doing a lot of research on "self injury" and it's right up there w/bulimia, anorexia and other addictive behaviours (such as alcohol and drug abuse). Most common in females, often starts in puberty and can last from 5-10 years!!! Usually these girls are "perfectionists", have good marks, from middle class educated families - how weird is that? Boy I sure have caught this early enuf to "save" her. I keep thinking she may be suicidal??? and I just can't handle this thought - I am just a bundle of nerves worrying about her and I just want to "guard" her and watch over her as much as I can. I am so WORRIED!

This is really upsetting me.....and I'm so hungry but don't want to eat!

CONGRATS CHER ON THE SIZE 10 PANTS - how exciting for you - I bet you feel great - isn't it fun to go "shopping" in your own cupboard!!!

Dh and 6 yr old home from shopping for 1/2 price easter chocolate - can u imagine?

Frouf:(

Just what you need, huh? My dh always overbuys for Easter, so we still have gobs of it around. Fortunately(?), chocolate makes my tummy hurt, so it's not much of a temptation. I found out I had pre-ulcerous infection a couple of years ago by eating way too many of those Dove dark-chocolate Promises. Mostly okay now, though, as long as I watch out for a few things.

Don't scare yourself with too much research. I do the same thing. My kindergartener has been having trouble in school, and I've absolutely convinced myself he's ADHD, even though his teacher hasn't mentioned the term. My dh just wants to keep working on him and hope he grows out of it, but he's already racked up more time in the principal's office than my dh and me combined for our entire school careers. In kindergarten! Fortunately he's a happy kid. He just likes the attention he gets from some of the other boys for being a clown. Never too early to start hanging with the wrong crowd, I guess.

Even the best ones make you worry, though. My 7-year-old has been teacher's pet from the time she started talking and I still wonder how it's going to be when she hits her first real challenge.

Maybe--and this is a stretch because of course I don't really know your situation well--this could help your dh see that the atmosphere needs to improve and that he needs to be a part of it? I don't know--I think men are often conditioned to put the blame on everyone else, but maybe something good could come of it eventually.

Take care.

Thanks for your support, Lisa. I just don't get it. I'm exercising and eating right and the pounds are still there this morning. I guess something weird is just going on with my body. I even had 8 glasses of water and a bunch of other decaf beverages yesterday. Oh well, keep on trucking. Terry, I like your kind of Italian. That much I understand!

Terry, I post what I eat almost every day and I think it does help me to see what others are eating. I especially like to look at the menus of those who are losing great so that I can see what I might be doing wrong. Lisa, I find that many Italian restaurants are now offering ww pasta. I carry in my own salad dressing in a tupperware midget. I order marinara and a grilled chicken breast in it after "grilling" them about how the breast is cooked. They almost always have broccoli for pizzas and I ask them to give me steamed broccoli on the side. Regular restaurants are pretty good too. You won't get ww pasta but I carry in FF sour cream and order a baked potato.

Good Lord, Frouf, add me into the hug. What a frightening situation. You are a GREAT Mother in my book to be so vigilant and to act so quickly. I'll pray that all goes well for you and DD. I definitely think that getting her to the doctor quickly is a wise idea. Sounds like maybe she could use some counseling. Who knows what goes on inside their heads. Some of what you are going through is what scared me off of having children at all. I had a friend in high school once who carved her name into her arm. She just thought it was cool. She was definitely a tortured soul. Frouf, I had always heard that self-injury folks were crying for help. Usually, suicidals don't do anything to draw attention to themselves. Cher is right. The research can scare the stuffing out of you. Tell the Doctor of your fears. I wish there was something we could all do to help. We'll be here though, if you need us.

Good morning everyone! I just realized I have to change my chick!

Hey, I had an interesting thing happen last night. Dh and I went to the YMCA (on a guest pass) to go swimming last night. For some reason, they have separate girls' and women's locker rooms. So we were asking the front desk what the codes were for the adult locker rooms, and the woman looked at me, and said dubiously, "You ARE over 18, right?" *Snort!* I was always mistaken for being a lot younger than I am, but this was ridiculous! It makes me want to go to a bar, just to see if I'd be carded.

And, I decided to take the plunge yesterday, and scheduled myself for a complete physical (minus the pap and pelvic - my other dr takes care of that. :) ) I haven't had one since I was REALLY 18, so I don't remember what goes in to it. Anyone know? I'm kind of a prude, so I like to be prepared for anything that might be embarrasing :o , especially since my dr is a cute young recent med-school graduate.

I know they're going to check my cholesterol and stuff, so that'll be interesting.

I plan on taking a nice warm walk around the lake today. I LOVE spring weather!! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Angela

Froufie - I absolutely know how you feel.
My DD was suffering from some anxieties last year - really hit when she fainted giving an oral report at school. The night she was wringing her hands up in her shirt and crying because she didn't know what was wrong, we made an Emergency trip to the pediatrician - she recommended a psychiatrist.

Psych put her on zoloft and she saw a therapist twice a week in the beginning. Now down to once a month and psych (for meds) every two months. Didn't want to medicate her, but she had to go to school . Prior to this, she was always in the nurses office and didn't want to go to school and could not fall asleep on her own without me sitting in her room.

Was afriad if she broke a glass; somehow the glass would fly into her mouth, afraid someone would steal her out of her room at night like Elizabeth Smart; police found a dead man in a car at the mall and she refused to go to that mall; wouldn't let me go anywhere without her (hair cut, Dr., etc.) Would not go to a friends house, or to the movies or anywhere without me - not even grandmas. If you gave her advil for a headache or something always asked if it would kill her. ANd on and on..............

So, I do know how you feel, and I had my mom telling me that it was my fault cuz I didn't pay enough attention to her after DS was born. She was 5 then.

Anyway, a year later she is much better but still sees the therapist once a month.
Grandma now depressed from her rheumatoid arthritis and DD told her today, that she should take zoloft because it really helps her. Don't know if they recommend it for depression in children but know they give it for OCD and anxieties.

Sorry to go on so long., but I know how terrible you feel and how you think it's you're fault and you must have done something wrong, but the psychiatrist told me it is nothing to do with you; it's just something in their makeup that can be helped.

:bravo: for you in recognizing it and seeking help early.

:grouphug:
Lisa

Angela, I can't help with what goes into a physical. I think every Doctor is different. Do you have a good enough relationship with yours to tell him you are a little freaked but would like a good checking over? Nice Chick, Chick! Can't wait to get my 35 pound one. That's if I can stop heading North on the scale.

Lisa, what great advice for Frouf, and what a great Mom you are too! It is so important not to feel like you are to blame. I'm a believer in the notion that we all have a blueprint when we are born. I know socialization has impact on us too but that blueprint is pretty strong. It was kind of you to share your and your DD's story.

Good Morning, All! Wow you must all be out enjoying your weekend. I've got an "at home" weekend since my girlfriend cancelled for dinner with us last night. I try to stay out of the way of all you working folks at the stores on the weekend.

Those darn 2 pounds are still there. I think I am at a real plateau and I've now decided that I am not going to get on the scale again until Tuesday morning. That will be hard for me but this is a little discouraging. I have been walking alot more so maybe I have a little bit of that extra water in the muscles phenomenon going on.

Jim and I have a great friend coming over tomorrow to watch the White Sox opener at our house. We started the tradition last year and will probably do it forever. Jim met this guy at the old ballpark (the real Comiskey Park!) back in the 1980's when they both had season tickets. When we moved to the new ballpark, Jim and I both had season tickets and this guy and his Dad sat behind us for years. We just gave up our tickets last season so we decided that we want to spend opening day together anyway! So I tell you all this to tell you that tomorrow will be a hard eating day for me. We make ballpark food! Jim and our friend will be having koshers on the grill and this wonderful chili cheese dip that I make. We have drumsticks for dessert. I'll be having a sirloin burger and I'm not sure what else. Maybe a fruit salad. Then we are going out for dinner to my favorite barbecue place. Dear Lord! I'll manage somehow. It's probably good that I'm in this plateau because if I wasn't, I'd be tempted to splurge.

Well, off to the treadmill! Hope you all have a great Sunday.

Good morning everyone! I woke up this morning to see my 6 year old daughter standing there with a HUGE glob of silly putty stuck in the back of her hair. I think she went to bed with some hidden in her hand. She has that ultra-fine, ultra-straight white-blonde hair that shows everything too. Whee! But, thanks to the Internet, I found out that you can spray PAM in their hair, and comb it out. It worked, but now I'm sure I'll be shampooing the PAM out of her hair all day! :D You never know what you're going to get with kids, that's for sure.

It's supposed to be a goregeous day today. Yay! I've been enjoying using my clothesline every day for a while here. Nothing smells better than line-dried clothes, I think. (OK, well maybe baking bread, but clothes are Core, bread isn't!) :lol:

We're planning on a nice relaxing day here. Vickie, sounds like you have a fun day planned. You can resist the bad food, I know you can!

Hope everyone else has a great weekend.
Angela

It's freezing here-some kind of freak storm- lots of rain/almost wet snow - at least most of the filthy gray snow is gone-but we sure could use some sunshine!

Up 1 lb at weigh in yesterday- and I'm certain I had at least 3.500 EXTRA calories on my holiday!! ;) Leader was impressed w/my 1 lb gain- and even more impressed when I told her it was more like 6 last week! Also mentioned how sick I felt while getting back on plan and how my body was surely telling me something!

Angela - I knew there might be various uses for Pam- but I did not think "hair issues" was one of them - glad it worked and you did not have to cut it out or something!!!

Vickie- sounds like you are bound and determined to get those lbs off and I agree it is just your body readjusting- hang in there!

Lisa and cher - thanks SO MUCH for sharing your stories - it does make me feel better to realize I am not alone and that we are not always responsible for what our kids do - even tho it is hard to shake that guilt off.

I feel sad inside all day- I manage to cope, then at night I just start crying- almost like the sadness has built up inside me and I need to get it out. It almost seems like a bad dream sometimes and I am waiting to wake up. I am a "research queen" so yes I am probably getting other ideas in my head and hope a medical person with experience will be able to provide more insight! Poor dh does not know what to do with me or how to comfort me as I cry myself to sleep at night. I welcome the distractions of the day and dread the darkness of the night.

Not sure if I should call the school or not- seems some teacher suspected this a while ago -- as dd told me laughingly about 6 weeks ago or so? How one teacher (I forget which one) spoke with her and asked her if she was cutting herself- she found this very funny and just laughed at it. I did ask her why the teacher would think that? and did she do that and she said of course not. I also wondered why the teacher/school would not have called a parent, but thought maybe they felt they "checked" it out and were satisfied so did not call home? Pretty lame I think. Might set up meeting w/principal once I have more information.

Well lost an hour of sleep last night due to turning the clocks FORWARD and between that and going to bed too late we are all VERY CRABBY - dh is pissed off cuz he got up w/our 6 yr old as I attempted to sleep!!! Told him I am up now so he can go back to bed, but sounds like he is playing the "martyr's role" this morning.

Have to eat and do laundry.

Froufy - we too had a wonderful morning. Kids slept late due to changing the clocks; hopefully they will still be tired tonight at bedtime.

DS woke up with pink eye in both eyes this morning. Called the Dr. she called in a prescription, but now DS has been crying all day because he doesn't want drops in his eyes. Great! ! I have to have my picture taken for my drivers' license and I sure don't one one with pink eye. That would be really attractive for the next 4 yrs.

Freak storm here too! Stopped at the grocery store after I dropped DD off at dance and when I came out it was snowing, then sleeting. UGHHHHHHHH where is spring?


Vickie - at least you are getting your workout in early!

Lisa

I'm sorry, Lisa! I think we got your share of spring! It is a gorgeous day here and I am stuck inside working. I'm leaving at 3:00 though, come what may -- then we're going over to the inlaws' house to see DH's grandma for the last time before she leaves. Poor woman has been here since Thanksgiving and started asking to go home a week or so later but she can't stay by herself and doesn't realize it. She would pack everything, they would go in and unpack it, she would pack it again ... and finally they had to hide her suitcase. How sad! Well finally she's going back to Kentucky, but to DH's uncle's house. At least she'll be nearer to her own home and friends.

I feel like hammered dog poo this morning, thanks to the fine folks at Nuthouse Bar and Grill who "made" me stay there late last night and plied me with mucho beer and margaritas. Holy moly, why do I do that? I'm tooooo old for that crap! So I told DH this morning, who thankfully feels just as bad as me, that we won't be going back for a loooong time. Next Monday is the season opener for the Rangers and we always do the tailgating thing, cooking hot dogs in the parking lot and having a great time. It's an all day affair because we get there at 10:00, start cooking, then the game starts at 1:00 and afterwards we'll go BACK to the parking lot and do it all again. Sometimes we move to our office building, which is just a block away. For the rest of the season, we park here at work and walk, which is very nice but it's a pain for day games that let out at 5:00 and we can't get out of our parking lot because of the traffic. Oh well, take the good with the bad, I guess! We haven't bought our season tickets yet but will do so very soon. Vickie, it sounds like you and Jim are as big of baseball fan(atics) as we are! We went to San Francisco for our honeymoon and as soon as we landed and got the rent car, we went straight to the field because the Giants were playing our Rangers that day! Everybody gives us a hard time about that being the first thing we did on our honeymoon! But anytime we go on vacation, we always see a MLB game wherever we are, whether or not the Rangers are there. This year we're going to Houston for our anniversary because it'll be interleague play and the Rangers and Astros will be playing. Anyway, enough about that.

Froufy, my heart just breaks for you and what you're going through. I wish there was something we could do but it sounds like you're handling it as well as you can, and got right on top of it immediately. I will just pray for your family as fervently and as often as I can. Bless your sweet heart, I hope things turn a corner with you, your DH, and all the kids very soon.

Pam in the hair sounds like a mess but so does Silly Putty! At least, like Frouf said, you didn't have to cut it all off -- I'll be she doesn't do that for a while!

Congrats on all the losses, and for those who didn't (and boy do I feel your pain) -- hang in there! Good Sunday to all, and I hear in a few days things will settle down here at work so maybe I can be a little more active on the board and concentrate on responding in a more timely manner.

Sounds like we all need a good, warm :grouphug:

Frouf, hang in there. If I were you, I wouldn't take any other steps until I talked to the Doctor. I would eventually talk to the Principal. It seems to me that the law requires teachers to report that kind of unusual behavior.

Kath, Jim and I are huge baseball fans. For our engagement trip, I surprised Jim with tickets to White Sox Spring Training when they were in Sarasota. I figured that I got the ring...he should get something cool too, beside me! When I traveled for business, I'd always try to go see a game. I was at Fenway in 1990 and had a great time even though my Sox weren't there. I stood on the street eating a hot dog and asked where the park was. The Vendor said, "You're kiddin, right?". I laughed and said that I wasn't. The park was right behind me. It looks like an old factory from the outside on the first base side! I've also been to Camden Yards in Baltimore which is a nice place to see a game. Oh Yeah, and the food is FABULOUS! I was never in Dallas during the season so I never got to Arlington. I'm sure I gained alot of weight from having to eat so many days at the ballpark. I don't drink beer (I know...how can you love baseball and not love beer) but I love Koshers and nachos and funnel cake....STOP!!!! We do miss our season tickets but something had to give when we both retired. Now we have the luxury of waking up, seeing that it's a great day, and just driving to the park! Luckily, good tickets are almost always available. Plus, the White Sox Organist is a personal friend of ours so if we want to go to a special game we can almost always get tickets. We love the White Sox and hate the Cubs. Just the way it is here in Chicago. Tomorrow is our Opener. First time we've opened at home in 15 years. Kinda sad that we won't be there, but we will be watching at home and SOME of us will be eating koshers!

Frannie and Deborah, hope all is well. Haven't heard from you in a while.

Morning all!
DS woke up with both eyes pasted shut. Still trying to pry them open. For anyone who missed it; he woke up yesterday with pink eye in both eyes. Big fight to get the drops in, hopefully it will be easier today.

Starting to think the dog might have diabetes. I hate to go there, but I am thinking it. She actually peed on the couch last night. What's with that? Did start to notice that she seems to pant a lot and is always out of water (cat drinks it too, so didn't know). Seems to want out to pee a lot also. Aghhhhh I really don't want to know.
Guess I'll have to call the vet today. Maybe it's my imagination............

Check back later.
Lisa

Lisa, sounds like a great start to the day you have there! :) Here's to hoping you get those eye drops in with no further struggles.

Aah, I had a nice morning. Since we had daylight savings, the kids slept an "extra" hour, so I had time to take a nice leisurely shower, make breakfast, and make dd's lunch without interruption.

I'm going to be really strict Core the next few days, as I HAVE to maintain at least below 131. I'd like to lose, but at the rate I'm going, I'll be good to have maintained this week.

Well, gotta get going, get the kids dressed, fed and out the door. Then on to grocery shopping.

Angela

Lisa, hope your DS gets better fast. I've had to wrestle a Scottie to put in ear drops and administer antibiotics so I know it's not fun. Hope your pup doesn't have diabetes but if she does, it's a good thing you are catching it early. Diabetes can be real damaging to vital organs.

Angela, you sound like you are having a great day! It's beautiful here in Chicago and will be almost 68 degrees today. Great day for the White Sox home opener. I'm still a little sad that we won't be there in person, but we'll have great fun watching it here at home. This is the first time in about 15 years that I won't be eating a kosher hotdog on this day! Jim and our friend say they'll have one for me.

Happy New Year to all you baseball fans! Gotta go clean the company bathroom. You know that's one thing I didn't have to worry about when we went to the ballpark instead of celebrating here. Gotta go get on the treadmill too. I only have 2 1/2 hours left to clean, walk, and shower!

Talk to you all much later.

Hi all,

I too am enjoying the Chicago springtime. I actually wore sunglasses to work this morning -- a sign that the gloomy winter is coming to an end.

Sounds like a challenging morning for a lot of you. I hope the day brings some good things to balance everything out.

I made the core crockpot chili and core cornbread yesterday. It was really good. Unfortunately I went a little crazy and had four bowls of it. :devil: I'm trying to eat lighter foods today and tomorrow for my WI on Tuesday night. I feel bad about it 'cuz I was thinking that I'm so in control of my eating. But there I was, spooning more chili into the bowl. :(

Anyway, today will be a better day. I'm going walking in the woods at lunchtime, then to Wendy's for grilled chicken and fruit.

Peace.

I did finally get the drops in DS's eyes., but not without a fight. After I sat on him to hold down his arms and legs he agreed to let me do it, if I didn't hold him down. And he did. We'll see if I can get them in two more times today.

Dog seems fine today. Will make her an appt. though. Trying to drink lots of water and be really CORE these last few days. Would really like to be 159 for WI wednesday, but I don't know if I can lose another 1.5+, by then. Of course, of SAt. I was 160.0 and today I am 161. Go figure!

Lisa

Losing that hour really messed me up I think. Could barely fall asleep last night (I remember seeing 1:55 am on the clock radio!!)...so when the alarm when off this morning (6:45) I was sure in no mood to get up! But I did manage to get up, dressed showered, and dragged myself to work! UGH!

Felt better last night as dd was home from her dad's for the weekend. The weird thing is she seems so "normal" - at least normal for herself - on the computer - doing her homework (book report) and msn-ing w/her friends (yes I made her stop that and concentrate on the report and let her "chat" when she was done). I sat on my couch (right behind the computer) and read my book and "watched" her....hard to tell she is such a depressed and troubled little girl!

Dh is not much help - thinks I will now be even more "liberal" with her given my fears - I said ya you're probably right! (rather have a spoiled child than a dead one!)....which put him in a very grumpy and hostile mood - exactly what I don't need! He still does not get it that is not about him, us but about her! He thinks I am going psycho and overreacting (probably true) but given the worst case scenario I don't see how one can remain calm.

Gloomy but warm today - boots gone and spring raincoat has come out of the closet - YAY! Lots of rain this weekend which washed away that ugly gray snow.

My birthday this thurs - but I don't really feel like celebrating?? Dh keeps asking if I want a party (r u kidding?) or what I want to do - don't really want anything special but will have to participate in my office birthday lunch planned for thurs! Everyone in family out thurs night so guess family celebration will need to wait til sat probably - everyone looking forward to chocolate cake but me? Not sure whether or not I will indulge? (guess sat night is okay as it is after weigh-in? HA HA HA).

Time to eat lunch and leaving at 1 pm to pick up dd and take her to dr appt. - I am armed w/samples of her "creative writing" and my ex-nurse girlfriend found me some names of local therapists which I will run by the pediatrician to see who she recommends. Hope all goes well!

Froufy :cool:

Hi everyone:

Lisa, our pediatrician taught us an eye-drop trick. Try having him turn his head slightly to the side and then put the drop on his nose, right next to the inner corner of his eye. When he blinks, it will go right in. My daughter used to get pink-eye all the time, so I know it works.

I was down .8 at weigh-in. Sloooooow, but at least in the right direction. I was actually expecting to be up a bit. I'm going to try to be really good this week. I'd love to make 15 pounds before the 16 week mark.

I bought the WW Slow Good crockpot book at the meeting. It looks really good, with a lot of unusual recipes. Most of them are nearly Core and there is a section that is completely Core, as well as some side dishes to go with the crockpot stuff.

Hi Ladies:
Aww Frouf You are having such a hard time right now (HUGS) I have had friends who did SI (Self Injury) and DH's Brother did it. It's not that she wants to hurt herself it's a coping mechanism for when you don't know how to express feelings. . ..Its also very dangerous and I'm glad you are helping her get help.
I'm back on Core b/c I'm a sugar fiend when I'm not and thats NO GOOD!
are Ryvita Crisp bread core?
I've been in a massive funk and eating superbadly I'm on a new bc seasonale which makes your nauseous but its curbing the bad eating. Sat we had a bad storm and a transformer blew up so we had a blackout
OH! in my email I have a link to 2 ab exercises to do upright and seated versus on the floor which doesn't happen for this chick. If you guys want it PM me its from that Joyce Vedral. Going to check some other threads
OH! Angela Recipe queen of the universe do you have a core sheperd's pie? I'm thinking of winging one tonight.
Bbl
Kier

I actually don't have a Core Shepherd's Pie recipe, believe it or not! I have recipes for almost everything else though. :) I know Vickie, I think it was, has made Shepherd's Pie...try asking her.


Angela

I made one a while back and just used lean ground beef, tomato sauce, corn, green peas and diced tomatoes, then topped with leftover mashed potatoes and FF cheese. No recipe though, I just winged it too! It was great!

I bought stew veggies I figured I'd sautee them with the turkey with some Worcestershire and maybe some tomato puree top it with instant plain mashed potatoes made with 1 % and a splash of butter cooking spray
I'm goign cheese free for a while I've been on a cheese bender
Do you do it in a casserole dish?
I'll either do that or do a latino inspired salad I bought some cool frozen veggies i have black beans and salsa and some Whole wheat pasta we'll see
I'm trying to shake off my blahs
to quote office space "Someone's got a bad case of the Monday's"

I don't think the crispbread is Core, but there are couple of varieties that are counted as 0 points in the food guide. I can check when I get home, if you like.

thanks cher my WW stuff got "put somewhere safe" aka timbuktu

I've never made it, Kierie, but here's a recipe for Shepard's Pie.

Shepherd's Pie

2 pounds potatoes, such as russet, peeled and cubed
2 tablespoons fat free sour cream
1/2 cup chicken broth
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 3/4 pounds lean ground beef
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup beef broth
2 teaspoons Worcestershire
1/2 cup frozen peas, a couple of handfuls
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl. Combine sour cream and broth. Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until potatoes are almost smooth. While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil to hot pan with beef or lamb. Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown and crumble meat for 3 or 4 minutes. Add chopped carrot and onion to the meat. Cook veggies with meat 5 minutes, stirring frequently. In a second small skillet over medium heat whisk together cornstarch, broth, and Worcestershire sauce. Thicken gravy 1 minute.

Add gravy to meat and vegetables. Stir in peas. Preheat broiler to high. Fill a small rectangular casserole with meat and vegetable mixture. Spoon potatoes over meat evenly. Top potatoes with paprika and broil 6 to 8 inches from the heat until potatoes are evenly browned. Top casserole dish with chopped parsley and serve.

Vickie, how 'bout those White Sox??? Great game!

Kierie,
Here's another one:

Ground beef on bottom of pan
layer: green beans
corn
1 can of tomato soup, no water or milk added
mashed potatoes on top

Don't really have measurements; depends on the size dish you're using
Then I just bake it until you see the soup etc. bubbling under the potatoes.

Well my bad day got worse. Put more drops in DS's eyes at 3:30., bawled and screamed "I can't see", I can't see in the light" for an hour and a half. Called the DR., she said, he must be sensitive to the drops, get some saline eye wash, wash out his eyes, then let him go til morning. Will decide then, what to do next., maybe different drops; depending on how his eyes look tomorrow. So, DH stopped for eyewash on his way home from work, cleaned his eyes out, then he fell asleep on the couch at 6:30; now 8:15 I guess I'll just put him to bed soon. Hopefully his eyes won't be pasted shut again tomorrow morning.

Cher -did your daughter ever say the drops burned? I was having him lay down and putting the drops in from the outside corner, so they would run down, but if we have to do this again I'll try it your way.
Lisa

Lisa - poor you - I know how traumatic it is when kids won't take drops or medicine wel l(been there/done that). A trick I have used is to have child lie on their back with eyes gently shut - put drop in corner (nearest nose) and when he or she opens the eye the drop just goes in. Of course if it burns that's a whole different thing! I have tried bribery/candy/money and anything else to get medicines in - NOT FUN!

Feeling very hungry tonight? Had an earlier than usual dinner (5:30 pm) and about 8:30 I'm having hunger pains? Had a banana and small glass of milk and hope this does the trick?

Took dd to pediatrician today - ex dh came too - as suspected she was quite freaked out about the self injury situation but even MORE FREAKED out by the poems we showed her - she found it incredible that her teacher was not at all concerned nor did she alert us to a possible bad situation.

She agreed with us that we could not wait for a referral and thankfully there is an excellent children's hospital in our area and she is making a call to their "crisis intervention team" and supposedly we should hear back within 24 hours! How great is that? Will have to explain at work I guess that I may need to scoot on short notice? (of course bad timing as we have a consultant coming in for the next 2 days doing specialized training and work with my team!).

She also spoke w/dd - who did not talk much about what was "discussed' - (I forget - even tho it was only 2 minutes ago? so I guess she did not want to share!). She must realize that this is pretty serious and that we will do whatever we have to to make sure she's safe. Dr agreed that she should not be left alone so between dh, big brother and me we should have that covered.

She was off to after school classes and dancing tonight - seems her "normal" self. Dh has gone jamming and should be picking her up soon! I hope they don't get into some argument or crankiness in the car (which typically happens all the time!).

Kierie - let us know what recipe you use and how it turns out!..and thanks for the kind wishes.

Cher - CONGRATS on the downward trend! Good for you!

Do any of you ever go to bed hungry? I don't really like eating before bed, but my tummy is sure feeling empty!
(What I ate today: 4 oz of sf/ff yogurt, decaf w/light cream, salad w/feta cheese, grilled chicken and olive oil dressing, 1 large apple, cappucino, 4 oz broiled halibut, 1/2 sweet potato, four stalks brocolli, handful of popcorn, 1 banana, 1/2 glass milk - isn't this enuf?)

Oh yes - and did I forget to mention I have had my period ALL WEEK (despite taking the bc pills)...since I got back last Sunday - I sure hope it is over soon? Finish this round on thurs - not sure what will happen then!!! I am NOT IMPRESSED!


Frouf :cool:

Frouf, are you talking about an inpatient thing? Would your dd go for that (like she has a choice?)

I go to bed hungry and just tell myself I should see a difference in the morning. That's the problem with weighing twice a day -- I'm tooooo in touch with what's going on with the scale but I know I shouldn't.

I'm battling with my big dd tonight. I know it seems like such small potatoes in light of all these bigger problems, but she's just about to get on my last nerve. The girl goes to college, works at a pharmacy, and either sleeps or shops in between. Her schedule varies, so she's here at odd times but it seems that when she IS here, she expects a full course meal. Um, excuse me? Many many times I cook and she's not here, so leftovers go in the fridge and of course she's too good to eat leftovers. Tonight she woke up around 7:00, came downstairs, saw that we had eaten and already cleaned up and started slamming things around. I told her she had some nerve to get pissy with me and there were PLENTY of things to eat, and she could just watch her Ps and Qs. She stomped back upstairs with a bowl of cereal, and just now I heard her put the bowl in the sink and leave. Well I say GOOD-BYE! She's nearly 22 and if she can get a good deal like this anywhere else, then "there's the door!" No rent, come and go as you please, free food and you have the guts to pull an attitude with me? I don't THINK so.

Damn kids.

Not an inpatient thing - unless of course they assess her and feel she should be admitted? (but I really doubt that will happen!). I presume they will provide some sort of immediate intervention/treatment with someone on staff? Not really sure - but at least we don't have to wait a couple of weeks or months to see someone!

I can relate to your dd tho - I have an 18 yr old who does sometimes have an "attitude" problem, w/expectations of meals/groceries etc - can't wait til he's out on his own - I think that is when they will finally realize how GOOD they had it at home! I think most young kids today are "ingrates" and can't really appreciate all that they have!

Frouf

P.S. oh ya - dh of course picked dd up late from dance class - she was all ticked off at him - he calls me downstairs to tell me he is NEVER picking her up again - and so it continues!

P.P.S. dh also starving - even suggested ORDERING IN CHINESE FOOD - is he insane? I told him no way was I doing that! (unlike the old days). He has since put a PEPPERONI PIZZA IN THE OVEN - and of course will complain about his weight/health tomorrow!

P.P.P.S. Just for fun visited www.fitday.com to enter my food for the day - seems I have had about 1280 calories today - obviously NOT enuf to fill a hungry frouf! But it's almost bedtime - no more food for me. I shall dream of decreasing numbers on my fancy digital scale! :lol:

Oh Frouf, Fitday is my saving grace each day! I use it religiously and I promise if you get used to it, so will you.

Going to bed hungry beats eating pepperoni pizza this late at night.

Lisa, there is nothing worse than burning eyes. I have pre-glaucoma and put drops in both eyes every night. Fortunately there has been no damage yet from the high pressure. The drops, for me, are a small price to pay. Your poor DS can't draw that conclusion to get his pink eye healed. Whenever eyes are irritated, the drops will burn. My nephew had pink eye recently (he is an adult) and I think I remember him saying that the drops stung. Hope you get something gentler for him.

Frouf, sounds like you have a FABULOUS Pediatrician. Hope your DD gets the help she needs. I'm so glad that parents are more into getting this type of help for the kids. Our parents' generation wanted to hide everything which did NOT work! I'm guessing they won't recommend inpatient unless they think her therapy needs to be really intensive. But, you have to do what you have to do. Her recovery is what is really important. And....who wouldn't be hungry with what you are going through. Although, I saw somewhere that you think you might not be eating enough calories? I hardly ever let myself go to bed really hungry. Mildy hungry is ok but if I was REALLY hungry (stomach growling) I would eat something and stay up for a while. I'm sorry I didn't see your message last night because I have a little trick for those really late at night tummy growls. I make hot tea (could be anything hot that isn't caffeinated) with milk and splenda. I had heard from a Leader many moons ago something that made sense and always stuck with me. The stomach is a muscle and hunger pains are the stomach "cramping". If you apply heat (with the hot beverage) you can sometimes get the stomach muscle to relax or uncramp. It seems to work for me. If you don't like tea, I've seen folks doing vanilla smoothers out of hot skim, a drop of vanilla and some splenda. I think I'd like this!

Kath, I think nothing with children (no matter what age) is small potatoes! I don't know how you guys deal with all of this without going crazy. If I were you, I'd start charging her rent. Maybe she'll move out!

Frouf, maybe your daughter IS really trying to irritate your Hubby just for fun. I know he doesn't have a great track record with all of us because of how he treats you. But maybe....she really is yanking his chain hard when you aren't around? Maybe she wants to see if you'll support DH or her?

Oh Yeah.....Go White Sox! We had a fabulous day and really enjoyed the game. I ate none of the ballpark food that I prepared for Jim and our friend. I stuck to my game plan of sirloin burger and FF cottage cheese and peaches. I said I wasn't going to weigh myself again until tomorrow morning but couldn't help myself. Still up at least 2 pounds if not more. I am at a REAL plateau. I know all I can do is keep doing the right thing. I am not going to let my body get the best of me. Darn body!

I have a very busy day. Carpet is being cleaned at 10:00 and another appointment at 1:00. Talk with you all again later tonight. I have NO idea what I am eating today after breakfast. Scary.

Morning Ladies!
Frouf I hope you survived the pizza debacle
Vickie Good JOB with the ball park goodies!
Kathy Can I come live at your house? I was chief chef at my house from the time I moved back from College #1 till I graduated from College #3 (Insert bills from College 1 and Community college so I wouldn't slack off in between) Maybe you should tell her if she wants a five course meal she can make it for the family on her schedule
Lisa I'm going to try your recipe maybe tonight if I'm not too wiped from PT
Last night I made a latino inspired would have been pasta meal
It was delish and all core I'll post it later
Gotta run I hear the vultures circling!
Kierie

Hi! I'm back. Oh.....from the ER. :dizzy: Seems the last set of drops that I put in DS's eyes at 4:30 yesterday really did a number on him. He cried for an hour and a half, called the dr., she said get some saline eye wash, wash out his eyes, then do nothing til morning. Well, we did the saline wash, then he fell asleep from 6:30-9:30, woke up screaming that his eyes hurt and he couldn't see in the light. Actually had to turn off the nightlight in his room because it was too bright. Called the Dr., nothing really she can do if he won't open his eyes, so maybe should take him to the ER., at least there they have stuff to hold his eyes open. :mad: Great ! !

Off we went to the ER. Waited 2 hrs. to see the triage nurse who would decide whether he needed to be seen right away or wait in the waiting room (thankfully DS fell asleep from all the crying). Finally triage nurse said, looks like pink eye, pretty bad, what are you giving him? Gave her the drops she says, hmmmmmm don't know these, we don't give these out for pink eye., maybe its his doctors preference. (and maybe she gets a kick back for selling the expenseive drugs,:devil: my co-pay was $45, even pharmacist said, why these, and not something generic that wouldn't cost as much? ) Advil with help with the pain, and benadryl with help with any itching (funny Dr. didn't tell me that) Anyway, 6 people ahead of you to see the Dr., his eyes were open and he wasn't crying anymore, so we came home. Just made dr. appt for noon; hopefully they will give him something that will help. Like he's going to let me put anything in his eyes. :rofl: Maybe Dr. will have something there that she can put in before we leave.

Lisa

Vickie - Great job on staying away from the ballpark food! We are proud of you!:cheer:

Froufie - what can I say. I know how hard this is for you, but it will get better. You just have to hang in there and be strong.:strong: Your DD will come through this and so will you. Glad to know you pediatrician is on top of things.

Kierie- :goodluck: with your shepherds pie. You can use whatever veges you want., I used corn and green beans cuz that's all the kids will eat. You might need more soup depending on how big your dish is. I usually use the size smaller than the 9 x 13, whatever that is.

:wave: Hi to everyone else.....cher, terry, angela, deborah, frannie.....where are you?, kathy and anyone else, I might have missed.

Lisa

Hi all!!

I know I haven't posted here for awhile. Just wanted to share with you all that I went to the DR. and my diabetis meds have been cut in half. My Dr. informed me that if I keep going I could be med free in 6 months. My last 2 A1C's have been 4.1. (The test they use to measure your glucose over the past 3 months. I get one every 3 months) ( I take oral meds). So the core plan has been great for me. I am now down 36 lbs total. I was at a standstill for 1 MONTH!!!! I am to lazy to change my ticker. I still read the boards here regularly.
I am really glad I didn't give up on this plan. I just wanted to encourage all of you that even if we don't see great losses all the time there are still benefits.
I wish you all the best with Core and any situations you may be dealing with.

Hi all,

Boy, many of you are having kid issues. :yikes: Warm happy thoughts to all of you.

We haven't heard back yet on the potential adoption. Maybe this week.

I have WI tonight and am a little worried about Sunday's chili binge. However, I do have points left, so I have one scrumptous-looking Costco chocolate chip cookie :cookie: waiting for me. After my lunch walk, I'm gonna get a coffee and enjoy.

I really needed an exercise goal (just can't do it for the sake of doing it). I've decided to train for the Portland marathon in October. It would be my third full marathon. Of course there has been a year of sitting around and eating since the last time, so I'm starting from ground zero and thrilled that I can walk for a half hour without collapsing. I talked at least one other person into it, and have two more people considering it.

For those of you who might mistake me for having any sort of athletic ability, be aware that I walk most of it and it takes me more than 7 hours to do the 26+ miles. But the finish line is more than worth it.

(I actually got involved in my first marathon via a thread like this one on eDiets. It was called 60's something or other, which I thought had to do with the 1960's. As it turns out, it was for people in their 60's and they were planning to do the San Diego marathon. Well I wasn't "old enough", but they let me hang with them and I decided to do my first marathon. I figured if a 67 year old could do it, so could I.)

If anyone has an interest in doing Portland with me, lemme know.

Lisa, sorry I couldn't get back to you sooner. It's been a while, but, no, I don't think my daughter ever complained about the drops hurting her. I don't remember what the prescription was, but I know it was something in the penecillin family, because when I had an eye infection my doctor had to give me something different. I know sometimes the drops actually have some kind of numbing agent in them. Hope your son is feeling better soon. It's so miserable having something go wrong with your eyes.

Mercee, that's great about your meds. I wish I could get my Dad on the plan. He was off insulin for a while, but has had to go back on, and I suspect some of it has to do with all the junky food they are eating. I think they have the number of every take-out place within 10 miles memorized.

I was bad and had frozen pizza last night with the kids. Dh wasn't home for dinner and that's their favorite treat, so I indulged them and me too, unfortunately. He's going to be out again tonight, but I'll try to find something healthier.

I had a fall yesterday--just tripped and went down, flat on my face, practically. I was carrying too much stuff and couldn't catch my balance. Boy, it's been a long time since that happened. Somehow I don't just bounce back up like the kids do. Wonder why. Now I keep finding new scrapes and bruises and sore muscles. I guess it could have been worse, though--nothing actually broken as far as I can tell.

Back from the Dr., actually the same one I spoke to on the phone last night. She said, his eyes look pretty bad, and we're not even going the drop route.

Put him on oral antibiotics (Augmenten), said he should feel better after 1 or 2 doses.
:crossed: hope this works!

BBL
Lisa

Extremely exhausted Froufie here - figured I would just drop last night as I have not been sleeping well - no such chance...did not fall asleep til midnight and was up at 5:18 am - and that was that! No more sleep for me - esp w/dd knocking on the door early saying she did not feel well - sore throat, stuffed nose, etc. Talking about NOT taking medicine - would not swallow a cold pill cuz her throat was sore and would not take the liquid cold medicine I found cuz it tasted like "poo".

So she is home today sick which caused some further problems as dh had a lunch meeting to go to (and you know we don't want to leave her alone for any length of time). So her dad was off today and I arranged for him to pick her up at 11 am - of course she a) was not ready and b) he was "mean" to her so she refused to go with him. A slight dilemma and we feel so manipulated by this but we must do what we must do - so I ended up coming home from 11:30 - 1:30 (luckily I had already mentioned to my boss I was having a bit of a "family emergency" with my dd) so dh could go out. Back at work now trying to catch up. When I left she was downstairs watching Monsters Inc altho still refusing to take medication! (no call yet from children's hospital which I am anxiously awaiting!).

Mercee - sounds like you are doing great with your weight and meds! Congrats on getting dosage reduced - you must be thrilled, as is your dr.

Cher - poor you- sorry to hear about your fall - hope you are not hurt too badly? Maybe you need to get to bed and have others wait on you hand and foot??

Terry - I am extremely impressed with your plans for the marathon - a personal goal like that is always motivating. We have an 18km walk coming up in April but I don't think I will have enuf time to get into shape to do that one!

Lisa - glad you were able to stop the drops and get on oral medication - sounds like a better plan for you! Hope you did not have to hang around the ER too long - my experiences have always been pretty dismal with long hours waiting around! Hope the eye gets better quickly!

Vickie - I love the idea of "warmth" on the stomach muscle!...and yes hot tea would have been nice - except for the probable trips to the washroom during the night which I so hate! Yes I was pretty hungry going to bed, but none the worse for it (and yes scale was DOWN this morning - onederland looming!). I did NOT have any pepperoni pizza before bed (YUCK).

And as for my pediatrician - there are actually two in the practice - one of them is more "conservative/serious" than the other so I always choose her when I think there is a serious issue that needs attention. She does err on the side of caution, which I sometimes complain about, but most of the time she's been right on the mark so I do appreciate her diligence!

Had lunch at home (4 oz halibut, small baked potato, 3 stalks brocolli and popcorn for "dessert"), now I am starving AGAIN!!! Will go hunt out my fruit salad in the fridge and hope this fills me up!

Frouf :cool:

Frouf - Have you seen the Triaminic thin strips? I imagine you can get them there. They are little strips that dissolve on your tongue. I think they come in "Cough" version and "Cough and Congestion" or something. May also be one for sore throats.
This is what i have to get for my DS because he doesn't like cold medicine either. More fun to put something on your tongue that dissolves. I think they come in Grape and Cherry flavor. Tell your DD that my 5 yr. old takes them, so she can too.

Lisa

Have not seen these thinstrips here? Will have to check it out? But are they only for kiddies? She is "adult size" so can no longer take the kiddie meds (altho I suppose we can up the dosage if required?). Will visit the drugstore and see what I can find. Thanks!

Frouf:)

Frouf - they make them for both kids and adults.

One dose of the Augmenten and DS is like a new kid. Eyes still a little goopy, but I think this will be the end of pasted eyes in the a.m. At least now I can open my curtains and turn on some lights. 2nd dose in and sleeping like a baby. Yay ! !

See you in the a.m.
Lisa

Wow, I missed alot last night! I was tired after all my meetings/appointments yesterday and all I wanted to do was lay on the couch like a sack of potatoes.

Kierie, always good to hear from you. Can't wait to see your recipe.

Lisa, wow what a couple of days you are having! Hope DS is even better this morning. I would have been wild to go through the whole emergency room thing. Eyesight is SO important. I'm really thankful to hear the the augmenten is working. You must not be too happy with your Pediatrician right now. Although, I guess it sounds like DS had an allergic reaction to the medicine?

Mercee, GREAT to hear from you! I always worry when we don't hear from folks that it's because they went off plan or something. You know you have always been one of my inspirations because you never give up, not even when you are plateauing. So, I've been thinking about you more recently since I am in a MAJOR plateau. Congratulations :bravo: on being down 36 pounds but maybe more importantly for reducing your diabetes medicine! I know the A1C test since my hubby has diabetes too. 4.1 is FABULOUS. He hasn't had a test in a while so I'm not sure what it is. Our Doctor reviews Jim's daily numbers so he must think he doesn't need to see the A1C. You should be very proud of your accomplishments. Jim is on glyburide and I'd like to see him get off of it eventually too.

Lisa, fingers crossed :crossed: on the adoption. I know that the waiting can be torture. I'm very impressed that you will do a marathon. As of now, I would never have the endurance to walk 26 miles. I think I walk a mile and a half in 30 minutes. That means it would take me about 17 hours! Plus, I could never keep up that pace the whole time. Good Luck on this. I love the whole marathon analogy though. Hubby says the weight loss journey is a marathon and not a sprint.

Cher, hope you don't hurt too much today from your fall. Try not to worry about the pizza since it's done and over and in your tummy! I'm guessing you had some points left to cover it. If not, then just do the extra water and some exercise!

Frouf, you'll need another vacation when this is all resolved! DD sure sounds like she is crying for attention and help. Hang in there. I hope by now you've been to the Dr. and have a plan to help her. In the meantime, here's another hug :grouphug: to keep you going.

Supposed to be a rainy day today here but yesterday was glorius and almost 80! Almost unheard of for this early in April in Chicagoland. Gonna be busy again today with estimates. We are redoing our counter, sink and faucet in the kitchen. Century 21 home improvement yesterday quoted over $8000 for 25 linear feet of countertop, molded backsplash, new sink and installation. Doesn't even include the faucet. They are insane. We'll be getting more quotes. Don't they know we are RETIRED!

Scale is actually up 3 pounds this morning. So glad I looked. Not even PMS time. No reason for this. I'm just gonna take a page from Mercee's book and be patient. Worst thing I can do is go off program, right! Off to exercise and get ready before appointments.

Frannie.......Deborah......hope you guys are both ok and just busy since we haven't heard from you in a while.

Have a great day!

Hey Vickie - thanks for the extra hug! Always appreciated! :) Actually playing telephone tag w/pediatrician now and hoping she has some news to share and/or appt w/someone! DD in school today - but missed her bus - called me at work saying she needed a drive and dh would NOT drive her due to her nasty behaviour when he picked her up from dance class the other night (I actually don't blame him). Seems she did not even have bus tickets so told her to scrounge around and try to find some change - so already stressed out by 9 am this morning!

I think the estimate for kitchen reno is also extremely high - definitely need to get some other, more REASONABLE quotes!!!!

Lisa - glad the new oral med is working - sounds like it's clear sailing now!

Frannie & Deborah - come out, come out wherever you are????

Slept okay last night, but still not enuf! Have a full day ahead of me w/one-on-one training at my desk any second now! UGH.... Still feeling extremely hungry today - will try to eat as required - awaiting birthday indulgences tomorrow tho! ;)

Dh still not quite with it in relation to dd - thinks she is very manipulative and he keeps harassing me to ensure I set limits with her and don't let her do whatever she wants - of course I don't but to him both my kids are 'spoiled brats' and he is very hostile and jealous about this (esp as his childhood was quite traumatic). Seems he is getting along better w/18 yr old (yes a bit of maturity does help - finally!). Even drove him to work yesterday which is a rarity!

Cleaning lady coming today so I am looking forward to coming to home to a clean house - even tho it will only last a few hours or so...sigh... :dizzy:

Sunny & warmer today altho expecting rain tomorrow - our yard looks like crap and needs a lot of work - hope raking counts for AP? :^:

Frouf :cool:

P.S. Forgot to mention I actually EXERCISED last night - 1st time in a while. Okay not that vigorously - but I put the DDR disc on, pulled out the mat and started again with the "lessons" on how to do the dancing. Most of the lessons are pretty low key, but at the end of the lesson there is a "dance" to do. I had a heck of a time getting the dance at the end of lesson 2 done to the satisfaction of the "machine" (it won't "pass" you onto the next level unless you have done it well!).....so after doing it 10 or 12 times I had definitely broken out into a sweat and I'm happy to report I finally PASSED! :smug:

at work its stunning out and having lunch OUTSIDE
want to laugh my Boss called a meeting with me to discuss the colors on my spreadsheet I LOVE CORPORATE AMERICA! No coffee today I'm double fisted Diet Cokes! Less caffiene 0 calories
and I'm humming the Hawaii 5-0 theme song . . .yep it's spring
Dinnerwise we went out for indian after PT total diet disaster but back on the horse today
Gotta start a project bbl!

OK so I knew that I wouldn't lose lots of weight every week, but still I am extremely disappointed. Week 3 WI wasn't good. I had a light jacket on and had to take it off to get to -.2 :(

I figured all the exercise would have helped, but apparently it isn't doing much. Last night I had my normal dinner and then a bowl of chocolate ice cream with peanut butter. :moo: And yes, it did make me feel better.

However, I'm gonna keep doing the same things I've been doing and just hope that this was my body's way of adjusting to the new regimen. After all the first two weeks were really good. It suddenly shouldn't have stopped working.

I can kind of feel my legs getting stronger. I noticed it when I was getting up from a comfy chair last night. That's a good thing. And I do feel better, ya know, less tired, not so stiff.

But there's still way too much of me!

Stupid scale! :mad:

Gosh, I've missed my girlfriends and I'm sorry you all thought I had dropped off the face of the earth. First of the month is busier at work than it usually is plus I've been scouring the earth without success to find something that DD wants for her birthday. Not eating too good and really trying to figure out why I can stay Core for several days with success then completely lose restraint during the weekend. :?:

Froufie, here's a huge hug for the stresses you are coping with so admirably. :grouphug: I hope the crisis intervention team can work through what is troubling DD. I'm sure that your worries about her ... not to mention the continuing strife between not-so-DH and your DD ... are contributing to your "hunger" ... have you considered that you might be developing an ulcer? I've often heard that you feel much hungrier than usual when you have an ulcer. Might be something to have your own doctor check for, particularly if you have any pain accompanying your hunger. And in case I forget ... as my memory is so scatter-brained these days ... Happy Birthday tomorrow to our very special Froufie! :gift: :balloons: :hb:

Vickie, way to go on enjoying your opening day festivities by staying completely Core! You are such an outstanding example of how to adapt Core to every given life situation! :) I'm sorry those pesky pounds are hanging on ... I know how maddening it must be. Maybe you should have another "cheat" day to see if that whole Wendy plan premise of keeping your body guessing with high and low days has merit. I am ashamed to confess that I bought a bottle of that Estrin-D menopausal weight loss supplement. I read a review in Consumer Health Digest that was fairly favorable ... although the one for a supplement called Zalestra (? I think?) was better for addressing weight loss and menopausal issues. At any rate, I started taking the lowest dose of it on Monday to see if it helps me to stay more on track. I do think this pre-menopausal time in our lives makes it so much harder to lose weight. And how about those White Sox and Orioles! :) Maybe we'll be in the big race this year! I can always dream! :lol:

Terri, I hope your WI went well last night! Angela, good luck on your WI today (I think?)!

Mercee, way to go on hanging with the program and congratulations on your improved health! Even though it's way too easy to focus on the scales, reductions in medication and just feeling better are really so much better rewards!

Lisa, I'm so glad things have improved with DS's pink eye. Bless your heart! You've had a tough time these past few weeks. I'm glad the Augmentin worked for him ... it's good stuff but it always gave my DD horrible diarrhea. Thank goodness, you've avoided that complication! :)

Kathy, hope you'll get the chance to enjoy a little time off now that your current big deadline has passed. You've certainly earned it!

Cher, Kierie, Kally, and Marie ... it's always great to read what you have to say. Kierie, how was the shepherd's pie? I love shepherd's pie but I'm the only one who would eat it at my house ... given my lack of control lately, I'd probably eat every bite myself! :dizzy:

Wasn't Frannie doing a training session in Toronto or someplace? Or was that last week? I can't keep up with everyone! Hope she is doing well! And I don't think Linda has checked in since the weekend either, has she? Hope her job stresses aren't getting her down!

Have a great Wednesday everyone! My stomach is growling so it's snack time! :)

Terri, you have had such HUGE losses that I'm sure your body is pulling back on the reins to say, "Whoa! Not so fast!" :lol: Congratulations on your loss, even if it wasn't quite as large as you would have hoped for! You're doing everything right ... and yes, you even had the points to cover the ice cream and peanut butter (oh my!) so there was nothing wrong with that! :)

What a good morning! Sun shining; high of 77 today., but still stuck in the house. DS seems to be improving, but just now opened his eyes, after being up for almost 3 hours. Yes, he's been walking around with his eyes closed. Mostly just afraid to open them. Now they are open, seem pretty clear, but I still think the sunlight will bother him, so no preschool today.

Missed my WI this morning because of DS. My scale says down 1.5, but I had gained 1 last week; so I guess I'm down .5 I've been stuck here for a couple of weeks also. Just want to be 159, I haven't been in the 150's for over 2 yrs. REally going to try hard for next week.

DS hungry now needs to eat before his meds. Supposedly Augmenten has been reformulated to cause less diarhea, so hopefully as long as he takes it on a full stomach, we can avoid that whole thing.

Lisa

Hey to all. Another lousy day in my world, and I'm hoping for a turnaround any minute now. For today though, I'm going to sit in the recliner and reflect on what's wrong with me. I'm not changing my ticker, but am up to 152 and am NOT happy about it. I have had such a struggle with this darn maintenance thing because I have too many people saying I look fine and don't need to lose any more. Well, sorry but that's a very counterproductive way of thinking in my book! Let ME decide, would ya? It's really sabotaging my plan to hear that and I think I'm more upset about it than I realize.

Big DD is lounging in bed and should be at class now, but am I going to go bang on her door and tell her to get with it? Nah ... 21 years old, an "adult" :lol: so she can just dang well figure it out. She is so selective with the whole adult thing though, isn't she? Wanting mommy to provide AND cook the food on demand, but still trying to stay out all hours of the day and night, not go to class, spend all her time and money at the mall? Well here's a news flash, honey ... if you're an adult, the rent's due on the 1st and food is extra. How do you like THAT?

Hang in there, everybody. We sure do have some issues, huh?

Good morning (almost afternoon) everyone. I've been busy this morning, cleaning. I finally have a morning at home, so I decided to take advantage of it. I have a pretty small window to get my cleaning and stuff done, because the baby naps from 1:00 till time to pick up the kindergartner, and I don't want to wake her up by running the vacuum around! So I get from school drop-off time to lunch, basically. I got a lot done today though, so hopefully it will count as exercise and make me have a favorable weigh-in tonight.

I'm thinking fruit salad for lunch. It's light.

Later!
Angela

Oh yeah, you better believe I'd be counting that for exercise!! I'm vacuuming now ... :lol: everybody makes fun of my Roomba but who else gets to vacuum while watching TV? I think it's the best invention ever.

I meant to say this earlier, so I'm glad you're still on ... mucho good luck at the weigh-in tonight! I can't wait to hear the results!!

Whew! Another high Corian quote but closer to $7000. Looking also at Corian "like" tops which seem to be cheaper. 3 appointments left. Hate this stuff.

Froufy, congratulations on the exercise. It cannot have been easy to exercise with all the drama/stress going on in your life right now. They say....don't know if I believe it.....that exercise relieves stress. Did you feel better when you were done? Regardless, it was good for your bod! I've been hungry too but I'm trying to just keep following my routine. It's sorta working. Hope you get your situation resolved soon. And, tomorrow is your birthday! How exciting. I'll be sure to send some balloons in the morning.

Well, Deborah, it was GOOD to hear from you. We miss you guys when you aren't around. I think you are right about Frannie being on a work trip. I forgot about that. Deborah, don't you think I should have lost 5 pounds as a reward for passing on the koshers? I'm scared to cheat for fear that I'll gain even more! It's the first time in 15 years that I didn't have a kosher on Opening Day. I guess that isn't how it works! So what is this supplement supposed to do for you? Will it increase your metabolism? Maybe I should read up on it.

Lisa, I'm sorry you missed your weigh in, but I'm real happy to hear that your DS is better. That must have been a REAL rough patch! I'll keep my fingers crossed that you have a 140's weigh in next week.

Hey Kath! Everyone is entitled to one of these days now and then. I'm glad you let yourself stay home to "recharge" your batteries. I'm sure folks mean well by telling you that you look great. They don't understand that this can be enabling/destructive to those trying to lose those last 10-15 pounds. It would be great if you could tune them out. If you can't, you can always come here to let off steam since at least you know that we really understand.

Angela, I'm with Kathy. Much good luck for your weigh in tonight. Make sure you let us know how you did so that we can celebrate with you.

Vickie;
They (whoever they are) have been advertising lately "granitized" countertops. Supposedly granite that they lay over your existing countertops. less mess, less granite, and cheaper. Don't know how much cheaper, but I saw this on a "whats new for kitchens" show. Might be worth checking into.

Lisa

:wave: - don't want you all to forget me :D ..I am still hanging in there - with no luck either....same ole, same ole.....I continue to read here but not post....who wants to hear my same song and dance :blah:
Work still sucks Monday Tuesday and Wednesday...but they're working on getting me help.....whoop-de-do!! So my mindless eating comes from Stress and really not giving a crap at the end of the day....only me to blame. I did mangage to be down 1lb on Saturday... big !~!##!@! deal!! .. :mad: I can guarantee it's baacckkkk as we speak!!

To those doing well.....that's great :cp: Oh and Angela.....I think I did post it but I'll say it again.......FAB!!!!!!!! :bravo:
To those struggling such as myself :?: .......I guess we just keep on keeping on........ :( we can't give up now!!!
I hope everyone's children issues are OK......geez it's sad when are kids are hurting :(
Well that's about it for now...I will be back, I hope I am still welcomed.
Have a great day/evening out there.......Linda

When we built our house we looked at granite and Corian, and would have paid $8000 for it. No way! So instead we got laminate in a glossy granite-like finish. It really looks nice, and at $700, it was definitely the way to go for us!!!

Off to weigh-in now!

Angela

Okay, so I was down .4. I'm sure it was more than that, but last week I didn't eat any lunch on weigh-in day so I'd be sure to be within my range. No biggie, because this week I finally officially changed my start weight to 170.4, which is what I was at the last time I started WW (Jan '04.) I'm glad they let me change it, because I HAVE been doing WW since then, and Core since Nov 04. So I got 3 gold stars tonight, which made it look like I lost 15 pounds in one week! I told everyone, "Yeah, I had a really good week." :lol:

That makes my "real" total lost 40.4.

I'll be looking forward to breaking into the 120's next week. I WILL do it!!

Angela

Angela you are doing great.....but believe me, those last 10 lbs are the worst, especially that you are so thin already, and yes you are thin!! .4 is 'thisfar' from 1/2 lb. so YOU did good!!
You look fabulous. I hope you have a successful week, at least you are one week into maintainence!! 5 more to go!! and then Lifetime!!
What kind of eating day do you do during your day?? Three meals and two snack (lack of a better word) or graze throughout the day?
Just curious :-) Oh, AND you WILL break the 120's next week, that IS envitable :-)
Well I am taking stock again of what the **** I'm doing...Basically core just screwing up!!..It really is a battle isn't it??? Stress is my worst enemy...I need to win lotto so work can be a thing of the past.... :lol:

Linda

Nasty storms here so I'm expecting a power outage at any minute! :( Just wanted to say way to go on your loss this week, Angela! I have full confidence you'll be in the 120's next week! :dancer: :high: I can hardly wait to get into the 220's ... over 60 pounds from now! Let's see ... I'm thinking .... maybe 2007? :lol: I need to borrow some (okay, a LOT) of the determination you and Vickie have!

Linda, it's good to see you! I'm struggling right along with you ... bad thing is I'm finding it harder and harder to re-motivate myself. I hope things will smooth out for you at work since I'm sure that's a HUGE factor in why it's hard for you to stay on track every day.

Vickie, I hope your afternoon went smoothly with the folks who were giving you estimates. Hopefully, you got some estimates that were closer to the figure you were expecting! You and Jim are so brave to undertake home renovations. I think the only way I could tackle that is if I were going to be gone during the entire time! :lol: I'll try to find the link to the Estrin-D stuff so that you can read the article for yourself. I know there's no "magic pill" but that doesn't stop me from buying one if it has a hype that appeals to me! :)

The monsoon has begun ... I better run!

Thanks Linda. I've heard those last 10 pounds are hard. I figure though, that I'm pretty happy with how I look now. I think I could just use some toning, after wrecking this body with three pregnancies and nursing babies in a 5 year period! So, if it turns out that I absolutely CANNOT lose any more, so be it. I'm thinking it'll be slow going, but that's OK. Especially since, God willing, I'll have my Lifetime soon, I can take as long as I want to lose them. My mom is my weight loss buddy, and she has 70 pounds more to go, so we'll be at WW together for a while.

Let's see, what kind of eating? I generally have 3 meals, plus two snacks. I usually have cereal w/fruit for breakfast, moderately sized lunch that includes a protein, fruit for a snack in the afternoon, Core dinner w/veggie side, and sometimes a snack in the evening (popcorn). Sometimes in a great while, I'll have a mid-morning snack of fruit if I'm really hungry. I try to avoid grazing because I am one of those who can't stop once I've started. I got this tip from Froufie, and it really helps. To keep myself from eating right after I've finished lunch, I chew a piece of sugarless gum for about 1/2 hour. By then, my stomach has caught up with my appetite, and I'm OK. At least until the 2:30 munchies! :D

Deborah, I hope the storm leaves you intact... I still remember a tornado here that knocked out our power for 3 days!! The bad thing was, the tornado happened to occur on my 3rd dd's due date!! Luckily, I always go a little late, so we had power back for a whole 12 hours before I had to go in to the hospital, in labor. :)

Oh yeah, I have to brag for my mom too. She just got her 25 pounds magnet today. I'm so proud of her hard work, and all you pre-menopausal women know how hard it is!! She told me today she was grateful I dragged her to her first meeting, and said that I probably saved her life.

Well, baby is stinky, dishes need to be done, life goes on. Keep up the fight everyone; we can do it!

Angela

Angela, WOO HOO! :bravo: You ate lunch and still lost. You and your Mom are amazing! :dancer: Congratulations to both of you. :encore: 5 more weeks to go to Lifetime.

Deborah, the rennovations struggles continue! Got a better price for Corian "like" that we are considering. Angela, we didn't even look at laminate. I didn't know that they had anything so cool. And Lisa, I certainly never heard of granite overlay! Maybe we should expand our search to consider these other options. I'm not sure how we got so sold on solid surface. Really might need some other things worse, so we'll see.

Off to watch Idol. Boy Simon sure does hate my Anthony guy!

Angela - I am SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!! You are definitely on your way - I can only imagine hitting goal, maintenance and lifetime - seems so far away - but you are proof that it can be done! Good for you! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

....and congrats to your Mom too - she must also feel and look terrific! (oh yes and I must remember to use that wonderful gum chewing tip I gave you :D :D )

Linda - hang in there - you're donig okay - one lb gone is nothing to sneeze at! Slow and steady wins the race!

Deborah - glad you have resurfaced - just one meal at a time! Thanks for the kind thoughts - I certainly hope I don't have an ulcer! just plain hungry I think! :eating2:

So I did have a bigger dinner tonight - bought some baked pita chips to dip in the fresh salsa while cooking dinner - actually dh made a roast and I just did the "sides"....but I did eat alot and felt kinda bloated when done, but I think part of that was the diet pepsi!). Good thing I was full cuz I went to my meeting tonight and on the coffee table was a big bowl of jelly beans/jujubes and nuts/raisins. After the meeting there was tea/coffee and a nice caramel streusel coffee cake, some iced cupcakes and a fresh fruit platter. Believe it or not I was NOT HUNGRY so I DID NOT EAT - what a concept! I did have a cup of tea to be social and chatted w/my friends.

It was REALLY NICE to get out and socialize - was able to talk to some of my lady friends about my current dd stresses - and of course I heard lots of stories about their "problem" children, and psychologist/psychiatrist visits and moodiness so I did feel a bit better knowing I was not alone!

Vickie - good luck w/"granitizing" your counter - I love that word! Granite is so expensive. I remember when our house was being built we priced some granite for our kitchen island which is pretty big and it was around $7k - so ya, the "granite-like" speckled laminate countertop looks pretty good to me! ;)

As for feeling better after the exercise? If glowing makes you feel better I must have been feeling real fine! :lol: I think exercise is a good destressor - at least for the time I was "dancing" my mind was so focused on the steps that it was impossible to think about anything else UPSETTING and for me that is a very good thing - esp as I have not been sleeping well lately.

Kathy - I love that Roomba thing - it looks so cool! My way of cleaning..ha ha ha...Speaking of which cleaning lady was here today and at least I had a smile on my face when I walked in the door (pretty rare?). It is so nice to come home to a freshly cleaned, vacuumed, dusted house ...and the smell of a roast beef cooking in the oven (of course house only stays clean for a couple of hours - but I try to enjoy it as much as possible! :dizzy: )

Have a very busy day tomorrow - w/back to back meetings, lunch out, and a meeting w/my therapist after work - my 2nd individual session, and then I think I am supposed to go back again w/dh. I am anxious to discuss my latest stresses and see if she thinks I am overreacting and maybe give me some tips on how to cope w/this!

Frouf

Happy Thursday everyone. I'm braced for another gain today. Just looked at Froufie's post on inspiration and I'm hoping that looking at all those successful people will get me going again. I said I was going to weigh and measure this week, but I didn't. I haven't eaten anything bad so what else can it be put portions? I've been getting a little bit more exercise but not enough to make changes. I could live with a stay the same but gains are just not acceptable. So I will definitely weigh and measure my Core food this week and count every single nibble that goes into my mouth.

Have to go exercise and eat breakfast since I'll be babysitting my Great Niece and Nephew for about an hour at lunchtime.

Hope you all have a great day!

Vickie, it sounds as though you are reconciled to no loss this week but I'm sending light thoughts for your WI anyway. :goodluck: It sounds like you have a plan of action in place to figure out what might be causing your stall. I feel sure you'll be on a downward trend again before you can blink your eyes.

:hb: :hat: :gift: Happy birthday, Froufie! 29, wasn't it? ;)

Angela, thank goodness power was restored BEFORE 3rd DD's birth! I'll bet you were a bundle of nerves. You cut it pretty close if power was restored only 12 hours before delivery! :) Our power only flickered on and off last night ... we have a new appreciation of utilities after the hurricane hit last September. We were without power 6 days then and it seemed like a lifetime! No tornadoes in our area either last night, thankfully .... just 6 more inches of rain that we didn't need! :( More storms forecast for this afternoon ... it's been a rainy spring for us!

It's a pretty day here today -- and I only have to work until 2:00 because I have too many hours to stay all day, but not enough to have OT this week. You can only have either 40 or more than 48. If I stay a whole day, I'll have something like 43 so I have to leave early.

Anyway, I don't feel like I'm doing all that well with my attempts to lose the last bit. I just canNOT make myself stay on plan, and really don't know why. I say that as I sit here drinking a Dr. Pepper and I don't even LIKE Dr. Pepper! So WTH is going on???? I've always been stubborn but geez Louise you'd think if I KNOW what works and I KNOW what messes me up, I'd do the thing that works!!! Maybe very soon I'll get a grip. I do know one thing though, I'll be headed back to the gym starting this afternoon. There's no excuse now that the work schedule has slowed back down for a while.

I have to do something for a while. The Air Force people are here and I should at least attempt to look busy.

Hi all!

Hope your Thursdays are shaping up nicely.

Happy Birthday Froufie :hb: :hat:

Angela, it is so cool that your mom is doing WW. Should help keep you going when you're on maintenance. Congrats on your WI.

Linda, good luck with that "winning the lotto" plan. ;) It would be nice not to have to work.

Vickie, your renovation sounds exciting. We're talking about adding a second story, so I'm bracing for the good time ahead.

I've been walking for a half hour every day at lunch. It does make me feel better, although I'm not seeing it on the scale. I bought a new skirt yesterday so I am not wearing pants at work for the first time in a long time. (that doesn't sound quite right, I'm wearing the skirt :o ) Everybody seemed to notice, and I'm enjoying the compliments. I may just go buy another skirt!

Peace.

Beautiful day again here! Still stuck inside, though. DS is getting better, but eyes are still sensitive to the sunlight. Weren't pasted shut this morning, but Augmenten now giving him diarhea. At least his eyes are better and he's not so miserable.

I seem to be on some sort of plateau also. I think maybe it's because I do notice that my clothes are fitting better and I'm not so uncomfortable in them, so I think I'm not eating as well. I don't know. Going to change it up this week and eat more variety to see what happens.

Crazy dog barking like a maniac. Guess I'd better bring her in before neighbors complain.

BBL
Lisa

HI EVERYONE AND SPECIAL THANKS FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES!!! They are much appreciated!

Gloomy rainy day here but so far I'm having fun! Was treated to early morning coffee break by co-worker then a meeting w/a consultant who I actually recommended to do some team building here for us! She and I had become friends in my last gov job so it's so nice to see her again. She even brought me a birthday card (and would have taken me out for lunch had I not already had plans!).

While having coffee w/her downstairs in the coffee bar, dh shows up with a lovely dozen of pink roses (different shades of pink no less! - froufs LOVE pink anything, esp roses). That was so sweet - pretty funny to see consultant's face when he showed up handed me the roses and I gave him a kiss (then I explained - that's my boyfriend - don't tell my husband - ha ha ha). Roses are on my desk now smelling lovely!

Back from an AMAZING lunch - very nice 5 star restaurant - had the North African Glazed Shrimp, made w/this african spice called harissa - a bit spicy, not too much, very nice.....shrimp on a bed of couscous w/fresh figs and apricots! Side salad of mixed greens and 2 slices of wonderfully fresh WHITE bread w/butter completed the meal. Actually portions not very big so I did not feel at all stuffed. Drank lots of water, had a decaf cappuccino for dessert and shared about 1 cookie w/co-worker who order the cookie plate for dessert. (altho the maple creme brulee w/pecan shortbread and the flourless pecan bourbon cake w/white chocolate sauce sure sounded yummy!).

Also got a nice card signed by everyone on my team!

DS working tonight and dd home late from basketball game at school so not sure what the dinner plans are but I sure am getting used to being fussed over and would certainly NOT decline a dinner out - altho w/eldest ds being away I do feel kinda guilty!

Leaving at 3:30 pm for therapist appt - where I get to whine and complain about my life! YIPPEE.

Thanks again to everyone for remembering my birthday!

Birthday Froufie :gift:

Glad your son is getting better, Lisa. If he gets a rash from the diarrhea, my ped. recommended using the same stuff you buy for athlete's foot/jock itch. Apparently the most painful part of the rash is caused by a yeast infection. Yogurt may help, too, if he'll eat it.

Thanks Cher!
Been crushing up the meds and mixing with yogurt, so he's aleady getting that in. Does like bananas, so I'll try that also. Maybe I should put some vaseline on his hiney as a preventive. Really only had it once yesterday,and once today...............so far.

Terry - I have lost 8.? pounds and I don't really notice it, by looking in the mirror., but my clothes fit better ie:not as tight, I think the exercise is firming things up, I don't feel so jiggly, and I'm not as tired. Although sometimes I think the exercise makes me hungry.

Kathy - what if you stop trying for a week? Give yourself a break! I don't mean go hog wild; just try to maintain for a week, then get started again. I just want to be 159.8, but I can't get past 160. Shaking things up this week, by rearranging what I'm eating. Getting out of the same old same old routine. HOping that helps.

DS has a friend over, so I can't stay on here too long.
BBL
Lisa

Thanks for the kind words, Deborah. The only thing I'm certain of is that I will not quit. Jim liked the idea of a cheat to get me going again but I'm too scared to try it! The worst part is that next week starts my PMS week. GRRRRRRR.

Kath, I didn't know you were planning on returning to the gym. Good for you! Don't forget sometimes exercise will make your weight go up a bit so don't panic. That might be just what you need to get rid of those last damned 10 pounds. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Terry, good luck on your rennovation. It can make a person crazy! One thing I noticed about Core is that my body feels as if I've lost more than the number of pounds would indicate. I guess I'm saying that I feel like I lose more inches on Core than on Flex. So I'm not surprised that you are enjoying wearing your new skirt today nor am I surprised that people are noticing your loss already. I've heard that 15 pounds equals a size.

Poor Lisa, poor DS! Hope this passes soon. I'm sure you are stress eating a bit. It's hard to stay good when you are plateauing. Believe me, I understand. I think the only thing we can do is keep plugging away at our program.

Frouf, very impressive gesture by DH! Gotta give him big points for that, right? I sang Happy Birthday to you over on the menu board so make sure you go there for your Happy Birthday song! It sounds like you are having the special kind of day that you deserve.

Back from my weigh in. Don't know how but I lost .6. I just do not get it. Lately my scale registers no loss until the afternoon just hours before I weigh in. I guess that should make me stop being a scale rider, but it probably won't.

Anyway, I'm real happy about that but am still going to weigh and measure this week. I also think I've been letting myself have some of the high fat stuff too much.....like avocado and edamame. I LOVE them both but both are high in fat content, albeit good fat.

Have a great evening. I'm off to help a friend find a townhouse.

A loss is a loss is a loss, Vickie! Congrats on your success!

I didn't get to the gym BUT did 30 minutes on the Gazelle, which translates to 2.2 miles and 266 calories burned. I'll go in the morning because I'm off work for the next four days. Friday, Saturday and Sunday I can sleep late, lounge around and be a big ol' bum, but Monday is Rangers opening day and we are getting to the parking lot at 8:00 a.m. !!! (originally we were going at 10:00 but just found out that this year the lot is opening earlier) to start the grill and get things ready.

Good going on your loss Vickie...... .6 more than 1/2 a pound and 1750 calories that did not enter your body or that you worked off. So good going!! I have been with core all this time (even though I don't post much) but I surely did not have that Full/Satisfied thing down. I since learned that I have to weigh and measure but I eat Core Plan. I did mangage to be down 1lb this past Saturday.....Like everyone else I wish it were more, but I'll take it. I have been up, up, up, these past few weigh ins, that I should be thrilled with a lb.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Just want to mentioned how kind, and caring Deborah is. Always a kind word, and never forgets any of us. Thanks Deborah!!
I'll check back over the weekend....but in the mean time I hope everyone, Vickie, Deborah,Kathy, Frou, Angela, Terry, Lisa,Ko, Cher, Mercee, Frannie, everyone, has a good day/evening.........Linda

Vickie! That's great! You thought you'd be up again. .6 is nothing to sneeze at, especially with TOM coming. :cheer: :cheer:

I agree Linda, Deborah is so good at remembering everyone. Linda, I'm glad to hear you've been sticking with Core. 1 lb down is awesome, especially since you've been struggling lately.

Kathy, enjoy your rest days. I can't remember the last time I got to sleep in. I think it was 1998. And the sad thing is, I'm serious!!

Well, I think my girls have flown the coop across the backyard to grandma's house. Better go retrieve them, because baby dd (well, 20 months old) only has socks on her feet. What a great mom I am, huh? :D

Angela

Angela! :lol: I'm sure it WAS 1998! When my kids were little, I swore I would never get any rest. Those days are long gone, thank goodness!!

Congrat, Linda!! I hope to be there with you in the morning, because right now I'm at the same weight I was at this morning, which means a drop tomorrow. I've really tried to do well today.

I sure do agree with you all about Deborah! I can all always count on a kind and encouraging word! Deborah, we love you!

Good Morning All! I'm up early because I slept bad and because I have the bug sprayer coming at 9:00. Had to get my exercise done before he gets here. Dedication huh?!

Thanks for all the support. This is so darn hard. I sincerely couldn't do it without all of you and this great place to be.

See Deborah, everyone here loves you. If you are cranky in your life, it's not a side we ever see here!

Kathy, I didn't know the Gazelle was so intense! You'll have your metabolism so revved by Monday that your koshers and beer will slip right through! :lol: Go Rangers (ok for me to say now as long as they aren't playing the White Sox and aren't in our Division! But, if there is a wild card race.....). I gave Jim the cable baseball package for Christmas so we'll check in on you guys on Monday. He can see any game that's playing around the country. He makes me dizzy with the remote. Sometimes he watches about 6 games at once. It puts scoreboard watching to shame! Hope you enjoy your rest. You've been working like a dog and you deserve it.

Linda, great job! Down a whole pound...I know you must have been thrilled! Keep it up. Whatever works for you is what you should do. I think weighing and measuring Core food is a fine idea. I go back to it whenever I'm struggling. Now, I'll hope that you string two good weeks together. We all really need to stay off the scale. It is erratic for me all week. All it does is affect my mood and make me change my behavior (not always for the good).

Angela, I really admire all Mothers. I don't know how you all do it on a day after day basis. My Niece has a 4 year old and an 19 month old and she is perpetually tired. Maybe when your DH asks what you want for birthday, Mother's Day, etc you should say "to sleep until noon"!

Gotta run. I feel good today, thanks in large part to all of you!

Good morning all! It's Friday :dance:

Linda & Vickie - Congratulations on the losses. It's always good when the scale moves in the right direction.

Weather here is gorgeous again. :sunny: I can't wait to get out of my Dilbertesque cube and go for my walk in the woods, even though my walking buddy goes really fast and I've got to work hard to keep up.

Not much going on -- gonna try to get some of the outdoor spring cleanup done this weekend if the weather holds.

I'm trying to eat lighter core foods this week to see how the scale responds on Tuesday, you know, more veggies, less beef, that sort of thing.

It makes me crazy not to weigh myself at home, but I know I'll get obsessive so it's better for me to just weigh at my meetings.

Have a great day.

Gosh, y'all are so sweet to make me feel so special! So thanks so much for the special kudos, Linda, Angela, Kathy, and Vickie! Y'all are my heroes so if I can repay, in any small part, all that you bring to my life I'll be somewhat satisfied. But truly I AM a "B"! :lol: Everyone here at my job will tell you so! DH would probably want to tell you so but he knows what's best for him and will refrain! :)

Vickie and Linda, way to go both of you on losses for this week! :high: Linda, it sounds as though you've had a good eating week so I'll bet WI tomorrow will take you that much closer to where you want to be. Great job! :dancer:

Vickie, you are a glutton for punishment! :) Construction estimates yesterday and exterminator today. Yikes! I know you and Jim will enjoy catching all the baseball games. We get the major league baseball package for DirectV so that DH can watch the Orioles and I know what you mean about constant channel surfing to see bits and pieces of all the games that are on! :lol: Must be a "man" thing!

Kathy, I know you are going to enjoy these next 4 days ... you've certainly earned some time off. Enjoy the ballgame on Monday too!

Terry, what a nice NSV that your co-workers are already complimenting you on your appearance! That has to make you feel good about the great job you're doing so far.

Lisa, hope DS is continuing to improve. Poor fellow! And I know you're probably worn out yourself from trying to get him well.

Angela, I hope you are having a good Friday too. Today's recipe sounds scrumptious ... and easy enough for me to manage! Most of them are a bit more skilled than what I can comfortably handle! :)

Cher, it's always good to "see" you pop in! :)

Froufie, I'll give DH full marks for getting you the beautiful flowers you deserve for your birthday. Your lunch sounds delicious and you showed such self-discipline to resist all those scrumptious desserts. I hope therapy was beneficial and that DH treated you to a nice dinner before you called it a day. Has DD started working with the crisis intervention folks yet? Remember ... if you want to talk about it, we want to hear it!

Welcome to all the new Core folks too! :)

I am so looking forward to the weekend. My new Eureka enviro steam cleaner thing that I just HAD to have is supposed to be delivered today so I am eagerly anticipating a whole-house sanitizing experience. I am going to be so disappointed if it doesn't clean as well as I expect it to. We are also planning to go to the movies ... either "Fever Pitch" (baseball movie, Vickie and Kathy!) or "Sahara" but other than that, a quiet, stay-at-home kind of weekend.

Next weekend, DD has planned a sleep over for Friday night ... 10 14-year-old girls to join her in celebration of her 14th birthday. I'll probably need a full week to recuperate after it's over! :lol: Of course, in preparation for her party, I've got to find someplace that will make her an American Idol birthday cake. My DD is a fan! :)

TGIF! Have a great weekend everyone! Big hugs to all! :grouphug:

Good Morning everyone!! I posted last night on the recipe board I am a newbie and I am really glad i found you all!! I posted a ticker on my posts, BUT, i am not all that computer savvy had to call DH that is his domain i hope it works.... Anyway, i ahve been on core for a month and have lost 12 lbs so far I love it!! it has changed my whole way of eating, definaltely love the veggies, especially all the summer ones, I roast a big pan every sunday and eat them thru the week. I am 36(37 in may) and work 3 day's a week, I ahve 2 boys, 1 and 5, no more babies for me!! my 1 year old just started sleeping at 11 months, so I am FINALLY getting some sleep, it is very hard to even think about dieting when you are exhausted for 11 months.... just though i would say Hello!! I hope my ticker thing worked If not sorry, i will fix it later... goota go get some elliptical trainer time in joey(1 year old) is sleeping. I can't wait to meet you all!! have a great day.

julia

Hi all and a special welcome to Julia - great to have you here and sounds like you are really doing well on Core!

SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO LINDA AND VICKIE - any loss is a great loss and we celebrate your successes with you!

Deborah - didn't you know you were our favorite cheerleader? :cheer: Thanks for making us all feel so special! Good luck w/the teenage girl slumber party (I shudder at the thought!).

As for my dd - still trying to find someone that is IMMEDIATELY available. When I saw my therapist yesterday I told her what was going on and asked if she had any recommendations - and I passed a couple of the names on to my pediatrician when she called last night so hopefully we can find someone suitable really soon!

And while my birthday started out with a bang - it of course had to end dismally - dh was going to go out after dinner to get a cake (mostly kiddies and he wanted one!). Youngest would not go upstairs for some reason so dh was getting quite angry w/him. Dd on her way upstairs observed this behaviour and told him he needed anger management classes (and this is not the first time she has made this observation!). DH of course got very angry w/her comments, started complaining to me that is it none of her business how he "parents" our 6 yr old. I did agree that he was over reacting a bit. So he leaves the house in a huff - to get the cake and some other things on the grocery list. This is around 7 pm.

After 8:30 pm - he is still not home, cell phone not on and youngest is in tears wondering where the cake is and when will the party start? Now while I usually try and control my feelings, I just didn't have it in my last night and I am ashamed of letting ds know his dad was angry at me and was spoiling my party on purpose and was probably not coming home for a while. Of course he started crying and was quite upset.

DH showed up around 9 pm or so w/cake etc....and ds was still up and quite upset, came to see me in my room asking me not to be angry and to come have a cake and a "party". Went downstairs to see dh's angry looking face, sure didn't look like he wanted to party.....and I went back upstairs in a huff, into bed to cry.

Poor ds came up w/dh to try and convince us to not to fight and to have "enjoyment and joy and happiness" for my birthday (he is so sweet). So I (in code language) told dh perhaps he should put on a "face" (no he does not like to fake it!) for the sake of the child, try and smile for 10 mins and do the cake/candles thing...which we did. We all tried to smile, blew out candles (I even made dh sing Happy birthday to me!), opened my presents (a pink sweater and t-shirt in size large which will never fit me by the way), and say thank you. With ds safely back in bed, we could go back to being grumpy and not talking to each other. I AM VERY PISSED OFF THAT HE, WITH MALICIOUS INTENT, SPOILED THE REMAINDER OF MY BIRTHDAY. (and yes the roses are still on my desk at work and smell divine).

I actually did speak w/ dd about her "comments"..... and explained how we were the parents and would determine how we raise our little guy. Turns out of course she was just pushing dh's buttons - he made some nasty comments to her (about her clothing and hair) so as an immature 13 yr old I guess she wanted to "hurt" him back so made comments about his need for "anger management". So the two "immature" individuals battle it out w/nasty comments back and forth - exactly what we need!

Supposed to go out for dinner sat night (dh made reservations somewhere special for my bday dinner), and got his mom to come over and babysit (as we don't want to leave dd alone w/ds), but I emailed him today and told him no point in going out for dinner if we're not speaking to each other??? so he might as well cancel his mom coming over.

I am NOT looking forward to the weekend by the way as I only envision more problems and nastiness.

Sorry for the long rant!..but I am very bothered about what happened last night esp w/ds being involved in his parents' battles!

Frouf:(

P.S. Forgot to mention our Spring Fling at work this afternoon- we all dress up in bright spring-like colors (I am in a hot pink capri outfit), decorate our cubicles, bring in tons of food and have a big party! I did have lunch (but not a lot so I am feeling a bit empty), and will try not to indulge in anything too dangerous - hope there is some fruit around that I can nibble on? Weigh-in tomorrow am so no room for error today!

:grouphug: Froufie, I don't know what to say ... I wish I could think of some thing that would justify why DH lashes out at you as he does. :( It sounds as though it's tearing all of you apart. I hate for you to feel sad, but I'm glad you are crying and letting some of the anger and hurt out in some way. Just remember to vent here as often as you need to. You know we all love you and want you and your children to be happy. As for DH, he needs to make some effort to resolve whatever issues he has before he burns all of his bridges. I hope he realizes how lucky he is to be married to you ... someone with a harder heart would have kicked his rear end out the door a long time ago. Take care of yourself and concentrate on what you and the kids need, okay? You know we are all sending good thoughts for a great WI for you tomorrow ... but what we really want is for YOU to feel good! :grouphug:

Julia, welcome! Way to go on those 12 pounds!

Oh dear sweet Frouf! How does this continue? I am just sick to read it -- of ALL DAYS, why your birthday? I know that perhaps DD pushed his buttons, but c'mon now, who's the adult in that equation? Neither?? It just breaks my heart that this builds and builds, gets better then worse then much better then much worse. The emotional roller coaster that he has strapped you to is just too much to ask of you, in my opinion. I wholly agree with Deborah that anyone else would have given him the boot long ago -- especially the second he made that remark about your weight = his happiness. Whatever!! Anyway, I'll add my good thoughts to a successful weigh-in tomorrow as well, but mostly you need a big ol' hug.

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Hi all!

Deborah - have fun steaming your house. I've always wanted one of those steam cleaners.

Welcome new people! Congrats on your weight loss Julia!

Froufie, my gosh girl, when it rains it pours. I applaud you're restraint with your eating through hard times. Hopefully, the pendulum will swing and the good times will be starting soon. You hang in there.

Well everyone, enjoy the springtime. Looks like winter might really be over.

Dear dear Frouf, My heart so goes out to you and what you are going through emotionally.
You are so sweet, and Bless your heart to keep on keeping on for the sake of your little son...God Bless you and give you strength and guidance.
Sad this came on "your" special day.......I am sad for you sweetie.....but you are loved here.....from all different parts of the U. S.....at least 5-6 different states!!
Hope w/i in works for you!! Hang in there!! The emotional rollercoaster Kathy speaks of would be dreadful for me, since I am an emotional eater....you are being so strong.
Bless your heart............. :grouphug:

Hi Julia.....Welcome! :D and Congrats on your successful weight loss :cp:

You've come to the right place...this board is awesome....
You'll find all the support and comradary (sp?) you need right here.
We all have experienced one part or another of the weight loss journey.

I wish you best of luck and hope to 'see' you often............Linda

Oh I SO enjoyed the weather today. I put on my capris and sandals even though it was still a trifle chilly! Gorgeous and I am also SO happy to be retired. Not so much money but great quality of life. I wish for each of you relief from the stress of your work lives.

Terry, I do hope you got out today for your lunchtime walk since our weather was essentially the same today! You also make an excellent point about more veggies, less beef. That's primarily what I need to watch when things aren't going great. I think my portions of meat/chicken creep up along with my carb portions.

Deborah, I hope you like your carpet steamer. We have one too that we use for touch ups. The carpet cleaning company I use doesn't use chemicals, just hot, hot water to clean the carpets. I love that! Jim and I definitely want to see Fever Pitch. We've been laughing about it all week because it sounds like us when we got together. I met him (at work) in November and that was the "Winter" Jim. Then, in the spring I met "Spring Baseball" Jim! Wow, what a different guy! Evidently, one scene in the movie is about Drew Barrymore looking into his closet and seeing nothing but jerseys and Red Sox tee shirts and her thinking she's dating a boy and not a man. I'm still laughing as I'm writing because 75% of Jim's wadrobe is White Sox stuff! I love him anyway! Baseball is what brought us together. I'll be anxious to hear how you like the movie. Maybe we'll go next week for the matinee! Aahhhh, early retirement!

Julia, Welcome! Glad you came over here to keep our youngster Angela company. I honestly don't know how any of you young Mothers diet. Core is especially hard because hardly any of it is easy or prepackaged. You have my admiration. I hope you post often.

Frouf, I hardly know what to say. I'm very sad that your Birthday was not the joyful day that it should have been. Please vent as much as you need to. I really believe that your DH and DD are determined to torture each other. I think your DD is trying to get you to pick her over him. What a horrible position to be in under any circumstances. I'm with Kathy and Deborah, you seem to be a wonderful human being. Don't ever forget that you don't deserve all of this stress and anxiety. I am SO proud of you for sticking to your program despite it all. I'm not sure I could have done nearly as well.

I didn't cook tonight. Got home too late to make my Cola Chicken so that will be for tomorrow. I had a wonderful dinner out at my favorite Italian restaurant and I'm still savoring it. I got my healthy grilled fish in tonight so I'm feeling especially proud of myself.

Well Hubby is feeling a bit neglected so I'm off to spend some quality time with him. Talk to you all in the morning! Have a great evening and a spectacular weekend.

Well good evening to all! My day unraveled as soon as it started because what started out to be a fast trip to the grocery store had me standing in line for about an hour! It's coupon weekend (triple up to 75, double up to $1) plus a sale, so the place was crowded. My total before coupons was $180.xx and I paid $66, so that was pretty darn well worth the hour in line, wouldn't you think?

Then DH and I went to buy new bedroom furniture, then to Linen 'n Things to look for lamps, then back home for a few minutes, then went to the bar. I had ... drumroll please ... two sips of beer, NO food, then drank a coke, then came home. I left DH there and told his friend to bring him home, that I was tired and didn't feel like spending 5 hours on a barstool only to come home full and smelling like smoke. Now I've had a nice warm bath, sprayed my hair with Febreeze :lol: and am about to crawl into the recliner with a bottle of water.

Tomorrow we're doing yard work all day, then Sunday we'll be rearranging the house to accommodate the new furniture which will be delivered Tuesday. Monday we'll be gone all day to the baseball game so Sunday I'm making myself a cooler of good food (sliced fruit, water, maybe a turkey sandwich or something like that) so I will be prepared and won't be tempted by the smell of hot dogs and nachos. I'll make sure I report in on Monday night with a full (and truthful) report.

Thanks for all the wonderful support - I really need it and truly appreciate it! It's so nice to be able to "vent" here and get things off my chest! Linda, I esp liked hearing about the friendship I have in 5 or 6 different states - never thought of it that way!

Kathy - sounds like you got some great bargains (food & furniture?) and have a good plan for the weekend. Enjoy your time off!...and kudos to you for walking away from the bar and the beer - good for you!

Vickie - sounds like you are really looking forward to the warmer weather! It was pretty nice here today - sunny and bright and should be nice all weekend.

I actually did a very strange thing this evening - had dinner (alone) and then went upstairs and turned on my computer (aroud 7:30 pm)....looked out the window and it was still pretty light out - sun starting to set....and I had this MARVELOUS IDEA of going out for a walk - Yes LAZY FROUFIE was going to go for a walk before it got dark. Shut off the computer, grabbed my old walkman (which has an oldies tunes walking tape in it), found some batteries, changed into exercise gear and off I went!! Dh and ds were in the yard raking when I left and he sure looked shocked!

Did a "tour" of the neighborhood - one of the main roads does a giant loop thru the vicinity - I usually walk thru the park (lovely large park with a natural pond, baseball diamonds, soccer field, playground and bike path), but it was getting kinda dark and sometimes you find a large/swampy puddle in the middle of the path (usually around this time of year) and I did not want to chance it. So the big loop took me about 45 mins to do - maybe at 3mph or so? Love the tape, very old 50's songs with a great walking beat and some encouragement and walking tips between songs!

I think I shocked even myself! But at least it was better than sitting all night at the computer. Feeling a bit hungry and just finished an 18 ouncer of water (yes I'll be up in the washroom all night! :D )

My eating this afternoon at the party at work was not too bad - I did have some nachos and dip, some crackers and cheese - stayed away from the: sugar pie, caramel banana cake, brownies, skor cookies, choc chip cookies, apple cake, blueberry cake, chips, cheesies, etc...etc... you get the picture. I also enjoyed a mimosa (orange juice and champagne) - very yummy. I did not feel I overate and of course had I not been on WW I would have been standing next to the food table all afternoon grazing! Was hungry for dinner so this was a good sign.

Keeping fingers crossed for tomorrow's weigh in as I am VERY CLOSE to my first 10% off....hopefully in the next week or so??

Anyhow eldest ds just called - needs a ride home so will pull some pants on and go in my jammies to get him!!! :D :D

Dh by the way is not really speaking to me - looks very cross and mean and depressed.....yes I'm certainly looking forward to a great weekend (NOT!)

Frouf :cool:

Anyway, i ahve been on core for a month and have lost 12 lbs so far I love it!! it has changed my whole way of eating, definaltely love the veggies, especially all the summer ones, I roast a big pan every sunday and eat them thru the week.

Welcome Julia! I am new too, so I have no idea what is going on either. :lol: But sounds like you are doing great with Core. I have just started.
Just wondering what you do with your veggies? You will have to post a recipe for those of us who aren't creative enough on our own. :^:

Kathy, it sounds like you are as busy as you are when you are at work! At least you were doing fun things, like SHOPPING! I would love it if our grocery store would double/triple coupons. I am a huge coupon/sale shopper and LOVE to get bargains. I would have stood in line for 2 hours to get that kind of savings! Make sure your tummy is full at the game on Monday because it's the only way you stand a chance of not being tempted by all those great grilling smells. I know you must be very proud of yourself for getting out of that bar last night with only two sips of beer and a coke in your tummy! It's really impressive to leave after two sips because once I get a taste of my favorite......fill in the blank.....I'm lost! You'll get a lot of good lifestyle exercise for the next two days so you should be easily back under 150, right? Did the Gazelle help?


Frouf, considering the food you passed on, you did amazing at your work party. I'm very proud of you for doing the spontaneous walk. I bet it helped your metabolism and probably helped your stress level too! I hope your weekend ends up not being as bad as you fear. Maybe another walk for you!

BTW, I went to Applebees for lunch yesterday (yeah I ate dinner AND lunch out!) and Jim and I tried the WW menu. Jim wanted the chicken tortilla appetizer so I ate a triangle of that. It was really good and I would get that again as my entree but man the portion was small to me! He had the Tango Chicken sandwhich and said it was real good but dry. He would have asked for more sauce but it would add points for us. He said I would have enjoyed salsa on it for more moisture. I ate the chicken fajita grill. It was ok but I think they skimped on the chicken. I've done my share of weighing and measuring and I think it could have had more chicken and veggies, especially for the money. I think it was Core except I don't know what kind of oil they used. I should have asked so I'll count some points for it. We shared a lemon, berry, cheesecake and it was incredible. I don't know what was in it that made it be 5 points but it was very, very good and very, very, small! I said it was the size of a golf ball and Jim says tennis ball. The truth is probably somewhere in between! I'm gonna try to figure out a way to make it Core or Core plus. It was very fluffy so it probably has Cool Whip in it. I'm thinking lemon pudding, cheesecake pudding, cool whip and maybe a little milk and vanilla. I'm not very creative so any suggestions you guys have would be welcomed. If I just use cool whip and no milk, the pudding will be grainy, right? Sad that the dessert impressed me the most. I'm not sure I'd go back. Oh yeah, and my Server said they are working on Core menu items. Next time I might try Ruby Tuesdays. Every menu item shows calories, fiber, fat, and carbohydrates. Even for the sides.

Can you tell that I like to eat out too! That's the restaurant review for today.

Well a bright and sunny day here- finally.....so need to definitely get outdoors later.

Went to my weigh-in and happy to report a 2 lb loss which made me reach my 10% goal-and I got very special acknowledgement and a LOVELY SILVER keychain for my efforts. Yes all my keys have already been successfully transferred.

Had to mention one habit I had changed: mentioned all the food always "hanging" around my workplace, specifically right across from my desk, and that normally I would pop something in my mouth every time I walked by. Now I think carefully and do not eat mindlessly....and if I REALLY REALLY WANT ONE.....I encourage others to eat more (I'm so mean) and when there is ONLY ONE LEFT -I have it.....and no chance of eating too many that way! Leader was very encouraging and impressed!

Did my groceries and back home to hear dh complaining how ds told him she hates him-of course he says he will not drive her anywhere or do anything for her given her attitude...I reminded him that my 18 yr old ds also hated him at some point- and that this too should pass (altho it may take years!). She has gone out shopping w/some friends and is SUPPOSED to be back by 3 pm (I sure hope so cuz she has a dance class at 3:30!)

Vickie- sounds like you did good eating out. At least you have places that are WW friendly. Here in Canada this would be pretty rare- so you just have to figure things out yourself, or be very specific and careful when ordering. I understand one of the major italian chains here (East Side Mario's) now serves whole wheat pasta!!! which is quite a change (altho I could always have the roast chicken or salads there). Worth a try someday as I have been avoiding the place in recent months.

Not sure if we are going out for dinner tonight or not-guess I have to speak to dh to confirm this. Tomorrow looks like a dangerous eating day but I will try to stay in control. Going out w/my best gf for a birthday breakfast - she is also on WW so this should be good.....this breakfast place has amazing egg/crepes/fruit platters....but they also serve oatmeal. I'm sure we'll make good choices.

Then off to sil's place for mil's 75th birthday party in the pm- a bbq w/burgers and hot dogs. I will probably skip the bun and get a burger w/salad. I have been asked to bring a veggie or cheese platter (I choose veggie! :D ). I will definitely avoid the desserts- maybe I can also prepare a fresh fruit platter (and eat it all myself! :devil: ).

Will check in later- hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!

Frouf :cool:

P.S. and I did finally have a taste of my birthday cake today - had to cut up cake to get groceries in fridge - so I had a tiny slice- awfully sweet but yummy. Put a few slices away in tupperware and froze some as well! (out of sight,out of mind)

Froufie! Congratulations on getting your 10%!! Way to go!! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

That's awesome news. I hope you get to go out tonight and enjoy yourself, and that dh will swallow his pride enough to give you an enjoyable evening.

I'm hanging around home today...making the Crock Chicken Fagiole for dinner. It's smelling good already.

I'm a little bummed, because of my stupid flat feet. I just can't do my DDR game anymore, because a few days ago, I started getting major knee pain. Since my feet are SO flat (even the podiatrist was impressed), they roll inward, and throw my whole legs out of whack. So I'm trying to find exercise I can do that isn't weight bearing. I'm an awful swimmer, and I live in Iowa (translate - cold a lot of the time) so swimming isn't really an option. I was thinking of biking. That'd work out my thighs and buns like I want, and probably not hurt my feet. Sigh. It's just so frustrating to be limited by my body (says the 29-year old with no problems). I guess everyone has to have something to whine about, right?

Well, better go feed the kids some lunch... First I have to drag them in from playing outside..never an easy task.

Later!
Angela

Frouf, congratulations on that 10%!! Woohoo, you go, girl! I'm mostly impressed that you were able to stay on track and keep losing in spite of those issues, which ...

By the way, you are a much better woman than I am. I seriously would have either left or kicked him out. I just cannot deal with that kind of stress and someone who supposedly loves me wouldn't put me thru it on purpose. End of sermon.

Now ... we are doing yard work today, I went back to the store with more coupons but didn't do quite as well (only 50% savings, geez what's up with THAT?? :lol: ) and now I'm trying to figure out the rest of the weekend, which must be orchestrated carefully because there is SO much to do to get ready. If I slack off at all, I'll be too far behind and then Tuesday, furniture delivery day, will be a nightmare but DH will be at work and unable to help me.

I'll check in later, but hope everybody has a great Saturday!

CONGRATS :bravo: Frouf, on your 10% that is awesome....Good for you!!!!!!
You are a strong woman!! An inspiration actually!! That keychain is a testimony to all your hard work.....don't lose sight of it....I hope your evening goes well for you :)
I was down .6 - :goodscale and happy with that loss that's for sure...I'd rather be trending down instead of how I've been doing these last several months...ughhh. I feel good, confident and sure about it. I think I'm going to have a good Core weekend too.

Welcome Melissa.....as I told Julia, this really is the best support board out there. Come stay a while. There is always someone here to lend a helping hand.

Vickie, glad you enjoyed your day out with Jim...my DREAM is to be able to eat out EVERYnight :hun: :hun: ....Your life sounds so serene -worked hard for it that's for sure :cloud9: and loving :angel: ....surrounded by good friends and family. That's awesome.
Angela - Crock Chicken Fagiole... is that on the menu board....sounds dee-lish!! I hope your knee pain is better soon. That has to be painful.
Kat- you have a very full weekend going on there. New furniture, now that is a great thing!! I have to ask you this.....your part of Texas do you have those little P.I.T.A little lizard thingys.....yuk like we do here. I hate those pesky little freaking things. One BIG reason why I want to get the :devil: out of here....but that won't be happening anytime soon. Just was wondering how to keep them at bay.....Deborah, any up your way?? Some people think they are so cute.....YUK,YUk YUk is all I can say.
Deborah how are you doing?? Hope everyone else is ok. It's hot :sunny: here in S.Fla but I am inside with the central A/C going. Don't like what the warm weather brings out here....anything that scampers, flies or crawls.......so what I am doing here you might ask....Got Me :dunno: Frank likes it here...and to think this was MY idea.....that damned winter of '96....didn't get here till '98 though....well enough of that whinning....
Hope everyone has a great rest of your day...and weekend...I will be back later...need to. Keeps me grouded.....God Bless all of you.....you're the best..........Linda

We're going out tonight ... downtown Fort Worth to Main Street Arts Festival. Should be a great time -- see you all tomorrow!

Moving over to new board #14 - come join us there!

Frouf:)