Core Menus - November

[suitejudyblueeyes]

Since the menu thread doesn't get a whole lot of attention, maybe we can have monthly ones instead of weekly? I didn't see a recent thread so thought I'd start up a new one.... These things really help keep me on track.


Thursday:
B: 2 eggs, 1/2 of a wrap, salsa (0.5)
L: lentil soup
S: plain yogurt, orange
D: potato, egg [my other planned dinner was a disaster ]
S: a tiny bit of B&J ice cream (3 - even a tiny bit is so much!)

=3.5 pts

[xdominic89x]

I will be converting to Core starting next week, going to use up the food I have on hand now for Core. Look forward to seeing you here, suitejudyblueeyes!

[suitejudyblueeyes]

Hey Dominic!

Friday:
B: egg, toast (1), banana
L: salmon, carrot, kale, couscous salad, honeycrisp apple
S: plain yogurt
D: potentially the same as lunch. Will update if not.

=1 pt, -3AP earned (jog)

[chrgrl]

B: shredded wheat and bran with skim milk, cinnamon, and splenda
L: quinoa with chicken, green peas, and candied sesame teriyaki sauce (1 pt)
s: FF cottage cheese with pineapple
D: pork chop with A1 sauce; baked potato brushed with olive oil (to make the skin crispy!) plus lite butter (2 pts), garlic salt, paprika, and pepper
s: skim milk plus 1 T cocoa and 2 packets splenda

I also exercised, but since I don't eat my activity points I don't typically bother to calculate them

I started Core about a week and a half ago. I lost 4.5 my first week and I weigh in on Tuesdays. I've done WW before and lost about 46 pounds, but I did Flex back then. I'm just sick of counting at this point.

[suitejudyblueeyes]

Welcome to Core chrgrl! Congrats on your loss so far, you are looking great! I'm with you on the 'sick of counting' thing... Glad you found your way here.

[suitejudyblueeyes]

Saturday:

Today is going to have to be a non-planning day - I will keep track of what I have eaten and update accordingly. I am meeting a long-lost friend this afternoon and we may do lunch or coffee or something.


S: apple
B: oatmeal, soy milk, banana
L: salmon, couscous, kale, carrot. grapes.
S: banana, pb (3 pts)
D: egg drop soup, ben & jerry's (5 pts)

=8 fps used this week

[Tejas]

I'll join in the menu thread.

Saturday:

Slept through breakfast!

It's 2 PM and so far I've just had coffee with milk, an apple and a banana.

I'm having dinner at a friend's and she is serving pork chops.

I'm making this a low calorie weekend as much as possible, having splurged at a party on Thursday night.

Rhonda

[chrgrl]

s: coffee with skim milk, cocoa, and splenda
B: shredded wheat and bran with skim milk, splenda, cinnamon
2 scrambled eggs with ketchup
s: sugar cookie (4 pts)
L: meatless core chili with soy cheese
D: spaghetti squash with 93% lean ground beef, spaghetti sauce, and soy cheese
s: soy milk with core crockpot apple pudding

today i've been in a funk. suddenly i started thinking, "this is stupid...why am i doing this? this is never going to work." i am depressed because i had lost 46 pounds at one point, and i have let myself gain back all but 15 of those pounds. argh.

tomorrow i'm going to my mother-in-law's house for her birthday, and i know there will be all non-core food there. i've only used about 10 WPA's this week (less than that, if i'm honest - i never take AP's into consideration), so i know that all i have to do is eat small portions and i should be fine. i continue to freak out anyway and almost pulled a "well if i'm going to cheat tomorrow, might as well stop today".....but i managed to stop myself after 2 pretzels.

ok, i'll stop with the negative stuff now. weekends tend to do this to me. i get out of my "routine" and feel all messed up.

[suitejudyblueeyes]

I'm the same way with weekends... I struggle to keep my eating OP because I'm out of my structured work environment which forces me to eat at certain times and plan way in advance and stuff. Weekends are always my downfall. Good luck with your MIL's birthday.

Sunday's plan:
B1: slice of toast (1)
...then we had pizza, and I ate way too much and felt icky the rest of the day.

=unknown number of points used today, probably the majority of them are gone for the week.

[TechAlum]

Hi I'm going to join in. I need to get back on track, or the wagon or whatever.....

Monday

b - core waffle, frozen berries - heated, 1T maple syrup (1pt)
s - banana
l - wheat berry salad w/chicken and grilled veggies
s - pudding
d - l/o Italian (10 pts), salad
s - tea @ knitting group

Planned AP - walk dog 40 mins 3pts
daily WPA - 11 minus 3 = 8pts

Weekly WPA - 8/35

-Tech

[suitejudyblueeyes]

Monday ~

B: oatmeal, soy milk, cinnamon, canned pumpkin
L: vegetable & black bean soup, small salad (1 for non-core dressing)
S: banana
D: pindi chana and basmati rice

E: 30min turbojam

[Tejas]

Monday, Nov. 17

Not at all sure what I'm doing today, but I'll try for low calorie today.

I'll start with eggs, then try salad, fruit and veggies for the rest of the day. I'll add some other protein along the way.

Rhonda

[chrgrl]

B: shredded wheat and bran with skim milk, splenda, cinnamon
L: spaghetti squash with core chili, 93% lean ground beef, and soy cheese on top
s: romaine salad with green peas, cucumber, and FF thousand island
1/2 banana
D: chicken breast and sweet potato

tomorrow's my weigh-in so my fingers are crossed. yesterday at my mother-in-law's party i did eat bad stuff, but at least i only had 1 serving of each and didn't drink any calories. once i got home i worked out for over an hour, so hopefully that made up for some of it!

[suitejudyblueeyes]

Tuesday:

B: 2 slices of toast (2), egg
S: banana
L: leftover pindi chana and basmati rice
S: apple + ?
D: lentil soup

=2 points used but I plan on doing some yoga tonight to make up for it

[Tejas]

Tuesday, Nov. 18

B: scrambled eggs and a piece of whole wheat toast (1 pt)
L: soup and lf cheese (2pt for cheese)
D: ham with veggies

snacks: fruit of some kind