OK. I just switched to Core from 13 weeks on Flex. I lost 34 lbs on Flex but am highly sugar addicted and was losing control. I want to do this Core thing but maybe I didn't prepare well enough in advance? It's my second day and while I have some stuff planned to eat, I just don't know where to go from here. I forsee some major obstacles and as I look at all the STUFF...
1. I don't like to cook. I have time, I just really hate it. I'll do it but I don't know where to start. There's SOOOOOO MANY recipe options here on 3FC and I don't know how to navigate all of this. Where/which are the easy ones?
2. I've always been kind of a finicky eater. I see so many foods I've never heard of and would never have thought to try. I already know that if I'm gonna do this succesfully, I'm gonna have to diversify my general range of food options. Mostly I'd eat chicken and carbs and fill in the rest with as much crap food as my points would allow. Where do I start? How do I plan efficiently so I'm not buying groceries for 7 different types of meals at once and spending my whole week in the kitchen?
3. Aren't there any convenience foods on Core? I need to be able to eat on the go. What to do about that?
4. I need to understand more of the science behind this and the WW board doesn't have nearly the same amount of info about Core that it does about Flex. Can anyone recommend reading about why it's better to eat this way?
I think I just need my someone to hold my hand through this - some serious guidance. Like a "Core for Dummies: The step-by-step guide for your first 6 weeks." Who's written that, read that, experienced that? The group leaders all say: "Just eat what's on this list." But it's a bit daunting to figure out how to make that work in your life if you've never lived that kind of healthy life style. It's hard to learn on your own.
Help me all you Obi-Wan CORE-nobi's. You're my only hope!