Morning All:

Sandra, I read your travel post and enjoyed seeing the "ranch" again. I think you're wise to go south. We'd love to see you here, but, really, it's too cold. The snow is really falling now, and I've got to head out to the office.

So far, so good...had my oatmeal. I've got a long day ahead, with temptations galore. I'm packing a good lunch so maybe I'll be less tempted by the treats that will be around me today.

That cake sounds good, Paula. Thanks for the recipe: I'll make it soon.

Have a great day everyone!

Rhonda

Good morning ladies! I ate well yesterday, and I feel good today. I went out this morning to shovel my side of the driveway :) so I got in a good 1/2 hour of exercise that way. I came in, helped the girls get ready for school, and THEN found out there is no school today! I have no idea why. It didn't snow that much, and it's actually above 0 F, so who knows.

So we're going grocery shopping today, and probably doing lots of laundry.

Angela

Good job, Angela! I'm just back from having my mammogram and Jim is snowblowing. I'm doing my banking. We went out for breakfast but I stayed on program.

Oh Frouf, darnit....what is his problem? Congratulations on not succumbing to bad food/behavior.

Hello everyone :) good to see there's some active people on this board! It seems hard to find a solid group of people following the CORE program!

I can't imagine it being 0 F here!! ack! I actually can't stand anything under 40 here! haha :) I guess I'm a wuss. Good job on shovling the snow though Angela :) hopefully I can get my bum moving and go for a jog this afternoon.

Hi Keri, welcome. This is a great board. I took a few months away and am heading back to my first meeting in about 6 months today. I losgt 40 pds and made lifetime in 2005 doing core. I'm guessing I'm now about 15 pds over my goal, which is a good thing to get control of now.

I also have a dd almost 5 - she'll be 5 at the end of February. Wish I could say I'm in my 20's but, no. Not in my 30s either :(

Looking forward to getting to know you.

Below 40 is cold -- hmmm, we have been running abour 17 all day...... its cold! But I know our Canadian chickies are colder.

It's 18 degrees for us now but we just shoveled out from underneath 4 inches of snow. More is coming tomorrow. Is it April yet?

Hey chicks,,,did someone say colder........brrrrrrrrr the cold is finally supposed to snap by friday! thank god...its been between -30 to -40 all week... its hard to keep warm in the house. Right now I have my slippers and housecoat over my work clothes..

Ok Patti.....you win!

I just finished cooking and Jim is cleaning up. The cornmeal chicken was great and there are plenty of leftovers for tomorrow. Yay!

I'm off for the evening and will be out most of the day tomorrow. Have a great evening!

Hi Everyone
Well I am so bummed. I gained 1/2 a pound this week.
So what did I do today. I ate whatever I could. Nothing core. That is for sure. I dont know what is the matter with me. Why cant I make the right choices. And keep making them. I dont know. Maybe its because I have never been able to keep the weight off once I have lost it. And I dont want to be a failure again. And then have people say. See told you you couldnt do it.
I dont know.
Well I did get the stuff to make the WW soup. I didnt get the zucchinni though. It didnt look good. So think I will make that tomorrow. Maybe that will help.
Well ladies I am going to get off here. Go read the post.
Hope everyone is doing ok.
Thinking of each of you.
coco

Well, I went to the meeting today. Its a nice small group and a neighbor was there as well, so I knew one person. My weight was where I expected. 16 pds above my goal. Today is going well, I had core quiche for bf, progresso soup for lunch, chicken catcciatore and ww spagetti and a salad for dinner. My chocolate cake just came out of the oven. Lunch and breakfast is packed for tomorrow as well, Sarah is bathed and watching a bed time show. Life is good!

Oh, the best thing I did today. I hired a cleaning woman!!! I decided after Christmas that I needed some help or I had to start spending a few more hours on the weekends cleaning. So, my present to myself is getting some help. I am amazed at how many of my co workers and friends have someone who comes in. I had emailed the preschool moms -- several of the stay at home moms have help as well! I found this woman through one of the moms. She is from Brazil and works for herself. She'll start on 2/14. Bi weekly she expects to spend about 5 hours doing the cleaning. The first day it will be doubled. I can't wait to see my house after someone has been cleaning for 8-10 hours! The referecnes all told me she is a perfectionist, trust worthyand honest -- she not only cleans for them but also watches their kids. I was hoping to find someone to come on Tuesdays when I'm here, but after meeting her, I'm comfortable not being here. DH will be able to be around for he first few weeks. I'm happy!

Patti -- you win, and that is not a contest I want to come in second or third!

Coco-- tomorrow is a new day. Have you been writing things down? I'm starting off this time doing that.

Have a good night everyone!

BLESSEDWITHSARAH Yes I am writing things down. I showed my leader my trak last night. She said I was having too much salt. And that is what she said last week. Too much salt and that "time" I had gained 1 1/2 then.
So going to try and really watch the salt this week.
CONGRATS on the cleaning lady. That is wonderful.
coco

Hi All:

Coco, you wrote that you cannot make the right choices. Yes, you can. You have before and have lost some pounds. Just get back to it. We all have "days" so just make certain that tomorrow isn't one of them ;)

I did very well with food today, but I do have cravings for things that aren't good for me. I'll survive without eating them. I had some disappointments at work, but I'll get over that too. It goes with the territory; it's just important not to eat in reaction!

Paula, help with the cleaning should be quite a boost to you. I have friends who have no children but work full time and they have help. I've sometimes had help with large jobs or when I just couldn't do what needed to be done. It was worth it.

Have a good night all,
Rhonda

Oh, I meant to tell you, I made a good soup.

I sauteed diced onions and mushrooms in olive oil.
Drained one large can of white kidney beans and rinsed the beans.
Put all of that in some vegetable stock and added spinach.
Heated it and called it soup. It was delicious!

Rhonda