Core Chat: March 24-March 30
 

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There are posts from last yesterday; you might want to catch up with everyone.

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Happy Monday everyone. I hope you all had a joyous Easter Sunday. Our day was one of the nicest Easters. Started off with Church services. I love the music on Easter. Sarah did not have Sunday School and she was with us. She did great for 1 1/4 hour service. She sat and colored for about 10 minutes but actually listened. The first 1/2 is mostly singing which she loved. Then we had everyone over at 12:30 - dinner at 1:30. Everyone was gone by 4:30. TONS of left overs - it was a great day.

I did manage to get in a good long walk after things were cleaned up. Its nice and sunny today and I'm going to start walking again at lunch. Its still only in the 40s but the sun is strong and I'm dressed warmer. I need to get moving more. I did not write down anything since Thursday. Friday and Sat I have no idea what I had eaten (mostly core, some not). So I did my best to write down what I ate yesterday, including my wine. Ended up using about 19pts. We'll see what wi says tomorrow. I am back to strick core today and tons of water!

Rhonda, congrats on your loss! your doing great. I need to get some motivation from you. The last few weeks I've been up and down. Need to stop the up swings!

Coco, glad you had a nice quiet day yesterday. 3:45 is just toooooo early to be getting up. Hope you got some rest as well.

Got to run to get ready for a meeting. BBL.

Morning everyone
I have an extra long weekend this weekend and have today off as well. Yesterday was good went to my brothers for dinner. All everyone wanted to talk about was our dds wedding coming up. My goodness my SILs and nieces all have thier dresses already!!! Im still trying to pick one out. I have 4 coming in to choose from.
Did anyone watch a tv show last night called I can make you thin?? Its a series. I missed the first one but last nights episode was on emotional eating so it caughtmy eye. He gave a technique that uses acupuncture to stop yourself from eating. I tried it last night..I was full from supper and still wanted to eat the leftover cake I had brought home. Well I did the technique (and sometimes you have to do it a few times) and the feeling did go away and I got up and took the cake and poured water over it and threw it away.
hmmmmm wouldnt it be wonderful if this really did work?? It dosnt cost anything to try it,,,and I do believe in this sort of stuff so Im going to use it as a tool along with what I do already.
Since Ive been home from our trip my weight loss has stalled and it gets discouraging and its time to shake things up a bit.
Angela I hope your dd feels better today!!
Vickie how did the Easter dinner go?
Frouf how was the cruise?
Glad you had such a great day yesterday Paula! Good for you little dd to sit for soo long..wow
Coco I hope your feeling better soon
Rhonda thanks for starting new pages for us
Sandra where are you>>>/? enjoying that sunshine> i sure hope so

K Im off now to get some stuff done..Im still in my jammies and really taking advantage of my day off lol
have a great day everyone!!

Thanks, Paula, but I'm sure I gained it ALL back yesterday :rofl: I'm not going near a scale. I'm starting back to more walking also, but we still have more snow/ice than I really feel safe walking on. It will go soon.

I didn't watch the "I can make you thin" but I've been reading about it on 3FC. It makes good sense to slow down while eating. I didn't read about the accupressure/puncture part. Whatever works!

I was so tired today after work I took a two hour nap. That is really rare for me, but I loved it!

I hope everyone is having a good night.

Rhonda

We're having company tomorrow. Afterwards we may go to WW. I need to desperately.

Good Morning Chicks! I've been up since 5:00. It was not a good night of sleep after some over-indulgence that was neither good for my hiatal hernia nor for my WW plan. Today is a new day and I'm going to go on the treadmill in 10 minutes.

Paula, you sound happy and inspired by Spring. I need to live nearer to you so the inspiration could rub off on me!

Patti, I didn't see the show but I saw the Doctor on Ellen. Apparently, he was the Doctor who helped her to quit smoking. I'm interested but didn't know the show had started yet. I'm intrigued by the notion. It sounds like it might have worked for you. Easter was good for me but I overate and continued eating yesterday. I think I've stopped halted the collapse now.

Rhonda, I may have a nap today!

Sandra, what's going on with you?

Frouf, are you home?

Angela, life sounds hectic and stressful for you right now. How is program going for you? How are the girls feeling? My good thoughts are with you.

Ok...5 minutes to get my shoes on and find my iPod! Wish me luck. I'm not sure how long I can walk. It has been a long LONG time.

Morning chicks,
Just wanted to give a shout out to Vickie for getting back on the treadmill!! :carrot::carrot: good for you Vickie!
Ive been walking for an hour each day since this weekend...the roads *were* clear and easy to walk on. My legs were sooo tired afterwards but a good tired. When I remember I try to do some arm lifts and stomach curls to whittle down the problem areas.
Were having a snow storm today...sigh.....it was melting so well!! :mad:
Have a good day today everyone

Good job everybody on the exercise! It really is important to a healthy lifestyle.

Pretty soon here the roads should be clear enough that I can get back on my bike. I'm excited, but I'm also sure I've lost all my biking muscles I built up last summer and fall. Sometimes it's really annoying living in a place with winter. :)

Vickie, I'm not on plan at all. I am in survival mode when it comes to eating. I have been making whatever is fast and easy for my family, which as we all know, is generally not too healthy. I just feel like my whole life is kneejerk reactions to stuff going on around me...I am unable to plan anything. And if I do have any free time, I spend it resting or doing the small bit of playing I have time to do, rather than cleaning or planning. But I know if I were able to get back on plan, I would start feeling better, physically at least. I know when I was eating well and exercising consistently, I did feel better. It's just overwhelming right now.

I took my daughter to the dr yesterday. They were SURE she had influenza, but she doesn't. She actually has a bad ear infection, just like I thought. So now she's on antibiotics and hopefully should be back to school tomorrow or the next day.

I'm off to do some dishes...

Angela

Angela, you can only do so much. I hope I didn't add to your feeling overwhelmed. I just wanted you to know that I care about you and wish you well. I'm sure you'll get back on program when things settle down. Just watch your portions in the meantime.

I hope DD's antibiotics start to work quickly.

Hi all!!

I am still here. I had an okay weekend of eating. I did overdo it some. We had a wonderful Easter dinner at church everyone brings theiir whole family and we have a wonderful time. This year was the best . I am now back on track. We can do this together. I am on vacation from work that's why I have not been here lately. I just wanted to check in I will go back and read the post and post again later. Have a great day all. I return to work on Monday the 31st. I hope everyone enjoyed theiri weekend.

The frouf is back! Tanned and relaxed - but not for long (back at work today - UGH!)

Had a fantabulous time (despite my high maintenance cruising gf who was very hard to please and a very picky eater!). Ship was gorgeous and weather was amazing - we did have some rain showers on and off in St. Lucia (mostly rainforest actually) - and I was able to find and put on my dollar store yellow poncho (finally after packing it on several trips). Some rocking and rolling of the ship on thursday as we headed back (some sort of leftover storm in the caribbean causing 10-12 foot swells) - I was okay but many on the ship were not feeling well and they were considering cancelling that evening's show due to the rocking motion - but all settled down around late afternoon so it was not that bad!

St. Martin was beautiful as usual - we headed out to Orient beach (on the french side) and yes my gf dragged me along to go for a walk on the nude side (honestly most of those people should have kept their clothes on - all I could think of was wrinkles and skin cancer!). St. Lucia we toured and saw most of the island and got to taste lots of the island delicacies....and St. Kitts was also lovely - (1 rain shower there) - tiny island but very lush - went to the fortress at the top of the island for some amazing views - also to a beach (where I was 'attacked' by a rock - strong undertow and rock hit my ankle leaving a bleeding gash! - salt water cleaned it out I guess and I had bandaid and polysporin in my cabin). Then 2 glorious days at sea heading home - sunshine, blue skies, turquoise ocean - what more could I ask for?

Food was delish - I ate my fill of smoked salmon and warm chocolate melting cake - and have 3 lbs on now to prove it! Back to reality now I guess? No room service, no one making my bed or putting fresh towels in the bathroom - what a bummer!

Everyone at home seems to have survived altho house looks a bit messy and no food in the fridge....and guess what? The snow is still here!!! Big drifts of it - but hopefully the end is in sight!

Have to try and catch up with everyone now - hope all is well!

Frouf

Froufy- I am glad you enjoyed your trip and had a wonderful time.

Vickie - Good job getting back to the treadmill. I slacked off last week some but I started back yesterday. I try to do it 5 times a week. We can encourage each other.

Frouf, I'm so glad you're back. You make crusing sound so fun, it ALMOST makes me want to take my feet off dry ground and try one myself. :lol:

Vickie, no, you didn't make me feel more overwhelmed, don't worry. :)

Has anyone tried the 100 calorie packs of Girl Scout cookies? I think they're called Cinna-Spins. They're pretty tasty.

Angela

Hi everyone. Well, never made it to wi today. DD was supposed to go to a friends house for the afternoon, but was complaining of a belly ache all morning. She did not want to go to gynmnastics today and 10 she wanted to go upstairs to lay down. I think it was a gas bubble, but to be on the safe side, I kept her home all day. She seems fine now. In a way I don't mind missing wi - too much ham,and tom is here. So, I'm drowning in water, but am writing things down as today is the start of a new week.

Frouf, glad you had a wonderful time, didn't you pack some of the warm sun to bring home?? You could have dropped it my way....

Vickie, congrats on getting back on the treadmill. One mile at at time!

Angela, hope things quiet down soon. How is the store doing?

Mercee, glad to hear you had a nice Easter. We also had a very nice day.

Sandra, did you make it to ww today? Hope you had a nice visit.

Well, off to get dd out of the tub, early bed time tonight as I do think she is fiting some bug. BBL

Hi Everyone
Just checking in real quick.
Weigh in yesterday wasnt good. Gained a pound. Guess too much salt. Had ham on Sunday.
Hope everyone is doing ok.
Will go and read the post.
Thinking of everyone.
coco

Well, I had so much food on Easter that I'm not going near the scales for a week, at least! :rollpin:

But, I was relatively good today. :angel:

Welcome home, Frouf. We missed you but glad you had a good time.

It is still snowing here! Yeech...

Rhonda

Good Morning Chicks! Well, I managed to eat well yesterday and drink my water. I made 16 minutes on the treadmill at 2.5 mph. Hardly admirable but better than nothing. Today I shall try for 17 minutes. I've decided to walk every day. I'm sure I'll miss once in a while but it is my intention to do it every day.

I've got appointments today so I have to run. Have a great day, everyone!

baby steps Vickie Baby steps....Im so proud of you for getting back on the exercise wagon. How did you feel afterwards? I bet you felt pretty darn good.
Rhonda we had the snow yesterday..its almost gone now. Sorry for sending it your way....
Im off today..going for a nice walk and going out for coffee with some good friends to catch up!
have a great day today

Helooadies!!

Just wanted to check in and say hello to everyone. I had a good day yesterday and walked on my treadmill for 30 minutes. It is my intention to walk at least 5 days a week. Not much to say have agreat day all.

I'm here. I apologize for not being here regularly lately. It's been hectic and I've been off program. But what else is new? I was going to WW yesterday but we had company come over. Maybe next Tuesday. We'll be at the state NFAA indoor championship this weekend. After that archery will slow down for awhile.

Now I need to go read what's been going on with each of you. I hope you're all doing better op-wise than I have.

I am proud of those of you who are exercising. I need to do the same. I did work in the yard over an hour today planting 9 rosebushes and a lot of periwinkles and sedum and lillies. We have tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, pansies, violets, and oxalys in bloom now. Some of Curtis' fruit trees have a few blossoms on them. Life is good.

Angela, just do what you can and don't sweat the small stuff.

Frouf, again I'm living through you with your cruising. Ahhhhhh.

Rhonda, I'm proud of you for getting back on track right after Easter. That's the key.

Coco, Paula, Patti, and Mercee, I'm waving at you.

Hi Everyone
VICKIE Hope you are doing ok. Guess I need to get my treadmill cleaned off. And start walking on it too. Instead of it sitting in the basement collecting dust.
ONTARGET Glad you are here. Miss you. I am off program so far this week also. So I have to get back on track.
FROUFY Glad you had a wonderful time. Missed you.
TEJAS Did you get much snow. It was a nice day here today. Rain is suppose to be moving in in the next couple of days.
P.A. Did you have a nice walk. And a good time with your friend.
To everyone else I am thinking of each of you.
Not much going on here.
Just off track with the eating. But what else is new with me.
Maybe one of these days. I can get to goal.
Well I am going to get off here for now.
Hope everyone had a wonderful day.
coco

Hi All:

I had such a nightmare last night: I had arranged a critical meeting with the head of the university and my colleagues. I was in another part of the university, checking my watch so I wouldn't be late when I realized that I had my watch on upside down! I ran to the meeting place and a few of my colleagues were there. They were very angry and I wanted the world to open up and swallow me. :yikes:

The dream was powerful and it took me awhile to realize that it really was just a dream. :stress:

I think I'm ready to retire!!!! Yesterday morning I was in the subway, travelling in the general direction of the airport and all I wanted was to keep going, get on a plane and leave! :beach:

Have a great OP day. I've got to go to work.

Rhonda

Rhonda, any chance you could go ahead and retire earlier? It sounds like you're ready.

Coco, I hope you can get back op soon.

Good Morning Chicks! It's a snowy, sleety, rainy day here. Jim is on the treadmill now and then it's my turn. He has a routine ENT appointment today to follow up on his tongue issue. We expect everything to go well.

Coco, you should consider the treadmill. No one says you have to walk more than 5 minutes if you don't want to or can't. It would be better than nothing. Besides, it helps if you aren't exactly perfectly on program.

Sandra, come on girl! We need you. Is there anything we can do to help?

Patti, thanks for the encouragement! I need all I can get. Did those dresses arrive yet?

Mercee, 30 minutes five times a week is great. You'll see results for sure.

Angela, how is DD?

Frouf......are the tan and the positive feelings fading?

Paula, where are you? I need some new recipes.

Ok...time for breakfast and the treadmill.

Oh poor Rhonda! I still have work nightmares. That kind of stress and anxiety is powerful. I wish retirement for all of you.

Wow, Sandra! You're here early today.

BTW, Sandra, gardening is exercise! I'm sure you burned over 300 calories with your activity at your weight. I did the calculator on the website that I have and at my weight, I'd have burned 488 calories at my weight. So don't despair. It's not like you are being a couch potato. Oh....and I'm sure archery burns a ton of calories too. Lifestyle activities count. All you have to do is control your eating a bit.

Later Chicks!

Tan fading? are you kidding? isn't that what bronzer and those self tanners are for? ha ha ha - trying to hold onto the 'glow' as long as possible.

Vickie - you are inspiring me - if you can get on that treadmill so can I - and don't even think for a minute that you need to do a whole lot of 'travelling' - even 10-20 minutes a day will provide a benefit to you - you go girl!

My weight training tues night was quite challenging to say the least and I again will try to heave those 8 lb weights tonight - last night was super busy and a very long night as I sat thru 5 hours of dd's competitive dance dress rehearsal (need to check on those 'wardrobe malfunctions') - all went well and I was home by 11 pm but so exhausted today - waiting for weekend so I can sleep, sleep, sleep!

Have my ANNUAL CHECKUP tomorrow morning - I am not too stressed altho I now my weight is up from last year (despite my having lost weight recently) - at least I know my 'numbers' have improved and hope to continue doing well in that area. Need to really improve my eating - I am now trying to rid myself of those 3 lbs I gained (down to 2.5 now :D) - and then get much more serious in my eating and exercise efforts.

Still lots of snow here but it will soon melt and maybe I can start doing some outdoor walking! I also need to commit to doing my weight training at home at least once on the weekend (yes us froufs will find any excuse to be a slacker).

Wish I could take a nap but I"m off to my exercise class right after work - will be thinking of my jammies and comfy bed (and will try NOT to even look at the kitchen when I get home as I will probably end up in there cleaning and loading dishwasher and just tidying up)....up to bed with my library book!

Later,

Frouf

Hi Everyone
Just thought I would check in and see how everyone was doing.
FROUFY Good luck with your check up tomorrow.
VICKIE hope hubby's appt went ok. I didnt clean up treadmill today. Ran around with son. He's looking for a truck. And we are looking for a car. I have such a headache. People dont want to deal with you that is for sure. Told them we can only afford X amount a month. Well cant you go 20 or 30 more a month. NOPE. And then they say. Sorry we cant make a deal. Told hubby. One of these days. The right car will come along. Guess we just have to be patience.
ONTARGET A little better today with the eating. But still need improvement. Hope you had a good day.
TEJAS Glad it was only a dream. Hope you had a good day.
Thinking of everyone.
Well I am going to get off here. Go take some motrin for my headache.
Hope everyone had a good day.
coco

Vickie, you're just what I need. Thank you so much. I'll keep on keepin' on and add some better eating decisions. I bought a Hershey's bar today and halved it with Curtis. That's a start--a slow one but a start.

Frouf, congratulations on keeping on with the exercise. I'msure your doctor will be happy with your progress.

Coco, way to go,girl. I'm happy for you.

We're leavingin the AM for the state championship. I'll be back Monday at the latest.

Not only did I have the nightmare, today at work when I left I told everyone I'd see them Monday! Ahem, we have a big meeting tomorrow afternoon and I'm the one who called it :lol:

Good luck, Sandra. Let's all get on those treadmills, get outside and garden (yeah, right...not yet, not here). Good luck Frouf with your check up, and Vickie, here's to your DH!!!

Vickie, my DH still has dreams about his years at work. Boy, does it ever get ingrained in us.

I wasn't OP today. I tried a new Lebanese restaurant that I was told was good. It was NOT. The cauliflower and eggplant that are supposed to taste light, even though pan fried, tasted like old oil. Oh, yuck!!! But, I didn't eat all of the pita or all of the hommus because they weren't tasty. It was a real waste of points and calories.

Night all,
Rhonda

Good morning everyone and TGIF. I'm doing well OP and the scale is happy once again. I can't believe how bloated the ham this week made me. But as of this morning I'm back to where I was. Now if I can just drop one or more by next Tuesday, I'll be dancing!

Working a 1/2 day today as I have to take DD to an appt this afternoon. Rainy day so not too bad coming in.

Frouf, glad you had a nice cruise and 3 pds is not bad of a gain. Especially since its just about gone!! How did the Dr go?
Rhonda, I didn't know what day it was yesterday either. I thought it was Wed all day. Go figure....
Sandra, good luck at the tournament this weekend ( I thought I read that..)
Vickie, how are you feeling? I hope things are better.
Angela, how is business? Hope its going well.

Well, off to get some things done. BBL

So I am the incredibly shrinking froufie? I was not surprised at my weight but they measured my height as well - and I'm like an inch and a half shorter than usual - I DON'T THINK SO! I am already a vertically challenged frouf I can't afford to be getting shorter - say it's not so!

BP still a bit high but dr very pleased with the insulin/sugar numbers and a big supporter of the strong women program I am following. I will be getting retested on everything in June as the program ends so those numbers will be very important to watch!

Also got bloodwork done to check my vitamin d levels - as you may know there is a high correlation between vit d deficiency and those that may eventually get cancer - so everyone here is scrambling to figure out if they need supplementation - and I guess up here in the north it's probably we don't get enuf vit d through our skin. Dr. told me of all the people she has been testing since november only 2 have had 'normal' results - almost everyone else is very low! So I will await my results but she did agree that I should definitely start getting serious about calcium and vit d supplements.

Ate very poorly today - no excuse really - just not being diligent or making good choices - so tomorrow is another day and I shall start fresh again.

Snow starting to melt finally (which means the 7 ft high drifts are down to 6.5 feet ha ha ha). Expecting rain next week and that will probablly cause a big mess and lots of flooding!

Dryer is calling me now.....

Frouf

Good Morning Chicks! I was very, very, busy yesterday. We had the electrician here at 9:00. Fortunately, he got done in time for me to go to WW. I gained .2 but consider that a huge accomplishment after the ham and all of the Easter indulgences. Plus, I just started to exercise again. I'm sure my poor old muscles are a bit inflamed and retaining a bit of water.

This week, I hope to have a loss. Although, I have two scary dinners out that I'm trying to account/plan for. One is tonight with some Baseball friends and the other is a buffet on Monday. Two meals shouldn't kill me, right? Anyway, I plan to continue to walk every day. I even walked yesterday before the appointment and before I went to WW. I've never done that before!

I see yesterday was about as quiet a day as one could imagine around here.

Paula, I'm glad you and the scale are happy! I do finally feel like Spring might be here. I'm feeling a bit better but I think it's going to take a while. And certainly, losing weight will help.

Frouf, congratulations on the improvements in many of your numbers. Think how great June will be if you keep at it!

Ok Chicks. I'm off to eat breakfast and get ready for my walk. Have a great day and.....

DRINK YOUR WATER!

Speaking of challenging dinners: my godson is getting married late this afternoon and there is dinner afterward. Yummy wedding cake is on the menu no doubt, and I'm having some.

His mother and I are upset that he and his bride are including their three year old in the wedding, then sending him packing with a babysitter. There are other children coming to the wedding and they are all being sent back to the hotel with the sitter. I can't imagine a wedding without children. But, I'll zip my lip about that and the million other things that are irritating me, and will irritate me, about this wedding. Oh, don't worry: I'll tell YOU! :rofl:

I'm already in a bad mood because I have work to do tomorrow for the university and related matters. I'm too old for this :tantrum:

The good news is that the sun is shining, there is no preciptation in the forecast, and I do believe that the snow will melt!

Regrettably, I gained two pounds and will change my ticker to reflect that. I'm also resetting my goal.

I hope you all have a great day. I'll be back tonight or tomorrow morning.

Cheers,
Rhonda

Good Morning Chicks!

Good grief, where is everyone?

I was good at dinner last night. I ate my porkchops but not the potatoes because they were nasty. I also ate my salad. I ate two small bites of Jim's cannoli and it was outstanding. I'm proud of myself. Plus, I have 5 days in a row of exercise under my belt. I plan to make it 6 today. I need to walk on the treadmill every day because my life is very sedentary. No gardening for me!

Rhonda, I hope you had a fabulous time at the wedding and also that you really enjoyed your special wedding cake treat. We should really enjoy our special treats when we decide to have them instead of feeling guilty. Sorry about work. My advice is retire...retire....retire.

Ok...no one to talk to so I'm out of here.

The wedding was just fine. The food was actually good, and when we left at 10 PM (5 hours after arriving) the cake had not been cut. Young people!!!

I'm going to go see former MIL, then back home to work. Vickie, if the university would give me next year's package this year, I'd be gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail!!

I'll check back later to see if anyone else in on the board this weekend except me and Vickie. By the way, Vickie, congrats on being good with the food and getting that exercise. Enough snow has melted that I've been able to start my serious walking outside again. It really feels good not to have to tred so cautiously.

Rhonda

Rhonda, then I'll pray they offer it early!

Hi Everyone
Wow what a weekend.
Friday. Went and looked at some cars again. Didnt get any. Then Friday evening. Helped sister in law clean veggies for a bridal shower for her son and fiancee. Then came home. And had to do a couple of things. Then was ready for bed.
Then yesterday was the shower. had to be at the place at 7:70 am to set up. Didnt get home until after 3:00 pm. Then had to go to Wal Mart and then to my Aunt's. So today. We are just relaxing.
Did go to church this morn. They are having a special service tonight. But we are not going. Hubby has felt very good all day. Having a really bad headache and stomach is bothering him. So he is already in his pj's. In fact when we came home from church he put them on. And then he read the paper a little bit took a nap. And that has been it. So that has been my day so far.
Well I need to go and catch up on everyone.
Hope everyone has had a great weekend.
Going to go do a load of laundry.
Will be back later.
coco

Hi ladeis!!

Finally a moment to myself. I have had a great few days off. We had a few outings with friends and Hubby and I went to a play last night. I am back to work tommorrow and I have managed to walk 5 times this week on my treadmill. I am finally getting a handle on really exercising 5 times a week no matter how busy I am.

Vickie- great job with working out.

Looking forward to talking to you ladies on tomorrow. Sorry I didn't have time for more personal replies..