I am still learning exactly what counts and what does not.
If I have full fat cheese do I only count the fat calories
or the whole serving of cheese. I hope I only need to count the part of a food that is over what the core would be. Another example would be
dressing that is not fat free and has 40 calories from fat but 100 calories
per serving. Would that be 1 or 2 points?
Nancy, bad news. You have to count the entire point value for the item.
That dressing would be at least 2 and closer to 3 points since it has 100 calories and 8 g fat.
When my mother and I were on WW, we both tried Core. Yes, with Core, any non-core food must be counted in its entirety (not just the part that isn't Core).
Also, alot of people do well on Core, but alot of people do not. My mother did ok on Core, but not nearly as well as on points. She also didn't feel comfortable, and was easily confused with the counting some things and not others, especially trying to determine which commercial products were Core.
Points worked much better for me, also, but I didn't have any success with Core at all. However, I really think my hunger-switch has always been defective. For as long as I can remember, I've had a very difficult time determining when I am really hungry and when I am satisfied. Even paying much closer attention to body cues, I have to stop eating long before I think I'm satisfied. With Core, that just wasn't working well for me, I was easily seduced (by myself) into eating more food than I needed to.
So, if Core ends up not being right for you, don't get discouraged or give up, just switch to Points.
The way I eat until I'm satisfied is to eat the 3-4 oz portion of meat that you are allowed on flex, a small potato, if we are doing potatos and a larger portion of vegetables. If I'm not feeling satisfied yet, I give myself five or ten minutes before continuing to eat anything and by that time I'm usually fine and don't feel I need to eat anymore. If I still feel unsatisfied, I will eat a bit more, but not too much.
Another thing I do is plan a snack for after dinner just in case I get hungry again. I'm talking watermelon or 94% fat free popcorn or my icecream concoction (frozen strawberries, fat free milk and splenda, blended). All core and healthy snacks. Sometimes I will have a 100 calorie pack of sun chips or doritos, but not too often. I also enjoyed eating the crockpot carrot cake for a snack. I will have to make another one because this was so good and all core.
For me, the flex plan was ok, but core is so much easier and I really feel I can change my lifestyle with core, easier than I can with the flex plan. There are so many things you can do with the core foods they allow you to eat. I can have pancakes without counting points, and I made some sausages with ground turkey, apples and spices that I can have without counting points. I can even have a t-bone steak, trimmed of fat of course, and I will still be eating core. I love the diet cola sloppy joes and only have to count one point for the bun(my grocery store has their brand of a light bun for both hot dogs and hamburgers and it is only one point, and tastes just like a regular bun). I love the baked french fries and the baked onion rings(had the onion rings last night). There are so ways to eat core that I know I can do this for the rest of my life. I am so glad my friend talked me into trying core this time around.
