Core Chat - July 14-20th
 

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New Pages!

Good Morning!

Thanks for the pages, Tracie.

Sorry to hear about the boys being abandoned by their Dad. Thank goodness they had you!

And, perverts in church. Well, we've heard about lots of sexual abuse in churches perpetrated by officials. I've met a few perverts there myself. Too bad that they weren't there seeking forgiveness and reconciliation!

Protein: I think it was Sloan who raised this. I have the same issue. I wish I liked soy (don't know if its Core) but I don't really--except fried in Chinese food!You might think about beans. There is a good trick to reducing the gassiness they produce: add a pinch of baking soda while cooking or heating them. And, there's always Beano. I keep some hard-boiled eggs in the 'fridge.

Back to my colleague for a minute: there were just tons of people at the visitation. They seem to have a big family. He is the youngest of 5, so I hope that the families come through for him. That might help him with the actual tasks and help when he can't sleep at night from grief and worry. I so hope he is enveloped by love. He is a very nice and good person. He was the Chair of our department for an interim period and was one of the most humble and fair administrators I ever met.

It's a beautiful summer day here in Toronto and I'm not going to the office but am going to work in the yard.

BBL,
Rhonda

Good Morning Chicks! I'm off and running but wanted to wish you all peace and love.

Have a great on program day and drink your water. We need more now than ever before since it's summer.

Good morning, I am back OP doing Hard Core, I am going to try and limit my wpa & ap. We are off to swimming lessons then home right after, we are suppose to get thunderstorms. I see there are alot of posts over the weekend, I will try to catch up. Be back later.

Mornin' chickies!

Rhonda-you mentioned that you don't like soy. Have you tried any of the vegetarian burgers? Week one of the ww material says that vegetarian burgers are core. I do like them. If you had them on a one point bun with all the fixin's you would think you were having a real burger. I do like beans and have them occasionally. Also, your colleague sounds like a great guy; I'm so sad for him. I'm glad he has a large family, hopefully they will be there for him.

I'm off to do errands and spend the day with my DH. It's his day off. TTFN

Happy Monday everyone! Here at work, getting ready to go out for lunch with a new employee. I plan on sticking to core - probably a salad with some protein on it.

Not much else happening. BBL

Hi Laddies:)

I was too busy to post the morning with all the errand & shopping that had to be done. tomorrow morning I have other errands as on Wed & Fri my DH has tw3 appointments with the doctors.

Paula thanks:thanks: for staying us up this week. We expecting some rain this afternoon,hope it cools things down a bit. Can't stand this:hot: heat,wishing it was:brr: winter again.

Didn't do to bad over the weekend with my WPA's only used 6.Now hopefully the rest of the week should be a breeze to stay OP.

Tracie-I do understand I remember when I was working and keep a household. It hard and it get tiresome. I guess I didn't think,being retired and all.

SLOAN-That so nice of you to pray for my DH his name is Leo.Thanks. Right now I need all the prayers I can get.

Hugs :) BB

Hello everyone! I've had a pretty good day today. Did a little Goodwill shopping but did not find anything. I've decided you have to go often in order find good stuff. I have gotten two really cute dresses for $6.00 each, and two skirts for $4.00 each in the last two weeks.. I'm starting to view this as a game! My DH and I didn't get to spend too much time together, because he ended up working on our friend's car most to the day. We did have dinner together,and now we are vegging in front of the tv.

Rhonda-I've been thinking about the protein issue, and I've come to the conclusion that being prepared is the answer. If I'm tired of the same thing, then I need to have things in the fridge or freezer to choose from. I've got to find several things that I like and cook ahead like some our chickie friends that we chat with. BTW I walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes again today!

BB-sounds like Friday will be a busy day. Hang in there!

I did come up with an unusual idea today. I had prepared the cottage cheese pancakes but did not sweeten them or add banana. I used one like bread and topped it with the diet coke sloppy joe mix. It was really good, and that gave me the idea to use the pancakes like bread to make a sandwich or maybe an individual pizza.

GTG fold some laundry. BBL

Hi chickies! Did dinner in the crockpot tonight. Ropa Vieja from the ww site. It is pretty good. I've had it once before and liked it. This time my dbf added whole mini bella mushrooms and I ate most of the mushrooms. No one else really likes them, but I love them. I wil post it for anyone that wants to try it. It's flank steak and it's a little sweet.
Been staying op and did some laps in the pool tonight. My good friend, who also used to be my neighbor moved about 2 hours away but her daughter(Mandy) still lives around here. She came over kind of depressed over some issues she is having with her room mate so we fed her and found something for her to wear to go swimming with us. She was always like a daughter to me. Her mother, my good friend, used to watch my kids for me while I was working so my kids were like hers also. She only lived a few houses down from me so we watched out for each others kids.
I didn't eat a lot of dinner because I was too busy talking to Mandy so I'm getting a little hungry. Think I might have some popcorn and some fruit. Still need one more fruit/vege to meet all my requirements. I also need some oil so maybe I'll do the oil/light butter on the popcorn. Or maybe I'll just do a smoothie and get in my fruit and oil in that!
Hope everyone is doing good and saying op!

Sloan, good for you on the treadmill. I'm on a treadmill too: housework :lol: No, I haven't tried the veggie burgers; maybe I will.

It was a very busy day just doing what we have to do here. My house has never been so clean but there is still too much to do. Oh well, I have to go to the office tomorrow so there's a limit to what I can do here.

I gotta try these pancakes! That will be one of the new recipes I try this week.

Nice story about your friend, Tracie. I'm sure your TLC made Mandy feel better.

Have a good night, all.

Rhonda

Just be sure you are not sensitive to soy if you try the veggie burgers. I'm allergic to soy protein, and can't tolerate anything soy, tofu, or a lot of vegetarian meat, cheese, etc etc.

I have a whocking head cold right now. At first I just thought it was seasonal allergies, but it's beyond that now. Bleh. I am trying not to use it as an excuse to eat everything I want.

My girls are bugging me to get a new pet, so we are thinking of a newt. They are small and pretty easy to take care of. So if/when we get our newt, we will have 3 cats, a gerbil, a goldfish and a newt. :lol:

I'm off to bed now.

Angela

Good morning ladies. Its a beautiful day here today -- humidity is gone. Taking my mom and niece to my MILs for lunch. She is coming a bit early to go over some of the social security paperwork. She was supposed to keep getting my dad's payment but for this month she got hers and not his (which is less). She was a bit paniced last night, but I did double check the ss website and survivor benefits should be his. It may just be a timing thing. This is her big concern right now, just confirming what her monthly income will be. Its just amazing how much paperwork needs to be filled out -- it must be really hard for someone her age without kids to take care of things.

Any who..... I did wi this morning and logged it on line. I was up 2, but its TOM and I am bloated this month. So, I wrote it down, got the sad face on the ww site. Oh well, I need to just write down what it is each tuesday -- if I don't I'm only trying to fool myself. And besides, no one is going to see it. If I'm going to do this using the etools, I need to be honest with myself.

I'm now courious to try the cottage cheese pancakes. That could be my new recipe for the week. I like the idea of making it for bread.

BB,hope dh is feeling better. When will you get the results of the latest test?

Sloan, my gf does a lot of good will shopping. There is one store she goes by when droping her kids to school - she knows Thursdays are dollar days and when the new stuff is put out. She gets un believable deals. She picked up 3 winter coats for me for dd - at a $1 each! One had tags on it still.

Angela, how are you doing? I assume the floods are all gone since its no longer in the news. I hope you and your family did not have that much damage. How is the store?

Tracie, its great that you were able to be a surrogate mom to your freinds daughter. Everyone needs someone to talk to..

Well, off to get bf. Then take the dog for a walk, get drycleaning together and finish picking up. My cleaning lady is coming this morning -- she should be here by now. Then off to MILs, then when we get home, stop at the dry cleaners and Target. Have a good day!

Good Morning Ladies:)

Well its hot and humid up here again after the reprieve we had last week,wish this heat would disappear.It now effecting me with headaches and my breathing. We have the a/c on 24 day hrs a day.

Good news that I'm staying on program with the core plan wish I would have known about it before the SB & low carbing. I would have gone to WW earlier.

SLOAN-It will be a busy day driving to both doctors.I will be extra careful driving on the highways. We're having so many accidents now that the tourist are up here.Our town is over crowded and the horns are be blown more than any other time on the Cape. People always in a hurry not to go anywhere.At least in the winter people always give you the right of way,but not in the summer months,you take you life in your hands especially driving.


TRACIE-Your lucky you have a pool in this hot weather,wish we had one but we're not allowed to have one in our community.Mandy is very lucky to have someone like you being there for her.


PAULA-I'm feeling ok other than the heat. We're going to the pulmonary doctor tomorrow around 3:30 and we'll get the results at that time.


Hugs :) BB

Mornin' ladies

As it turns out, I'm not going to my conference today, but I am going to pick up my new glasses! I am so excited! I'll finally be able to read without wearing two sets of glasses! I'm also going to hit another Goodwill store that is in the same area as my optician's office.

BB-I'm praying for Leo to get good news on Friday. You two keep cool:beach:

Tracie-I'm sure your friend appreciates the hospitality and support you give Mandy. :cofdate: The little things we do for each other can have a huge impact.

Paula-I'm going to have an "egg sandwich" with my pancakes this morning. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Angela-:getwell:Hope you feel better! Don't put the newt too close to the gerbil. He may become a tasty dinner! :rofl:

Rhonda-Sounds like you've accomplished a lot with your house cleaning. I know what you mean about there being so much more to do. Seems like the more you do, the more you see that needs to be done. :stars: Don't go overboard!

GTG get the glasses! Have a great day! TTFN

Hello chickies!

Angela, we've missed you here. Hope you are feeling better soon. Don't you hate summer colds?

For anyone that hasn't tried the pancakes, you will love them. If you like regular pancakes, you will like these as they smell and taste just like the real things.

Paula, I haven't had to deal with anything regarding ss, but I imagine that it's a pain, since it's ran by the government. Hope everything works out for your mom.

Sloanie, you go girl! Get those new glasses and go shopping. You can find some great buys at good will, you just have to be willing to spend some time looking.

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Hi there. Just checking in for a second. I hope everyone's having a great day.

Wow does everything look closer! With my new specs, I can actually see. I am going to have to be careful for the next few days until I get used to the new prescription. I got to go to the Goodwill and got the cutest blouse. It's may favorite brand, New York & Co. I also got a sweater for fall and some pants. You're right Tracie, you have to have time and patience to shop at Goodwill.

Our weather is nice today with low humidity, which is such a treat! I think I'll grill something for dinner, maybe fish! I have some brown rice prepared, and it would make a nice pilaf, yummy! Better go get started. BBL

Hi All:

Just checking in. DH's DD arrives tomorrow. The house is clean enough! We've got the stuff for the little ones and all is well.

We went with friends to see Ian Tyson in a very intimate music venue tonight. It was great. You may not know his name, but you know the song Four Strong Winds: he wrote it.

BB: I know we are all thinking of you and your husband. What a scarey time for you both.

I probably ate too much today but I made some good choices and didn't go crazy. In fact, I brought home half of the steak I ordered tonight. I had just a few bites of potato and no desert. Pretty good given the temtations in front of me. I did have a gin and tonic but just one and nothing else to drink but water.

Talk to you later...

Rhonda

Hi everyone, How you all doing???Sounds like everyone is moving....

Hot and Humid here today. We need to go into our attic to get the camping equipment down. Yikes it will be unbearable but we have to do it. For camping the weather is suppose to be 92 and humid. I HATE CAMPING in that kind of weather. I swear I am bringing my fan to put in our tent. No way am I sleeping in humid weather. yuck no breeze. All in all I am looking forward to it. I may have some good stories when I come back. We are going with our very close cousins who have NEVER camped before. This is someone whose kids are NEVER dirty. Very nice and fun to be with but I would not consider an outdoors type. They take cruises every year. Always looks great , makeup, manicures, hair perfect...oh it should be a hoot. She called me and told me she bought a portable shower. We laughed together. She is really looking forward to it, I just wish it wasn't so hot. I think they may enjoy it better.

I made a whole bunch of those turkey burgers, Buffalo ones. I am taking a few with us camping and I will have some frozen for home. We are having salmon and beef tenderloin, and sausage as well. I even found some low point chicken sausage at Sam's. I have had them before and they are Very good. They have feta and spinach in them. Very good. If you have a Sam's by you, you really should try them. I bought my low carb light Beeer as well. Now if I can stay away from the treats....I need to work on that for some ideas,

Update on weird guy....He is on HOUSE ARREST... Until his next court date he can only go places with his probation officer. I would not want to be a probation officer and deal with jerks like him. Anyway, at least we can have some what of a piece of mind now when we go out. However, I think I will still be more guarded with my boys.

So I got my walk in today and will get a workout packing and running around for last minute things. I hope you all have a wonderful day. May check in later. Barb

Good Morning Chicks! I'm off to look at new tile this morning and swimming this afternoon. It is VERY hot here today through the end of the week.

Anyone have any sage advice on wile tile for a backsplash? I almost let a salesguy talk me into stone yesterday. I stopped after he started talking about having to seal it and not use products that would strip the seal. He said it's only once every 15 years but I got squeamish. I'm thinking I should stick with ceramic or porcelain. This is hard since I don't know what I'm doing!

Vickie - I have soapstone counter and back splash. We did have to seal it a couple of times, but have not done it in a long time. I have not had any issue with cleaning prodcuts. Of course our counter is dark grey and as it ages with use is getting darker. If you go with a light stone you could get stains if the sealant is not on it. Stone or tile I think would have the same issues -- its going to depend on the color and how messy you get in your kitchen! My back splash around the sink gets the worse of it from splashing water.

Barb, glad the weirdo is some what locked up. Have fun camping, should be an interesting experince with the non outdoors family. Looking forward to some stories!

Sloan, glad you can see. I need to get my glasses up dated as well. I've had probalbly 3 adjustments in my contacts since I had my glasses made. I only wear them at night, but its tough to see.

Yesterday was OK, i would have rather been at the beach. But I did my good daughter thing and took mom to MILs. Next Tuesday I am taking dd to the beach -- not letting anything get in my way! Not too many Tuesdays left to the summer :( Foodwise, did awful yesterday. Today is a new day and I'm back on track.

Need to get some things done. BBL

HI All. Very hot here today also.

Barb, I love camping, but we have a motor home. I used to do the tent camping, and now, with the motor home, I don't think I could ever go back to tent camping. Also, I got some turkey sausages from Costco, and they are apple flavored with brie cheese in them. Very good and I think only 2 points. They are long so you could easily use it as a hot dog and put it on a one point bun.

I did alright food wise yesterday except for the festival I went to at my fathers assisted living complex. It was huge. There are about 20 residents per building and they have at least 10 buildings(if not more), so all their relatives and also nearby neighbors of the complex are invited. There were tons of people there. They had a taco bar, grilled chicken(of course it had already got eaten and the new batch wouldn't be ready for awhile) all kinds of different salads including an awesome fruit salad, baked beans, cotton candy, ice cream, cake, candy, chips, popcorn from their popcorn machine and pop and water. It was all free. So I ended up with 2 tacos(& real cheese:o) some baked beans and some fruit salad. I also indulged in some cotton candy. But when we got home it was so hot that we jumped in the pool and I exercised for quite awhile, so hopefully it won't affect my wi tonight. We'll find out.

Everyone, stay op and drink lots of water. You will need it in this heat!!

Hi there, Chickies. All is going well here today. We leave Fri for the State Championship.

Rhonda, tell DD and the boys hello for me. Have fun!

Vickie, I understand your not wanting to have to deal with backsplash again after installation. I wouldn't either.

It's looking stormy out. Life is good. I'll be back later.

Ya'll know how we are about archery. Well, I bought 3 DVD's for $5 total. It's the first complete season of 1955 Richard Greene's "Robin Hood" TV series. We're having fun watching it. Acting has changed as well as cameras, etc....., but it's still fun to watch. We're sort of "holed up" in the condo while the guys work on our new home.

Hi All:

Sandy, were there ever any "girl" archers in the movies or in literature. There were lots of cowgirls, but I can't think of any archers!

DIL and her sons are here, napping. They had to get up at 3:45AM to get a 6AM plane out of DFW. Then they had to change planes in Memhis. They were tired and hungry. So, we fed them and sent them for a nap. I might take one myself!

DH went shopping yesterday and bought...are you ready?...Twinkies! I have NEVER even had a Twinkie in this house!!! I can't believe it. I'm not tempted.

Vickie, I'm rather traditional about these materials. I like ceramic tile for a backsplash. My counter top is simply formica, but when I move I get Corian. I think whether something is stain proof or resistant is important.

Barb, the camping sounds like fun. I think I'm through with camping, backpacking and canoing. I loved to do it, but my late husband was the one who motivated me. Since his death 20 years ago, I've hardly done any of it. I think I'm moving to the cruising stage.

Speaking of cruising....Froufy....we MISS you!!!

:yawn: nap time, I think!

Rhonda

Hey chicks!
Went to my conference today. It was long, but nice to see friends. We had a luncheon, and guess what they served! Boxed lunch :( I ate my apple, one half of an onion roll with turkey, and drank water. Needless to say, I was pretty hungry when I got home. Luckily I had made Core'n Bread for tonight's dinner, so it was ready when I got home.

Barb-don't forget to take your camera! It could prove handy for any blackmail photos you may need later ;)

Rhonda-glad your guests arrived safely. Relax and enjoy them :)

Vickie-I agree with Rhonda, ceramic tile always looks good. You might want to think about colored grout to keep things looking clean.

Sandra-I love to snuggle up and watch old movies! It is really a treat. I'll bet you and DH could out shoot Robin Hood any time!

Tracie-the festival sounds nice. Hope the wi went well!

C ya :wave:

Hey chickies! Had a great wi tonight. I lost 1.8 pounds which puts me at a total loss of 34 pounds!! :dancer::dancer::dancer::dancer:

I'm really happy about that. 2.2 more pounds and I'm halfway to my goal. So excited.

Sandra, hope you do well at the State championship.

Rhonda, I bought the 100 calorie packs of the hostess cupcake things. The ones that have the cream in the center and the chocolate cupcake and there are 3 in a pack. Kind of like ding dongs, but a whole lot smaller. If I really want cake or something chocolaty, I eat a pack of those. I haven't had a twinkie in ages.

Sloanie, sounds like you did ok for the lunch with what you had to work with, only eating 1/2 the roll and they probably had chips or something like that with it, and you must not have eaten them.

Keep core'n!!!

Yay, Tracie! Congratulations to you for your success.

Thanks for the suggestions on the tile. I'm definitely looking at ceramic and glazed or polished porcelain because they don't need any sealed.

I'm beat. We shopped all day, had dinner out...I stayed Core...and we swam until just a half hour ago. I have a rash on my legs from some medicine I took. Now I'm taking Benadryl and using cortisone cream. It's VERY itchy! I've had it since Monday and I've been trying not to tear my legs apart scratching them. Lordy, it's always something, isn't it?

Gotta go shower the chlorine out of my dyed hair!

OK guys this is ridiculous.....Went swimming today to take a break from packing. Hotter than heck here today. My boys are swimming with a bunch of friends. The life guard blows the whistle and tells everyone to move out of the center of the pool. Just the center mind you. Still the same water everywhere else. Someone jumps in with goggles and plastic gloves on.... Yep someone POOPed in the pool.. The guy dives in to retrieve it. It is broken into pieces so the vacuum it out. All while the kids are still swimming?????

So I go up to the main place to ask why they are not closing the pool down for an hr. She says oh we do not need to. I talked to my manager and we have a high level of chlorine in there and we just need to shock the pool. So when they were all finished
fishing out the nasty stuff they SHOCK the pool with people in there. My kids came out because I was one mom that pulled them out. Isn't that disgusting.... THAN we came home and the state park we are camping in.....The lake is closed due to extremely high levels of ECOLI...It was on the news. My cousin is going to flip... It is going to be HOT and MUGGY and we have no way to cool off. Only cold beer. Way to do a first camp trip.. The story begins...We are bringing a blow up pool for hte kids along with water guns and water balloons. So they will be fine. I am sure I may have some stories when we get back.

Tracie way to go!!!!!!! How did you lose the weight so far. Core all the way??? I may be asking you more ideas to get me focus... You go girl..

Rhonda enjoy your company;)

Better go need to get some ZZZZZ's Chat later Barb

Happy Thursday Chickies!!

I am taking tomorrow off, so this is like my friday. A nice long 3 day weekend. No plans, just relaxing. I will be heading out to World Market as I have been trying to find the SF syrup, such as davinci, and someone told me that World Market has the same type of thing but it is Torani and they like it better than Davinci. I have been wanting to make core granola for awhile but don't have the SF syrup. So I am bound and determined to find it tomorrow.

Barb, I have lost all my weight on core. I started March 17, so it has taken me 4 months to get this far, but this is the best and easiest way of eating I have ever done and I know I can do this for life, unlike the flex plan. That one is just too hard to try to do forever. I don't HAVE to journal or count points.
I have to admit, since I have e-tools, I generally do fill out the planner and seem to do better if I do. I quit filling it out for a few weeks and didn't seem to lose as much those two weeks. So I will continue to fill out my planner on e-tools.

Hi everyone. Things here are a bit tough - I think I've gotten into a bit of a rut and am struggling this week to stick to plan. I have been noting all foods in the etools - I've used almost 20wpas so far! OK, I know I have the 35 but I think I'm getting into bad habits as the wpas are being used on cheezits, cheese twists, ice cream ect.. nothing close to healthy. I'm still trying. The scale is the same as it was earlier this week ( up from last week) . I'm not getting discouraged yet - just mad with myself for eating junk, especially after 9pm! So, tonight, I'm cutting off food at 8:30. Lets see if that works.

Barb, that pool story is gross! I don't care how much cholirine is in the pool, they should have gotten everyone out.

Tracie :congrat: :broc: (love the dancing broccoli!). WTG on getting to your 1/2 way point!!!!!!! Keep up the fabulous work! Enjoy your day off tomorrow, do something just for you -- pedicure???

Vickie, did you make any decisions on the backsplash? What else are you getting done? Seems you've gotten a few things redone lately. I'm jealous.

Sandra, hows it going??

Well, got to get back to work.

Hi Ladies:)

Bad news ,sorry I did post yesterday but the lung cancer is back in my DH,not one lung both but both lungs are attached. Going back to the chemo doctor tomorrow and see what treatment he will be using this time around.

Got on the scale my leader said "I haven't weighed you in ages",and then went OPPPPS!! "I must of jinxed you as you went up .8 of a lb."

To me thats a maintain and I not going to worry about that. I told her that I like the CORE and I won't stray from it.

Heres :cheers: to next week.

If you don't see me posting you know what happened,I probably go back and forth with m y DH to the treatments

:carrot::cheers:BIG CONGRATS ON YOUR 1.8 AND 34 LB TOTAL:cheers::carrot:

Hugs :) BB

Oh BB, I'm so sorry to hear about your DH. I will pray for both of you. You must both be going crazy right now. You take the time you need to take your DH where ever he needs to go. We will be here for support, and you will definitely get a lot of prayers from all of us! God bless!

Dear BB:

I'm so sorry to hear about your DH's health. My husband died of cancer 22 years ago. I KNOW the fear and anxiety. We will think of you, pray for you..you name it. We are virtually holding your hand :grouphug:

Rhonda

Tracie, I am so very proud of you. Your success on CORE is very inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

Well, Paula, I can totally relate to what's going on with you. I don't think it hurts to spend your WPA's on noncore foods, but that's probably slowing your loosing down.

BB, :hug: I will keep you and your dh in my prayers.

Curtis and I are leaving in the AM for the state championship and won't be home till late Sunday. I'm not taking the computer with me so let me wish each of you a great, op! weekend.

TGIF everyone! Its a hot, hot day here. Tomorrow will be worse. Poor dh is working outside these past 2 weeks. (he is a carpenter and is helping to put a second floor on a house - doing the framing). He's been miserable, as you can imagine. I'm having dd friends over to play in the water slide tomorrow, then my great neices bday party on Sunday. What are your plans?

BB, HUGS to you. So sorry to hear about your DHs health. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Sandra, good luck in the state championships! I just bet you'll come back with another trophy.

I was able to not eat anything after 8:30 last night. I had made a chocolate smoothie with a frozen banana in it -- ended up more like an ice cream. I finished that just a bit after my deadline. BUT I did not go into the kitchen the rest of the night. The scale this morning is down. So, I'm happy.

Well, need to get some things done. BBL

BB-I am so sorry to hear about Leo. I will continue to pray for you both. Let us know if there is anything specific you need us to pray for.

Tracie- :carrot: Way to go! Did you find the sugar free syrup at the World Market?

Vickie-how's the rash? I hope it is a lot better already. Things like that can drive you crazy!

Barb- the poop in the pool story is disgusting! I would have gotten my kids out, too. How weird is it that the place where you are camping is contaminated as well? You've been jinxed by the "poop monster".

Paula-congrats on staying out of the kitchen. I have that problem, too, and sometimes I just give in. :( Hang in there.

Sandra-Good luck to you and your arrows. I know you are a champion!

Rhonda-don't waste your time on the twinkies; they are yukky! Hope all is going well with your guests.

I was at my conference yesterday, and went to lunch at a mexican restaurant. I did not eat one single chip! I ordered a taco salad without the cheese or sour cream. It had chicken, beans, lettuce, guacamole, and tomatoes, and I did not eat the shell (which happens to be my favorite part). I know it was not exactly core, but it was the best I could do. The scale is up this morning, but I did not get to drink all of my water, and I ate some 94%ff pop corn for a snack on the way home. I'm sure it will be back down by wi on Tuesday. I have a busy day again today. I am going to help my mom paint her bathroom-yipee! I'll check in with y'all later

BB I am sorry to hear about your husband, my thoughts are with you.

Tracie congrats on the loss, I hear the Toriani syrups are really good, I am also on a hunt for them.

Sandra good luck at the State Championship.

Barb that story was gross, they should have told everyone to get out of the pool, I am like you my kids would have definitely gotten out, YUCK

Sloan the popcorn is the culprit, everytime I eat it my scale is up. You made a great choice for lunch.

Paula way to go on not snacking late, i also have a hard time around that time so I am trying to snack on fruit.

Vickie I hope your rash is better.

Rhonda I also like those 100 cal snacks, what I really have been enjoying is the 1 pt weight watchers giant fudge bar, they are awesome.

I am happy that my scale is finally showing a loss after I was totally off track over the 4th of July holiday, I was all core this week and I am 3 lbs down but I am only 1lb less from my weight before the 4th which I am happy about because I got my motivation back.
BBL

Hi chickies, well I didn't get to World Market but I did make it the Super Walmart, and they had some Davinci syrup, although not a big selection in flavors. So I bought what they had, which was caramel, vanilla and raspberry. I still think I will get to World Market and see what flavors of Torani they have. I'd really like some almond and coconut.
Someone said to make two batches of the granola, one using the almond syrup and one using the coconut, and then mix them. When I used to make regular granola, the recipe had coconut and almonds in it so I think this would really make some good granola. So I'm still on the lookout for some more. I got the small bottles of the davinci. I was glad they had the smaller bottles so I could get a variety.

Also went to the farmers market and picked up some turnips. I have never had them before so I am going to try them in the next few days.
We also got some Candy Onions. They are awesome. They are sweeter than a vidalia onion. So good. We cook them in aluminum foil on the grill with olive oil until they are nice and tender. Yummy. I can't wait.