Whoever came up with this thread is brilliant! I find that I go off plan when I get bored with what I eat... seeing how you guys eat, gives me new ideas on how I can shake things up. For example: I had no idea that Shredded Wheat Cereal was core... does it count as a grain? or can we eat it throughout the day?

You can eat it during the day, but as all dry cereals, you must eat it with milk.

Did great yesterday!

For Friday:
bf - 1/2 cup oatmeal and banana
lunch - core chili and salad
snack - apple or pear
dinner - steak, veggies
snack - tea and chocolate core cake.

i believe you are limited to eating it only once per day, and you must eat it with FF milk or FF plain yogurt

B: cream of wheat with 1 T lite butter (1 pt), splenda, cinnamon
s: roasted chickpeas
L: salad with romaine, green peas, cucumber, chicken, and FF raspberry vinaigrette; meatless chili
s: banana
D: steak (eye round) with A1 sauce and potatoes sauteed in olive oil with ketchup
s: one of those heat-up chocolate desserts (9 pts - yikes! i was having a major craving for sweets. at least i grabbed something that only had one serving!)

WAP for this week so far: 19/35

today i tried to go from level 1 to level 2 in the 30 day shred....unbelievable! mostly i just stared at the TV in disbelief about what was expected of me.

B: cream of wheat with 1 T lite butter (1 pt), splenda, cinnamon;coffee;scrambled eggs
s: roasted chickpeas
L: quinoa with green peas, smoked salmon, and 1 laughing cow cheese wedge (1 pt)
s: strawberry smoothie
D: soy milk

i've been such a lazy fartaround today! i've barely made it off the couch. i exercised for 5 days in a row prior to this; maybe i just needed a rest.

Rest days are good :)

Not sure why I haven't been posting menus, I have been wonderfully OP lately. Well, until I made bread for DH today and ate some :p (It was worth it. Yum.)

B: oatmeal, sf jam
S: pumpkin smoothie (ww smoothie mix + pumpkin + soy milk + ice cubes blended - YUM)
L: salad, chicken & vegetable soup
S: homemade bread (5)
D: crockpot ginger chicken and vegetables
S: soy milk

today i made this recipe for bourbon chicken, and it was really good! i used diet orange pop instead of the apple juice. i must be a picky eater, because i am usually disappointed with a lot of the recipes i try, but i thought this one was a keeper. my husband liked it, too!

B: shredded wheat and bran with splenda, cinnamon, and skim milk
L: brown rice with bourbon chicken (1 pt)
D: taco salad* (1pt)
snacks: popcorn, cocoa

*i remembered something i used to make a long time ago that was easily made into core....just mix up some chopped tomato (if you take out the seeds it works better), black olives (i just buy the sliced ones), red pepper, onion, and kidney beans (rinsed) into a bowl and mix it all up. you can eyeball the amounts and substitute other things you like. then, when you're ready to eat it, just add FF cheese (i prefer soy cheese myself), FF catalina dressing, and doritos (optional, but they add a nice crunch. i bought the baked ones and only used half a serving). it's really yummy! i guess you could probably add some lean ground beef, but i'm just not a huge meat eater and already had chicken today.

I love throw-together bean salad things like that. Sounds good, though unsure about the addition of Doritos :lol:

I have to buckle down and keep myself focused these next couple days if I want to lose anything this week (what a novel idea).

B: oatmeal w/splenda and cinnamon
S: banana
L: southwestern vegetable soup, homemade bread (2)
S: ff yogurt
D: pumpkin smoothie, bread with pb (4)

E: 30 min run

Hi everyone! I'm new to Core. Yesterday I had

B: Cream of Wheat and coffee with skim milk
L: Lean grilled pork chop with bulgur
S: 94% FF popcorn
D: Core Chili with pineapple

S: FF SF Jello made with skim milk

I will post todays later on. Feel free to tell me if I'm messing up. I know I didn't get enough veggies in yesterday. It was an off lazy day.

B: shredded wheat and bran with skim milk, splenda, cinnamon
L: brown rice, green peas, leftover bourbon chicken (1pt)
s: banana
D: taco salad (1 pt for doritos)
cream of wheat with lite butter (1 pt), splenda, cinnamon

Tuesday:

B: pumpkin smoothie (ww smoothie mix, soy milk, canned pumpkin)
S: banana
L: salad from salad bar w/various veg, some legume, probably some mandarin orange slices, cottage cheese
S: undecided
D: undecided, lentil soup? :p

well, i am down another 1 lb this week. to meet my short term goal, i need to lose 3 more lbs in the next 2 weeks. it's feasible, but i'll probably need to kick up the exercise.

B: shredded wheat and bran with skim milk, splenda, cinnamon
L: brown rice and leftover bourbon chicken (1pt)
D: taco salad (1pt) and cream of wheat with lite butter (1 pt), splenda, and cinnamon
s: FF cottage cheese, banana

i tried this cabbage recipe i found either here or at *** (1 package shredded cabbage/coleslaw, 1 carton plain FF yogurt, 1 can crushed pineapple). yeah...not so much. i think i'll just keep making my taco salad.

E: advanced tae-bo (a really old one on VHS!)

Cabbage and pineapple? :eek:

Wednesday:
B: oatmeal, banana
L: salad from salad bar, HB egg, chickpeas
S: fruit or yogurt
D: pasta most likely - need something quick & easy

E: run