I've been gone for almost a week now and I haven't even reported from my weigh in last week... and I came back and there was so much stuff I can't read it all! So I thought I'd start a new one, the othe rone is LOOONGGG Anyway, last Thursday's weigh in I only like like 1.2 or something, another one tomorrow... stupid period, bloating, ACK. Not looking forward to it. Hope everyone is doing great, and I can't wait to try those garlic mashed potatoes! sounds YUMMY!

Hey Pink Bride. Look for us tonight at 8;30 in the chat room. Check out the "Chat me Up" thread. I think all the instructions are in there.

Lisa

..and here I am, finally after a grueling day at work! UGH! Was on a course today (actually piloting a course we are providing in March so about 10 of us and instructor)...it was a long, semi-boring day! Got a lot of water in today - which is great as I was slacking, but not much time for snacks! I am so tired.....going to bed too late and not sleeping well is finally taking its toll.

Finally got TOM and hopefully all ill effects will be gone by saturday's weigh-in.

Vickie - I'm sure you are holding onto some "salty water" there - just chug away and it should disappear!

Kathy - hope your puppy's peepee is perfectly fine now! and congrats on getting below 150! I bet you are thrilled to see that again!

Pink - big CONGRATS on your loss - no such thing as a "little loss" - I would be thrilled to lose 1 lb per week on average!

Work is really getting me down as I am getting too bogged down in details and everything we are trying to do gets sidetracked, with more details and investigations - seems like two steps forward and three steps back...very frustrating.

...and yes I need a vacation - but due to gf's pickiness we have lost about 3 major opportunities now - and it's slim pickins as all flights/destinations are booking up quickly. Yes I realize I should have booked without her, but it's almost too late now - all the properties that I have carefully researched and chosen seem to have disappeared - and I am cranky!!! I don't even want to go anymore cuz it's no longer fun or joyful - I am obsessed w/airfares, prices, vacation spots and it's exhausting me!....will see if anything turns out but I have lost my "oomph" around this "project" (and what's a frouf without her oopmh?? )

Will try to make it to chat (9:30 for me I guess?) and hope to see everyone online!

Oh Frouf ... hang in there, girlfriend! See you at chat, I hope! It sounds like you've had quite a day!

Morning everyone! Today is the day I'm supposed to get my dryer fixed. Keep your fingers crossed, as my laundry is overflowing and I really don't want to have to go to the laundromat in the rain.

Pink, great job on a loss! Hope you have another one for this week but don't get discouraged if TOM interferes with the scale. Vickie, I also hope you have a good WI today. Hopefully, that mysterious 2-pound gain will vanish as quickly as it came.

Froufie, sorry the job is stressing you out! I wish I had some good advice to offer about your trip. I know you've been looking forward to a warm getaway but if the stresses of planning the trip outweigh any positives you'll get from it, it might be better to shelve everything for a while until things settle down at work.

Frannie, enjoy some of that rhubarb for me! I made some rhubarb apple crisp and some of the rhubarb jello kind of stuff last night and had some of each for breakfast this morning. Oh my but I certainly enjoyed it. Any favorite recipes you'd like to share? I'd like to try my hand at growing some since I have a big ole patch of dirt just perfect for a garden out back but everything on the Internet says rhubarb doesn't grow well in warm climates so I don't even know if it's worth a shot or not. I like plants that aren't high maintenance!

Kathy, my Publix didn't have your particular flavor of Arizona tea. They had several diet green teas and 2 or 3 no carb drinks. One of those was a white cranberry juice flavor so if you're looking for something tart that might be a thought. They had about 6 flavors of these RX teas .... stress, relaxation, and I forget the rest! Maybe Jacksonville will be your place to finally find it!

I hope everyone has a great day!

Weight to go, Bride! 1.2 is incredibly good. You should be celebrating. Good luck tonight? My weigh in is tonight also!

Froufy, I think you should forget the GF and you and your DD should go some place spectacular. I know you are researched out but why don't you just take one more run at it. Wouldn't it be cool to just pick one place and all you have to please is yourself and DD? Go for it!

Good luck on the dryer repair, Deborah! Hope it gets fixed and doesn't cost a fortune. That's why I buy the American Home Shield plan. It costs me $300 a year and $50 a visit, but at least I know my stuff will get fixed or replaced for that!

I'm done exercising and need to go eat breakfast cause I can feel that I am VERY hungry. I've got errands and I'm going out to lunch with Jim before I go for my weigh in. Ugh. This day always makes me stressed!

Talk with you all later.

Good afternoon everybody. This is my first appearance on this thread or any thread like it, so I won't even try to remember everyone's names just yet.

Today is my 5th day on Core and so far I think I'm doing well. I snuck onto the scale this morning and it shows a 4 pound loss. Lets hope that bears true for my actual weigh in on Saturday.

The window lift motor on my Jeep went out yesterday. The window is down and won't come back up. The part will be here tomorrow morning to fix it, but meanwhile it's parked under my sister's carport cause it's raining today. Poor thing...I woke her up this morning to bum a ride to work. We have other cars at home, but I couldn't find the keys. Typical morning.

I just want to thank everyone that has helped me and welcomed me to these boards. I really feel like I'm gonna do it and keep it off this time.

Good going! That's a super loss -- I'll keep my fingers crossed for Saturday, too! Keep it up! That stinks about your car window and of course it couldn't happen on a sunny day, huh? At least you had a back-up plan!

Bride, I think you should be celebrating that loss too!! You know at least it's in the right direction!

Deb, thanks for looking for the tea. I appreciate it very much!

Hi LAdies I'm totally goofing off for longer than intended Pink! thats a great loss
I forgot my lunch today so what i had was totally non core
Kathy where did you get your avatar?
Debbie Good Luck with the Dryer! I wish i had a washer/dryer SOB!
Vickie WI stresses me out too!
ok totally TMI question Does COre food make you chicks Overly Gassy?
bbl
Kier

KO - I feel like core makes me more gassy than usual. To hear my husband tell it though, I've always been a gas .

At work today - still bummed out about the trip - looks like I may be able to get the 11th off (supposed to be a group training course) - think my mgr is taking pity on me and making the "organizer" see if there are other available dates! This opens up a few more possibilities for me? but my gf would have to come to Ottawa from Toronto!!! what a change that would be!

Have another HEADACHE AGAIN - went to sleep with one (took 2 eight hr tylenols) and woke up with one (2 more advil)...think it's stress combined with TOM hormones! Also throw some sleep deprivation in there and you get the picture!

Need to exercise tonight as I have been quite a slacker in this department!

Had a nice chat last night - hope others can try and join in next wednesday!

Vickie - good luck with your weigh-in - I am really keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Nicolee - sorry to hear about the car window - what a bummer! Of course it couldn't get stuck when "closed" that would be too easy! sounds like you are doing great on Core! (I need to hide my scale sometimes as I get a bit overzealous with the hopping on and off!)

Deborah - hope your clothes are all dry and fluffy by now!

GUESS WHAT!!! almost forgot - I ate a CHOCOLATE COVERED PRETZEL!!! What a treat - do you know I had to make myself eat it? I was finding I was getting to "afraid" to eat anything I shouldn't.....and was scared of becoming obsessed with this and maybe at some point going on a binge? My biggest fear of course is the onset of cravings due to sugar ingestion.

My boss left everyone a chocolate covered pretzel (in a pretty paper wrapper) on our desks - about 2 inches in diameter covered w/DARK CHOCOLATE (my favorite). I did not feel compelled to eat it - but felt life was such that I had to be able to have a treat once in a while without going crazy - so I ate it - and REALLY ENJOYED (I had decided before hand that I would chuck it if it did not meet my standards! ) It was really good...drank some water to wash it down...had my soup for lunch...and so far I still feel "normal"???

Actually had already decided that today would be a "higher calorie" day as I feel I am not eating enuf and feeling lethargic, hungry and maybe this is adding to the headaches??

Tomorrow of course I plan to guzzle more water in preparation for sat weigh-in!

Later,
Frouf

Ooh, rhubarb. I have a great rhubarb bread recipe...oh wait. Not Core at all! We have some growing in our yard. It is indeed a hearty plant - it survived being driven over by a Bobcat. Having a better, on-plan day today. I finally went grocery shopping yesterday, so I have some food to choose from.

I'm cooking soup this afternoon, and putting away laundry, my least favorite task. (The laundry, not the cooking.) You know, I would happily sort, wash, dry, and fold TONS of laundry if I just didn't have to put it away. I'm getting eager to use my clothesline again. I LOVE the smell of sun-dried clothes. Unfortunately, the "clothesline" season here is only from about May to September. I supposed I could freeze-dry them now, but somehow it wouldn't be the same.

Hope everyone is having a nice day...
Angela

Hi everyone!

Kier - yes I am more gassy on CORE. Starting to think it's the olive oil.

Angela, I'm with you. My clean laundry ususally sits in the basket until I need the basket again.

Froufy - keeping my fingers crossed for your weigh in. Didn't make mine yesterday, because DS was sick, but didn't want to go anyway. 'fraid I might have gained.

Amanda - great loss! Keep it up! :

Vickie - did you weigh in today?

I missed the Chat last night. Got wrapped up in American Idol and forgot. Will try to make it next week.

Lisa

Hi All, tried to 'chat' with you all last night, but obviously I was doing something wrong :-( gee what a surprise!!! and that goes right along with the way this past week went. My intentions were good, as they always are and BAM!! it didn't take long to mess up.
I am quite the faiure, am I not???????? Boy oh boy!!! I did not get to walk at my new found track since I broke my butt at work every single day. That is still my goal. Won't keep you all, just wanted to give you the headsup on my failure....hey at least I'm successful at that!!

Vickie I hope your weigh in went your weigh :-)
Congrats to all the losers this past week!!

Talk with you all during the week....till then...Linda

Linda, you are NOT a failure! Don't even think that way! Life has a way of changing our plans for us sometimes and just because we can't always accomplish what we intend to do doesn't mean we've failed. We've just had a temporary setback or a reorganization of priorities! The intentions are still there and the opportunity to take advantage of it will come up!

Vickie, hope you had a good WI tonight! I wish I'd had the foresight to buy some sort of annual appliance repair plan ... my icemaker alone has had to be repaired 3 times in the past 18 months. Thankfully, the dryer is back in commission! And the repair bill was only $87 ($40 of which was the trip charge because we live so far away from town!). At least I'm spared the expense of a new dryer right now ... knock on wood!

Froufie, I hope you get the chance to get away. And I really hope that headache forsakes you soon! I'm glad you enjoyed the pretzel ... sounds delectable!

Kallie and Amanda, it sounds like both of you are doing great on Core. Amanda, I eat a lot of the same things on Core too ... clearly I don't get tired of foods easily ... otherwise, I wouldn't be the size I am, right? And Kallie, it sounds like you are making good choices for being on the road. Enjoy your business trip!

Lisa, I hope DS is feeling better. I know what you and Vickie mean about dreading WI. I only weigh at home but I know I'm going to be bummed when I weigh tomorrow, even though I know I'm going to have a HUGE gain. I've got some water retention thing going on for some inexplicable reason too. Oh well! We just have to keep plugging away!

Kierie, I'm sorry to say I feel gassier than usual on Core! I'm sure the people around me will say they're sorry I feel that way too! Now here's TMI for you ... my DH has labeled me "silent but deadly" if you know what I mean!

Angela, I love the smell of sun and wind dried clothes too but just not enough hours in the day ... particularly since I do laundry every single day! I had to laugh at your freeze-dried comment! It's a balmy 60+ here tonight with a semi cooler snap heading our way ... more rain in the forecast though. Enjoy some of that rhubarb for me too! I envy all you cold weather folks who can grow it!