I LOVE GARLIC - will have to hunt down that chicken recipe and try it very soon!
Glad to hear everyone now has a fresh roll of toilet paper in every single bathroom in their house - well done ladies - now let's celebrate! ha ha ha
Vickie -I bet Jim has already gone out and not rented, but purchased the whole "sex and the city "season for you and will be encouraging you to exercise a lot so you can finish "24" and get started on your new "distraction"!
...and now a MAJOR DRUMROLL for your FABULOUS LOSS - way to go girl! After all the other disappointments you sure made up for it! CONGRATS! Just think next week a brand new chick for you!
Was not supremely hungry at dinnertime and dh was also going out - so all I had was a FRESH YUMMY BAGEL - ya I know not really core - but that's all I wanted with a glass of milk and I was good to go.....(put fish in the fridge for tomorrow). Went to my meeting this evening - where there was a plate of watermelon, a bowl of strawberries (red theme perhaps?) and a plate of mini cinammon donuts. and I had NOTHING - well just a glass of water. Was not hungry, did not want anything so that was great!
Just finished switching purses - when I travel I like to go light so I have a smaller microfibre purse I use - and only put the essentials in it (just realized I MUST GO PUT MY POINTS FINDER IN THERE!). Have my cash, credit cards, epi-pen, etc....and my passport too of course! Need to remember cooler and ice packs in the morning. Looking forward to a beautiful drive - supposed to be gorgeous and warm here for the next 3 days. Picking my gf around 10 am and it's only a 1 hr drive - and we'll have lots of fun chatting and catching up!
I presume we will be eating lunch out and will try and find something core friendly to eat!
Hope you all have a nice day tomorrow - remember I will be THAT much closer to all my special friends!
Vickie, oh my goodness! What a wonderful scale pay-off for all your hard work! I know how exciting it will be to get that 35-pound chick next week! I am so thrilled for you! Hopefully, "24" won't give you any more nightmares, but don't rent any of the other seasons since I think the first season is probably the least violent of them all!
Froufie, enjoy your U.S. shopping trip! I hope you find all sorts of wonderful Core treats to enjoy! Drive carefully and be safe and fill us in on all the details upon your return. If you REALLY want warmth, I'm about 1500 miles south of the Canadian border ... drive on down! It's supposed to be close to 80 all weekend with no rain, thank goodness! But almost A/C weather though.
Terri, good luck in managing all your social commitments this weekend. Since I am completely unsociable, you have my full admiration just for participating in events of this type. I am one of those people who will always send a gift and rarely make an appearance! You are doing so well on Core that I feel confident you will manage the eating in a way that works well for you without wreaking complete havoc on all you've accomplished.
Kathy, hope you are feeling better and will get to enjoy the weekend without having to work!
Big sleep over for DD tonight! Hopefully, they will all have a good time and I won't be too nuts! DD says they plan to chill and watch movies all night long on the big screen TV so that shouldn't be too bad. I have tentative plans to start a systematic evaluation of the junk stored in the garage ... we'll see how that goes!
Frouf, thanks for the dancers! Hope you are having a great time.
Angela, I'm definitely making the Farmhouse Garlic Chicken next week.
Deborah, good luck with the sleepover tonight. I'm sure the girls will have alot of fun, eating, giggling, and watching movies until all hours of the morning. Thanks for your cheers on my loss. It was a great surprise to me. I feel motivated today like I haven't in a couple of weeks.
Kathy, hope you're well.
Off to get ready for my appointment. Talk with you all later tonight.
Congratulations to all of you with your great losses.
Vickie- What a terrific loss and to think you said you never lose big. Way to Go!!!!!!!
Welcome to all the newbies here. This is a great place to be.
Hope all of you girls have a great weekend.!!
My DS decided he wanted to do lunch bunch at preschool today. This means he goes in at ll:30 instead of 1:00, but still stays until 3:15. Yay! ! All that time to myself...........NOT! DD woke up in the middle of the night vomiting. Only happened once, but did not go to school today. So, I sorted some pictures - needed to figure out what needed to go into albums and which ones were doubles. Took a long time, but think I have it all straigtened out.
Anxious to hear how the sleepover was and also the U.S. shopping trip.
Vickie - congrats on the big loss. Maybe you're exercising faster 'cuz you're running away from the terrorists. I love 24, but I have had a few odd dreams involving bombs and guns, so you're not alone on this one.
Deborah, have fun with the kids. I remember how excited I was when I got to have a sleepover. I'll bet your dd is thrilled. And you're taking on the garage? Is it that Flylady is so powerful that the mention of her name makes us start organizing? Enjoy!
Frouf - have a great time on your trip! It's always fun to hang with gf's and I love roadtrips, especially when the weather's good.
Cher, I think the eat before you go makes sense. I've gone places hungry and even if I am able to resist at the event, I find myself pigging out later 'cuz I feel so deprived and hungry.
Now for whoever posted the smothered chicken, I tried it last night. OMG! I now have another meal that I have to be extra careful with because I can't stop eating it. I made it with the cinnamon and mint (whoever posted it said they don't use it), and the flavor was exotic and amazing (you should really give a try). I was overly hungry 'cuz I forgot to bring an afternoon snack and had a crazy evening, so dinner wasn't until 8:30, but wow, that chicken was too good.
So now you all have me wanting to try the farmhouse chicken, but it's gonna have to wait until after next week's WI. I love the core recipes. I actually think I'm eating meals that taste better than what I used to cook.
Yesterday we found out from our attorney that we weren't selected for a baby girl that we had been hoping for over the last couple of weeks, so I've been kindof down. (And yes, I am going to a baby store to buy a shower gift today. Grrrrrr - just tough it out.)
Funny, when God closes a door, He opens a window. Today one of the agencies we've been working with sent our letter to another birthmom - so maybe this time . . .
Anyway, thank you for your thoughts on how to handle the weekend. They gave me a lot to think about and actually changed what I was originally going to do.
Here's my plan. Today, I have the cookie wrapped up in a napkin for my planned afternoon snack. I exercised, so with my exercise points plus another 6 from the WPA, I feel no guilt whatsoever. Cookie is big, buttery, and full of chocolate chips. (Oops, sorry if I'm making anyone hungry!)
Tomorrow I'm gonna eat core all day, have a core lunch and dinner, so I won't be hungry. Early in the day, I'm going to knock on my neighbor's door and offer to bring something to the party. So I'll have some yummy core snack (maybe stuffed tomatoes?), nibble on the veggie tray I hope they have, and nurse a glass of wine all night (2 pts).
I want to go to the shower, 'cuz I would feel bad if I had a shower and people I invited didn't come. I'm going to have a big core breakfast (maybe cornmeal pancakes and eggs), and stay for the meal at the shower (which I should be able to enjoy since I'll still have most of my WPA, but I likely won't go crazy since I shouldn't be too hungry). I'll find some excuse to duck out before she starts opening gifts.
I'm crossing my fingers for you, Terry. My brother and I were adopted and it's a wonderful thing to do.
Congratualtions to all the losers. I'm holding my breath for tomorrow. The scale at home has crept down a bit, but that's no guarantee.
I think my eating has improved a bit. My dh has actually mentioned that he thinks we've been eating better stuff since I started the program. One interesting thing is that my IBS seems to be better. (I have the lovely "morning rush hour" variety--great fun in a one-bathroom place.) I think it may be the fiber from the whole grains and low-points breads that I've been eating. I got into the mindset of avoiding stuff like that when I was doing South Beach.
Everyone have a great weekend if I don't get back in here later.
Holy moly, Angela! That's awesome! I had mine taken a few weeks ago and they were 258. I'm back on Zocor because even though I've lost weight and eat well, it's still too high.
Thanks to all you sweet chicks (Angela, Kathy, Lisa, Mercee, Terry, Linda, and Cher) for the wonderful and positive encouragement! Only 115 more of those little buggers to get rid of....one 5 pound Chick at a time!
Lisa, sorry to hear your DD was sick. Hope all is well now. At least you got a project done!
Terry, the Smothered Barley Chicken was one of my contributions. I'm so glad you liked it. It is one of my favorite Core meals. I don't know what it is, but I don't like cinnamon in my hot entrees. When my Niece makes it she uses the cinnamon but I can even smell it. Kinda silly since I LOVE cinnamon in everything else. Maybe I'll get brave one of these days and try the mint. Your revised plan for the weekend sounds like a winner!
Terry, I'm also REALLY sorry that you weren't selected. Nothing I can say will make it better, I know. Just know that someday you WILL have a baby in your arms and it will be the best day of your life. I'll keep praying for you as I did for my Niece. She has adopted two children. Her DD will be 4 on April 21st and we'll be having a big party on the 23rd. Even though it's been 4 years, I still remember her pain and sadness during the 18 months that she waited to be selected. You seem like a good person. I hope that a Birthmother will soon recognize your goodness.
Cher, Good Luck tomorrow! Be sure to let us know how you did.
Angela, I'm no expert but those numbers look better than "quite good"....they look outstanding. I need to go get tested again and soon. My overall number was 276. Doc gave me time to see if I could get them down. I haven't had them retested since I've been on Core. With all that oatmeal nearly every day and low fat, I'm hoping they'll be better. Although, Kathy, I have a VERY thin BIL who eats to live and nothing fun, including fat. His cholesterol and triglycerides are very, very high. Some people just produce too much. If mine don't go down alot, I'll be on some kind of medicine with you. My memory is that my good cholesterol was good but my bad was very bad. My triglycerides were great and the overall number, obviously, was horrible. Does anyone know a good website to read up on these numbers?
Just think next week a brand new chick for you!
Hopefully, "24" won't give you any more nightmares, but don't rent any of the other seasons since I think the first season is probably the least violent of them all!
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I'm back on Zocor because even though I've lost weight and eat well, it's still too high.