melissa, here's suggestions for the layered salad.

layered salad.


take these ingredients and layer them.

shredded lettuce
frozen english peas
grated boiled eggs (this is much better than chopping them.)
green onions
chopped red bell papper
grated ff cheddar cheese
chopped ham or other meat (lunch type meat)

(other veggies could be layered, too, if you'd like to add more goodies. celery, etc...)

sprinkle with
salt/pepper
1 teaspoon splenda

mix together equal amounts of ff sour cream and ff mayo. "ice" your salad with this combination. garnish as desired.

this salad is better after being in the fridge at least 8 hours. i don't put tomatoes in this salad so it will keep longer, but you might like them in it.
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frouf, i'm about 2 steps from bingeing, too. sometimes we have to "tweak" our sights back into focus.

congratulations, kathy. you made some great choices. how did you marinate that chicken?

andrea, congratulations on the choices you made, too. ain't it great!

linda, i'm anxious to see how much you lose this week. be sure to let us know.

melissa, i'll go see what our challenge is. i totally bombed at the exercise one, didn't i?

i ate 2 slices of that pie i made tonight. i'm figuring i had 5 pts worth cuz i ate 1/4 the pie. it's pretty good and satisfied my sugar need.

have a good evening. i'll be back tomorrow.

Morning!

I did pretty well yesterday, including another trip to Coldstone Creamery where I researched and found they had this sf, ff, sweet cream....so I had that mixed with fresh rasberries, blueberries and strawberries.

I also whipped up a pasta salad (w/WW pasta), that was quite yummy to have with our grilled burgers......

Still trying to keep up, but give me time!!! I just think we are all in this together, no matter where we are in the journey, and the support is important!!!

Have a great Monday - this is my first "official" day off!! http://bestsmileys.com/excited/3.gif

cindy, do you have any idea what the pts were for the ice cream? congratulations on having a successful sunday. you're right about our being in this together.

i just looked up cold stone creamery and got the pts for the sinless sweet cream ice cream. the small is 4 pts. that's not bad! it's 180 calories, 0 fat grams, and <1 dietary fiber grams.

Sandra - that is what I had too....the small - and it was plenty!!! Thanks for checking on that!

Good Morning Chicks! I just hopped on to say hello. I've got to go get on the treadmill right away. I have to go see a new hair stylist this morning at 9:30 so I've got to get running. I'll be back later to tell you all about my visit and to respond to posts.

Did I tell you all that I've been very unhappy with my hairstylist whom I've been with for 14 years? She started working from home about 6 years ago and I followed her but she hasn't kept up with things and hasn't been cutting or coloring my hair right for about 6 months. I go once a month. So I had to tell her that I'm going somewhere else. I feel like I'm in the middle of a divorce! Ugh.

My hair looks absolutely awful right now. I wanted golden blonde with some whispy feathers on the side (I don't wear bangs). I got a reddish brown "mullet". Hoping the new girl and I hit it off and that she can help me! Talk with you all later.

Good Luck Vickie! I always say "for me, it's all about the hair!" My stylist, who is awesome, has two children and is pregnant with twins. My fear is she will not return after her babies are born! :o

Is it okay if I just vent for a minute? I am in a bad mood this morning. I feel so frustrated and aggravated about my job. Just driving here puts me in a bad mood. I don't feel valued or valuable in what I do. I miss working with teenagers in the church (and out) so much but don't see that as an option right now. To be honest, what I really want to do is be a SAHM, but I don't see that as an option right now either. I know I need to be patient, wait to see what DH's job is going to do, etc, but its very difficult. I feel stressed out for no good reason other than disatisfaction.

OK, thanks for listening chicks. I'm glad that I packed my lunch today and that we aren't cooking for clients b/c I would have the potential for some emotional eating. :kickcan:

I hope that everyone else is having a good day. I appreciate the fact that you guys don't mind if I whine a little bit.

Good morning everyone! Sounds like an eventful weekend for most of us.

Our Father's Day bbq went very well. The turkey brats were pretty good, and a lot fewer points than regular. I ate too many chips, but other than that, not too bad. The song was great - it got some of the dads misty-eyed, so we achieved our goal. I played fairly well, so I'm satisfied.

Everyone stayed up late watching a movie, but I said goodnight and went to bed at 9:30. I've been so exhausted lately. I feel a lot more human now after 9 hours of sleep. Aaah.

Well, I have a mountain of dishes to do, and my "weekly home blessing" (cleaning) today, so I'd better get started.

Ta ta!
Angela

Good morning! Sounds like a busy-busy-busy weekend for all!

Angela, I'm glad the song and guitar playing went well! I'm sure they will remember it forever, and I hope someone was able to record it! Also, good for you for getting some rest! I'm hoping to sleep tonight.

I watched basketball until 11:00 when they went into overtime and decided I couldn't stay up longer. (Thank goodness the Spurs won or I would have felt really bad!) Anyway, I woke up at 2:00 and little DD wasn't home. I went back to sleep, woke up at 3:00, still wasn't home. Fell asleep, woke up at 4:30 -- STILL wasn't home. I started calling her cell phone, no answer. GRRRR! At around 5:00, she came home and popped in my room. She had fallen asleep at a friend's house and the phone ringing woke her up, but instead of calling back and waking up everybody (which wouldn't have been a good idea) she just came home. I turned on the TV for 30 minutes, went back to sleep, woke up at 6:00 when the alarm went off, but then I turned it back off and didn't wake up again until 7:30. Yikes! DH had to play golf this morning with the Air Force people so I had dog duty (he usually does it) which put me getting to work late because I had to stop for gas, go by the bank, and get some drinks for the breakroom at work!

Melissa, I thoroughly understand your frustration about driving to work and being so dissatisfied you don't want to go. Poor thing! I hope you get some relief soon and DH finds out something. You feel free to vent all you want!

Vickie, remember that old haircut commercial (was it Super Cuts?) that said "nothing grows out slower than a bad haircut" ... I HATE dealing with hair, but don't use a regular stylist. Fortunately mine does its own thing anyway so I have little control over it. I use a flatiron to keep it sorta styled. Good luck!

Frouf, I hope your binging is over! I can tell it's bothering you a lot!

Good morning, everybody else! Cindy -- way to go on that ice cream and not going for the high octane stuff! I can take it or leave it, I think because we always had that old melorine crap when I was little and I never developed a taste for ice cream. Thankfully!!

I'm looking forward to lunch and having my chicken. Whoever it was that asked about the marinade, I used the new Coke Zero, a little soy sauce, olive oil, and some spices. It marinated in the fridge for about 3-4 hours and turned out really well!

Off to drink more water. Everybody have a great day!

Kahty - congrats on making those AMAZING choices at the restaurant and not being tempted by the chips and salsa - I know it was hard, but I'm sure it will pay off in the long run.

Vickie - there is NOTHING WORSE than being disappointed in your hair - I am also fairly picky and if you recall that last time I had my highlights done, I did end up going back to finally have them "adjusted" to my satisfaction (and I made sure they wrote it down on my "card"). You are paying so you should be happy - hope the new stylist works out for you.

Angela - glad your debut went well and that the bbq was a success. I was going thru some old family pics last night (preparing brother's birthday present "collage") and found lots of my parents - and I really studied those of my dad in his younger days - it is sad on father's day when your dad is no longer around! So I was kinda misty-eyed when I was done! But it was also a nice trip down memory lane!

As for the wagon pic - I think it's big enuf but you better have a few of you on the other side when I hop on so I don't tip the darn thing over! :lol: Yup, my scale is up 2.5 lbs this morning after my weekend of "debauchery". So I am back on plan - and this is the hardest part - understanding that this is what it will be like! Even on maintenance - if I have a wild weekend or indulge a little too much am I just going to throw in the towel and give up? Of course I can't do that. As soon as the scale is up a few pounds I will need to re-evaluate what I've been doing (feedback not failure!) and take corrective action. I CANNOT LET A 2.5 GAIN OR ANY GAIN FOR THAT MATTER THROW ME OFF COURSE! So back to the battle......

It's a warm and sunny day today after a rainy weekend (of course we're back at work right?) but too hot to walk at lunchtime and I have a 1 pm meeting. I am also going to an "event" tonight - closing program for a group I belong too and it's called "Sweet Finale" - need I say more? Yes it's a dessert party but I am pretty sure there will be FRESH FRUIT and my challenge will be too stick to the fruit and tea or coffee and avoid the cakes, cookies, pastries!

Frouf:)

Good morning all!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Father's day weekend. We did some work on the house, and made good progress, so I feel accomplished. I think I did okay at Sunday's festival. I saved 30 points - had a big slice of bbq chicken pizza, two chocolate strawberries, a bite of my DH's steak taco, one doubledipped chocolate peanut, one big curly fry from DH's Arby's dinner and a sweet hibiscus iced tea. I have to admit being tempted by 'cheesecake on a stick', but if I'm going to have cheesecake, I'm going to have the flavor I want and enjoy it on a plate with a fork and a good cup of coffee. Anyway, I think I did okay and I had a good time.

Taste of Chicago opens next weekend (I go every year). That is a much larger fest with LOTS more food, but I'm starting to think I can handle it, so I'm planning to go. We do 14 miles on Saturday, so hopefully APs will cover me if I feel I need to use more than WPA. It's so weird to think about going 14 miles when I couldn't walk my dogs around the block back in March.

Froufy, you have a fantastic attitude. Feedback, not failure. Welcome back to the battle.

Cindy - thank you, thank you, thank you! We talked about missing Coldstone - and it sounds like we don't have to. The trick will be to get the healthy choice and not one of their other tempting options.

Kathy, the marinade sounds really good. I'm going to give that a try, now that grilling season is upon us. And way to go at the Mexican restaurant!

Melissa, you can vent anytime. I really like how you put it - not feeling valued or valuable. I'm in the same boat and it isn't easy going to work in the morning.

Everyone - have a marvelous Monday. The weather is beautiful and life is good.

Peace.

Hello all of my core friends! Finally back. My brother was in town last week, from Oklahoma, with his 3 children!!!! So we had a mad house at my moms, There were 7 count them 7 kids.. It doesnt even feel like I had a vacation from work. I love them all, but wow is all I can say. My nephew here is 14, but acts around 8-10yrs old when my sister is around My children 7,6,& 19 months and my brothers children are 6,4,&2... It was so much fun taking them to the beach and on the Sea Blaster(huge, fast speed boat-Dolphin Cruise). They have never seen the beach, so they had a blast catching seashells, fishing, etc....I enjoyed my time off to much and I up to 210. I am trying to get back to things today. I havent ate anything so far today. I think Im going to try the cornmeal chicken or the diet coke chicken for dinner today. It is the start to my fresh new week and back to being OP, half of my pants dont fit me anymore, and I spent way too much money last week on buying gifts, and doing fun things.....

CONGRATS ON ALL OF THOSE LOSES I HAVE SEEN ON THE BOARD!!!! SEND SOME STRENGTH MY WAY LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey again girls - I double checked on the Coldstone, and another site that I use for reference said that a "Like - It" size was 3 points. It really was good too.....the other stuff is so rich and gives you a tummy ache! :(

vickie, i know how you feel. i changed stylists a couple of months ago. my "old" one had gotten so she'd rush me through like cattle. i am sooooo glad i made the change. it's the best thing i've done in a long time.

melissa, you vent all you want. we all do that sometimes. i guess i decided to take the day off from core. it's definitely looking like that right now, anyway. i need to go change my daily menu, but i'm hating to post what i've already eaten let alone what's to come. i'll be back on core tomorrow. maybe when dh gets this job (and he will!) you can change work. think positive thoughts. good things will come.

angela, i'm glad you were able to get the much-needed rest.

kathy, sounds like you're going to need a good night's rest tonight. i'm glad dd was safe.

"I CANNOT LET A 2.5 GAIN OR ANY GAIN FOR THAT MATTER THROW ME OFF COURSE! So back to the battle......"

frouf, i'm with you all the way. i'm not quite ready to dust off and get back on the wagon but i will in the morning. i need to wallow a little more first.

terry, you did great. we had taste of missoula this past saturday but we missed it cuz of archery tournament. that's probably a good thing, too. i'm on a roll right now.

anna, sounds like you and i need to get together and get these scales going the right direction. i'm afraid to weigh after what i've been eating today. today ends at midnight. thank goodness for that.

cindy, thank you for checking on the "like it" size. i hadn't heard of that. is it large enough to justify just being 1 pt lower than their small? just wondering.

you're not going to believe what i have planned. (i need a life, don't i?) i am going to watch all 3 "lord of the rings" on dvd with subtitles. it may take me all week, but i'm going to do it. i had trouble understanding what was being said most of the time when i saw them before. i'm thinking subtitles will be the way to go on this.

have a good day.

Well hello chicks! I'm resting for a moment before I begin to cook dinner. Meeting with the new stylist went well. We seem to be a good fit. She only 26 but she's very confident and not too trendy. I'm going to trust her to give me something age and weight appropriate. Bad news is that she can't redye my hair because she'd have to strip this color and it would be way too damaging. So the plan is to give me highlights and then the touch ups will be with the color I wanted all along at my roots. She's also going to do something to the cut to make it blend better. I think that's "stylist" for shorter which scares me but we'll talk more at my appointment which is Thursday morning. Whew!

I feel like I've been gone forever!

NH Linda, how did today go for you? I'm sorry you're struggling a bit. It will get better.

Anna, welcome back! Sounds like you had great fun.

Angela, I knew your party would be a success. Hope you didn't work too hard today and negate all that sleep you had!

Terry, you seem to have had a great time at the Fest. I'm not going to Taste of Chicago this year. I don't feel strong enough to control myself and everything I would want to eat would be loaded with fat and sugar. I'm not getting the AP's that you are!

Linda, how's it going for you on Flex?

Sandra, I'm so glad you had fun at the tournament and also that you weren't seriously injured. Good GF's to laugh with are more valuable than diamonds.

Melissa, I hope by now you are feeling better. I'm thinking you need a change of jobs. It's hard enough to go to work. It's nearly impossible when you don't feel appreciated or respected. Maybe you can change when DH's new job comes through. Notice I said WHEN! Bad news for you on the soup front. My CFC corrections removed the Progresso Southwestern chicken soup. I'm thinking they just forgot to remove the Campbell's version. If it's really a convenience for you maybe you could count a point or two for the rice. I think it would be better though to find a Core soup you like or to make a homemade version of this soup with brown rice.

Kath, great job on your eating at the Mexican restaurant. I'm sorry your evening was stressful. I am NOT sorry that I'm missing the teen year experiences that you and Frouf are having. What is Coke Zero anyway? Jim just bought it today because he can't find Tab anywhere. Tab is all he drinks and we are afraid that Coke stopped making it here again like they did once before. Is it the one with the Splenda?

Cindy, I'll be staying away from Coldstone Creamery because I have no self-control. Did they have the berries there or did you put them on at home?

Well, I'm getting really hungry so I better go get that dinner going. I'll talk with you all in the morning. Have a wonderful evening.

Sandra, your right about that, we do need to kick these scales in the right direction... My stomach too for that matter. I was bad earlier today. I know it's always hard to get back in the swing of things when you get thrown off. So, I will plan out my food for tomorrow and I am going to force myself into being good. I just wait until I get so hungry that sometimes I feel like im goarging(sp?) myself with food. I have been a non-stop eating and drinking machine since right before my birthday and boy I can sure tell a differnce. Most of my pants dont even fit me right now. I dont know what Im going to wear to work this week!!!!!

Vickie, here's the Coke story:

It seems that the original Diet Coke isn't a diet version of Coke Classic but an entirely different formula. That's why diehard regular Coke drinkers can't get used to the Diet Coke taste. They're nothing alike, whereas Diet Dr Pepper, Pepsi, etc. ARE the diet version of their regular drink. They came out with the Splenda (blue label) version of Diet Coke, which is just our normal Diet Coke made with Splenda instead of NutraSweet. THEN two weeks ago the Coke Zero made its debut. It's made with NutraSweet, but is the diet version of Coke Classic.

So, after many questions and surveys and taste tests among all the folks at work, the general conclusion is this: If you like Coke Classic, you'll like Coke Zero. If you like Diet Coke, you won't like Coke Zero but you WILL like the Diet Coke with Splenda.

I personally can't tell that Coke Zero is diet. There's no aftertaste whatsoever to me, and believe me I can pick out the "diet" taste in 1 part per billion!

is coke zero core. I like diet coke, but i didnt like diet coke w/splenda. I love diet cherry coke. that's my favorite. I saw the coke zero on sale here for 2bucks for a 12pack. I was going to try it, but didnt know if it was core or not

Well, the taste test is in! Jim (Mr. Tab) says that Coke Zero is the best he's tasted in a diet drink and he thinks it taste pretty darn close to real Coke. I taste a bit of the Tab flavor in there (sans the sacharrin). Tab has a bit of a lime/cinnamon taste to me. He says he can live with this if Tab is gone forever. I hope it comes in cases here because I'm sick of paying an outrageous amount of money for 12 packs which is all Tab comes in right now. He drinks about 8 cans a day. I know...I know. I met him when he just turned 40 so he was already set in his ways. I've got him drinking a little water and eating Core. One thing at a time!

Thanks for the info, Kathy. I KNEW you would know!

Where is everyone tonight?

BTW, I ended up not cooking tonight. I'm not feeling so great. Jim got us Chipotle for dinner and I'll make my White Chicken Chili tomorrow. We waited too long to turn our air on and I think the heat made me sick. It's still pretty warm in here right now. I have no reason to go out tomorrow so I'll just be here going through my recipe collection and coming up with some new things to try. I'm going to the ballgame Wednesday and I've got to figure out what I'm going to eat there.

Yay, Vickie! Yay, Jim! Go team Coke! :lol: I'm glad he liked it! I raved to the ladies at the store about it, and as I was leaving they were getting one to share. I scooted out of there in a hurry in case they didn't like it and thought I was full of bull!

It's 0 calories, so yes it's Core.

I've been sweeping up doggie hair (blech!), cooking bacon, talking to the neighbors, doing a little bit of laundry for work tomorrow and generally just hanging around the house. The board has been curiously quiet for a few days, IMO. Are we all just too hot and cranky to talk?

Oooh, sorry you're not feeling well! It's definitely AC time, huh? We were going to the game last Saturday night and decided it was too hot but we really wanted to see the Rangers play the Nationals since the Rangers came from D.C. It wasn't a sweep (we lost yesterday) but Saturday night was a great game - too bad we missed seeing it in person. Have a great time Wednesday!

We're having Schlotzsky's catered in for lunch tomorrow, so I'm hoping there's something I can eat. I'm going to take my own food just in case; in fact, I might eat it anyway so it doesn't go to waste. Sometimes they get salad but usually it's just sandwiches, chips, and fruit, and none of that fit my current plan. Which, speaking of ...

You know Saturday morning I was at 159? Well, I was good all day and that night was still at 159. Sunday morning it was 157. I behaved all day yesterday too and last night it was still 157. This morning it was 155. Again, I ate right, drank all my water and tonight it's still 155. At this rate, I'll disappear in a few months! :lol: Seriously, this is all water, salt, stored glycogen, etc. No way am I consuming 7,000 calories per day LESS than I'm burning! So I know it's not fat that I gained and it's not fat that I'm losing. In a few days, I'll get down to the real "me" and can start whittling on that.

Sweepin, Sweepin, Sweepin, just like Cinderella. I'd like the cooking bacon part but I'd want to eat it too! It seems to me that everyone is struggling this week, including me. I've eaten all my points and I'm having a hard time pushing through my exercise routine. The week is lasting forever. I'm eating at the ballpark for lunch and we are all going out afterwards for dinner while traffic dies down. Normally, I'd eat salad and bring my dressing but I can't do that because we'll be outside at the game all day. Maybe I can rig up a cooler in the car somehow.

Yeah, these drastic ups and downs irritate me too. I'm sure I'm going to gain this week though. Remember it all started with me deciding to have pizza. It seems I've used points every day since then.

i had pizza too but i blotted the crud outta it plus took 1000mgs phase 2 prior to eating it and i got the personal size.

Seeing that number on the scale Saturday morning shocked me into reality! No way was I going to mess around and get back in the 160s. I have had no problems at all with sticking to this low carb way, which is basically Core plus and minus a few things. It seems like I stay full longer, which is a good thing.

Hey ladies. It sounds like everyone is having a weird week! Kathy I agree the boards have been quiet. I was in such a terrible mood this morning and no one was around. I was thinking, where is everyone, working or something? ;)
Well I have to confess that I totally fell off the wagon and into a hole somewhere tonight. I just cried while I was driving home b/c I felt so miserable, and called DH and asked if he would take me out to dinner. I ate REALLY badly. And then we met some friends @ Starbucks and I had the "I've already messed up today" attitude and had a mint chocolate creme, which I must admit was delightful. Anyway, I am considering fasting tomorrow, at least until suppertime. Not b/c of the way I ate today necessarily, but b/c I haven't wanted to eat anything. Nothing tastes good to me except bad stuff. I made the Tex-Mex Chicken Salad to take to work with me this week and couldn't even eat it all today. I think normally I would have loved it but today I have just been all messed up. I am so exhausted so I am headed to bed, just wanted to check in with you all.
Vickie, thank you for your concern and care. I appreciate your encouragement. I am trying to find a different job but things just don't seem to be working out right now. HOPEFULLY DH will have this new job asap and I can feel a little more freedom to search for something different. I am just pretty darn miserable right now. It was just a really bad day all the way around and I am afraid that it means a bad week. Oh and Vickie thanks for the info about the soup. I've never actually had it, I accidentally bought it one day thinking it would be core b/c I didn't notice the rice. Its been in the cabinet for a month or two and I wasn't sure what to think since it was marked core in my CFC. I didn't think that sounded right. I'll get DH to eat it. ;)
Thanks to everyone for your encouragement and permission to whine. I appreciate it. I am reading and keeping up with you, but will have to catch up personally tomorrow.
I have to head to bed chicks. :crossed: for a better day tomorrow.

i've been bad today, too. do ya'll think it's something in our water? today ends at midnight in more ways than one. tomorrow i'll be a shining example of a core enthusiast.

well, let's all dust ourselves off and just keep on keepin on. we've had our breather and it's time to get back to work.

Poor Melissa and Sandra! I hope tomorrow is better for you both!

thank you, kathy. we hope so, too. maybe we'll be core maniacs again tomorrow.

Evening gals! I've been pretty bad today too. I think it MUST be something going around. :D Actually, I'm just a little sick with a cold, which always makes me want to pig out on bad carbs.

Kathy, I made your easy 5 can Mexican soup tonight. Wow, it is easy! And it was tasty too, although next time I'll use the Rotel mild I think. I'm such a wimp about spicy stuff, and it's hard on the kids too! :)

I promise to be good tomorrow and eat well. I'm going to bed now, as it's my bedtime (after 10). Talk to you all tomorrow.

Angela

Hey all.....even with me the day was awful.....try as I might I couldn't get it right yesterday....Melissa I feel for you as far as work goes ... I too have one of those unappreciated jobs...I work my a$$ off everday for the good of the Company and it pisses me off that "it's expected" ...... an atta girl every once in a while would be nice.
Then I get pissed and I stress eat......that is how it's been for me even counting.
Kathy I didn't know you were lowcarbing in a sense, guess it's the closest thing to WW core plan.
So today is the First Day of Summer......start anew....seems some of us had messed up day or two....good to know we are not alone :-)
Now I am challenging myself to be at my goal by the end of summer Sept 21St....I think that is enough time???? As they say....if you work IT.....IT works!!
Good Luck today.....Lj.

Hi all!
I'm sure having trouble keeping up with this thread. I just don't have enough hours in my day to keep reading through it all, sadly.

However, I did want to report in that I had an idea for a "cheesecake" crust of sorts that I may try putting into action today!
I was thinking of putting puffed wheat cerial in my food processor (probably at least 1 1/2 cups?) and then adding 3T (1T = 0 points and certainly you would not have more than 1T per serving) and adding Splenda and 2 - 3 tsp canola oil. Then, I would pulse in the food processor until it's grainy in appearance. After that, I would put it in a small bowl and add enough sugar free maple syrup to make it all stick together and press it into the bottom of a pie pan or spring form pan. Then, mix 2 packages of sf, ff Jello Cheesecake (or any other flavor you choose) flavored pudding with 4 cups of plain, ff, sf, yogurt and spread over the crust. You could add the fruit of your choice over top or just use ff, cool whip?
I have not tried it yet and don't have the measurements down of how much to use, but I think this would make a great core crust that could also be used for other things as well? Any ideas of what else could go into it or on it that are CORE?
Also, I've been thinking about shredded wheat and how similar it is to my beloved (but not core) Triscuit crackers. I was thinking of pulsing shredded wheat cerial in my food processor and adding a few ingrediants to make it into something I could bake to make some kind of interesting and good tasting cracker. I'm working this out in my head and haven't yet come up with the right idea. I will though!
Hope you are all doing ok!
Linda in NH

Morning everyone!

Whew! You guys do move fast!!!

Eating went well yesterday......thank goodness!

Can anyone tell me to find the 5 can Mexican soup? It sounds yummy!

Hope everyone has a great day!!!

I'll pop in later - after I get my teens moving!http://bestsmileys.com/lol/5.gif

The Mexican soup recipe is on our recipe board under the Soups category.

Someone could probably give you a link to it - I'm not sure how...

Here it is as I remember though:

1 can Ro-tel tomatoes
1 can tomato soup
1 can water (from tomato soup can)
1 can ff chicken broth
1 can Mexicorn
1 can chicken

I guess that's 6 cans if you count the water. :D Just stir it together and heat it up. Easy as that! (It's Kathy's recipe - she made it up)

I'm heading out to the natural history museum and to visit my younger sister today with the kiddos, my mom and brother. What an outing! Anyway, the glands in my neck just started hurting like the dickens this morning. Ow! If it doesn't get better by tomorrow, I'll be in to see the dr.

Later!
Angela

Good morning, all! What a super day here that I'm having! Can you believe I'm down another 2 this morning? I tell you what ... there is really some benefit to sticking to a plan! :lol: What took me so long?? (Oh wait, I remember ... it was seeing the scale on Saturday morning.)

I went ahead and brought my lunch today just so I wouldn't be left with nothing to eat in case the catered lunch doesn't suit me. I love Schlotzskys but no way in heck would I be tempted to eat it because I refuse to undo the last three good days with just one meal. Tonight the party after work will be grilled burgers, brats, and lots of beer. I can have a burger with lettuce and tomato, etc. and brought a cooler to take my own Diet A&W, Coke Zero, and lots of water. I'm not staying very long so I can get home to feed the pups and watch basketball.

Angela, that's rotten about your glands. I hope you're better soon! I'm glad you liked the soup. I guess it would actually be Six Can Soup, but I had assembled five cans on the counter (didn't count refilling the tomato soup can with water). We could just call it Mexican Dump Soup! Or ... maybe not.

I'm off to see what trouble I can get into! Back later ...

I think it's hysterical that NH Linda and Cindy think the board is moving fast and the rest of us think it's dead!!!!

Good Morning, Everyone! I'm just trying to finish out this week being as Core as possible.

Cindy, the recipe for Kathy's soup is on our recipe board but I don't remember what category it is under.

NH Linda, I can't help you out too much with creating recipes. I'm a recipe kind of girl. I'm like Melissa. I'll tweak a bit once I have a recipe but I probably won't create one from scratch. The stuff you're talking about sounds cool to me but they would definitely be red light trigger foods for me so I'll probably not indulge.

Linda, everyone needs to be appreciated. Maybe you should look for a job where they'll appreciate you. You always talk about being tied to your desk and that the job makes you stress eat. Maybe your body is trying to tell you something!

Angela, I'll have to look at Kathy's soup recipe again. I need some new things for lunch. I'm tired of the same old same old. Poor thing. You still can't shake that cold, huh? Isn't it awful how they hang on sometimes? I think what I'm feeling is TOM related. Between that and my eating this week (which will continue tomorrow at the ballgame), this weigh in is not likely to be pretty. I'm just trying to eat as many Core meals as possible between now and then.

Melissa, the wheels on your little wagon are flat from all of us having to flop back on there today! I never think you are whining. Venting is good. Sometimes while venting you actually come up with the solution to your problem. Remember (not that you asked ;) ) that after we stress eat the problem is still there and so is the bloat/weight. I'm still in the middle of my lifelong search to find an alternative to stress eating because I do it myself. So far, all I've come up with is other distractions like bubble baths, reading, and coming to talk with all of you. I'm not trying to be a know it all. Just wishing myself that I hadn't spent so many years doing it myself and eating myself up to 307 pounds. I hear the pain in your voice and wish there was something active that I could do to help.

Sandra, will we be Core maniacs together today?

Kath, I'm glad your plan is working. I can imagine how I'd feel if I were you and reapproaching 160 or whatever the scare weight will be for me when I get there. You are doing great even though I know you don't feel like you are sometimes. At least your brakes are working. Mine didn't used to...that's part of how I ended up at 307. Maybe if I say 307 enough it will keep me focused. I DO NOT EVER want to go back there.

Well, I have to exercise yet and get those meals planned. After today, we won't be home for dinner again until Saturday. Dear Lord, this isn't going to be easy.

Have a great day!

Ouch, Angela. I had that a couple of months ago. I couldn't get rid of it and I finally had to take antibiotics. The weird thing was that the glands were really my only symptom except for a headache. Don't wait too long like I did.

Kathy, WOO HOO!!! So what were you down to this moring? 151? You could be below 150 by Saturday if you keep it up. Too bad I'm not willing to give up my carbs. Have fun today.

Nope, still 153. I didn't change my ticker -- but I have been working off of the highest: Saturday 159, Sunday 157, Monday 155, and today 153. I haven't missed carbs at all, in fact I've stayed more satisfied and full since Saturday. I think my blood sugar might be starting to level off too. Fruit and potatoes and rice and pasta ... all that. I'm still getting in plenty of vegetables, lean meat, etc. It also might be in the beverage department where I'm gaining ground. I've had all my water, but no real cokes or beer or juices. And even though I know it's not fat I'm losing just yet, I am amazed that the water weight is coming off this fast. It sure does keep me motivated!