Suzanne, thank you so much for giving us a board to discuss the Core program. We really appreciate all you do for us. I only began posting a few months ago but I have been a visitor since you first started. This board is so important to so many people. Good job!

Well, my WW meetings are on Saturday monrings. I went yesterday and was all for this new CORE plan. I tried it yesterday but quit by late afternoon. Ok, not to worry.....it's too soon. I'll start Sunday. Today is Sunday and I once again tried to do the CORE.......Bong....wrong answer!!! I'm back on flex points in the morning.

I just can't do it.

zoe,
i dont blame you.. i like the idea of core but personally i feel they shouldnt be endorsing fat free stuff except skim milk& i also disagree wh eliminating light high fiber bread(limiting i coul see) but yet they allow ff yogurt which is full of sugar. dont know....

Just to clarify because you may have gotten some misinformation, they aren't eliminating light high fiber bread. You can have bread every day as long as you count it in your 35 additional points. Regarding yogurt, you can have the regular kind, again as long as you count the points.

ty but i meant in terms of it not bein core food.

Hello again.....ok, so I tried the CORE twice and failed in the same day. I heard from others here that those who did it for a week has significant losses of 5, 6 and 7 lbs!! I am going to give it another "old college try" but this time, I'm going to plan and be prepared ~ the one thing I didn't do the first two times.......keep your fingers crossed.

Zoe, when you say you failed can you explain what happened?? I mean you do get those 35 weekly pts to use if you eat off the list so I'm sure you were OP but using some pts right??
The day I started core I fumbled a bit too, lol... I made red beans and rice and thought, wow! Core! Then I remembered (after I had eaten it) that white rice wasn't core (which is what I used) so I had to sit down and try to calculate the pts.... and then on top of that I made spaghetti bolognese for dinner that night (which is 100% core) but then I remembered I made hashbrowns for breakfast and couldn't have both potatoes and ww pasta in the same day, so I had to use more pts.... but I didn't let that get me down.. I just added up my pts and went on, everyday I understood it a little better and got better about planning my meals. And yes I think planning a menu ahead of time is key to success on core. Let us know how you do and if you really want to give core a shot, don't give up!!!

Hi there ~ I think I was so excited about the CORE plan, thinking, wow, I can eat that and not count any points......holy cow, what a great life. At any rate, not being prepared was my downfall. I mean, just fumbling through the day, looking the the list of CORE foods.....I figure that I just need to prepare myself first. Yes, I get those 35 pts but how much good are they if I eat them all in the first day??? but like you, it's something you have to just get used to and think about......I have one question...on those foods that say "only one meal a day", that means if you have potatoes at breakfast or lunch, you cannot have another serving or pasta for dinner....I get that...but what about the amount? Is it still "until you are satisfied" or is it the serving size they list?

Thanks a bunch for your advice. I need all the help I can get.

Nope, no specific portions on the limited items... just eat until satisfied! And you are right, when you first begin it may be hard to do core if you eat all your weekly pts right away, lol... not impossible but hard. I'm out of weekly pts for the week myself, (did a little celebrating the last couple of days, lol) and I don't WI until friday so I just plan on getting some extra exercise in to earn some extra pts to use if I need them. But I have my menu for this week and everything on it is 100% core so I shouldn't need them anyway. But we'll see. When are you re-starting core? If you need any help I'm here for you or you could pm me if it's easier!

I am going to do some planning today and possibly.....possibly start today. I've already had points this morning in the way of a bagel but I don't think that will hurt me. I hope to get on with it today though because between waffling back and forth between FLEX and CORE and the fact that I just started with a personal trainer (building muscle and all), my weight is NOT going down.

On my way out the door to church.....I'll let you know how I get through the day. haha.

thanks again.....wow, ww pasta, as much as I need? too good to be true.

I just started WW last week and went to the Core plan - - it was what attracted me to it in the first place.

My suggestion to someone who "blows" through their allotment of 35 points early in the week is to stick w/ it but to give yourself a few extra pts each day to help you get through. I'm finding a single slice of WW toast at breakfast a real good use of a point!

I've made a couple of miscues - bought some bran flakes and realized afterwards that there is some added sugar and it is not 100% bran - so I add a point for each small bowl.

Here are a couple questions - are soynuts core? What about soynut butter? I would think that they are.

I REALLY like the rationale behind this program and am very excited about it.

soy nuts and soynut butter are not on the list, sorry! I double checked for you. But I'm sure they can't be high in pts.

I'm glad to find a Core Plan board and this is my first post to this site. I've been on WW for almost 4 years (3 yrs 9 mos to be exact) and maintaining my goal weight for a little over 2 years now.
I am prompted to write specifically because of the posts created by Andrea and Zoe. I believe you are saying that WW is focusing on Fat Free products but my understanding of the new Core Plan (which I've been on for about 3 or 4 days now) is that the focus us on "whole" foods rather than "fat free" foods - even though, yes, there are many fat free foods listed as core.

My own experience this week is that I am eating foods I would not even think about eating before and am really enjoying the flavor of my food which in turn is slowing down my eating time. My sugar cravings are basically gone - which totally surprised me and I'm using about 2 to 4 flex (or whatever they call them now) points a day.

When I researched this plan - which I didn't think would work for me because I am a big bread eater - I realized that portion control is the key and making sure I eat a balanced meal with "enough" food - rather than overeating.

I hope this isn't too vague - but I don't want to repeat the plan verbatim - and I wanted to share my understanding of the plan.
I feel really good and am noticing my body and mind are reacting as well by not not thinking about food all the time, and having more energy.

I hope this is helpful in some way. If Core doesn't work for me, I'll go back to the Flex plan but I'm hoping it does because I feel good for all the reasons noted above and more.

Stay well and Good luck.

hi rib,

glad you like core. im not sayin that ff is the focus but i dont like the fact that its either eat ff cheeses and ff dressings or use points thats all. again.... just my op

I have the same gripe - mostly because I love my Babybel Cheddar Cheeses (2 pts) - but I'm determined to have them every so often because I'm stubborn and refuse to totally give up anything. That would be like saying I'm never going to eat pizza again - (heaven forbid).