The Support is Great on Core Board 38!
 

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Well we are back from running to the grocery and then to the park for some picture-taking. I got a couple of nice shots. I need to update my website with some new pictures. I wonder if anyone would ever buy them? I need to set up a way to do that. Sorry, just rambling. :)
Well we are working on a budget today to determine how to pay for school. Yes, it starts Monday and we have waited until now. Looks like we'll be pinching some pennies if we want to go to school and save $ to buy a house. So I'm going to try to do more budget-friendly meals, as well as eat in more. Today I stocked up on some healthy choice meals for when we are in a hurry (to keep us from eating out). This may impact how "core" my menu is but I'm going to do the best I can for now. I know you all have heard this sad story from me before. But that's how it is.
When we made our budget we decided that we would each get $50 a month to do with whatever we needed (a new pair of jeans, shoes, whatever). SO Aaron and I now have a wager going. Whoever loses the most weight by the last day of class (in May) will get the other's $50 for June. :lol: I'm sure that I will lose but maybe it will be motivating!!
Off to make some supper. :hungry:

thanks for the new pages, melissa. hey, that's a great idea about the $50 prize. i'm rooting for you, girl.

hi there, chickies. i'm still op and going strong. we overslept this am and i didn't go to ww for wi but i weighed here at home 191 so my binge last sunday didn't do too much damage. i exercised an hour yesterday and have already done 40 minutes today. i'll do some more tonight while tv'ing. i've been teasing curtis about how "cute" i am already after 2 days of exercise. :lol: he'd tell you all he's living with lucy. he never knows what to expect from me.

i guess frouf is in florida by now. i know she's having a good time. i'm waiting to hear all about her trip. does anyone know when she's due home? i miss her already.

vickie, i know you and i are retired. are you like i am about not wanting to do housework on weekends? it just doesn't seem right, does it? (but then my working mother used to clean house every sat am. not me, though)

kathy, are you feeling better? i just noticed your post from yesterday saying you hoped you'd feel more like talking today. i am worried about you.

coco, do this: highlight this post. then go to edit at the top of the page and left click. scroll down to copy. left click on copy. then go to the blank place at the bottom of this page where we type in new posts. left click on the spot where you would begin typing something to post. after that click, your cursor should be on that blank place. go back to edit at the top of the page and left click it again. scroll down to "paste" and left click "paste." this post should appear in the blank space as if you had retyped it there as a new post. this is how to copy and paste.

if you want to copy and paste something original, then you can either type it in the blank space before going to edit to copy or you can open up a new email and type your message there. (that's what i do. i'm typing on a new email box right now. when i finish typing, i will (1)go to "edit" at the top of the email and left click on "copy". then i will (2) go to the post new reply spot on the 3fc page and click my mouse on the box for new reply so my cursor appears. (3) then i will go to the edit at the top of the 3fc page and scroll down to paste and left click paste. my message will appear in the 3fc box because that's where my cursor was. (4)then i can click "post reply". if it gets lost in cyber space, i just repeat steps 2, 3 and 4. hope this helps.

melissa, looks like we weigh the same again. okay, girl. let's head down that tracker together.

patti, i hope all goes well with dh's job.

kathy, you are doing so well losing weight. i hope you reach 145 monday.

curtis and i have decided to only go out to eat once per week (instead of multi times) except when we're traveling. we're thinking we'll lose better if we eat at home where i definitely know what's in the food.

:rofl: Sandra, we're together again!!! We are so silly. Of course the way you're exercising, you'll pass me up in no time!! You're doing great! Aaron and I decided to eat out only 1x/week also, for weight loss and $ purposes. I'm sure it will help.
OK, I really have to go fix supper. I'm so hungry!

Well, hey there. I just got home from the store ... only got SlimFast Optima for Judd and regular SlimFast for Kate. Poor girl is 110 soaking wet (at 5'8"!!) but she drinks it in the morning for breakfast on the way to work. She's done that since she was about 15. I don't mind keeping it on hand for her because at least it's much better than going hungry until lunch.

Anyway, when I walked in, Judd asked if I wanted to go to Spring Creek BBQ for dinner. I don't!! But I said I would, so we will. There is plenty that I can eat like chicken or turkey or even sliced beef, green beans, corn, etc. It won't mess me up, but I had planned to not eat dinner because I had a little run-in this afternoon with a bottle of champagne. :lol: I saw it over on the wine rack (I think someone brought it here on New Years Eve) and thought I'd chill it and have a glass. I put it in the freezer, and when I went back a little later it was toooo chilled. I opened it and immediately it all went running out. I tried to catch what I could but half of it went onto the counter. Anyway, I drank the rest. First no-no drink I've had in two weeks, and it was terrible. I said right then ... okay, that was my dinner. Guess not, huh?

When I get back, I have to cook sausage and bacon for Erin. She makes taquitos for breakfast and I usually keep a bowl of cooked sausage (crumbled) in the fridge. This morning she didn't have any before going to work and so she ate whatever she could find. She works sooo hard, because their pharmacy is 24-hours and so they have a lot of business. Anyway, again I don't mind keeping the things on hand that she wants because it keeps her from having to eat a lot of fast food. Both my girls are very thin and in perfect physical condition; I'd hate to have them mess that up by not getting good nutrition. So ...

I suppose we're leaving now. I'll be back on here when we get home.

Thanks for the new pages, Melissa. I was thinking that #37 was getting long.

melissa, you'll prob get as much exercise as i will. don't you gazelle? i think it's going to be neat to lose together. we can do it. just think how much fun this is going to be.

kathy, i love spring creek bbq. we don't have any up here but "famous dave's" is being built here right now. i looked at their website. yummy! curtis and i are anxious for it to open. sounds like your girls eat healthy foods. i'll bet you looked just like them when you were their age.

i am picturing you trying to mouth-cork that bottle. wish you had gotten a photo. sounds like you're a lucy clone, too. so am i.

Hi All! I'm back from dinner. It was Core and Life is Good as my friend Sandra says! You are all right though. It is much cheaper to eat at home and it is also gives much better control about what is going in the food. Even though I interrogate them I have no real way of knowing if they follow my directions. I think they do though. Oh Well.....for now I'm not really going to restrict my eating out. I enjoy it too much.

Kath, good luck at dinner but I know you don't really need it. You'll be great because I know you are so motivated.

Melissa, good for you and Aaron for planning. Planning and budgets are the only way to achieve your objectives. Planning your meals and shopping ahead of time is definitely going to help you with your plan. I'm excited for you. Good luck on the bet.

Sandra, I'm so impressed with your exercise. I'm just not ready to start yet. I'm still hurting and walking makes it worse. I'm SO hoping my procedure will make me well.

I'm heading for the couch. Not feeling real great. I'm sure I'll be back in the morning. Have a great evening.

Sandra, Famous Dave's is yummy! I stopped going there though because nothing is Core. They have one of the best burgers around and their barbecue beans and drunken apples are fantastic. Enough now! I'm sure I'm still sporting a couple of Famous Dave's pounds somewhere on my body.

vickie, i'm sorry you're not feeling well. i hope you get "mended" when you have that procedure. this has gone on long enough.

HI
Well not much happening here this eve. Had a nice day here. The sun was shining and it was warm. The wind was a little cool. Just put you in mind of a nice sprind day. But I guess we are to get some rain tomorrow sometime. And then on Monday the temp is to start dropping. And the rain change to snow. I wish it would make up its mind.

ONTARGET Thanks. I didnt try to copy and paste yet. But I will. I am pretty dumb when it comes to this computer stuff. About all I know how to do. Is get on here and check my e-mail and send e-mail.

Well the dryer just dinged. So have to go check on it.And I have another load to dry. dont know. But the dryer hasnt seemed to be drying very good today. Seems to be taking things a long time to get dried.
Well I hope everyone has had a great day. I bet Froufy is having a good time. She deserves this cruise.
Hope everyone has a good night.
coco

coco, i have puter problems, too. just hang in there and don't let it frighten you.

Good evening everyone. We are back from TN and had a good day with Melissa (daughter). We went to flea markets and walked all day long. I think I will wait until tomorrow to go to the gym. I am really tired!
I hope everyone is feeling better and had a good day.
Melissa, we decided when we started WW to only eat out 1X a week. I can't believe the amount of money we were spending just going out. It was hard to get used to it but we do try. We usually go out to lunch after weight watchers and the rest of the time we eat at home. I did have to buy another freezer though so I can keep stuff on hand and won't have an excuse to go out because I don't have anything to cook.
I am going to go look at my treasures from the various flea markets today and then just relax for the rest of the night. Have a good night everyone.

We're home. I had sliced beef, green beans and coleslaw. Oh and a big glass of water. I'm full though ... thinking that tomorrow I'll just drink my green tea and water and forego any heavy eating in preparation for the week. I know I'll be eating a lot next week because there will be food everywhere. I'll just try to keep it on plan though with lots of lean meats, vegetables, and my egg for breakfast.

As for Core, I've found that my body doesn't respond well to potatoes, pasta or rice. It just sets me off on a hunger binge, so it's better that I get my carbs from vegetables. I've been trying to stick strictly to what I posted above: fish or chicken, steamed vegetables or salads, and an egg for breakfast. I get in plenty of good oil because of either the salad dressing or what I cook the protein in. As for dairy, I've had some full-fat cheese (pts) but we're out of milk and since nobody else drinks it, I haven't gotten any more.

I'm just glad that I finally got a clue and didn't let myself get any farther out of hand than I did. Plus I have decided to call the body wrap place at 11:00 tomorrow when they open. If nothing else, it'll make my skin feel better. I'll make sure to report back after I get it. :crossed:

Sandra, it was definitely a Lucy moment. I ended up just mopping it up using a few rags and wasting it all. However, if I had drank what spilled, it would have still been a waste in a way, so no big deal. I'm glad there were no cameras around.

Evening all! It's almost time for me to hit the sack. :faint: But I wanted to stop by here first.

Sandra, I don't gazelle very regularly. I'm hoping to do better. I would like to do 15-20 mins on the gazelle and then the same with one of my dvds every day. But so far, it's a no-go. I did gazelle for almost half an hour tonight though. Yeah! I found some design shows that I love so I'm taping them to watch while gazelling. As much as I like my dancing dvds, I like being able to watch a fav show while exercising. Anyway, you are doing GREAT!!

Kathy, you did a really good job at the restaurant. I, too, am impressed by how determined you seem. Imagine that, figuring out what works and doing it. If only we could all learn that lesson!! You are a great mom taking care of your kids (ALL of them). ;)

Vickie, sounds like you've had a good day. Thanks for your encouragement. I'm going to make a real effort to get back into planning and shopping accordingly. I always plan, and then forget what I planned, sometimes wasting the ingredients that I bought! That isn't a good way to spend my $!

Paula, I know that we spend way too much money on eating out. Part of it is that we really enjoy eating out, but a big part is just laziness/being busy.

Coco, it was beautiful here today too. It was so warm and gorgeous. I got a few pretty good pictures. I know that we are going to pay for this warm weather, probably around March. We'll probably end up with a huge snow storm, that's usually how it goes.

Well I guess I'm signing off for the evening. Looks like everyone is gone anyway. Good night!

vickie, famous daves sounds awesome. i hope i've lost a lot of weight before it opens here. curtis and i will prob do like we did with krispy kreme. we went once then no more. of course, i am weighing about the same i've weighed for about a year now.

paula, i like your plan of eating out after wi each week. i go to ww on fri am so fri lunch would be a good time for us to eat out. curtis and i just talked over the coming week's plan. we won't go out this fri cuz we're leaving sat am for butte and will be gone till sunday night. we'll have to eat out about 4 meals during that time. i know what you mean about its being hard to stop going out to eat. we had been eating lunch out almost daily. that's expensive and makes losing difficult at best.

kathy, accolades to you for doing so well at spring creek. you are a determined chickie for sure.

congratulations on gazelling, melissa. i wound up doing 50 minutes total today. tonight i snacked on a banana instead of grapes or popcorn. so far so good.

Good morning ladies! I've got a busy day here. I have to teach singing time to the kiddos at church today. I'm subbing for someone. At least I forced myself to go to bed at a decent hour last night though, so I wasn't wiped this morning when the girls got up. :)

Darn it, I hear little dd bellowing from her crib.

I'll check in later,
Angela

Morning, all. I'm hoping for a quiet day here. The only definite things are laundry so we'll have clothes for work this week. It's supposed to be a very pretty day today.

Morning! Sure is quiet here! We're home from church and getting ready to eat some lunch--made at home, not eating out!! That's an accomplishment for us.
I think we are going to a high school musical this afternoon. A guy Aaron teaches guitar lessons to is in it. We've heard it's really good, so we'll see. But there may not be enough tickets for me, so I might be right here on the couch with you all. ;)

Sandra, I might have gazelled but you are out-exercising me for sure. I need to get in at least a half hour today. I should be able to do at LEAST that on the weekends. The weekdays are a different story!

Kathy, hope you are getting lots of rest today.

Well tomorrow is D-Day--the day we start back to school. Yikes! I'm kind of looking forward to it and dreading it all at the same time. I hope that it is enjoyable and not stressful. When we were in school in NC it was crazy but we were both working 2 PT jobs and then going to school FT too. That was just too much. Well my timer is going off so I better go. BBL!

it really is quiet here today, isn't it? i guess there are a lot of lurkers, though. sometimes i forget about the folks who just come here to read. i wonder how many of them come here often. maybe some day they'll hop in with us. i lurked her a short while before i took the plunge. one of the best plunges i ever made.

melissa, i understand your excitement about going back to school. i went back for my master's degree in the early 80's. then in the 90's i went back and got secondary certification. then i went on to get certification in theater arts. i enjoyed going to class; plus i think it helped me be a better teacher cuz i was used to being on "the other" side of the desk. you and aaron enjoy yourselves. don't let the stress get to you. try to gazell whenever possible. that should help relieve tension. (even though i loved going to school, i'd get the normal stresses.)

Dabburn It!!
It did it to me again. I had a nice long post. Sent and then it told me I was invalid. I am really going to have to figure out that copy and paste stuff. Cause this is getting frustrating. Maybe it is something with my computer. I dont know.
Well I am thinking of all of you. So I hope everyone has a great day.
Hubby isnt feeling good today. So glad he has the Dr's appt tomorrow.
Well I am going to get off here. Again I am thinking of all of you.
coco.
Will check in later.

Oh good a new post! I was getting so lost with all the pages!
Maybe this time I'll be able to keep up!
I am proud of myself this last weigh in I was down 3.8! So I think I'm only 8 lbs away from my 10%
I hope to get there in two weeks or so! And I upped my workout today, went uphill for a large portion of my thirty minute walk. I am trying to follow the idea from the Biggest Loser, they did a lot of exercise which I think is pretty important.
Plus it makes me have more energy and feel better about myself.

Kathy: I too am so proud to hear about your trip to the restaurant, it's sooo hard to resist all those things on the menu and then having to look at other people's orders, you go girl!

Paula: I agree about the eating out, you can save a ton of money by not going to out to eat, plus you know exactly what's going into your food at home...

Just going to try and copy and paste. See if I can do it.
I hope you have had a great day. Hubby took a 3 hour nap. So know he wasnt feeling good. Said he is feeling better now.
Didnt do much today. Just took it easy. I hope everyone has a great evening. Know that I am thinking of each of you.
Not sure how the scales will be tomorrow night. I am hoping for a loss. But dont know. Will let you know tomorrow after weigh in.
coco

Good evening all. I haven't even had time to check the computer until now. I think I run around more and find more stuff I have to do when I am on vacation.
Kathy, sounds like you are feeling better. I hope so.
Melissa, good luck with school tomorrow. My hubby and I went back to school last year...I was seeking a degree in pastry and baking arts but I decided it didn't go along with losing weight so I didn't finish. It was really kind of fun though. Try not to get too stressed.
Sarah, good for you for the weight loss!
Coco, good luck with the weigh in tomorrow.
Well I better sign off and go to the gym for a while. Have a good evening everyone.

Quiet as a mouse here today! :mouse:

Well we are just watching a movie and lazing around. I need to go do laundry and gather up school stuff for tomorrow whenever it's over. I can't believe class is tomorrow. I will leave here around 8:30 and not get home until around 9:30. Yuck!!! :p Lucky that DH has a flexible job to take care of the puppy and food and all of that.

Sandra, you just couldn't get enough of school, huh? ;) I forget about lurkers too. Although I'm sure they don't bother to read our silly chit-chat. :blah: I'm going to try to exercise more. Keep reminding me. :)

Where is Vickie today?

Paula, whenever I see those chefs on tv I wonder how they stay so skinny. There's no way they can eat all of the stuff that they prepare!

Coco, I hope that you can get some more info from the doctor tomorrow. It's scary when you just don't feel up to par.

Sarah, :bravo: on your loss. You're making fantastic progress. You'll reach your 10% in no time!

Well off to finish the movie and get ready for the big day tomorrow. I'm already worn out and it's only 8:30. :D

Melissa, have fun tomorrow! You'll be worn out, that's for sure. Is it Monday and Wednesday or what?

We've been dealing with Erin's computer all day. Seems as though Shaun downloaded some crap and it's causing all sorts of spyware and malware. We've all gone and password protected all six of the computers and I told him if he needs to use one, go to the library or a friend's house but to STAY OFF of these here. Since we're networked, his stupidity could affect all of them. I swear, he's on my last nerve.

I haven't eaten since lunch but have just been drinking lots of water. I guess I've been too distracted dealing with all this stuff.

Anyway, everybody have a great night and I'll see you tomorrow.

i'm just popping in here to say hello. i'm heading on down to do my daily exercise. ya'll have a good evening.

melissa, you're prob right. i doubt our posts are nearly as interesting as "desperate housewives." :lol:

kathy, is shaun going into the navy? i'm thinking i may have missed something about that. last i remember is he was meeting with a recruiter.

Kathy, the class is just on Mondays--3 hours long. :p

Sandra, you go girl. :ebike:

I'm off to get ready for tomorrow and then go to bed early. I'm tired and don't want to start off the day more tired than I have to be. Night!

Sandra, he's still talking to the recruiter. He's supposed to be going over this week to take the tests again. Who knows -- I'm sure there will be some reason he doesn't get in, whether health or credit issues or whatever. I'm probably stuck with him for life, and that makes me sick.

I can't believe we didn't make a menu thread today -- did anyone eat?

I'm not exactly looking forward to hopping on the scale tomorrow morning. I'll bet I'm up a pound.

Good morning all, I hope everyone had a good night.

Melissa, good luck with school today!

Kathy, I think I must have missed something from old posts...is shaun your stepson? When I got married to my current husband, he and Melissa did not get along at all and she was so awful and hard to live with. He told her to either get a job, go to college or move out. I was so upset, she moved out for a year. In that year she remained very hateful but discovered she had to work to pay bills. After a year she decided to go to college, which we help with financially, and she is much better. She really grew up in the year after high school and now she and Craig are really good friends and really get along. I really thought for a while I would be divorced over it much fortunately it all worked out. I hope things get better for you.

Well I am off to Franklin, NC to deliver our old car to my mother-in-law and to visit for the day. Have a great day everyone.

Good Morning Chicks! I just wanted to say hello before I go off to start my day. I was reading yesterday but just didn't feel up to talking. I've had a bad week and am in a really bad place emotionally. It took me a long time to convince myself to go to weigh in this morning. I've eaten a lot of Core food this week, including over my WPA's, and with no exercise I feel like a failure. My TOM is at least 3 days late and I feel like a bloated cow.

Oh yeah, and I worked on my taxes all day yesterday and we owe $1100. I need to fix that with our withholdings.

After weigh in we're going out to lunch and then to shop for TV's as planned.

It seems like you are all hanging in there so I'm really happy to hear that.

Talk to you all later.

Paula, no, Shaun is my son. I'm sure you're surprised to hear me say that it makes me sick to think about him being there forever. He's 28 and doesn't have a clue in the world. I'm sure that's partly my fault because I've "helped" him when he's been in jams. He did live in an apartment for the last four years but lost his job and everything else. Now he has no car because he had an accident and didn't have insurance -- so not only does he not have a job, he doesn't have any way to go find one and then get to work if he found something. We tried the college thing too. We sent him to Angelo State Univ. in San Angelo ... moved him into the dorm and everything. He didn't go to class and flunked out. We didn't, however, pay for it so he had the student loan to pay back himself, which he did. I'm just at my wits' end with him.

Vickie, I'm sorry you're in a bad way again. I wish there was something we could do. Are you concerned about your portions? (Since you mentioned eating a lot of food plus over your WPAs.) I wonder if your leader would have any suggestions? Sorry I don't but just wanted you to know I'm thinking of you and hope it all improves soon.

I was up a bit, as predicted. 147.6. I'm not changing my ticker though; I'm going to believe it's temporary and I can get back on track. My goal was 145 so next Monday's goal of 143 seems a little far-fetched. However, I'll keep trying. I didn't have all my water this weekend.

BBL. Happy Monday to all.

Thanks, Kath. My Leader will suggest Flex like she always does. Maybe I'll weigh and measure my Core foods. I say that and then I don't do it. I really think my problem is in my head. I just want to eat for comfort. I'm just in a valley at the moment. It's not any big slide or anything.

Morning...well, it's almost afternoon. I am here at work hoping that the day goes quickly.

Vickie, I was worried about you yesterday. I knew it wasn't like you to at least say hello. A big hug! :hug: You have had such a difficult time and have been such a trooper. We're all here for you.

Kathy, you are probably right about the gain being temporary. I think if I cleansed my system of all the salt and stuff that I would be down 3# or so.

Paula, hope you are having fun and enjoying your vacation! I think I'm due for another one soon.

Well ladies if I can make it through work today and class tonight I'll be doing well. :) Yesterday an ad came out for a Volunteer Coordinator at Hospice. I'm re-working my resume and will send it out (again!) this week. This is the first time that I am actually putting in for a specific position, in the past I've just been sending a resume. So this time I can call and follow-up, etc. like Vickie always tells me too. :D

Have a good day everyone. :grouphug:

Thanks, Melissa. I know I'm emotional because your and Kathy's hugs made me tear up.

Melissa, I hate to be stupid but is the Volunteer Coordinator and unpaid position? I hope you get it regardless since it would be great to get your foot in the door.

I gained 3.2. It's not all weight but it's upsetting anyway.

We bought a TV. http://tinyurl.com/7f5xu. We got them down to $3100 and got no financing, no payments for 18 months. I'll make payment every month and will be sure to pay it off before the 18 months. I'll just keep my money in the bank and use theirs for free! It's one of the new 1080p sets that is supposed to be spectacular for HDTV viewing. We decided to be ahead of the curve this time instead of behind it. Now for the entertainment center. The TV people said they can delay delivery until the entertainment center comes in about 8 weeks. Perfect. Now if it only all goes according to plan.

I had a salad for lunch and just ate a banana. I'm going to try to be religious this week about my portions and weighing and measuring every WPA that goes into my mouth. It's hard though, because all I want to do is feel sorry for myself. Waaaaaaaa!!!!!!!

Very nice! Congratulations on the purchase -- you're sure going to enjoy it!!

That 3.2 will be gone next week, I'm sure of it.

Afternoon chickies,
not good news this morning, the strike is on. Dh isnt in the union so he will go to work untill they send him home.....its not looking good at all. I will not eat,,,,,I will not eat.....
It was quiet at work this morning,,,alot of the participants belong to the local union so they are stressed out even more.... thank goodness the babies and young children are there so I can forget about things for awhile. Nothing like a childs smile to brighten your day. Back in to work again tonight, I think Im going to go veg on the couch for a bit.
Vickie,,,(big hugs to you)) you are always there for us,,,,to make us feel good.....I wish we could be there for you!! I think your scale and mine decided to give us a jolt this week. Im kicking mine back into shape....want a kick for yours too?? \
Ttyl everyone

Vickie, I don't want to make you cry, but here's another one! :hug: Kathy's right, that gain will disappear quickly.

Patti, I'm so sorry to hear that the strike is on. You are doing great by not turning to food.