Vicki-My sympathies to your family.

Gayle-I love Core!! I am still on it. Any questions, just ask! I am actually eating more things on the weekends. Kind of a Core maintenance. I am down to 124-125 lbs and my size 6 pants are hanging on me, so I really think it works for me. Mind you, I do run a lot, though!

Will you write out a basic menu you follow for a day for me Shelley? It's my understanding I do not need to measure any of the things on the allowed list and to restrict the other things to the 1 serving/once a day thing? If I eat cereal, I need to add FF milk or yogurt to the meal? All FF dressings are allowed and no need to measure? I think I have most of the info...just making sure...I can't afford right now to join online. The hardest part for me will be to stop when I am satified and not to continue to stuff my face.

Vickster, sorry to hear about your Aunt, it is always so hard to lose our loved ones. Prayers sent... I bet Deb & Sher would of LOVED meeting you!

Gayle ...I would have loved to have met them someone but we also had the MIL and you know how much i like her.....

Will try and post later.

Vicki

You could of just left dear MIL there with the two of them!!! :yikes: :rofl: :fr:

Gayle-You can still post over there without paying. Here is a sample of my day, but remember I like to eat strange things and I usually eat the same things day, day out.
B-3 hard boiled egg whites. (You are allowed the whole egg, though.)
L-2 slices FF cheese, cottage cheese, oatmeal, banana, 2 hard boiled egg whites
D-tons of lettuce w/ff dressing, chicken or steak, veggie, brown rice.
S-ff/sf pudding mixed in plain ff yogurt. I also eat the ff/sf fudgsicles. I don't count the points in them, but I should.
If I am real hungry, I'll also have a peach or some kind of fruit.

You emailed me the plan, so you do have the basics. Also if you do go to the WW board, there is a core message board. They can get kind of snotty though. Just make sure you don't let them know that you didn't get the plan direct from WW. They get quite mean when someone asks them what the plan is all about. That's why I don't go there very often. I just chime in once in awhile.

If you have any questions, just ask.

Thank you Shelley!!! Do you mix up the pudding then add it to the yogurt or just add some of the powder to the yogurt for flavor?? I'm starting core 100% after I go shopping this weekend.

Gayle-I just add the entire dry box to about 1/2 of a large tub of the yogurt. Also, I just saw a recipe for mixing pistachio pudding, cottage cheese, yogurt, then adding in pineapple at the end. I'm going to try that one also. It's on the Core message board.

Also checkout this site http://members.aol.com/wwkippy/
Click on searchable recipes. You'll be amazed at the info on there.

Hi everyone, sorry that I was MIA. I was having more pain and was told to get back in bed and stay there for another week. I was up and around too much and didn't realize even if I wasn't doing anything that I was suppose to be lying down. Now that I have been in bed the last few days I feel better. The nurse said that with any major operation you should be in bed at least two weeks.

Sorry I can't post to you all but it is time to crawl back in bed.

xoxox

Dee---STAY IN BED!!! We're thinking of you and we know you're thinking of us (how could you not? :D ) You've had major surgery and you need to take care of yourself. Don't make me fly up there and tie you to the bed!

Love ya,
Cheryl

Hello :wave:

Just popping in for a quick hello. I'm busy cleaning house & washing clothes. To have had last Monday off as Labor Day, This sure has been a hard & long week! I've been so busy & tired when I get home from work I haven't even been wanting to get on the computer!

Dee...Continue to get well! Miss you!! Get some rest!

Vicki...So sorry to hear about your husbands Aunt. I would have loved to have meet you!!! We are about 20 miles from where you were! Maybe someday!!

Hello to everyone else. I'll get back on tomorrow and post to everyone. Love you all....

Did the site change while I was away??? What's the deal of the messages posted up above???

I'm all set to CORE...purchased food items over the weekend. I'm making the Tamale Pie for dinner tomorrow night. Thank's Shelley for all the help!

Gayle-I don't know what messages you are talking about. I'm gonna go back and look around. Good luck today with the start of Core. I'm starting a major flare up of my UC, so I'm not sure what I am going to do. Hopefully, I'll lose a few more pounds because of the flare! I'm going to email you.

Good Morning :wave:

Gayle....What do you mean? I'm not sure what you're talking about.
Good luck starting Core! I know you can do it!!!!!!!

Just wanted to brag before I get ready for work!! I lost another lb.!! Down 15 total!!!! :cp:

Have a great day!!! ;)

Sherry - Congratulations on your weight loss you are doing great.
Shelley - I don't know how you stay so focused on your goals!
HEllo - to everyone Else!!

YEA SHERRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You go girl!

I've been trying to do the "Subway Diet." I'll do well for a while then totally fall off. I've been seriously considering starting low-carb again.