Core Just Gets Better!

At first I was not very comfortable with the "Core" version of Weight Watchers, but recently I have been more and more able to follow it correctly. I still have to be careful to have starches only one meal a day (plus whole grain cereal), but otherwise I am adjusting to the style of cooking it requires.

I use cooking spray a lot, and now Crisco has one out that is even easier to use than the rest (no cap to remove), and the spray is quite fine and dispersed, better than the other cooking sprays.

I have lost almost ten pounds since I went on WW this time around. It just keeps getting easier, especially now that I eat only whole grains, lean meats and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. It is a healthy diet I can stay on the rest of my life. In the past I was on diets that would require a gradual change back to balance in order to do maintenance, and I was thrown off by that transition, over and over again. This one will be virtually the same diet.

www.sparkpeople.com

this is my newest diet inspiration. Alls I gotta do is be conscious of my eating, drinking, and exercising.

Doin the Core Calypso

What an adventure it was switching from Weight Watchers' "Flex" Plan to the "Core" Plan!

I think I did it all wrong, but I still lost 0.4 lbs., so not too bad. I did not follow one of the main rules, because I somehow did not grasp all the rules. That is, whole grains are part of the Core Plan, but only at one meal per day. I was eating cereal in the morning (yes, with fat-free milk -- Dad would be proud), then having whole wheat pasta at night. I am continuing on the Core Plan this week, to try to do it correctly and see what happens.

My other big departure from the plan was last night when we took our grandchildren Kirk and Valari out to a hamburger joint. I had already used up most or all of my points, and I had a "Squealer" burger, which has pork in it, cheese on top, a whole wheat bun (you know the kind, just brown balloon bread), and I had 1 1/2 HUGE onion rings, and a bunch of fries.

Imagine what I would have lost had I done the plan correctly! Anyway I am giving it anoth chance this week, but then I am switching to Flex for our vacation next week.

Believe It ... Or NOT!

I am back on Weight Watchers, because my personal plan, low-carbohydrate dieting, was not working. I think I was eating more than I should, and was not keeping track.

Using the Flex Plan again, which worked last time. I lost one pound the first week. I have about 30 pounds to lose, which will take more than six months. I joined online and these days that does not include going to meetings; it is separate, so you weigh yourself, and it is less expensive.

Walking is my main exercise. 30 minutes a day ... with the Bear. My legs are much stronger than they were when we got him.

Poet how are you doing?

Do you have any online places I could read?

I found this intresting online connection:

Food Addiction, Food Cravings

online conference transcript

Our guest, Debbie Danowski, has battled with an eating disorder formost of her life. She is addicted to food. Debbie tried many different ways to lose weight. She hid food, tried diet pills and diets, but couldn't stick to a diet. Finally, Debbie faced her food addiction and the feelings of being ashamed and lonely. At one point in her life, she says: "I hated myself. I had no self -esteem. I was ashamed of myself for having no willpower." To ease the pain, Debbie says "I even thought about killing myself."

Today, she weighs 150 pounds, down from over 300, and has maintained that weight for over ten years. Read about her addiction to sugar and flour (her trigger foods), and how her attraction to food, coupled with low self-esteem and depression, led to her life as a food addict. Then Debbie outlines the steps that brought her to overcoming food addiction and recovery from food addiction.

David Roberts is the HealthyPlace.com moderator.