Wow Wow Wowzers!!!

OK...LET ME START OFF WITH THIS....

I FREAKIN' LOVE THE CORE PLAN!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll admit when I first started I didn't have much success and wasn't too knowledgeable about what to eat. But I put my mind to it this week and have been reading some things here and there to get more information and it paid off!! I lost 4.4 lbs.!!!!!!!! I also became determined to get on the right track again and have started working again. Thank goodness for routines and schedules. (This coming from a very unstructured person who normally could do with out both!) I had become so disgusted with myself after last week's weigh in. I had realized that I had gained 7 lbs. over the summer. :( Yeah, my goal was to lose 10....oh well. I'm now back on track and plan to keep my thoughts positive.

Getting to this point made me think though. About little things. You know, little things can really add up. Be it positive or negative. Little compliments here and there can add to one's self esteem, they can even put an extra little spring in your step. Little bursts of extra movement during the day can help with getting in some exercise and getting more things done. Little cut backs can help save big...be it with your calories or with your finances. Little splurges or luxuries like a special brand of coffee, pedicures, nice smelling lotion, a new piece of clothing or jewelry can also help us feel good about ourselves or even keep us sane. And we've said this before, even little weight losses can eventually add up to a big number. But let's study the flip side for just a second. Little negative thoughts about yourself can ruin any positive feedback you've received. Little splurges here and there can also ruin your bank account. Little bites, tastes, licks, "very small servings", even little sips can ruin your eating plan over a course of time. Those can even cause our "little losses" to become "little gains". And little gains can also add up to big numbers over a period of time just like the losses do. (I know from first hand experience.) And why is it that we are so quick to belittle our little losses and yet so quick to be so hard on ourselves for the little gains? Doesn't seem to make much sense does it? Why don't we celebrate the little losses or try to figure out why we had a gain instead of beating ourselves up for them? Just something to think about.

On a much lighter note, has anyone tried the new two point bar yet? I LOVED IT! It tasted like trail mix! I love the stuff, but rarely eat it because I could never justify to myself spending the points on such a small serving. These are GGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRREAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!! (Sorry Tony.)

I did find the name to be somewhat fitting for the first week back to school. Fruity Nutty Madness! LOL That's exactly how the first two days have been!!!

Well, it is a "school night" and I'd better get my "to-do list" completed or at least three-quarters completed! Good Night To All and have a GREAT WEEK!

And again...please feel free to comment about any or everything. Add your own food finds or tips, because when it comes down to it...we could all use a LITTLE extra help every now and again!

Bye!

Update...

Well, I know this isn't normally the day that I try to post, but I found a couple of new blogs that ya'll might be interested in. Also, I wanted to update everyone on how things have been going on Core.

Things were going great (I think) until Saturday evening. When I started doing more research I figured out that I had been eating Core Plan friendly for a while. There were just some things that I had to tweak, like the skim milk, plain yogurt...little details like that. I am so liking not having to weigh and measure every little thing, being able to eat all the fruit I want and not have to count it! Let me tell you, watermelon and cantaloupe have been my go to when I get the urge to snack...oh! and popcorn (reduced fat of course!). The only thing is I'm kind of worried about eating too much and too often. I guess that comes from being on the flex for so long that I've "trained" my brain to only eat a certain amount of certain foods because of the points values. Not because of my satitisfaction level. Make sense? I don't know. It's hard not being on a regular schedule right now...you know us we're already unstructured and me not having to work during the summer doesn't make it any better! LOL Anyway, I was doing pretty good.... THEN, we took Bailey to Red Lobster for her birthday and I didn't do as well as I'd hoped, plus there was cake and ice cream today and the pizza for dinner. Yes, I was too lazy to put any effort into my dinner and let Will get some frozen pizzas instead. I should really have elastic legs for times like these. Why elastic? So that I can kick my own self in the @$$ for doing stupid things that I shouldn't be doing.
Anyway, we shall have to see Tuesday how much my goof cost me. I was really hoping that I could be more disciplined on my first week. I'm going to consider this my "learning" week. I'll give an update after my WI. I hope I didn't screw up too badly.

Now...I found out about these blogs from the MB on WW.com. So, some of ya'll might have already visited these.
The first is pretty much a recipe blog that has Core recipes on it and tips. It's www.freewebs.com/hwc1973
The second is an interesting one from a WW.com user also. What I've read seems pretty neat. http:coletted.blogspot.com
Check them out!

Well, that's all for now. I'll let ya'll know what happens on WI on Tuesday!!!