Core success?

Byron, the Core Plan allows potatoes to be eaten as a Core food at only one
meal per day. If you want to eat another meal with potatoes you count the
Points value of the potatoes in the 2nd meal towards your Weekly Points
Allowance.

You can have bread on the Core Plan as well, it just needs to be counted
against your Weekly Points Allowance. Remember, in addition to the core
group of foods you are allowed 35 Points per week. Use them for breads,
beer, candy, brown rice at a second meal, etc.

- Fred #2

"Byron Oost" wrote in message
...
Unless I am mistaken, core only allows for 1 serving of bread or potato a
day. If that is correct then you are not doing core. Perhaps modified
core.
I am diabetic (type II) and could not follow core to a T because of that.
My
blood sugar was falling so low I was sick nearly everyday. I am allowing 1
bread or potato per meal, and am using pretzels and apples to keep my
blood
sugar from plummeting.

ironbyron in Owensboro, KY

"Brenda southern Lady" wrote in message I
had Grits with fat free butter spray and two eggs _core
, whole wheat spagetti with squash, zucchini,onions,garlic and green
peas, tomatoes -core........ all core !
4 small sweet pototoes -core with fat free butter spray ,tea water,
and coffee.
i had vanilla low fat yougart which i counted . seems i am doing core
and didn't realize it .
any way i feel good and i am not over eating .

Byron, the Core Plan allows potatoes to be eaten as a Core food at only one
meal per day. If you want to eat another meal with potatoes you count the
Points value of the potatoes in the 2nd meal towards your Weekly Points
Allowance.

You can have bread on the Core Plan as well, it just needs to be counted
against your Weekly Points Allowance. Remember, in addition to the core
group of foods you are allowed 35 Points per week. Use them for breads,
beer, candy, brown rice at a second meal, etc.

- Fred #2

"Byron Oost" wrote in message
...
Unless I am mistaken, core only allows for 1 serving of bread or potato a
day. If that is correct then you are not doing core. Perhaps modified
core.
I am diabetic (type II) and could not follow core to a T because of that.
My
blood sugar was falling so low I was sick nearly everyday. I am allowing 1
bread or potato per meal, and am using pretzels and apples to keep my
blood
sugar from plummeting.

ironbyron in Owensboro, KY

"Brenda southern Lady" wrote in message I
had Grits with fat free butter spray and two eggs _core
, whole wheat spagetti with squash, zucchini,onions,garlic and green
peas, tomatoes -core........ all core !
4 small sweet pototoes -core with fat free butter spray ,tea water,
and coffee.
i had vanilla low fat yougart which i counted . seems i am doing core
and didn't realize it .
any way i feel good and i am not over eating .

Sofia, I am a Lifetime WW member who reached goal in 1994, total weight loss
115 lbs. I am following the Core Plan and am very happy. I don't have to
count or record, I have snacks as often as I want, and am satisfied. In
fact, I have to be diligent to add non-Core foods to my eating or else I
start dropping below my goal weight!

- Fred #2

"Someplace_Else" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I recently re-joined Weight Watchers and was considering using the core
plan instead of the flex. For those that are doing Core, and even better,
those that have switched to core from flex, how successful has it been for
you so far?

Any info is appreciated.

Thanks,

Sofia

Sofia, I am a Lifetime WW member who reached goal in 1994, total weight loss
115 lbs. I am following the Core Plan and am very happy. I don't have to
count or record, I have snacks as often as I want, and am satisfied. In
fact, I have to be diligent to add non-Core foods to my eating or else I
start dropping below my goal weight!

- Fred #2

"Someplace_Else" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I recently re-joined Weight Watchers and was considering using the core
plan instead of the flex. For those that are doing Core, and even better,
those that have switched to core from flex, how successful has it been for
you so far?

Any info is appreciated.

Thanks,

Sofia

Core success?

Group: alt.support.diet.weigh****chers Date: Sun, Nov 7, 2004, 6:23am
(EST-1) From: (Byron=A0Oost)
Unless I am mistaken, core only allows for 1 serving of bread or potato
a day. If that is correct then you are not doing core. Perhaps modified
core. I am diabetic (type II) and could not follow core to a T because
of that. My blood sugar was falling so low I was sick nearly everyday. I
am allowing 1 bread or potato per meal, and am using pretzels and apples
to keep my blood sugar from plummeting.
ironbyron in Owensboro, KY

I heard you ! my dietitian put me on 45 to 60 grams of carb three times
a day , now i am enjoying normal blood sugar readings Brenda

In The noise and confusion of your life take time to find Peace in your
soul. Jesus Saves.
Stop Child abuse- words can slam harder then a fist.

Core success?

Group: alt.support.diet.weigh****chers Date: Sun, Nov 7, 2004, 6:23am
(EST-1) From: (Byron=A0Oost)
Unless I am mistaken, core only allows for 1 serving of bread or potato
a day. If that is correct then you are not doing core. Perhaps modified
core. I am diabetic (type II) and could not follow core to a T because
of that. My blood sugar was falling so low I was sick nearly everyday. I
am allowing 1 bread or potato per meal, and am using pretzels and apples
to keep my blood sugar from plummeting.
ironbyron in Owensboro, KY

I heard you ! my dietitian put me on 45 to 60 grams of carb three times
a day , now i am enjoying normal blood sugar readings Brenda

In The noise and confusion of your life take time to find Peace in your
soul. Jesus Saves.
Stop Child abuse- words can slam harder then a fist.

potatoes/rice/whole wheat pasta are once a day for choosing one of these,
all bread, white rice and regular pasta are NOT core but you need only count
them to still be doing core, Lee
Byron Oost wrote in message
...
Unless I am mistaken, core only allows for 1 serving of bread or potato a
day. If that is correct then you are not doing core. Perhaps modified
core.
I am diabetic (type II) and could not follow core to a T because of that.
My
blood sugar was falling so low I was sick nearly everyday. I am allowing 1
bread or potato per meal, and am using pretzels and apples to keep my
blood
sugar from plummeting.

ironbyron in Owensboro, KY

"Brenda southern Lady" wrote in message I
had Grits with fat free butter spray and two eggs _core
, whole wheat spagetti with squash, zucchini,onions,garlic and green
peas, tomatoes -core........ all core !
4 small sweet pototoes -core with fat free butter spray ,tea water,
and coffee.
i had vanilla low fat yougart which i counted . seems i am doing core
and didn't realize it .
any way i feel good and i am not over eating .

Not without limit. At least not me. Under the core plan you can as much of
"core" foods up to the point of satisfaction, but not to the point of being
stuffed.

ironbyron in Owensboro, KY

"Fred" wrote in message
...
So you eat all you want until satisfied of all core foods without
"limit?" Snacks, too, core? Are you eating non-core in that 35 point
allowance in addition.

Technically speaking, yes. You will find, however, because you are eating
high fiber foods without preservatives that your cravings and need for
snacks will be greatly reduced. And of course, snacks now are fruits, FF
yogurt or 94% FF popcorn if you are going to stay within the Core list. Or
you could use your 35 point allowance for the non-core stuff. Many people in
the message boards say the do best when they keep the number of non-core
items to a bare minimum (me too). Also, many non-core items are trigger
foods that will cause your cravings to return so you want to be very careful
as to how you use them. Some people use them for eating out or for real
cheese and other non FF items. Or bread (I only have bread about once a week
these days) but that is a common use for the 35 WPAs.

I still journal, weigh and measure like I did on Flex to keep my portion
size under control. I have not really gotten the "eat until satisfied" part
figured out so I have a normal size portion and leave it at that. If I am
hungry later then I grab something else. The key is to only eat when hungry.
That's hard too when DH and DD are having a bowl of ice cream in front of
me. I am learning to be content with a nuked apple and oatmeal concotion
with a glop of frozen cool whip on top.

"Fred" wrote in message
...
So you eat all you want until satisfied of all core foods without
"limit?" Snacks, too, core? Are you eating non-core in that 35 point
allowance in addition.

The other Fred

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 19:49:27 GMT, "Fred the Second"
wrote:

Sofia, I am a Lifetime WW member who reached goal in 1994, total weight
loss
115 lbs. I am following the Core Plan and am very happy. I don't have
to
count or record, I have snacks as often as I want, and am satisfied. In
fact, I have to be diligent to add non-Core foods to my eating or else I
start dropping below my goal weight!

- Fred #2

"Someplace_Else" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I recently re-joined Weight Watchers and was considering using the core
plan instead of the flex. For those that are doing Core, and even
better,
those that have switched to core from flex, how successful has it been
for
you so far?

Any info is appreciated.

Thanks,

Sofia