My biggest dilemma is that I have to take medicine in the morning. I don't want to eat until around 11 am because I like to have a late night snack of 100 calorie pack of cocoa dusted almonds. I've been putting off taking my medicine but the one I can't put off is an anti biotic.

I guess I can share this ,lol. I have to take an antibiotic before have sex or I will get a UTI.I have to take it with food.

I guess half of a Greek Yogurt would be 50 calories. I need to look up string cheese and baby bell light.

How about you? Is the 5:2 plan working with your life? I also don't like working out with my trainer on an empty stomach.

Will this not work if you have 11 hours in between instead of 12? There must be some reason you have to have 12 hours off.

Oh no Cheri! Ouch!! I have heard it is very painful. Did they say how long it will last? I'm sorry you're going through all of this.

Globe, I love your positive for the day! We are so hard on ourselves and that kind of puts it all in prospective. I have never tried to eat a pomegranate. I've had them in drinks. This is a funny question but how do you eat them...just peel and eat? Are they sweet?

M2G, I love weightlifting. I love how it makes me feel strong! I had some sessions with a personal trainer that was a weight lifter. I'm talking huge, manly muscle weight lifter. I didn't want to look anything like that but she did teach me a lot and I loved training with her. What I have noticed from lifting is that my skin didn't go away but the muscles kind of disguise the skin. You see muscle and it takes away from the hanging skin. At least for me that's how it seems. I still want to have plastics to remove the skin.

Daisy, I'm sorry you are sad. Hang in there.

I would also like for the group to be completely private. I know Laura said we could revisit once the site gets worked out. If everyone wants to do email, I'm fine with that too. I wasn't here at the beginning of the group so I'm not trying to stir up anything with this. Whatever the majority wants is ok with me. I do know this group has become important to me and I feel comfortable with all of you. I would feel more comfortable if I knew not everyone would be able to come on and read my inner most thoughts.

Ladies, yesterday was horrible for me! I was supposed to fast and I didn't. I ate so bad, it was like I was out of control and I couldn't stop myself. I HATE that feeling! My emotions are going crazy right now with some things that are going on plus it's that time of the month again for me so I am craving junk.

I AM going to fast today. I have got to get this under control. This was 3 days of eating junk. I can do this...one foot in front of the other...marching forward. Except I feel like I'm dragging instead of marching.

I am game to go anywhere for private group. FB, some group, doesn't matter.

So sorry about the shingles...ouch.

My last drain expelled itself even tho still putting out fluid. My doc is lined up to do needle aspiration should it be needed. Hopper (sarcasm)

Hi everyone -- PM me your email address so you don't have to post it out here, and I'll set up a google group for us. If we use it, great; if we don't, it's not that difficult to set up! And then we can have threaded conversations there that only we can see. I will call it 5:2 something so you will know what it is...

OD, I'll email you later x

I've started a google group for this discussion (we don't have to move the entire forum there, but it might be good for private discussions?) -- so if you want to join, PM me your email address!

I tried to PM but get the message that I can't

I can't send u a message either.

Sheryl8185 is my Gmail account.

LOL -- I can't use the PM system either. Sheezus. What a pain.

You can email me on d dot swizzy -- also on gmail.

Swizzy sent email

NB: You don't have to login to anything -- when you send me your email address, I'll invite you -- they you just email the google group and it goes to everyone. Easy peasy.

clk I am so sorry you have this horrible disease of shingles.......you already have enough stresses to deal with......I am sending some healing energy your way for a speedy recovery.....

I have been having trouble with replying to some PM's and will have to use my home computer when I get home. My work PC tells me I don't have permission to PM anyone.....Blahhhhhhhhhh!

I love the google idea and will be able to get access more freely.

Shingles! My brother has that. Sorry, thats a bummer. I know there is a vaccine for it, but sooo expensive.

feedyoureye google account

can you join using a hotmail account?

Cheri! You poor thing! Wow when it rains it pours. Please hang in there my friend.

I'm hoping Alex is getting things fixed today. I know everyone is anxious to get things back to normal. I'm not sure how this google group works, to be honest I'm computer illiterate!