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.

They actually did issue a dress code for the cocktail party. For women it was a cocktail dress OR formal top and slacks. The men it was quite specific too - but I don't recall what it was exactly - dark shirt if they didn't wear a suit or tux type thing.

The reception did not have a dress code, so that one i will definately wear just gussied up business clothes.

I do better in dresses (or jeans) over slacks because I have a skinny ass and short legs. Slacks almost always need to be tailored to fit me well whereas just about any dress off the rack works okay.

So, I do work for European company but this event is the annual sales and service meeting for the Americas so it is mostly USA, some Central/south America and of course Canada so American sensibilities prevail. Did I mention it is about 90% + men?

 

I posted in the powder room. You are going to have a blast! Congrats on the invite and all the success.

Where IS the powder room?

Thanks! I did finally find it. Not sure how. Ha!

Hey everyone,

I was supposed to go to Portland today for the weekend to see my son and his family . Thank Gold Bill would not let me go alone,.

We left out town with a little rain and came to the interstate to white out conditions with chains required., So we managed to get off the free way and get a motel . We went and had chains put on and then tried to find a place open to have dinner. Everything was closed . We finally found this dive place and I ended up leaving my purse in there, with tons of cash and credit cards.

Please pray for me that it's there tomorrow morning. I have to have my credit card for the basket ball tickets I bought for my son's 30th birthday. They have to be paid for with the same credit card they were ordered from online. Some stupid rule.,

I'm scared spit less and I don't know if I can sleep.

Bill has been a saint through it all. He didn't even want to come but he didn't want me to go alone. I love this man!

I'll catch up as soon as I finally make it to my son's 200 more miles away.

Hey everyone,

 I was supposed to go to Portland today for the weekend to see my son and his family . Thank Gold Bill would not let me go alone,.

 

We left out town with a little rain and came to the interstate to white out conditions with chains required., So we managed to get off the free way and get a motel . We went and had chains put on and then tried to find a place open to have dinner. Everything was closed . We finally found this dive place and I ended up leaving my purse in there, with tons of cash and credit cards.

 

Please pray for me that it's there tomorrow morning. I have to have my credit card for the basket ball tickets I bought for my son's 30th birthday. They have to be paid for with the same credit card they were ordered from online. Some stupid rule.,

 

I'm scared spit less and I don't know if I can sleep.

 

Bill has been a saint through it all. He didn't even want to come but he didn't want me to go alone. I love this man!

 

I'll catch up as soon as I finally make it to my son's 200 more miles away.

Wow! Sounds like way more adventure than you had planned! Best of luck on that purse....You guys take care. 

Edited February 8, 201412 yr by feedyoureye

Hey everyone,

I was supposed to go to Portland today for the weekend to see my son and his family . Thank Gold Bill would not let me go alone,.

We left out town with a little rain and came to the interstate to white out conditions with chains required., So we managed to get off the free way and get a motel . We went and had chains put on and then tried to find a place open to have dinner. Everything was closed . We finally found this dive place and I ended up leaving my purse in there, with tons of cash and credit cards.

Please pray for me that it's there tomorrow morning. I have to have my credit card for the basket ball tickets I bought for my son's 30th birthday. They have to be paid for with the same credit card they were ordered from online. Some stupid rule.,

I'm scared spit less and I don't know if I can sleep.

Bill has been a saint through it all. He didn't even want to come but he didn't want me to go alone. I love this man!

I'll catch up as soon as I finally make it to my son's 200 more miles away.

Bill sounds like he's a really good man to have! Praying that your purse, money, and credit cards are still there when you go back... Sending some healing energy your way.

Ladies, I don't know how many of you read other posts but Cheri has just posted on the vets forum and I think she needs our love and support.

Yesterday I wandered into a custom jewlry shop - mostly fine jewlrey, but she had some vintage costume jewelry. The earrings are from the 1940s that she retrofitted for pierced ears. The necklace is just so pretty and sparkly. i don't care for them together, but i thought they were quite the find.

OD, did you get your purse? Sure hope so.

 

Anybody know why Cheri stopped posting here?

 

Sheryl, love the jewelry. I still think I would do pop of color in your earrings, though.

 

Another day of snacking. I've gotten into the bad habit of fast and the really doing what they say you can on 5:2. . Which I never did! Yuck. Not to break this carb habit again!!!!

OD, did you get your purse? Sure hope so.

 

Anybody know why Cheri stopped posting here?

 

Sheryl, love the jewelry. I still think I would do pop of color in your earrings, though.

 

Another day of snacking. I've gotten into the bad habit of fast and the really doing what they say you can on 5:2. . Which I never did! Yuck. Not to break this carb habit again!!!!

 

I'm doing a bit of that too.... just watching that scale really close....

 

Cute Earrings S!

 

And I will check out Cheri.... 

I saw Cheri's thread, as you know I can more than relate to what she is going through, I will PM her. I leave my location soon, have a lot of anxiety about that, plus I cannot weight myself as I already mailed my scale, that's nerve wracking. I saw that trainer guy in the difac today for the first time since his blow up, that set me off kilter. I said goodbye to my friend and interpreter today, that also set me off kilter, i have a shit ton of work today, I'm just feeling very ... fretful

Sheryl, that necklace would go great with some fabulous 1940's-1950's style cocktail dresses at https://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/midlendres/pinupgirsigl.html

Georgia, I learned this year that the loss of a parent is not something you get over, only get through.

Coops, how's your crud?

Denise - lost purse = nightmare! Have you already cancelled your cards/put them on alert?

Laura if you are reading this I'm thinking of you and hope you are taking things a day at a time, or even 5 minutes at a time, make yourself a priority.

Cathy, I just thought you deserved a shout out because your posts are always so calm and encouraging, thank you

Swizz - what about your crud? Healing thoughts, and lots of inflammation-soothing tea.

Holy Crap!

I am confident driving in snow I live in Munich Germany for 2 years!

tonight, I was scared. On a crazy ass whim i went into Seattle tonight and ignored the weather forecasts that are usually wrong anyway.

Way home, the highway I was on was at a STOP due to the snow ( remember, forgive us for no snowplows and lots of hillls). I was on the Eastside of Seattle coming down a serious hill on the Interstate 520. Shit. Dead stop... rolling at like 1-5 MPH. Anyhoo I was terrified as most cars were spinning out and i was coming down the hilll more or less sideways in a mini cooper with slick type tires. I called Steven (lives near that area), who true to character did not answer, and left him a panic stricken vmail. Then I got my freaking head together, put my mini cooper in manual mode and took that hill in first gear. I kid you not - navigating around the SUVs and other cars spun out or sliding downhilll sideways. At one point, i was considering this car coming toward me as we were both sliding down the hill sideways... wondering if I would make it!

The mini cooper does NOt have snow tires and is rear wheel drive - this is NOt a snow car! The fact I could switch to manual mode and more importantly... dumb cow that I am, was wearing high heels and wasn't walking out... I was MOTIVATED to make this work, I switched to manual transmission mode and came down that hill very slowly, weaving around spun out cars..

Then, I got to my neighborhood... run up the hills and first gear for the downhills.... remember, NO snowplows.

Made it home, although my driveway is a hill and my car was complaining ,,,, but we made it!

oh, Steven did call me back, so he is redeemed.

I love 40-50s styles - thanks for the link Florinda !

So what you are saying Sheryl is - get 4 wheel drive if I buy a car for WA!

Oh my, Denise and Sheryl... I hope you are both ok after your 'adventures'... talk about stress. I hate it when things don't go to plan... hope you are both ok.

I messaged Sheila, she's ok - back to school and has been busy with studies and family life... she said to say Hi and that she'll try to pop on as soon as she can.

Things are ok here... Hywel is doing well, and we talk about Gary when he wants to. He went training Friday, and Gary's eldest son was there... I think this was good for Hywel to see... that life goes on and that is what Gary would of wanted. Boxing was his life and he would be proud to see the boys train hard. The funeral is the 21st Feb, Hywel wants to go to say goodbye and I am hoping that work will be kind enough to allow me to take him (they are really strict with time off and not very compassionate) - the funeral is in Abergavenny, where hubby polices, so as he is on days he is hoping to attend and meet us there - I think Hywel and I will need him with us to be honest. I am finding the loss difficult to get my head around, so God only knows how Hywel is processing it!

On a better note, my daughter Betty is away this weekend with police cadets, she'll be home later... I am so proud of her doing this.

Oh and our boiler went bang... no heating or hot water for two days does nothing but promote a bad mood - luckily it is fixed now but we do need to replace it... We really do need to spend some money on our house as we have neglected it for years... things are getting old and need replacing.

On a 5:2 note, scales are still bouncing around all over the place... I actually think I need to either replace the batteries or get a new one... the other night I weighed in at 154 (yes, surgeon's goal) and stepped on and off again to check - the number stayed... so I was a little excited cos I normally weight 2-4 lbs heavier in the evening... anyway, I got on the next morning and weight 3lbs heavier.... arghhhh!! I was gutted 'cos I thought I had broken my new set point. I will give it another week or so and have a little think about replacing them.

I've done two good fasts this week and no loss so I am wondering if I need to get back to the gym and Curves? I will go back to Curves this week. But in saying that, something is different because I have had a few comments about how 'small' I look and whether I have lost weight... when I tell folk I am over 11 stone they don't believe me!

What is everyone's' opinions on water? I read such conflicting opinions... I have really struggled drinking water from day one and have gone through spits and spats of getting the recommended amounts in... do you think it does actually help shift weight?

I am going back to see my doc tues, I rang for my blood results... iron is normal so that was a bonus, 'lady hormones' not so good, so I will have a proper chat about that with my doc... Thanks for the book Kim, a very interesting read... I will defo be asking about natural progesterone... I don't want any man made crap going in my body - I don't eat processed food so I don't want processed medicines either! My hot flashes are back with such venom... they are so intense that they actually make me feel weak! It is soooo embarrassing when I am stood in front of 30 teenagers and in seconds I am bright read and covered in sweat! I need them to bugger off!

Kim, do you get your progesterone cream from the doc or buy it?