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.

Ah' date=' the difac. You know, we were so hungry for American food when living in Bishkek that a trip to the difac for heat lamp hamburgers or a salad (with iceberg or romaine, hard to find in Bishkek) was a huge treat for the family. We did it about once a month. Plus, the deployed guys and gals loved seeing our twins run around - they miss their own families and seeing our family there was nice for them.

I'm in the land of the weird. Hubs got the call that he is now NOT going to Liberia. He's on hold for some other, as yet unnamed, mission. We shall see what happens. At the very least, I'm relieved that we've once again earned a reprieve and will have a few more months of him home. This is kind of an odd turn as he was already on orders. It's not typical to have a guy not go when everything is in order and he's volunteered.

I didn't even weigh today but I am fasting. Nothing to eat as yet but I'll start with a Protein coffee in about an hour. I have my day planned and it should be fine. There is no way I can fast tomorrow night (Shabbat dinner during Rosh Hashanah? Hardly!) or Saturday so there you go.

I think I need new clothes. I dressed differently in Bishkek (had more professional duties, did some catering and what not) and now I'm a SAHM and really feel too dressed most days. Uncomfortable, too! I think I'll be splurging on some more comfortable, everyday wear clothes soon. I'm actually really looking forward to sweater weather, but it's still high eighties here!

GT, PM me your address and I'll get you some Clorox wipes and Kleenex ASAP. Do you have mail privileges with an APO address? Our contractors in Bishkek had limited privileges so I'm not sure what you have. We had both dip pouch and APO there, due to Manas. Anyway, if you go under dip, I'm in VA and it'll get there very quickly. APO will take a few extra days to get to NY first. Either way, I'll send Priority to make the stateside time faster. As for meals, I have zero ideas about boil bags/meals with low sodium (wouldn't I need a magic wand for that?) but if you know some brands off the top of your head I'll find what I can and mail things out by Saturday. I admit to huge gaps in my knowledge of processed food. Want some packages of tuna and/or some flavor drops for Water? Those are my processed food standbys.

Everyone enjoy the rest of your week. I'm in need of a nap. I'm operating on just a handful of hours of sleep a night and need to nap when this baby does. Surprisingly, it's my five year old daughter keeping me up at night - anxiety about her dad deploying (which will hopefully fade soon) and the new school experience have her up multiple times a night with nightmares. The kid woke me up at three this morning (for the third time since one!) to ask about birthdays and school...WTH? This kid clearly takes after me and needs to know exactly what to expect or she's a wound up little ball of stress. Poor thing!

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Cheri, I am LOL right now! Reading that was sorta like reading as a second language! Lol. NO idea what all that stands for. Ha!!! And yes! Get you some new clothes!!!!!!!

GT, PM me your address and I'll get you some Clorox wipes and Kleenex ASAP. Do you have mail privileges with an APO address? Our contractors in Bishkek had limited privileges so I'm not sure what you have. We had both dip pouch and APO there, due to Manas. Anyway, if you go under dip, I'm in VA and it'll get there very quickly. APO will take a few extra days to get to NY first. Either way, I'll send Priority to make the stateside time faster. As for meals, I have zero ideas about boil bags/meals with low sodium (wouldn't I need a magic wand for that?) but if you know some brands off the top of your head I'll find what I can and mail things out by Saturday. I admit to huge gaps in my knowledge of processed food. Want some packages of tuna and/or some flavor drops for Water? Those are my processed food standbys.

Cheri, it's no use me trying to send anything from this fukakta place, but I would be more than happy to pitch in some funds by PayPal to contribute to whatever you send. Yes, please?? PM me...

Also that is weird about your husband's orders. What an uncertainty to live with...I find you relatively calm about it all. Your poor baby getting all worried about her daddy...that's gotta be tough. :wub:

Cheri - I understood every bit of your acronym Soup lolol!! I am a DA CIV, so am treated like a uniformed soldier for all intents and purposes, I have an AKO address, I will PM you with it.

Protein coffee, how's that? Do you just mix chocolate Protein Powder with some coffee or do you use an espresso protein like Click? I like to make a dirty chai frozen Protein Drink.

Today I've had scrambled eggs and cheese, half a sausage patty, tea with milk, a Protein Shake, and half a tiny salad with caesar dressing. I may or may not have a piece of turkey with some mustard, or a half a slice of pound cake with some tea, I'm not sure. This was the first day back with the difac so I went a little nutty.

I have also decided to abandon ADF, even though I enjoy it, and instead do 5:2 like all y'all. I will fast on Mondays and Fridays, which probably sounds like the worst idea to you guys lol, but here my "Monday" is actually Sunday, and Fridays are actually my Saturdays.

It looks like I will be getting medevac'd to Germany, how do you say protein in Deutch?

Cheri I will PM you!

It looks like I will be getting medevac'd to Germany, how do you say Protein in Deutch?

For the head injury?? You doing okay? Where in Germany would that be, and when? It might be nearby and I could pop up and visit you?

ETA: "Eiweiss" LOL

Fasting today...

"It looks like I will be getting medevac'd to Germany, how do you say Protein in Deutch"

GT, whaaaaa? Concussion, hernia, what? Concerned.

Fasting today...

Me too! And hungry too:)

Well Germany sounds better than where you are.

I am going to go shopping today for your care package, globe.

Supposed to fast today . I hope my brother doesn't want to go out for dinner. I am going to think of a low cal dinner we can have tonight. He seems like he only eats one meal a day and Snacks the rest of the time.

Glad you have access to some sort of food now GT... hope things are calming down for you a little. If there is anything I can do? x

Coming towards the end of my fast day I think I've gone a little over, doing so well until I came home from Curves and my daughter had cooked pizza and garlic bread... couldn't resist a bit of the bread. She is currently baking cake and Cookies for her work placement - it is her last day today and she wanted a 'thank you'! Nothing better to say thanks than cake, right? However, the beautiful smell is killing me...lol

I. Must. Resist!

Saw 162 again this morning - getting bored of the new bounce range now... really want to see some scale movement as a thank you to me for following the 5:2...lol *sighs* oh well!

Just having a 'blue - ish' day today!

Today I'm fasting too. I was so hungry I had to eat at noon. I think it was mostly head hunger. I can't wait for dinner of crock pot chicken.....

Y'all know how good this tastes today???? Unbelievably good. LOL.

Oh sh*t - garlic bread 1 Coops 0!

Fail!

Today I'm fasting too. I was so hungry I had to eat at noon. I think it was mostly head hunger. I can't wait for dinner of crock pot chicken.....

I know the feeling!

Y'all know how good this tastes today???? Unbelievably good. LOL.

Yum I like anything banana flavor!

Oh sh*t - garlic bread 1 Coops 0!

Fail!

Hehehe...

Lol I noticed I quoted all the posts with food in them!

Yep I'm fasting...holding in ok so far.

Days are easy, it's the nights that always get me though.

supposed to fast today but didn't. Up with dad in the ER last night, got 2 hours sleep and missed dinner so only 900 cals anyway... close enough. I need my stress eating today! Keeping it regular, but 1400 cals are filling the bill instead of 500... Oh the joys of old age, I really feel for my parents. Going to spend saturday and maybe sunday with them. (gearing up....) Love'em, and yet... dad is such an over thinker and control guy... he is full on 100% the whole time. RELAX dad!