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.

Um' date=' M2G, don't be rubbing it in! We are at 100Degrees in mid Sept. AR. !!!

Here'sy "Fallscape" completed in the upper 90s! All that missing is the real pumpkins! But, bless God, getting my Fall Decor out regardless! Ha![/quote']

Beautiful!!

Georgia, your fallscape looks fab!! We are def getting chillier here now...

I reckon GT is en route to Germany and maybe offline a couple days around that transit time? She said she'd be headed there yesterday/today-ish I think.

No fast here again. Had tartare and chips for dinner with business guest. But I've been eating pretty well overall, no gain at all.

Um, M2G, don't be rubbing it in! We are at 100Degrees in mid Sept. AR. !!!

Here'sy "Fallscape" completed in the upper 90s! All that missing is the real pumpkins! But, bless God, getting my Fall Decor out regardless! Ha!

Sorry I was so stinkin excited for cooler weather...we even got rain...yay!

That fallscape is beautiful Georgia!!! LOVE IT!

Still nothing from GT?

Hope she checks in soon...

Ok I'm done for the day made it in at 517.

Hopefully all is well with GT..,

Georgia I love the decorations.

Today I ended my fast at 579. I was so hungry at dinner and broke out the peanuts. .

Great job everyone.

Georgia! Beautiful job with the fall decor!

Fasted yesterday and came in at 535, nothing too strenuous on today so should be able to be 'good'.

Well, the elusive 150 came and went! Now, I'm in my normal pattern of hitting new low, bouncing up and them back down to "hold" that new low but.. LOL. I didn't want this one to be the same! Ha!

Weird thing is I've had LESS calories a couple days back to back. One fast day and yesterday semi-fast with only around 708 calories and STILL up!

So IS it true that muscle weighs more than fat? Only thing I can think of is my exercise took a HUGE jump this past week. Put in about 35 miles last week which is probably double (or more) previous weeks and EVER! Lol. Do y'all think this has something to do with it? And continuing this routine since I have the 100 mile challenge going on.

Not worried about cause i know ill be back down but unusual for me. And it's DEF not hormonal since I have None. Lol.

Georgia the 150's are surely teasing you! They will be back! I am sure loving the cooler weather these days too. Heard the heat will be back on really soon. I am back to 147 this am from 149 lbs. Tomorrow will be another fast day and after that I am going to keep focusing on keeping the sugars out of my diet. This is life and I choose to live life to the fullest......... Hope GT is doing ok......and we hear from her soon.......

Georgia the 150's are surely teasing you! They will be back! I am sure loving the cooler weather these days too. Heard the heat will be back on really soon. I am back to 147 this am from 149 lbs. Tomorrow will be another fast day and after that I am going to keep focusing on keeping the sugars out of my diet. This is life and I choose to live life to the fullest......... Hope GT is doing ok......and we hear from her soon.......

I don't want the 150s. I want the 147s like you! Ha!! Ahh, it never ends, does it?

I don't want the 150s. I want the 147s like you! Ha!! Ahh' date=' it never ends, does it? [/quote']

Ditto that!!!

I don't want the 150s. I want the 147s like you! Ha!! Ahh, it never ends, does it?

You will get here, I love your determination! This will never end! This will keep us on our toes.....the good, bad, and the ugly! LOL

You will get here' date=' I love your determination! This will never end! This will keep us on our toes.....the good, bad, and the ugly! LOL [/quote']

Yes, I want to be there (140s) before the UGLY hits me! Ha!! B

Okay, fast day yesterday ended around 548 or so...feasting today.

Buuuut, first I had to FAST in order to have blood work done and didn't realize how much I would miss my lovely am coffee. (Oh sure you can have coffee on a bloodwork day, just no creamer or splenda...what's fun about that? ) I didn't miss the food, just the coffee. haha

Okay, time to come clean folks, I did NOT tell my PCP about the 5:2. I'm not sure why. It was a bit of a combo of things. First my PCP had 2 "students" (obv. med students...not sure where they were in the scheme of their studies, etc.) following him around and even though I consented to have them there (I mean what do you say when they trail in behind the doc...hi can they stay? um, guess so...) it was ODD talking to 3 people instead of the usual one. So then he was interrupted with a phone call and had to leave the room, and both of them pounced on me getting to poke and prod me, then he comes back and does the SAME poking and prodding that the students *just* did. So I guess part of it was that. The other part was that I didn't feel like an "expert" on the 5:2, so I wasn't sure how I would sound trying to explain it to my dr. Ugh. I did tell him I was eating about 1,000-1,400 cals/day which is true. I just didn't get into the 500cal/day part. Gah.

Anyway, rest assured my SURGEON and his team (aka my fav. NUT that I see) both have FULL knowledge that I'm doing the 5:2 and they are both 100% supportive of me doing it.

How about the rest of you? Have you had a medical visit while on this plan? What do YOUR doctors/NUTS/nurses all say about this???

Oh and one final note: the nurse who drew my blood was fan-freaking-tastic. I think I counted 6 or 7 vials of blood. He did bruise me (not badly though) but that is pretty par-for-the-course with me. I'm a bruiser and honestly I think I've only had 1 or 2 at the most when I didn't walk away looking like I've been in a fight. I'm excited to get results...will share when I do!

Oh here is the bruising...

And Breakfast after... egg beaters, turkey sausage and fruit...