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.

Coops you'll see the 150's soon! I know

I've been really good this week and have been pushing my fluids (90+oz) that always helps.

Yay Laura! I was 140 this am and I was bummed bc yesterday was a fast day. I'm hoping it's salt because I did have a handful of sunflower seeds that I had to shell.

Yesterday was a fast day but I had a really hard time. I really wanted to graze yesterday. Today seems to be the same way too. I made myself a cyrstal light hoping drinking will take away my cravings to snack.

Laura! Thats fantastic! I was the same today, which is good. There was a big party at school today, I did have some "snacks" but the damage is not to bad. Hey Laura, do I remember you saying you went Kayaking at Elkhorn Slough a while back? I am planning a kayak/birding trip in a couple of weeks and am thinking about Elkhorn as a possability... the other being Mono lake and surrounds....I'm buying a kayak tomorrow! I had better use it!

FYE yay for the scale!!

Yep elkhorn slough is great! And awesome bird (among other animals last time I even saw a ray) watching.

If you buy a kayak that is a must travel spot.

Good feast day yesterday, kept Protein high and carbs low. I had not done my exercise by 7pm but I gave myself a talking to and got on with it. So proud.

This morning I saw a new low on the scale I know it will more than likely bounce up again before my official weigh in on Monday am but at least I have seen it and I know it is waiting there for me.

So far so good today I have just cooked a full English Breakfast for the family I had sausage, egg, Beans and a small slice of toast (419 calories), I am stuffed and that will more than likely do me now until the evening meal.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Good feast day yesterday' date=' kept protein high and carbs low. I had not done my exercise by 7pm but I gave myself a talking to and got on with it. So proud. This morning I saw a new low on the scale I know it will more than likely bounce up again before my official weigh in on Monday am but at least I have seen it and I know it is waiting there for me. So far so good today I have just cooked a full English breakfast for the family I had sausage, egg, beans and a small slice of toast (419 calories), I am stuffed and that will more than likely do me now until the evening meal. Hope everyone has a good weekend.[/quote'] Cathy, don't you love that feeling of "seeing a new low" (Coops, OD, LV, FYE, Lisa, Cowgirl, GT, Chimera,m2G, Ms Skinniness Swizzly, Cheri, me). KNOWING that it will come again and STAY! I am still really amazed at 5:2! You know, losing my initial weight was really easy for me- unlike many of you - so this feeling of true accomplishment it is providing all of us is really exhilarating and freeing from those doubts of whether or not I Could Lose again! Congrats!!!

I hope my new low stays. I am bummed. I don't feel like I ate anything yesterday that would cause me to gain weight . I am back up to 141 this morning and my low since starting 5:2 was 139. I want to see that back but i am afraid i am going to have to eat like a fast day every day in order for it to stick.

I hope my new low stays. I am bummed. I don't feel like I ate anything yesterday that would cause me to gain weight . I am back up to 141 this morning and my low since starting 5:2 was 139. I want to see that back but i am afraid i am going to have to eat like a fast day every day in order for it to stick.

Nope, you won't. Just eat "clean" and well with in your cal range. It will come and stay. Mine usually took about a week to week and a half to "stick" at each interval down! You got this!!

Cathy that's great! And daisy I find that when I hit a new low it bounces a bit then eventually sticks

And speaking of lows...

Remember yesterday I said the scale said 154 well today it said 153!!!!!

I was so excited to today I forget to tell you guys earlier

I didn't eat any garbage today and tomorrow I can work out. I am starting out my fast tomorrow with the attitude that the 130's are coming back. I am really going to try hard to make it to the gym every day this week.

Yay Laura! You're going to be in the 140's soon! We have the same goal weight.

Nice weekend, last one with youngest before he returns to uni next weekend. It has been a long summer though as he gets so much holiday (16 weeks). I will just get the house tidied and get used to my empty nest and he will be back- he has 3 x 8 week terms so he is here more than he is away. I shouldn't complain though as when he finishes he more than likely won't return here but go where the jobs are.

Scales show my lowest so far so that is good, not as low as what the scale was showing at the weekend but that just gives me an incentive for this week as I know it is within my grasp.

Been OUT of the loop HERE and with my eating. Sigh. Trying to remember what happened last week. OH that's right, I started a new Women and Weights class, so it's a hour of weight-lifting with an instructor (taking me a while to warm up to her) 2x a week. And then I go directly from WAW's to Spin class for an hour. So I decided to stay away from fasting on tues and thurs. So last week I fasted Mon and Fri...though Fri. came in at over 600. Then this weekend I'm not sure what happened. My food scale battery died and I have yet to get a new one. So I just ate my way through the weekend. No measuring, grazing like it was my job, carbs....gah.

So I'm here this am, trying to fast and trying to reign it in. Sheesh. I see my surgeon in about 3 weeks for my 3 year checkup and he *knows* I'm doing the 5:2 but things have slowed way down for me in regards to losses (I will admit to getting an initial "high" after seeing the scale go down so quick in the first few weeks...) but I suppose that I'm getting a tad frustrated with doing the 5:2 (so I would *love* to see how low I can go before going in there and would *love* to give him a glowing report from 5:2 land) but not seeing the scale move much. (Swizzly you out there? ) I know there are so many "other" health benefits from doing the 5:2 but I will NOT lie and sugarcoat anything...I'm doing it for the weight-loss benefit right now and when I'm not getting that "benefit" out of it, pfffttt, well I guess I'm just frustrated. The one OTHER benefit I love is the way I feel on a fast. Like food is NOT the most important thing in my life and that I can do with less. Great feeling.

So anyway, pulling up my big girl panties today and getting BACK UP ON THAT 5:2 HORSE and I will get my sh*t together and forget about this weekend. Love you ladies. :wub:

Been OUT of the loop HERE and with my eating. Sigh. Trying to remember what happened last week. OH that's right' date=' I started a new Women and Weights class, so it's a hour of weight-lifting with an instructor (taking me a while to warm up to her) 2x a week. And then I go directly from WAW's to Spin class for an hour. So I decided to stay away from fasting on tues and thurs. So last week I fasted Mon and Fri...though Fri. came in at over 600. Then this weekend I'm not sure what happened. My food scale battery died and I have yet to get a new one. So I just ate my way through the weekend. No measuring, grazing like it was my job, carbs....gah. So I'm here this am, trying to fast and trying to reign it in. Sheesh. I see my surgeon in about 3 weeks for my 3 year checkup and he *knows* I'm doing the 5:2 but things have slowed way down for me in regards to losses (I will admit to getting an initial "high" after seeing the scale go down so quick in the first few weeks...) but I suppose that I'm getting a tad frustrated with doing the 5:2 (so I would *love* to see how low I can go before going in there and would *love* to give him a glowing report from 5:2 land) but not seeing the scale move much. (Swizzly you out there? ) I know there are so many "other" health benefits from doing the 5:2 but I will NOT lie and sugarcoat anything...I'm doing it for the weight-loss benefit right now and when I'm not getting that "benefit" out of it, pfffttt, well I guess I'm just frustrated. The one OTHER benefit I love is the way I feel on a fast. Like food is NOT the most important thing in my life and that I can do with less. Great feeling. So anyway, pulling up my big girl panties today and getting BACK UP ON THAT 5:2 HORSE and I will get my sh*t together and forget about this weekend. Love you ladies. :wub:[/quote']

Okay, M2G, remember that you have to eat very cleanly and well within cal range on feast days for 5:2 to really work for us sleevers, I believe. I know I lost well and reached where I initially wanted to be within 3 months which was fairly quickly for 5:2 but I was super vigilant on non fast days. Now I've been more lax on feast and am holding and maintaining but not losing so what I've learned is my health is much improved, I like the way I feel, I have increased my exercise but unless I want to lose more I'm going to have to kick butt by really reigning in the Snacks ( even though still within cal range) on feast days.

You can do it! Man, I wish I had your exercise mindset! As you said on another thread, maybe you need to change up the way you are fasting. Maybe try a different form with all your workouts and see if your body responds. Like 16:8. Or maybe add in some more good fats.

Let us know what and how you do this week! I think you will be on the loosing track!

..supposed to fast today... will do my regular morning routine... protein coffee... but my dad called at 2AM (something was on his mind to do that!) ...and needs a ride to Oakland (around 90 miles), drs appointment in the morning... so my sched will be thrown off...lunch out.. may end up doing damage control tomorrow.... I know this can work from the past, but makes me a little nervous. I have only been holding this weight for maybe 12 days, but it feels like a stall... which really, its not.

..supposed to fast today... will do my regular morning routine... Protein coffee... but my dad called at 2AM (something was on his mind to do that!) ...and needs a ride to Oakland (around 90 miles)' date=' drs appointment in the morning... so my sched will be thrown off...lunch out.. may end up doing damage control tomorrow.... I know this can work from the past, but makes me a little nervous. I have only been holding this weight for maybe 12 days, but it feels like a stall... which really, its not.[/quote']

Nope, I don't believe it's a stall either. Maybe switch up fasting schedule and timeframe? I think our bodies get used to our fasting schedules also. Good luck with your Dad. Bless his heart. Been there. You got this, my friend!!!