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.

Very interesting article today. Puts it all in perspective. Keep fighting the good fight, Peeps! Our health matters!! THIS is primarily why I chose WLS. My Mom had it all!

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/diabetes-may-outrank-weight-measurement-when-it-comes-to-weight-loss-surgery

M2G, my "unloading" of the lunch was a sleeve thing! That's what makes it so weird! I haven't done that in a year or more. So Mr. Sleevie is still very strict! And I say, "YAAAAYYYY!" LOL

Well, I said yaay after i IMMEDIATELY felt wonderful that it was all gone! And just between me and you, my first thought was, "Oh, well, you didn't have to add all those calories to MFP!" BAHAHAHAHA!

Well, I said yaay after i IMMEDIATELY felt wonderful that it was all gone! And just between me and you, my first thought was, "Oh, well, you didn't have to add all those calories to MFP!" BAHAHAHAHA!

Hahaha...that cracked me up. I would have thought the same thing.

Congrats on the loss M2G!

I love hearing about how well this works for everyone!

Cheri, thanks for the welcome!

Everyone...I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the support this group gives daily. I know I'm new to the group but getting on here every day and seeing how you all stick together is so helpful. Thanks to all of you!

Hope everyone has a great day!

Georgia, good article. I hate BMI! I think it's the devil, glad people are looking into this.

My mom is overweight and diabetic. I wish she would get this surgery. I know it would help her so much but she's scared.

OK, back from vacation, gained 2.7 pounds, but had a fantastic time... Lots of nature, went Kayaking in the eastern Sierras, in the Ansel Adams wilderness area. I was snowing the day before! Some hiking, and some eating. I think at least part of the regain was from salty Thai food on the drive back north in Reno. It was delish, but I knew it was going to make a bounce. Fasting today, very happy I have a plan in place that I can use to get this off!

Welcome back FYE!

We will be fast sisters today

I'm going to a wedding this weekend and I'm already bracing for a gain..

Because lord knows I will be drinking to get through it (my husbands friend who is marrying a Bolivian woman because he thinks and says often American woman are to demanding)

OK' date=' back from vacation, gained 2.7 pounds, but had a fantastic time... Lots of nature, went Kayaking in the eastern Sierras, in the Ansel Adams wilderness area. I was snowing the day before! Some hiking, and some eating. I think at least part of the regain was from salty Thai food on the drive back north in Reno. It was delish, but I knew it was going to make a bounce. Fasting today, very happy I have a plan in place that I can use to get this off![/quote']

Awesome to hear about your fun!!! Welcome back! We've been "fasting" away. . Well, mostly. LOL

Yep, fast day for me too. Is t it weird how quickly your body gets used to its new weight and them if you are up even a little you FEEL it?

Oh, and LV, forget to congrat on 152! Go, girl! It's all that recumbent bike. lol

Sarsar, I love reading your comments. We think alike!!

Brown, you out there?

CGJ, get your friend to send a couple pics.

Girls! I saw a new low today going into another fast day. I am so excited.

138.6 Maybe I'll see 135 again after all! I love 5:2 . It really works if you follow staying in your calorie range on non fast days.

I am so glad to hear everyone is doing so well.

I hope you will find a little time Cheri, to check in a little bit, even if it's only a few lines.

Happy fasting Thursday fasters!

I am going to try on some old pants.

Girls! I saw a new low today going into another fast day. I am so excited. 138.6 Maybe I'll see 135 again after all! I love 5:2 . It really works if you follow staying in your calorie range on non fast days. I am so glad to hear everyone is doing so well. I hope you will find a little time Cheri' date=' to check in a little bit, even if it's only a few lines. Happy fasting Thursday fasters! I am going to try on some old pants.[/quote']

That is awesome!!!!!!

I'm here, two days in a row!

Fasting today and knocking it out of the park. Didn't even have my protein coffee until eleven and have had my appetite go back to normal - that is, it's non-existent! Hooray for my sleeve. It's different for everyone but I swear my biggest hurdles are stress and hormones. With those under control my biggest issue with food is remembering to eat it, and that's something to be thankful for.

Anyway, I'm at 200 calories for the day so I've got plenty of room for dinner and maybe even some yogurt with granola later. We shall see.

Great job OG! I swear 135 was my low point, too, and not even as low as I wanted. But seeing it for more than a few days in a row took a lot of work, so I'm glad you're working back there. I have no doubt you'll get there again.

Thanks for the share, Georgia. I was a type 2 diabetic prior to surgery and it was a very big part of my decision process. I haven't needed medication (outside of the insulin I needed immediately post op) since the day before surgery. Amazing. I was told that I am only in remission - that it doesn't really go away for good - and that I'll likely experience it again once I'm elderly, but I think all of the healthy years in between without wearing out my organs is a great trade off. It's too bad I didn't have surgery BEFORE I developed diabetes, but well, it's too bad I didn't have surgery when I was in my early twenties, period!

Hope everyone is well today. I'm off. I grabbed a few minutes to write while Elisheva is very happily preoccupied with some new squishy blocks we bought her yesterday, but I suspect my time minutes is up shortly!

~Cheri

glad to see this is alive and kicking!

Great to see you Cheri, sounds like you are feeling more up beat and boo to those pesky hormones, I am sure they are why I;m not at goal.

OD awesome news about the new low amaze-balls!- all that patience was worth it! I would chop my left arm off to see 13?! It might come to that yet!

M2G glad you called it my lovely!

FYE - always good to see you back and it sounds like your holiday was good fun!

Dee - you really are my heroine - you just keep on doing it regardless of outcome and that really helps me/us keep plodding along. And yea, peri menopausal really does suck the life out of you!

Everyone else... yey to us! Such a great feeling to have this thread for support.

I've had a whirlwind week - really poorly at the beginning and didn't really eat for 4 days - I called Monday my official fast day and Tues was a semi fast day. Yesterday and today, well, holy moly, all I want to do is bloody eat! Last night I had the munchies from hell and fortunately there was no junk food in the house and I am far too lazy to go and get some! Thankfully! My 'treat' was white bread and marmite...lol... oh well, it ain't choc but filled the hole. Today I've eaten more too and got my choc fix so tomo is defo a fast day. The scale is bouncing again, but I expected this as it seems to be my pattern - oh and the lack of number 2s (hahahaaaa - ouch) hasn't helped matters!

And I've given myself a week off exercise too - no curves or zumba or boxing this week. Just feel like my body needs the rest.

Still all good as Mr Sleeve stops me going too mad! Not gonna sweat the small stuff.

Looking forward to my fast day tomo

Finished up my fast day. Splurged at the end and had a bit of vanilla yogurt and some protein granola - clocked in at 542, but close enough for me to be happy! I just wanted to up those protein numbers a bit and wanted to join in while the family had dessert. Homemade apple pie for them - yogurt for me. It works, and I didn't even want the pie, anyway.

Feasting tomorrow, but it's Shabbat dinner so it's always a feast.

Hope everyone has a great evening.

~Cheri

I started at 153. My lowest was 127. I was 130 for a really long time. then I was 135 for a really long time. Then up it creeped, little by little all the way to 153.

 

I am so amazed. This entire time it was creeping up, I thought I was dieting and eating right! I mean I know the times I splurged, but the majority of the time, I was trying to lose my regain. up and down, up and down.....

 

I love 5:2. The fast after my last snack before my late breakfast must be what does the trick.

I started at 153. My lowest was 127. I was 130 for a really long time. then I was 135 for a really long time. Then up it creeped' date=' little by little all the way to 153. I am so amazed. This entire time it was creeping up, I thought I was dieting and eating right! I mean I know the times I splurged, but the majority of the time, I was trying to lose my regain. up and down, up and down..... I love 5:2. The fast after my last snack before my late breakfast must be what does the trick.[/quote']

I did the exact same, OD! 150 goal, creep, creep, creep! So glad we discovered 5:2 and the overall benefits. It's definitely empowering and workable. 147 from 177 and hopefully a little lower in a few days.

Finished up my fast day. Splurged at the end and had a bit of vanilla yogurt and some protein granola - clocked in at 542' date=' but close enough for me to be happy! I just wanted to up those protein numbers a bit and wanted to join in while the family had dessert. Homemade apple pie for them - yogurt for me. It works, and I didn't even want the pie, anyway. Feasting tomorrow, but it's Shabbat dinner so it's always a feast. Hope everyone has a great evening. ~Cheri[/quote']

Good job, Cheri! Glad you're back!