Happy New Year. I have done 5:2 in the past and found it very hard. This time around it seems easier but I think it is because I am over on calories - haha.
Trying to get back to doing it strictly as I have had good success in the past and I like not having to think about dieting everyday.

Good morning!

Welcome @angela233Z! We are glad you found this little corner of the internet! Wishing you great success! I am going to do a reset once we do some grocery shopping this weekend. Will stick with a 16/8 fast for now with an eating window from 12:30pm to 8:30pm give or take, less carbs, and getting around 1300-1400 calories per day.

@KateNkognito Yes, I heard about that big storm that is coming through the mid west! I have a new guy who is in the process of relocating from Wichita, KS to where we are in Connecticut. He was planning to fly from KS to CT on Sunday but moved it to Saturday so he doesn't have to deal with the storm. Good luck and stay safe!!

LOL on the commute! Did I mention that the new Honda CR-V that we leased is a Hybrid? It has been getting around 30-40mpg for gas mileage! Will be nice for when I am stuck on the highway at 10mph. I will put on the Econ feature and hope for the best!

Hope everybody has a nice and safe weekend. We don't have much of anything planned, aside from taking down our little artificial Christmas tree and taking the holiday lights we have outside down as well.

See you soon!

Good morning!

Sorry I was not able to check in yesterday! Yesterday was non stop busy from the moment I arrived until the moment I left. Sigh... Got all the things I was supposed to do finished. Now picking up what was neglected yesterday. UGH.

Thanks! The good news is yesterday when I checked, the new SUV had gotten close to 40 MPG on my commute! And sadly, that is pretty much DOUBLE what my old SUV was getting. I am glad I made the switch. Working out nicely.

Ahh, so what you are saying as far as a federal holiday tomorrow means I won't have any traffic @KateNkognito! LOL I hope you enjoy the day and today is not too crazy.

Have not been able to track food and drink as much water as I want to. Just too crazy. Need to take it one day at a time. Looking forward to when I can fully commit to a reset.

I am off to do more things and book some travel and blah blah blah. LOL Hope you have a great day!

Happy Friday!

Too funny @KateNkognito I noticed the traffic was definitely lighter on the way in to work yesterday AM! Glad you get a little down time, even if unexpected.

Ooh nice! That is good gas mileage too! I am so liking my new ride. It has been a lot of fun.

So yesterday was a crazy day at work and today I am remote but was in tears today by 9:00am. I am just so tired and so frustrated and feeling so overwhelmed and am tired of babysitting people.

Sorry to be such a downer today. The good news it is Friday and I have Saturday and Sunday where I can unplug and unwind.

Going to be eating lunch shortly and we are having Chinese Food for dinner. Going to be a relaxing weekend too. No plans other than BJ's and Aldi's on Saturday.

Less cold here too, which is nice. Especially when I logged in today to view our electric and gas bills and it comes to over $400 for both for the month of December. UGH.

I hope you have a good weekend. See you soon.

Happy Monday!

Thank you very much, @KateNkognito and I appreciate your kind words! Right back at you.

Friday ended up getting better. And today is better. Busy! But, no tears. Thankfully.

Glad you are back in the office! I get it about family. LOL Need a little space!

I hope your weather is not too too bad! We are basically back to the 30's here and I am okay with that. 40's would be better but can't complain. LOL

Weekend was good. Went up to a friend's house for dinner on Saturday night and had a nice time. Had not seen them in a while. They both have older parents that have not been well. Fingers crossed for them.

Have a good rest of the day and see you soon!!

Hello!

Tuesday is here. So far so good. Actually sort of caught up at the moment. Waiting for some people to get back to me, but it is not as crazy, stupid busy as it has been. Sigh... Slowly getting there. Will be glad when this meeting is over and I can go back to my regular work.

@KateNkognito good, glad you got that water weight off! Exercising is good!

Let me run to get some supplies ordered.

Speak to you soon! Hope the rest of your Tuesday goes well.

Good morning!

@KateNkognito too funny that we were posting at the same time! LOL

And I see I am checking in less than an hour after you today!

Hope the weather cooperates for you. Looking like we are going to be getting very cold at night next week. Not looking forward to that. Our house is old and we have old windows so it can be a bit drafty when it gets super cold and windy. Fingers crossed.

This year's meeting is in Washington, DC and I am looking forward to it. We will be doing an off site tour at the National Air and Space Museum one afternoon. Then we will have a dinner off site too. Pretty cool. Will take pics!

Traffic has been on the lighter side all week. Not sure what is happening but I like it. LOL We are not closed on Monday for MLK but I am grateful I am home on Mondays and don't have to commute. Should be no traffic that day, go figure. LOL

I hear you about the scale. I am on a pause at the moment. Not going crazy but not really tracking either. Sigh. Once this busy time with work ends, I will refocus.

Hope you have a good Friday Eve! See you soon.

Good morning!

Coming in right on your heels @KateNkognito LOL! Thanks! I am excited about the museums too! Of course I will share some pics!

Oh man, that stinks. My colleague said on Wednesday that she woke up thinking it was Thursday and it threw off her whole day. She is too funny. Hope your day is an easy one.

BF had a "sleep study" last night where he slept at a facility associated with our local hospital. They tracked his sleeping (or lack of) for seven hours. They were looking for sleep apnea, insomnia and all that fun stuff. He said they hooked him up to all kinds of wires and he took an over the counter sleeping pill so that they were not just watching him read a book or watch TV all night. LOL He said he fell asleep at 10:00pm and then he woke up randomly at 3:00am and had a hard time falling back asleep. He hung in there and at 5:00am he asked if he could head home. He said it was really hard to sleep and get comfortable with all the wires attached to him. When he got home he got a little more sleep and said he's glad he did it but it was not easy. He has a follow up appointment with the sleep doctor in the coming weeks to go over the results. Both he and his Mom suffer from insomnia. Some nights he is fine, other nights he has to watch TV or read to try and fall back asleep.

I guess I am grateful and lucky that I am a good sleeper. Mind you, since lovely menopause has hit, my sleeping a full night without waking up has suffered. Sometimes I will wake up at 3:00, 4:00 or 5:00am and can't fall back to sleep. UGH. The drop in estrogen is often times what's causing it. I am hanging in there but I may mention it to one of my doctors if it keeps being an issue.

So we were supposed to get only a dusting of snow on Sunday afternoon in to evening but now it is looking like one to three inches. And the weather website I checked a little while ago shows three inches. That means we are going to do our grocery shopping ahead of time so we can stay put on Sunday all day. Fun, fun, fun!

Hope you have a good weekend and a nice holiday on Monday. I am working on Monday but remotely and it has definitely quieted down so it shouldn't be too bad. Fingers crossed. See you soon!