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Had an OK weekend. Not W&M right now because it is just too much time for me right now. Just eyeballing my food until I realize it is not a great plan. Focusing on getting my workouts in. Rainy and cold here. A bit dreary for SoCal. Looks like the midwest has had it much worse. This too shall pass... Have a great day, even…

That is so fantastic @KateNkognito! So glad you are feeling great about the future. B) There is always room for one more good teacher. Hope your kids let you sleep in tomorrow. ;) @Meghan509 - Thankful the meds are working for you and really thankful you are not beating yourself up over the gym. We have known each other…

Week is going ok. Still struggling with time issues. Haven't been to the gym since Monday. But I did climb the stairs up to the 9th floor today to get to my desk. Felt accomplished. Joined the weightloss challenge at work. The fitness Slack channel is awesome. Lots of supportive people. Some are into IF and Keto. Little by…

First fast day in a while. Won't be as low as normal due to lunch out with a friend to celebrate my new job. Want to hit the gym after work. There is a group at work that is doing a friendly weightloss challenge. Doesn't seem highly competitive so I joined. :o Glad to be moving in the right direction. @Meghan509- Glad to…

Hi Everybody!!! Sorry for the looooong absense. Between my new job and the holidays I have been crazy. Hope to get back to a new normal soon. Planning to start fasting next week. Trying to figure out a new workout schedule. :# LOVE my new job. God is good. It fits me perfectly, except for the 40 hours it takes out of the…

I am feeling better and back to logging, fasting and exercise as of this week. I think I am finally getting a handle on the rhinovirus! I always would end up with a bronchitis or pneumonia that would require antibiotics. :( A couple of years ago I got the pneumonia vaccine and that seemed to stop the pneumonia. Then I read…

Hi everybody! Had a great Thanksgiving week but ended it all by getting a cold. Haven't had the desire to log or to eat. Might hit the gym tomorrow and see if I can sweat out the virus. Hope to post more soon.

Happy Thanksgiving to my 5:2 friends! I am thankful for you all. May your day be blessed with family and friends. <3

Popping in to say hello! Having a great staycation with the fam. Not getting to the decluttering I had hoped to but I'll have time for that when my DS goes off to college in eight years. :D Not logging but am trying to keep up with exercise. So far so good. Will get back to the normal routine next week. Realizing I need to…

@KateNkognito - LOL Not surprised but awed at your disciplined lifestyle.

SW: 161 (my original weight starting August 2018) GW: 145 CW: 156.2 First goal: 145 Second goal: 140 Height: 5' 7" 11/15 - Lost the weight gained over the last couple of weeks! Thankful for that.

@meghan509- Wow! What crazy weather you all are having. Glad you get some time off from having to go to work this weekend while the snowplows dig you out. If you do make the soup, would love to know what you think if it. Had a decent week too as I was able to stick to 5:2. All bets off next week, though. If I can make it…

Hi everyone! Sorry I have been MIA but as Willie Nelson says you were always on my mind. :D Second fast day this week. Been falling off the wagon a bit as I have been dealing with a lot of stressful things. Weird how I use the fridge to fix them. :s This week has gone much better. I am on my second fast day and doing as…

SW: 161 (my original weight starting August 2018) GW: 145 CW: 158.2 First goal: 145 Second goal: 140 Height: 5' 7" 11/9 Up a bit due to stress eating. :s 10/27 Glad to have lost some weight! 10/20: Good week but ended gaining a pound.

Hi all! First fast day of the week. I am going to try 600 and see how it goes. If it stalls the scale I will back it down. In general, doing ok. Getting ready for the new job. Trying to declutter. Wish me luck! @meghan509- You are my hero for resisting the candy. What fantastic growth to celebrate! Have a great week y'all.…

Checking in. I am doing ok. I am finding that I am much hungrier on 5:2 this time than before. I went a over my calorie goal yesterday (non-fast day) because I was so hungry at dinner. Can't explain why it is different this time. I don't feel more active. I am toying with the idea of going to 600 on fast days. @Mandy55 -…

SW: 161 (my original weight starting August 2018) GW: 145 CW: 157.0 First goal: 145 Second goal: 140 10/27 Glad to have lost some weight! 10/20: Good week but ended gaining a pound.

@Kandisn29 - You are most surely welcome! Feel free to post all your questions here. Right now we have two threads active - the weekly thread which you are posting on now. We create a new thread for the week and people can post or not to it. Used to keep up with each other and cheer or commiserate as needed. :D The second…

Ok, that was supposed to say "darn hard" but MFP wouldn't allow me to save it. :anguished:

I had hope to be better about "communitizing". Don't want to revert back to creepy lurker status. Had to hold my breath about my job last week. Put in a counter offer on Tuesday and didn't hear back until Friday. Catastrophized the whole thing into them being totally offended and moving on to another candidate. The truth…

BTW, has anyone else had a problem with the MFP app on Android. Mine has been spontaneously been crashing at least once a day for the last month, maybe? I think I will try uninstalling and reinstalling the app to see if that fixes the problem.

Hi all! Had a struggle this weekend. I find tiredness and overeating go hand in hand. :blush: Lots going on last week. After 10 years out of the workforce and five years of on and off job hunting, I got my first job offer and it is a decent company. I am thrilled! I am still working out the details but hopefully it will…

SW: 161 (my original weight starting August 2018) GW: 145 CW: 157.8 First goal: 145 Second goal: 140 10/20: Good week but ended gaining a pound.

@flossyruby1 - I too really like the idea of a progress thread. It can be a really great tool to see yourself in the eyes of others. What I consider my own meager results might be amazing to another. I like the image @snaps27 posted with both the numbers and the graph. Maybe she can let us know how she did that? Had a OK…

Does WFPB use a thread dedicated to the goals and benchmarks? That would be good because each post in that thread would bump it back on top of all the threads.

Enjoying a rainy Saturday here in SoCal. Don't tell my DS but I am super excited they canceled the soccer game! Not only do we get the day off but I am excused from snack duty. Loving it all but feeling a bit guilty as a mom. ;) @flossyruby1 So funny about the cat! Yes, I can so relate! Sometimes I have food dreams where I…

I woke up yesterday feeling kinda meh about doing a fast day but after seeing what you are all up to I got all jazzed and made it through my Thursday fast! I am not sure why but for this 5:2 round it has been pretty hard to get into the groove. I think it has to do with having more distactions like out of town guests and…

@flossyruby1 - Thank you so much for sharing your poignant words on your mom's death with us. It is refreshing to hear of grief instead of being drowned out and buried. May Love heal your heart in due time and bring back into your life all the gifts that were stolen by the grief. And may you be left of many fond memories…

Welcome back @snaps27! Wish we could have a welcome back party! With lo-cal foods, of course. ;) I feel like I had been gone forever too. We can get back on track together. @meghan509- They say the best WOE is the one you can stick to. So if you don't feel like you are on a diet it just might work for you. I am not as…

Doing ok on my first fast day of the week. One day at a time! It sounds like you are doing a modified version of 5:2 these days, @meghan509? Heard this in church on Sunday: In the end, everything will be ok. If it is not ok, It is not the end. :grin: