Terrified to ask this...

Add in things like brown rice, quinoa, lentils, beans (pinto, black, kidney, etc). Get good fiber, whole grains, protein, etc. They are filling and don't taste too bad. Can make soups, one pot meals, etc.

Oh, so one more stressor and activity... getting ready to move. You've got enough to keep you busy!
With all that, I can understand waiting to plant, but if you want to get a head-start, try a container garden. You can take that with you.

Definitely do this for produce until you can plant your garden. We have a backyard garden and I rarely buy produce at the stores (and the stuff from my garden always tastes so much better!)

Also, as to your doctor's recommendation to your goal weight -- have you ever been at that weight? If so, was it a weight that you were comfortable with? I know people who try to diet down to weights that they never were at (even in their teen years) and really can't sustain it. You look great from your pix, so maybe you are at a healthy weight now.

Best wishes!

It might also be worth going to see a naturopath or doctor to find out if there are any underlying issues

I agree with this. Long ago, I tried to lose weight. I was 225 and I started working out. I was 2 hours at the gym for 7 days for 3 YEARS. I had a personal trainer. I was working 50+ hours at a busy restaurant, and I was eating a very tiny amount of food + NO SUGAR. Total = I lost ONE SIZE. I went from a 18 to a 16 and I went down to 200. At one point I was at 190, but that was when I cut out the sugar and I gained 10 lbs back without gaining back inches. I was training really hard, so I do realize that I was gaining lots of muscle. I was taking master's classes and I was running 20+ miles every week. My personal trainer was STUMPED. She told me that my fat wouldn't budge despite all that she had done (she kicked my butt) and that I probably needed plastic surgery. Devastating.

I am now 235 down 10lbs in FIVE DAYS!! And it's a real loss. My pants are loose. I didn't do any training or exercise. Just watching my calories on MFP. The difference from then to now is that back then, I was on the Depo shot. And I have since realized that I had an iodine def. checked by the dr. and now I include some sea vegetables in my diet. My eyebrows are actually growing in ( I had very little eyebrows my whole life) which is a symptom of hypothyroid. So I would say, def. go see a natreopath for some advice.

I had a hormone problem, that is now resolved.

Linda,

How did you arrive at your goal weight? 136lbs seems like a challenge at 5' 8.5" Especially if you are a mother and are already involved in a lot of activities. By no means am I suggesting that you discontinue your journey, but perhaps determining a healthy weight that is also easy for you to maintain would be a better goal. I am 5'6" and I would LOVE to be 130lbs again, but I know that I just don't have the time & energy to work that hard anymore. If you keep working out, eating healthy, and toning up, the weight will come off. The closer you get to your goal weight, the more slowly you will lose & the harder it will be. Best of luck to you in your journey!