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When I was eating lower carb, I found that I could most easily get away with eating a small amount of carby something either before or directly after a workout. (By get away with I mean eat without triggering additional carb cravings). So my vote is pre or post workout.

I put in your numbers (guessing 5'5" for height, could be up +-100 if you are much shorter/taller) and came up with 1736 for sedentary. To lose 1 pound a week, subtract 500, so 1236. If you said you wanted to lose 2 pounds, it would need to be 1736-1000=736 but that is below the minimum of 1200 so it cuts you off there…

How about making up a pitcher of diluted iced tea? If it normally takes 7 bags use 3 instead, or whatever works for your situation.

Kale chips are pretty good if cooked properly (I've hit perfection once, it's easy to under or over cook them.)

Mowing the lawn with a push mower is at least as vigorous as walking (more so when doing hills and lifting around obstacles), and it is done on a continuous basis. Other yardwork, it depends. Picking some veggies, no. Digging, hauling, prepping, yes. Potting up plants, no. In general, if I just did a quick something for 10…

Certain kinds of snacks it is just better for me to buy in a single serving size. I never know when exactly it's going to flip from "yeah, I got this" to "must eat all the snaxxxx". There is a trigger moment, and if I catch it I can stop it, but it's risky for me to depend on noticing that tiny glimmer that might happen in…

Just start. You don't need to weigh yourself to exercise. I noticed that you did not mention anything about your food intake. Are you going to rely solely on exercise to lose weight?

I do like and eat cabbage soup, but in moderation. :) Punishing yourself for eating badly and binging by restricting yourself to mostly cabbage soup is not what I would recommend in your quest to jumpstart healthy eating. If you already have a tendency to binge, eating so much cabbage soup sounds like a great way to dump…

If you want to try something different, you could use this app's tracking and see what your calories are. You could even plug in some sample 26 point days and see how they look. How do you measure the amounts of things for your points? Any possibility of getting slack with that over time and the portions creeping up a bit?…

I am having a hard time imagining the type of disability where you can ride a horse but not walk so it's hard to make suggestions. Is it a foot or balance problem? Is swimming an option (with assistance devices for lower body if needed)? What about weight lifting? If you have space you could set up a rack in your house or…

You didn't pierce them yourself, did you? Your piercer should be able to answer questions better than anyone here! If not, a visit to your doc would be warranted if you think there is any possibility of infection.

With that schedule I would ideally eat breakfast and dinner at home, then have a variety of snacks (nuts, hard boiled eggs, cut up veggies) to tide me through the day. In reality I would probably end up eating out once a day (what a grueling schedule), there are ways to make eating out work and stick to a calorie limit if…

I would look into getting the lightest weight shoe that still provides the support you need. Hiking/snow shoes are usually much heavier than normal trainers and can cause issues due to the repetitive lifting of the foot in relatively heavy footwear.

You will lose fitness, but it will come back faster than it did when you were at 290 and just starting out. You may be out of breath, but you won't be fat and out of breath, so that part will be easier. Focus on the things you can control right now...i.e. doing what you need to get better, and keeping your calories in line…

If that's all you ended up after a baby and 73 pound pound weight loss, that is great! Try the creams and scrubs if you really need to, but don't overfocus on a tiny area to the point where you don't appreciate your overall appearance. If you have another baby, try not to gain as much...you may not be as lucky with…

I eat the Chocolate Brownie one with 20g of protein every now and then if I am short on my protein macro or need something portable.

Try to figure out what is making you feel this way... Social or other media? Maybe time for a little break from the edited, airbrushed "ideals". There is something about you that is unique and wonderful. If you nurture that, your supposed physical imperfections will seem remote. Are you treating yourself well? Also, I've…

A college boyfriend of mine was 5'7" and 135 and not skinny. Athletic and lean, which was good for his sport. It was maddening because I usually weighed more than he did. OP, I would try weightlifting and perhaps cutting back on the carbs a bit to see if you can get the look you are after.

If your baby is going through a growth spurt, you want to feed more frequently and/or for longer periods, use both sides, etc. If you supplement with a bottle, your body will not adjust its supply upward. Stick with it and your supply will increase to meet the demand. Make sure you are eating and drinking enough. Losing 1…

I like these too. I can't eat them every day because the coconut is a little strong, but if I could go for an Almond Joy these are a great substitute.

Having a large ribcage means that you may end up looking a little disproportionate at certain weights. You can lose weight until your bones are showing and still not have the smooth flat look from underneath your chest through the stomach area, instead it dips in dramatically underneath your ribs. In some of the articles…

OP, you mentioned oncologist, so perhaps are on a variety of medications with potentially serious side effects including damage to kidney/liver/heart/etc.? Was your "stomach flu" self-diagnosed or did you see a doctor at that time and get blood testing/stool cultures/etc.? The rapid weight loss/weight gain/gastro troubles…

It sounds a bit like you were caught up in the fantasy of the situation...a doctor AND (reputedly) a gentleman! The reality is that you lost a selfish jerk, that's not the hard part. Letting go of the dream (never reality) of what could have been (but not really)...that is the real kicker. When he "couldn't get used to…

Chopped up with mayo and pepper. I would say pickles but pickling adds a lot of sodium, which you said you are trying to avoid. With mashed avocado and lemon. Chopped up and mixed with tuna or salmon and avocado or mayo. Topped with a bit of pimento cheese if that isn't too much sodium. I would also try cooking the eggs…

You lost 41 pounds in 3 months? That is an *extremely* fast rate, how many calories were you eating? Did your clothing seem to change enough for a 41 pound loss? How is your clothing fitting now after the 30 pound upswing? I'm going to guess that your scale is not accurate. Change the battery, or maybe even the scale…

Caffeine withdrawal, low blood sugar, or electrolyte imbalance. 100% raw food is not something you can just jump into from your normal diet without consequences (any drastic change from normal eating habits can cause discomforts of various sorts, easier on the body to make small sustainable changes over time).

I think maybe give everyone time to get used to the new you before doing much (except upping your calories enough so that you do not continue to lose weight). If the last time you were 120 was a number of years ago and before 4 kids, it is to be expected that your body won't look the same as it did then, even at the same…

If you don't add too much butter, popcorn gives quite a bit of volume for the calories.

I'm going to vote for hot booty call if someone who is not ready for a relationship. Preferably with a dealbreaker characteristic that doesn't matter for the booty calls but prevents unwanted cases of the feels.

If you eat too much protein, you will not stay in ketosis, so that part is self-limiting. The amount of carbs you can eat and stay in ketosis is variable, for many it is less than 50g.