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I like single serving packs of plain greek yogurt, oikos triple zero or dannon light and fit greek. The protein helps manage hunger and the pre-portioned containers make them easy to manage intake.

It can definitely feel challenging, tedious, a hassle, etc. but I'd focus more on what you'll gain from it such as education and awareness to prepare you for future ease in meal choices/meal planning that supports your goals. This new awareness can also make it easier to see where you can squeeze in ice cream, pizza, etc.…

Are you weighing your food? Does every day more or less look like this? How is your energy? is your weight changing? I would need to know more before pointing you in the right direction. Something else to consider is that you may be unintentionally inaccurately tracking.

Light beer, dry white wine or clear, unflavored liquor with a zero calorie mixer are my go-tos. The white claw seltzers seem to be a good option too. Tequila is going to a your lowest calorie option at 64 calories/shot.

Lots of good advice in comments. I would multi task and make what you make for the family work for you. While they may have larger portions of carbs, you might decrease your portion and increase the protein and veg. Keeping convenient steam in bag veggies in freezer or already cooked stuff in fridge ready to go could be…

Some go-to meals: Breakfast: 1) Smoothie: Unsweetened almond milk, egg whites, frozen berries, kale/spinach, protein powder 2) Oats and egg/egg whites Lunch: 1) Baked chicken thigh, jasmine rice, steam in bag broccoli with some sweet Thai chili sauce and sriracha 2) Jambalaya (sounds fancy, but actually very easy to make)…

I've found that stews and chilis reheat really well. Here's an example of a recent stew I made that was really easy to make and delicious: https://www.instagram.com/p/B8NG73DAYNq/ Is it chicken breast that you don't like reheated? You could try chicken thighs or ground beef as alternatives.

If you're brand new to weight lifting, you *might* be able to build some muscle doing F45, however, you'll be much more productive with your training if you focus on traditional weight lifting where you're putting a ton of effort into each set with plenty of recovery in between. Basically, F45 is too fast-paced and doesn't…

Go-to Starbucks drink is iced unsweetened passion tea. Zero or very few calories and caffeine-free.

For food, I stocked up on canned chicken/tuna, eggs, egg whites, a wide variety of frozen veg, Tyson frozen chicken breasts, fruit, rice, rice cakes, cereal, chocolate...I think that's it.

Great advice from @Chieflrg I'd also add that this may be a good time to focus more on glutes (hip thrust/bridge variations, hip extensions, etc.) and hamstrings (leg curl variations, Romanian deadlifts, etc.) to continue to load the lower body during this time

As long as you have heavy enough dumbbells that when used you are truly struggling in the last few reps. If not I'd recommend taking a look at some of these videos for more ideas: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA4dgNQxi__e8cxfejJ4_rX0kH-I2ZS_z

@plzacate28 I recommend building a meal plan with each meal having a balance of protein, carbs and fats in appropriate amounts for your body and that you personally see as sustainable. Stick with basics like... Carbs: potatoes, rice, bread, cereal, etc. Protein: chicken, steak, turkey, eggs, egg whites, etc. Fats: oil,…

I see a lot of good advice in previous comments. I wanted to add that factors as "simple" as sleep and stress management are often overlooked. I think it's important to monitor/rule those out before looking into a supplement.

Here's a playlist I put together: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA4dgNQxi__e8cxfejJ4_rX0kH-I2ZS_z But typically, a good rule of thumb with minimal equipment is to stick with split squat/lunge, single leg hip thrust, pull-up and push-up variations taken close to failure.

Typically, Split squat/lunge variations, Single leg hip thrust variations, pull-up and push-up variations are good go-to's with minimal equipment. Since you're not using as much load, you'll want to take each set close to failure. Here's a playlist of ideas for at-home workouts:…

@Zara_Pi Bret Contreras is a great resource if you're looking to learn more about body recomposition. This is a good article to start with https://bretcontreras.com/strength-training-is-fat-loss-training/ I would recommend also browsing through his other articles on his website and his instagram to learn more.

@ang82much I would start with some super basic unilateral activation exercises like a single leg bridge going slowly, pausing at the top of each rep and exaggerating the posterior pelvic tilt (really tucking the tailbone under) and see if that allows you to fire each glute individually. You might also want to look into…