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Oh I understand. In college, I worked 3-5 part time jobs at all times. I slept every third day, usually in my car because I was too tired to drive home. I worked tons of night shifts in every nursing home, gas station and fast food place within 60 miles of school. College sucked. Then I graduated. Got a real job. Had a…

I dont understand this. Whether you work 8am-5pm or 8pm-5am is the same number of hours. WOrking the night shift does not change the number of hours a day you have available to work out... So, step #1 - drop that as an excuse. Then figure out how to incorporate 5 minutes of walking mroe than you do now into your day. After…

Unless you have a medical reason to restrict carbs, you do not HAVE to go keto. Just because it worked for someone else, does not mean it will "work" for you. All weight loss results from less calories in than out. Keto gives some people an advantage because it keeps them from feeling hungry and deprived, so easier to…

Yes I was going to say the same thing. Most people are low on Vit D, and its hard to overdose without going totally nuts, so supplementing (while waiting for a test even) is fairly harmless. It could take a few days/weeks to make an impact if it is going to, so just add it to your arsenal.

Yes. And get some bloodwork done - low Vit D, for example, can lead people to feel depressed, tired, unmotivated. Such a simple fix. Wont help you lose weight, but may lift your mood enough to get yourself moving.

I am also one who uses housecleaning/organizing as exercise. Loud music, dancing along. I even plan "projects" - make a list of smaller individual tasks (like mopping kitchen floor, cleaning toilet bowl, scrubbing shower, organizing a particular closet, etc) and write next to them about how much time you think it would…

Well, first thing is to go to the doc and get some basic labs done. Especially things like vit D, which can easily cause depression, tiredness and fatigue and just not feeling like doing anything or having any interest in anything. It would be sad to think a simple vitamin is holding you back. Also, if not something like…

I have a fitbit aria that logs my weight automatically into the app (and links over to here). Its just habit to get up in the morning, pee, weigh, get up for the day. I barely look at the number most days - just a quick mental note, nothing that I stress over. Every few weeks I will look at the chart and thats where the…

Yes, some scales keep your "history" in their little head and if you are anywhere close use that number. Definitely need to shake it up a bit - change batteries, try a weight etc.

Costco sells something like a generic quest bar, but with only two flavors - choc chip and brownie. I personally think they are too dry, but the choc chip is a reasonable sub for the quest one. And they are WAY cheaper. Worth trying to see if they work for you. If not, go back to trying homemade. I did try once to make…

Most people dont wake up every day and think "Gosh, do I really want to go to work today? I have so much to do... I will just skip it". Or "Gosh, do I really feel like changing diapers and feeding kids today? I am tired and worked hard this week... I will just skip it". Make going to the gym just something you have to do.…

Sounds like a great plan! Some minor comments: -- weight varies by up to 5 lbs Yes, of course! But its easy to let it creep up and keep telling yourself its normal. Pick the middle of your 5 pound range... on the days you are above the middle, make a mental note to not splurge that day, or have a salad for lunch or…

I dont know if its what you want to hear, but you dont have to eat/drink the whole thing. Ask them to put half in the cup. You will still pay full price, but not be tempted to finish it. I go to McDs every now and then when I just want an ice cream cone. But what I really want is the cone - just a little soggy from the ice…

Absolutely, the only way I can get started and not stray. I am just starting again, so to really make it easy for myself I have an "acceptable" food list that starts out extremely short (eggs, turkey sausage, chicken , cheese, mayo). I eat only from that (as much as I want, when hungry). Once that gets routine and easy, I…

I used to be the absolute queen of negative self-talk. One day a friend begged me to stop, saying it hurt her - that she would never tolerate anyone else saying those things about me - someone she cared about - and she couldnt listen to it from me either. When you say bad things about yourself, you are saying them about…

Ha! I looked like a weeble at 200 pounds and still at 150 pounds (just a smaller weeble). The only thing that changed my body shape was heavy lifting - your muscle makes your shape.

I agree but slightly conditional.... I have found that if I have been really good at very low carbs for a week or two, then give in one day and eat something high carb (i.e. a donut or piece of cake with icing), I get horrid stomach cramps and it can just go right through me. Not something you really want for your…

I use the ready to drink Premier Protein shakes (from costco or walmart) in place of the water (most of it) when cooking the oatmeal in the microwave. You could probably do the same thing with powder - make a protein shake out of it first, then use that instead of or in addition to the water you add to your oatmeal? Mine…

Protein Crunchies! Put in yogurt like granola.

You can go ahead and set up your fitbit account and link with mfp now, enter weights and manually enter activities while waiting.

Cheesy, but buy one or two really cool workout "outfits" that look good and feel good. I find if I put the clothes on, I tend to follow through! As a reward, each time you meet some goal (i.e. walk 10k steps a day for a week, work up to 20 pushups, etc), buy one more outfit :)

I am way past 6 weeks (5 years!)... but something that helped me especially in the beginning to get enough protein was protein shots. I found most people, myself included, made themselves protein shakes like the instructions say - add 8 oz water per scoop. But that early out you cant fit anywhere near 8 oz so you throw it…

Oh - and if this were true, poor people would all be skinny :)

How much you spend has absolutely no bearing on how many calories you can eat. You can spend $3 on a jar of peanut butter and eat the whole thing for over 2000 calories, or you can spend $3 on a bag of sugar free popsicles and eat the whole thing for under 100 calories. "Healthy" food doesnt cost more. Eggs are under a…

I know you are thinking you have to increase the fat by huge amounts to make up for the malabsorption, but I think you might be thinking about it wrong... In keto, there are no fat "goals" to hit. There is a carb "limit" to not go over, and a protein "target" you want to hit (maybe higher for you due to malabsoption). Then…

Actually, you are better off now - your kids are no longer consuming your day, you have lots of free time you didnt have then etc. So no reason you cannot log your food carefully (weighing everything), spend some time walking every day, spend time preparing and researching your meals etc. This could actually make losing…

Some trainers really are awesome. Mine tried giving me a meal plan... after a few weeks of shaking his head at my reports and failures, he came to my house and showed me how to cook an egg and chicken. :) Also, my trainer is really cool :) He works out himself at a different gym... he would text me anytime he was going…

You can split up your lifting. I.e. instead of spending 30 minutes doing 3 sets of 8 reps of 3 lifts, etc. Spend ten minutes before work in the morning doing one. If you can, at lunch spend ten minutes doing the second. After work (while making dinner), do the third. Just work it into your day. I used to do ten pushups…

A good trainer will make sure you have a plan. One option is to transition off - i.e. have her create a workout schedule/calendar for you for the next two weeks. Then see her again in two weeks to check in and adjust etc. You can move to once a month for a few months if you need the accountability, or stop once you are…