I didn’t have anyone that would take time to teach me to drive but I had access to a vehicle (weird situation I know). Where I live it’s not legal to drive alone with your beginners but having someone teach me was not really an option.

There’s a park two blocks away from me that I would go to for sports or exercise, one day I just started taking the car with permission and got used to driving. It would be two stop signs and two turns each way. Eventually I would start taking the car for other small trips and eventually built the skill and confidence.

You could try meal prepping, I have a friend who hates cooking but also doesn’t like eating unhealthy so he will just cook every 3-4 days for the week.

I cook for two every night and I always make enough for our lunches the next day as well. Eliminates having to plan out a second meal everyday while still being able to eat well.

On a side note of over eating, lately I have been cutting my chicken breasts in half because the are ridiculously large at the grocery store in my area lately. But I have not been getting hungry at night after making this change for some reason. Could be an option if you are looking to reduce calorie intake

I could not disagree with this advice more. I moved away from the city I was born and hated it for the first few months because I had no friends. I eventually made friends and settled in, I consider moving to be one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

I started a new job two years ago and I was incompetent for the first few months. One of my peers I worked closely with (we are around the same age) was very hard to deal with at first, I had no clue how to joke around with him or really even just interact with him in a positive way, I now consider him one of my closest friends.

There’s a learning curve and adjustment period to anything new you will encounter, whether it’s people or a major life change. Just because it feels crappy or uncomfortable at first doesn’t mean it will always be that way. There’s obviously blatant exceptions to this if you are meeting a truly terrible person or starting an awful job where your direct superior is screaming at you during your first week, ect… But just because you had a bad week or interaction with doesn’t mean that’s how it’s going to be forever. Basing any major decision you make off of such a small sample size seems significantly more risky.

I am a seasonal runner, I run 5 days a week when the weather is above 15 degrees Celsius (march-October), during this time I am very strict with my diet. I am still currently adapting to not eating my favourite tasting foods but my yearly plan typically goes like this.

Adjusting portion sizes and eliminating the unhealthy snacks in early March. I will increase the amount I eat during my full meals. I don’t eat breakfast so I will do a large lunch/dinner which typically consists of a chicken breast, vegetables, and carb of choice (rice, potatoes). During running season I will add more veggies and carbs. Eating a little more during my meals helps offset the hunger a little bit more until the next meal, as well as gives me the energy I need to do my runs.

I stop buying the treats I like so much so they are not around, and when the cravings hit me I try to offset them by drinking a lot of water. The first few weeks are tough, the cravings are hitting me as I write this. But they do go away once your body adapts.

Not that weight is the only thing that matters but because I run a lot I like to start the season light. I typically gain about 10-15 pounds from November 1st to March 1st. This year was 15 pounds, I am down 5 pounds in 3 weeks solely off of the diet change (because it’s to cold to run still).

For me every diet plan I have tried before this one failed, I enjoy food, I enjoy sugar. I found it tough to just accept the fact that will never eat a muffin again and would inevitably break what ever diet plan I was following. This one let’s me enjoy my muffins for a set amount of time and then it’s back to being healthy.