AmieK, I think the breakfast thing would depend on how you feel. You're awake for quite some time doing activities before you actually get down to exercising. If you find you're too worn out, or hungry then have something small as soon as you get up for the 2nd time to get the kids ready. Or.. maybe a protein shake when you're up with your husband, with cottage cheese and whey and vanilla or something. Try out different options and see how they make you feel during your workout.

Deshukel: it really takes some time for your body to adjust to lowcarb and to get back to pre-lowcarb performance levels! If taking in some pre-workout carbs is not an option because of your goals, it just takes time..your body is used to burning carbs, it wants to burn carbs and you're forcing it to learn to get energy from a new source which isn't so easily available.

Cardio first then weights? Depends on your weight training goals and the kind of cardio you do. If your cardio includes 10-15 minutes of low intensity jogging, or brisk walking then doing it pre-workout, stretching then doing weights will be beneficial...and repeating it after weights would be even more beneficial. It is always good to warm up bec=fore doing weights. If your cardio is longer, or more intense, then for better results from your weight training you might want to do it after, or maybe at another time in the day.

Take care!
Meg