motivation | It's Time To Lose Weight

I’m not complaining but it can be tiring to be a caregiver. My husband is getting better but still can’t do everything for himself. My dog has bounced back with the energy of a pup. I wish I was so resilient. I lack energy and that has caused the motivation to decline.

I have managed to keep off the first five pounds. That alone is a major achievement when I can’t stay focused on diet and exercise. I have cut my calories back enough to keep from gaining weight but I need to get motivated again to keep up the exercise level. I manage to get in some floor exercises but the cardio is a lot harder to do. How can you spend energy you don’t have? This seems to be a never-ending circle.

I am practicing some techniques that are serving me well. If I eat out for lunch, I cut my portion in half from the start and only eat the half portion. I take the second half for another meal. That’s helping me cut calories each meal. I’ve also tried using a smaller plate when I eat. The portion control is working well. Now I need to rev up my metabolism and burn some calories.

I hope when the patients no longer need me as much I will be able to get enough energy to exercise more vigorously. I’m not letting myself slack on what I do. I still try to do what I can until I feel muscle fatigue. But there is a limit to what I can do until the exhaustion takes over and I feel like I need a nap. Well, I take a nap. I hope that doesn’t undo the benefits of the exercise!

The time will come and I will get back the motivation and energy to get this weight off. I promise that to myself.

Well, it’s happened again. I’ve lost my motivation. I feel better but still can’t lose any weight. I’m eating good food. I’m more active than I have been. But the lack of weight loss has sent me in the spiral of lost motivation. Am I the only one this happens to?

My husband has eaten the same food, exercising a couple of days a week, and he still treats himself to chips and soda but he has lost 12 pounds and several inches. I have lost nothing – nada, zip, zilch. It’s the same story as every time before. What do I do?

Should I see yet another doctor who can tell me it’s hormones or my age? Should I forget the weight loss and just be glad I’m feeling better? I haven’t met the doctor who can help me past this point. I can’t shake the feeling that I’m missing something. It’s just not enough for me to stay the same.

I worked out in the garden on Saturday, pulling weeds and clearing the front garden. Good exercise I thought. The Sunday, I mowed the grass. Things seemed to be going well until I felt this pain in my leg. I felt as if I has been shot in the back of the knee. I stopped what I was doing and went inside to check it out. I had this huge bulging vein on the back of my leg, right under the knee-joint. Well, what else can go wrong?

I would gladly take advice from someone else who has been there. What do you do when you try but can’t lose weight? I want to be upbeat and say that I’m just grateful for not gaining weight and glad to be alive… But who am I kidding? I want the pounds to go down. That’s the point.

Who has the answers?