Need to lose a significant amount of weight and have zero willpower

[Anonymous]

Soooo how do I start? How do I get motivated or find willpower? Start with a therapist? Read a book? I know I need to lose the weight and I could list all the good reasons why but I don’t want to. How do I start wanting to?

[Anonymous]

Start by Reading the last three pages of threads that are filled with the same type of prompt.
Seriously DCUM, this is getting monotonous bordering on plain stupid posting behavior.

[Anonymous]

Go to your doctor and get bloodwork done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Soooo how do I start? How do I get motivated or find willpower? Start with a therapist? Read a book? I know I need to lose the weight and I could list all the good reasons why but I don’t want to. How do I start wanting to?[/quo

You have to decide you want to. I did the Keto diet and it worked better than I could have imagined.

[Anonymous]

Take an unflattering picture of yourself. I've had phases where I was fat (for my standards) but didn't realize how bad it had gotten until I saw myself in a photo!

[Anonymous]

Join WW. Investing money in it helps. Seeing people with more to lose than you, or further along in their progress, could be inspiration. You will probably lose a good amount in the first week or two just from drinking the water and eating vegetables like they recommend and that will make you want to do more.

[Anonymous]

You and 70% of America. Seriously. First thing, stop buying junk. Stop buying processed food. Cook all your meals. If there is something you tend to overeat in particular, don't buy that. And no..but my kids like this, my husband wants this...so what. Don't buy it. They will live, and probably be healthier too. If you lack the willpower to stay away from things you can portion control well, then don't buy them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You and 70% of America. Seriously. First thing, stop buying junk. Stop buying processed food. Cook all your meals. If there is something you tend to overeat in particular, don't buy that. And no..but my kids like this, my husband wants this...so what. Don't buy it. They will live, and probably be healthier too. If you lack the willpower to stay away from things you can portion control well, then don't buy them

This is good advice.

[Anonymous]

Keto! You don’t really need willpower, especially after the first two weeks. You simply stop craving junk. And the water weight and glycogen loss are immediate payoffs that motivate you to keep going. Then slowly ramp up your carbs.

[Anonymous]

Try Noom

[Anonymous]

Explore whether you’re depressed. Depression craters willpower. IME, I eat less when I stay busy.

[Anonymous]

Listen to the podcast weight loss for busy physicians while you are doing other things. I did this for a couple of weeks before starting to try to lose weight in Nov 2019. I lost about 35-40 pounds over the next year and my current goal is to maintain. About halfway through my weight loss, I started exercising for the first time in my life, also. I started with None 2 Run. I’m 50.
Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try Noom

+1. This is designed for people who don't have "willpower"

[Anonymous]

Beck Diet Book - 45 day mental plan. Different thought strategy than willpower.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Listen to the podcast weight loss for busy physicians while you are doing other things. I did this for a couple of weeks before starting to try to lose weight in Nov 2019. I lost about 35-40 pounds over the next year and my current goal is to maintain. About halfway through my weight loss, I started exercising for the first time in my life, also. I started with None 2 Run. I’m 50.
Good luck.

Great podcast!