No motivation.

[SirVixofVixHall]

I really need to lose weight. I had put on weight since DD2, and never quite lost it mainly due to exhaustion and an under active thyroid. Recently I have gained nearly two stone, in only seven months. I have hardly any clothes that fit, and I feel unattractive and unfit. In the past, when my weight has hit a point where certain trousers are snug I have done something about it, but I feel totally lacking in motivation. I have no idea what diet to do, and I crave carbs as I am always tired. I think there may be a peri menopausal thing going on too, so hormonally deranged, lazy, and fed up. How do I get myself to get a grip and really tackle this? I don't want to just collapse into middle aged frumpyness and never be slim again, but that is how it seems to be going...
I had a dreadful year last year as a close friend died, and so I think I have been stress/comfort eating too, and the grief has also made me less motivated generally. .

Oh MrsM! . You have been through such a lot. I really feel for you, as losing a parent is such a huge shock to the system. I was very close to my Dad and it really changed me, losing him. My Mum almost died a month after Dad, she had a bad fall and was on her landing for over 24 hrs with a broken hip, luckily she was found still alive, but she has six months in hospital where she became increasingly confused and now is in the care home. My lovely friend had just given birth when she was diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of breast cancer, so that was a massive shock. I had also fallen and hurt my back just before my Dad died, and that took a while to recover from, so we have been going through similar stuff. My dds are pretty young still (youngest is 7), so I have had to crack on with things and my DH is very hands on, but maybe really falling into grief is better long term, as I feel that it is all hitting me now that I don't have as much to do on a day to day level, other than visiting my Mum and caring for my dds etc.
I'm off to my allotment today, gardens are very good for the soul! And listening to my Paul McKenna CD later.