Hang on, it will get better. The first few weeks can be hard, your body isn't used to the reduced intake so you likely feel hungrier plus, you miss the pleasant feelings that come with eating, more so in the beginning. As you lose some there will be some pleasure to draw from your accomplishment. Losing more and starting to lose some of the pain it is causing you will give you good feelings to help replace the food pleasure. The longer you can hang on, the longer you will be able to hang on. Duh! That sounds rather redundant but it is true, if you can stick with it a couple weeks, the prospect of another couple weeks will seem like something you can do easily.

It will seem like less of a struggle as you move forward. This is important because you have to remember that just because you take off the weight you want to, you won't be able to just lapse back to eating like you have in the past. That is one of the realities that I have really accepted this time, unlike many past weight lose journeys I have gone on but when I got where I wanted to be, I just kind of kicked back and returned to ignoring what and how much I ate. Of course, I ended up gaining it all back. That is why I believe "slow and steady" is the best course. I have followed it this time instead of being in a rush to get pounds gone and even when I've backed off the diet, I have found it maintenance to be quite manageable.

Remember, you CAN do this and you deserve to feel better and to have pleasure in your life. Take that wherever you can. Enjoy it when you notice you have less pain, when the scales give you a good reading, when you start to notice your clothes fitting better or maybe getting too loose. Smile at yourself when you grab a handful of little carrots or an apple instead of a cookie or chocolate and laugh when you find it just as pleasurable. Be persistent, you will succeed. Two years ago, I didn't think I would ever lose weight again and was resigned to that but when I had a medical scare I KNEW I had to do it. I also resolved that I WOULD do it. It has paid off. It will for you as well.

Sometimes there's a subconscious reason we hold on to our weight. Often it's a need for safety. If there are unresolved issues from your past, such as traumatic experiences where you didn't feel safe, the effects from that might still be lingering. So it can be a feeling of not being safe in your current environment or an unresolved feeling of not being safe in the past that can leave you feeling unmotivated to lose weight.