Where did you find that self belief?

[u/scoobedeth]

I'll try make this short!

Struggled with weight my entire life. Had some success about ten years ago only to regain it all and some. Ive lost count of the attempts to lose weight since and subsequently failed. I'm now 31 with a 50+ bmi, super uncomfortable and every aspect of my life negatively impacted. I have no choice now but address this but I simply have no belief in myself that I can do it.

I'm so frustrated, there's so much information and advice out there regarding diet and exercise. I know how to create a calorie deficit. It's the mental stuff I need help with. How can I trust myself to be consistent? How do you change an entire life of these habits? How else am I suppose to self soothe? What do I do when I feel sad, low energy and just want to binge eat?

I guess I'm just wanting to hear from people who needed to lose as much weight as I do, have been successful and how they approached it mentally? This feels impossible.

[u/loseit_throwit]

The single most motivating thing to me is the idea that the worst I can really do is not try. Nothing wrong with trying and struggling. The time will pass anyway, so why not make something of it?