Depression = Lack of motivation

yipyipyeehaw

Love yourself as you are. Don't be ashamed to be on anti-depressants. They are a god send for those of us suffering from this illness. Accept and don't resist your medical condition. Practice self care by taking short walks. If there is a park nearby or some pretty nature bring a lawn chair and do some reading. Open up to your wife ... Do not be ashamed. Try not to 'fear' things - what happens happens. Gary Zukav wrote a good book called 'Seat of the Soul' that me a lot. Also think of five things you are grateful for every day and be creative. For example, the sun was warm on my face today, the nice conversation with my spouse today, the smell of the coffee this morning, the bird that landed on my porch that sang a song, etc. Also don't hang around with negative people. You don't have to be perfect. It helped me to eat similar things every day, that is, cottage cheese and sliced apples for breakfast most days, sandwich for lunch, etc. Also be who you are, don't try to be someone other than your beautiful self. Just some ideas from a different perspective. Nobody is perfect.

peterjens

Long story short - my doctor prescribed Bupropion XL and it was all I needed to kick-start me.

iowaoly

I think going to these boards is a positive step. We should be here to support each other with this weight loss journey...depression or not. Seeing that you are not alone in this or the only one who feels a certain way may help.

I am struggling with lack of motivation as well and it hinders my weight loss. Sometimes it is just so hard to do that first thing...go for a walk, cook healthy food...whatever. All we can do is the best we can do each day. Hang in there and hoping you feel better soon.

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pearson114

Thanks all for your feedback, thoughts and suggestions. Much appreciated, and nice (in the best possible way) to know I'm not dealing with this alone.

louminouche

Have a look at visualization techniques on YouTube (Jonathan Parker and many others). It really helped me although I was very sceptical. Best of luck.