Starting over again from a strange place.

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MrsSpitser
MrsSpitser Posts: 36 Member
in Motivation and Support

I’m 43, about to divorce my third husband and gave birth to my fourth child five months ago. Yes, I know. I’m a hot mess. I feel it.

I’m trying to treat this as my “Journey to find Myself” opportunity. I was deeply in love with my husband though and he left me for another woman, when our son was only 5 weeks old and I had post partum depression. There are tons more little facts that make the entire situation more devastating but in the interest of brevity, I’ll let you ponder.

I am emotionally and physically unprepared for a new health routine. I was on bedrest for most of my pregnancy. I’m a severe T2 diabetic on two insulins, Metformin, and Mounjaro. Still can’t lose weight. Not gaining, but not losing either.

I’m here because I don’t know where to start and how to find the motivation to do much of anything lately. Any ideas or suggestions??

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  • GigiLoveandSunshine
    GigiLoveandSunshine Posts: 12 Member

    YOU aren’t a hot mess, you’ve just made some unfortunate decisions that didn’t work out well. It sounds like you’ve already determined the most important thing which is to learn from your mistakes and use that new understanding to power yourself forward. You have already taken some major steps just by being here. You’ve made a very good decision to focus on your future - Congratulate yourself!
    Hope is a major motivator. It doesn’t matter how small your hope is now because hope is a multiplier! So set a small realistic goal and when you have met that, give yourself props! Your goal doesn’t have to be directly measured in lost pounds - it can be anything. The point is that small met goals give rise to the hope that you can do even larger things. Be patient and allow yourself mercy as you learn that you are deserving of success. Commit to your success, for YOU and no one else. You have a great big beautiful future ahead!

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