Sapphire25
New member
First I'll start off by saying that I'm 24, female, 5 foot 9 inches and weigh around 260. I wasn't always this big, but because of 6 months of bed rest, I sorta blew up. I'm ready to try and loose the extra weight I have put on from that serious accident. It's been about a year and a half since the accident and my doctors have given me go ahead for physical activity. But because I have physical limitations, I can't do exercise like "normal" people. I can't run, jump, do most floor activities, or change elevation quickly (like bending over). I'm highly considering joining a gym in our community that offers free personal training with a year membership that includes nutritional information. I feel that I can loose the weight if I have someone counting on me to do it. My whole family has basically given up hope on my exercise goals and say that you talk a lot but don't do anything about it. And I have no friends because they deserted me after my accident. I want to change the way I feel about myself, and help in my recovery. But I fear that my excuse is going to be "because of my limitations I can't do that". And that will set me back. I mean I know to keep telling myself that I'll look good, feel better about myself, and help recovering what still needs help. But that only goes so far in motivating myself. When I become bogged down in school work or other obligations, exercise/dieting seems like the first thing to go. What keeps you guys motivated even when facing no support?
