I didn't read the whole thread so I apologize if I am repeating what others may have said. But, I understand how you feel. I am not a very motivated person. I love food. My only blessing in life is that, despite having a hefty appetite all of my life, I've managed not to get seriously overweight. I'm also not a physically minded active person. It's all a chore. There's nothing I enjoy doing. I have no motivation generally. But...I hate when I go a little bit too high and I start feeling fat. That's my motiviation. It's appearance and I don't like the way I look.
Between the years of 2017 and 2019, I couldn't exercise at all due to a posterior tibial tendon injury. I decided to just eat better, no exercise. I dropped to 1450 calories which is what an older, sedentary woman needs to go to lose weight. It worked. Over a period of 3-4 months, I dropped about 13 lbs. That's all I needed to lose. Had I needed to lose a lot of weight (upward of 30-40 lbs), my caloric limit would have been higher and I probably would have dropped weight as well. All that is to say is you don't *have* to exercise if it's hard for you. You don't need to throw in the towel because you can't get to the gym, or it's too hot out. Weight loss starts and ends in the kitchen. But you have to be serious of how much food you are eating and you have to get comfortable with feeling hungrier for several weeks.
Now, I'm not against exercise, I just haven't been able to do it. It does make me feel better and when I can do something, it motivates me to continue to eat better and move more. But just to start out? Find one thing and start out that way.
Between the years of 2017 and 2019, I couldn't exercise at all due to a posterior tibial tendon injury. I decided to just eat better, no exercise. I dropped to 1450 calories which is what an older, sedentary woman needs to go to lose weight. It worked. Over a period of 3-4 months, I dropped about 13 lbs. That's all I needed to lose. Had I needed to lose a lot of weight (upward of 30-40 lbs), my caloric limit would have been higher and I probably would have dropped weight as well. All that is to say is you don't *have* to exercise if it's hard for you. You don't need to throw in the towel because you can't get to the gym, or it's too hot out. Weight loss starts and ends in the kitchen. But you have to be serious of how much food you are eating and you have to get comfortable with feeling hungrier for several weeks.
Now, I'm not against exercise, I just haven't been able to do it. It does make me feel better and when I can do something, it motivates me to continue to eat better and move more. But just to start out? Find one thing and start out that way.