How to Lose Weight

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🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Even though Carol's health depends on her losing 30 pounds, she's struggling to find motivation to eat better and exercise more. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:26.4	Carol, welcome to the program.
0:29.3	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:30.7	I appreciate you taking my call very much.
0:34.1	Thank you.
0:35.8	Yeah, I'm 73, and I need help maintaining my motivation to lose weight.
0:44.5	There is no motivation.
0:46.3	No, there's no motivation.
0:47.7	There's only discipline.
0:50.0	I don't stick to it.
0:52.0	I've got written down my wife. I just haven't been able to. I've got written down my wife.
0:54.8	I just haven't been able to.
0:56.8	I've got to get 30 pounds off.
0:58.4	My life depends on it.
0:59.6	Carol, Carol, you're not hearing me.
1:03.4	Okay.
1:03.8	It's discipline.
1:05.6	My friends get a kick out of me because they'll open up great box of cookies and I'll have one. And I say, well,
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