Dear LFTP: the exercise letter

• How can a 19-year-old raised with exercise as punishment find motivation to exercise and lose weight?

A host reads a listener letter from a 19-year-old who grew up with mentally and emotionally abusive parents who used exercise as punishment, quit exercising once free, became obese, and now cannot get motivated despite gym sign-ups and a running buddy. The hosts answer with a mix of skepticism and discipline advice: stop playing the victim, own your past, make it simple and free (walk), remove excuses. The 'secular advice' answer follows: being active helps heart, brain, and stress; pick something enjoyable like dancing; lay out clothes the night before.