First I want to thanks for sharing. We are all motivated differently so I will give my best fundamental answers here and we can touch base one on one if you would like, also anyone else in the group is welcome to share how they over come these obstacles.
Bottom line is that everything starts in your mind, you have to desire the end result more than you care for the current condition. Duh, right but Ron how do I do that? Will power is great up to a point but will power only takes us so far, what was once hard is now easy with practice. My suggestion is to write down why you desire to lose the weight and what it will feel like once you reach your goal. I say write it down because the act of writing tends to commit to memory and then you can also go back and read it when needed. Take a few minutes each day to read your statement and truly feel how good it will feel once you reach your goal. You can use past successes to help generate these feelings, by doing this you are getting your sub conscious transfixed on the end result and will eventually take over like a guided missile to it’s target. It takes 6 months of consistent exercise for your body to become addicted to exercise at which at that point it will be unnatural for you to not exercise. More specifically for motivation to exercise, schedule time, make it a must instead of a should, preferably in the morning, start slow and build up doing something that you can enjoy. As for snacking, count the calories that you have consumed in t he past few days, approximately 300o calories equals 1 pound. Don’t eat for pleasure eat for your health, ask yourself, Self, what is this going to do for my body, is it good, bad, do I really need it Right now? Set certain times to snack and be sure to portion it, never eat straight out of the container. I hope this helps, accountability is a big motivator, that is what got me to take it to the next level, was a video contest. Now of course I could have just quit the contest, it was just a tool for me to use as motivation. You guys are more than welcome to contact me if you more specifics because I would have to have more information form you. Either way please keep us updated on your progress.