I wish I lived there~ I know I can tell you exactly what to do and how to do it, what to eat and when, what supplements to take and how to work out, but like you say; you KNOW that and can make a great plan~ it's just committing to it and sticking with it that's the hard part!
I wish there was something I could do to help. Maybe if I tell you that no matter WHAT it is, no matter HOW good someone is at doing something, it's NEVER easy. Lance Armstrong makes it look easy when he's riding up those Alps~ most of us wouldn't even be able to WALK up those grades, and he's not only doing it on a bike, he's going relatively FAST. But it's not EASY for him to do that; he's SUFFERING just like we do at other things; he's just got his mind in a different place. And that's what you need to do~ get your mind to the place where you are convinced that you are WORTH it and it's not just for vanity's sake; it's not healthy to be overweight and there are real dangers associated with it. It WILL catch up with you and you've got children and doggies to live for; it's not just important to you; it's important to them too.
I also have a little drink you can drink for a week (7 days) to get you at least started. It's just a diuretic drink, but maybe just losing even some water weight will give you a little push in the right direction
. This is from Jillian Michaels~
Mix: 60 oz. Distilled Water
2 TB. sugar free cranberry juice
1 Dandelion Root tea bag (Vons, Safeway or health food stores usually have these)
1 TB lemon juice.
Drink this each day for 7 days. She guarantees you'll lose 5 lbs of water weight by the end of the week.
Good luck to you, I know it's not easy to get motivated, but it's so worth it in the end! Just think...new clothes (or just getting back into the ones you really like!).