Hi and Welcome back. Like you I am a re-starter after a bad fall last year off the low carb wagon! Don't feel ashamed of yourself, feel proud for coming back and getting on track again! We learn from our mistakes and if in this venture you've learned something about yourself, then it is all worth it in the end! As far as motivation, sometimes I'm pretty lacking in that department. What I tend to do is just take things one day at a time and if I'm faced with something I really want, I tell myself that for today I won't have it. Then tomorrow comes and I really don't want it anymore! As you can tell, I'm still not at the point of long term thinking! Some days are still a struggle for me!