I'm ready to give up.

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  • noriri
    noriri Posts: 74 Member
    I have always had that "all or nothing" mentality and I have come to understand that is one of my greatest failures. Over the passed year, that idea has really come to light and slowly I have begun to change it. It is so pervasive in my life...so many areas, and what I have come to really recognize is that I am not really living, I am merely existing. So I chose to do something about it...and it's not just my weight. For me, I really had to look inward and work from my core. For me, spirituality is a large component, once I began to address that and change that negative mentality it allowed me to move on to the next thing and so on. I am a work in progress, but so isn't everyone else! We are more alike than we are different, essentially. Know that many of us are on the same journey, you really are not alone. Best wishes, and the desire to succeed are the crux of all these encouraging comments. "Enjoy" your life!
  • dominique2118
    dominique2118 Posts: 18
    I love this suggestion, thanks!
  • anniebelle26
    anniebelle26 Posts: 43 Member
    My trick is to only weigh every MONDAY morning. That way, when Im tempted through Sat. and Sun, I think..nooo...Im weighing on Mon. Better not. It really works for me.
  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member

    First off, you need an attitude make over. You say you're an all-or-nothing gal. FIRST THING - That's gotta go! You gotta get into the mindset of NO MATTER HOW SLOW YOU'RE GOING, YOU'RE STILL LAPPING THE PEOPLE ON THE COUCH!!!

    No matter what amount of working out you do, no matter how small the good eating decisions you make are - IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING. You have to be proud of the little things, and KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.

    NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE!!!


    This is really good advice. I've become a lot more forgiving of myself (and less "all or nothing") since focusing on little victories. Some recent credit I've given myself:
    1. I made it all the way through the grocery shopping without buying anything "bad" to stuff my face with in the car.
    2. My weight loss has been going frustratingly slowly for the last few weeks, but at least I'm still trying and still working out.
    3. I'm not going to make my mini-goal by September 30, but I realized that it was unrealistic to think that I could drop 10 whole pounds in 4 weeks.

    So every time I'm feeling down on myself (which is often!), I force myself to think of at least three positive things. It's really helped me! I hope it helps you too. :)

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