I want to give up.

Hi, firstly PUT DOWN THE CHOCOLATE haha! Okay so now that we've got that out of the way.

Don't give up because of a small set back, you need to focus on what you really want, which I assume is to be fit and healthy for your son and to look and feel great for yourself.

Know that your weight on the scales can fluctuate ALOT from day-to-day and depending on the time of the day. You could be retaining water. Ideally you should weigh yourself in the morning, after going to the bathroom, before eating and without clothing. It may be a better option for you to weigh yourself less frequently if fluctuation will cause you to lose motivation. Also you should start taking measurments with a tape measure because sometimes your weight is not an accurate reflection of your progress.

Your approach of just focusing on the way you feel sounds like a good plan.

If you need support, feel free to add me as a friend.

I'm Gemma, 26 from Australia

Don't give up!! We all have days when we slip up. You realized what you did and reached out for help. We are here for you. Don't wait to start tomorrow, start today and eat healthy. Get those unhealthy foods out of your house and that will help. Try to figure out why you started binging yesterday. I would suggest journaling your feelings and thoughts before you eat anything so you can evaluate why you are eating. You can do this. You've done it before and you really can do it again. Please feel free to add me for support and encouragement. My name is Kimberlee, 49.

well I would suggest looking at your calorie goals..are u eating enough? No, I'm not talking about the binge..many people start off not eating enough. It's definitely something I struggle with myself. 1200 isn't the right answer for everyone, for example. Also look at what you're eating..are u grabbing a lot of processed foods, etc? Please don't give up..u can do this!

I eat the chocolate, I sometimes have mc donald's (so shoot me, I'm human) and I eat 1880 calories a day. I've only been here about a month but I have started losing weight whereas before when I was depriving myself I was stuck or gaining (the gains came from me going crazy eating everything).

Just to say, don't rule out that you might not be eating enough and check out this thread:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

PS: Don't give up, and don't deny yourself the reasonable chocolate ♥

Please don't give up you're better than that please add me as a friend if you want support

I too have days I want to give up, and days I mess up with not-so-great choices. I've been usng myfitnesspal recording faithfully and honestly for almost three months. I weight myelf every day. I've seen a pattern in that every so often, like coule weeks or so, my scales go up anywhere from .2 to 3.5 lbs, even when I've stayed with 1200-1280 calories per day, and sometimes when I've had a "slacker" day. And I actually FEEL the poofiness and weight gain. Oh yeah, and I'm menopausal. Then in a couple of days BOOM the scales will show I've actually went down anywhere from .2 to 2 lbs from before the slight spike. And again, I can actually feel and see the difference, but this time it's the slight weight loss. I've plateued and seen the spike last as long as six days. I've learned to stick wtih it, balance my effort and expectations.

DO NOT GIVE UP. Take every day as a new day. Renew your committment to the healthy choices every single day. I have been a yo-yo weight girl for 30 years. I have found myfitnesspal to be an excellent tool that helps me make better choices, not just calories, but seeing the nutrition each day. And slowly the wieght is coming off, even when I have bouts of back problems that prevent me from getting much activity. The back pain makes me want to eat for comfort - inactive and eating for comfort is a BAD combination. It can trigger feelings of anger, depression, and lack-a-wanna work for the change I desire, particularly when I watch the scales creep up. I've learned I feel so much better when I get enough sleep, be active - any kind of active, just move - and eat healthy. that seems to be a combination that makes me feel better (and probably act better).

My other new best friend is a fitbit. check it out on www.fitbit.com. I LOVE that it tracks my activities and even my sleep. It has really helped me see honestly how much (or how little) I move. Simple committment of 10,000 steps a day and keeping calorie intake to a specific (depending on goal) and balanced nutrition has made a big difference for me. The myfitnesspal and fitbit sync and share information too - cool stuff.

I hope you find motivation here, but more importantly within yourself. Do it for YOU. One day at a time, every day is for a healthier, happier, longer living you.

Never, Never give up on yourself. Maybe your approach should be different. I have dealt with my weight issue for years. I am 58 now and this crap about body image and number on the scale controlled me long enough. I am on a program now because I would like to have the last few years of my life healthy. When I was younger I did what you are doing, it does not work. You're a beautiful girl probably inside and out. Just pick a life style that you can live with the rest of your life. A little secrete: If you just had a baby your hormones are trying to get back to normal. After having a baby is the best time to kick butt. There is a hormone that is increased after having a baby, that hormone really help with weight lose. I have three boys, 30, 26, and 18 after every delivery I lost all my weight, because of the hormone (can't remember what it's called). Each pregnant I went up to 300 lbs. six months later I was 142 size 5/6. I am an Ex-Pro Ice Skater so I do have muscle memory. Don't give up, I know you will not because you posted it. If you really wanted to give up you would not go on this site. Hope this is helpful. Get in shape while you are beautiful and young. I have wasted so many of my younger years obsessed with weight. NO MORE, I AM DONE. I DO NOT WEIGHT MYSELF, I GO BY MY CLOTHES.
KEEP GOING
Darlene

Falling down is living , staying down is dying.

Hi, welcome. You appear to be an emotional eater. If things are going bad you have the temptation to throw in the towel and go back to where you feel comfortable. I've always been quite slim but I'm an emotional eater too. What I learned over a very long time is that the cravings eventually go, as long as you distract yourself. So, every time you think of pretzels or chocolate take that as a cue to cuddle your baby, empty the washing machine, go for a walk, ring a pal. If after 30 mins you still want choc, have a drink of water and some fruit. I agree on one point someone made earlier about eating enough and regularly, eat every 2 hours if you want. Just make sure your calories are good calories. Sugar males me hungry, I don't touch it very often. Finally, I religiously tracked my intake for 5 weeks here before I lost a single pound. I was getting disheartened but I realised that looking at the carbs, protien, fat analysis helped. I was also going over my cals too many times per week and the nutritional balance was wrong. When I sorted that out and started REGULAR, steady exercise and not sporadic, frantic exercise I started to feel better about myself, my shape and my progress. Willpower is not the answer. Keeping your focus on what works and what doesn't, I suggest, is more effective.

Sounds like you're overdoing it. Make sure you're netting at least 1200 calories and take it from there.

You don't want to give up. You want to feel awesome, and we want that for you as well.

So here I am trying to take the better, healthier route and NOT give up. I don't think I'll be weighing myself as much anymore. Instead I'm going to focus on how much better exercising and eating right made me feel, and hopefully the weight will follow.

Sounds like you've already got the right mentality!

I want to give up, especially since I just spent two days binge eating and feel as though I ruined all that work and probably gained those final few pounds back again only to end up where I started.

I totally understand. You don't literally want to give up, you're down in the dumps and looking for encouragement. I've been there. We've ALL been there. You've come to the right place! I can tell by you're spirit you'll do great. Keep at it.

Please do not give up just try to regroup. I am losing weight and not really doing any thing in the exercise dept since I have some `arthritis,take alot of meds etc BUT I think that any one can drop weight if they measure their calorie intake and eat enough and not go into starvation mode . I have dropped 28 pounds since early September since I joined MFP and bought a food scale and went into portion control .I am being very strict with myself since I am hoping for Gastric By Pass surgey in Dec or Jan . I am not sure if I am accepted yet BUT I am trying to retrain my self and my urges since very soon my nutritional life will be very ,very different and strictly under control.. I want you to know that all of us want you to be successful
This is not about me though it is about you . I want you to keep trying so you can be happy and healthy So what you went on a binge .Just start over and try to learn from a mistake. .Please do not give up just be aware of your intake each and every time you put calories in your mouth.
much luck to you and yours`