This weekend was a huge bust! Feel like I can't do this

you have re adjust your thinking. When i started just over a year ago, i had a goal of 10 lbs in 2 months. well i only lost 5. i was bummed and wanted to quit! especially since i had made major changes in my life. I was exercising daily, watching my cals, and eliminated pop, chips etc and was eating in general the best i ever had. so when only 5 came off i was bummed. it took me a year to lose 20 lbs. i still haven't reached my goal but i know tat i am 100% better off now then if i woudl of quit! take it slow and be happy for any change that you get, it's n your way to being the best you can be!

I'm in the same boat. I find that starting something new, exercise or eating plan helps to get me jump started. I also find that if I go cold turkey off of sugar it helps. If you are anything like me, one bite of sugar gets me started and I can't stop. Thus, cold turkey is the only way. Of course, now with the holidays upon us, it's going to be tough. Best of luck!

First of all - Relaaaaaaax~!

You are going to have days where you go over your calories. Relax - keep an eye on them again for the rest of the following days until you treat yourself again (I do so once every 2-3 weeks with sushi buffets or lovely steak dinners).

As for weight loss, keep under your calories, exercise (lift a couple of dumb bells please) and enjoy your improved lifestyle. The weight will move~

If you are serious about wanting to eliminate sugar or severely reduce (i am an advocate for no refined sugar - stick to fruits, honey, dark chocolate, etc for my 'sweet' fix) then know and accept it will take time. Indulge but take note of the amount you are eating. Restrict them to special events (I don't want to say no to my own birthday cake!). Eventually, you will get used to enjoying them as the treat they are meant to be once a month (or longer if you really prefer other foods to top up your daily calories).

Dont worry about the scale honey~ Nothing is worse than feeling crappy because you aren't enjoying life (and food and exercise are a part of life! Enjoy it!). You are beautiful regardless of what the scale says. In any case, I would say you have a goos chance of losing 5-10lbs by christmas if you stick to eating right and exercising. That will be a great accomplishment

Try logging it before you eat it...Once I see how much it is going to cost me I make my decision to eat of not to eat...

I've bought some expensive dark chocolate for sugar cravings. It's satisfying in small quantities and I'm aware of how much it cost, so it appeals to a different sort of guilt.

Hang in there! I think it's valuable to have some kind of treat for yourself -- it reduces the feeling of deprivation. It hasn't been hard to budget for 28 calories and 2 grams of sugar when I have a piece from my chocolate stash.

Don't give up!!!! So you had a bad weekend, IT HAPPENS! You just have to try to do better and keep going.

As a tip (since I have a major sweet tooth), try looking for 100 calorie snacks with chocolate. My favorites are the Hostess mini chocolate cakes since they always cure my craving, but they also have pudding cups, granola bars, cookies.... really anything for 100 calories if you search the snack aisle. For me, I can easily fit one or two of those snacks in each day and still feel satisfied. Also, look for bags of mini candy. You can eat three or four of those throughout the day since the ones I like (3 Muskateers) are only about 25 calories a piece.

I peaked at your diary, and I was doing the same thing..Eating alot of processed foods,but still staying under. Maybe you could add more fruits and veggies to your day. Also like others have said, you didn't gain it overnight,nor will you lose it overnight. I log everything I eat good or bad, and I hold myself accountable. It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change. Keep hanging on. It WILL happen for you!

I've seen a lot of folks on the forums suggest that eating sugar causes sugar cravings. Based on my own experience I'm willing to believe it. It may be beneficial to you in the short term to try cutting refined sugar out of your diet completely for a few weeks and see if that helps. It should not only stop the cravings (once you get over the withdrawal) but should also kick start the weight loss. Once you have the cravings under control you can consider adding them back into your diet slowly and finding a good balance.

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This and quit using exercise calories to supplement eating junk foods. Cookies, granola bars, pie could all be replaced with fresh fruits and veggies. You eat a lot of carbs, breaded foods, and wasted calories which are just making your crave more of that junk.

I'm going through a rough week too. Stayed under my calories, worked out almost every day for at least 60 minutes and the scale this AM shows 1.5 pound weight gain...So frustrating...I wil admit to being over in salt intake a couple of days but still all my hard work last week and 1.5 weight gain....So I totally feel your pain. I so HATE the scale....

I'm bummed with myself this morning, too. I think the best we can do is put mistakes behind us and carry on. It's not the occasional indiscretions that will sink us, it's giving up completely.

Now I'm off to the gym!