Tried and Tired I GIVE UP

I feel this way too, it's always been a struggle. To lose it, to maintain it, & then I let it go for a while & all comes right back. I've been trying to quit being so hard on myself. To love myself at every weight along the way. I feel so much better when I'm smaller, look so much better, carry myself with so much more confidence. It's hard to ever really give up when I know where I've been before!! So I fall off the wagon, get back on, bust my *kitten*, try some more, & just keep on keepin' on. I mean what's the alternative, living life less then my full potential....what fun is that......

The choice is yours. I you want to be unfit, unhealthy, and miserable? Saying as you have that 'maybe this is how God wants me to be' is false. The holidays hist many people hard, but are you going to let a few weeks dictate what it took you months to achieve? I realize that this is easier said than done, but you have to change your thinking. Let your setbacks set you up for your comeback. I had a moment this morning where I had to admit to myself that I slacked for the last two months and that isn't who I am and I will not accept mediocrity. I truly wish you the best!

Wow, you have lost 14 pounds that is awesome and that is 14 pounds more then I have lost. Holiday's are always that way, that is why I don't freak out over them. Just plan on eating. Hit the diet hard before and afterwards. You will do great. I am new to this and if you want that extra support you are more then welcomed to be friends with me. Good luck!

You brought up some wonderful points and the holiday's are hard. We just need to keep encouraging one another. This weight gain didn't happen over night and it will take time to get it off, but we can do this

Yes, it's nice to have someone say hey, get going, you've got this but when it comes down to it, YOU are your biggest cheerleader! YOU have to want to do this for yourself! All of us on MFP are here to support but we are behind a computer screen. Make yourself feel good and move forward! We all have setbacks! Put it behind you and start a new day! It is possible and when you finally reach that goal, you'll look back and say What was I thinking when I wanted to give up!

If you'd really given up you wouldn't still be here. Make the decision to re-start and just do it

I wish I had your determination I seem to be always hungry and pinning for those chocolate biscuits

Don't give up. The holidays are difficult for a lot of people, me included. Yesterday I wanted to eat whatever I could, but I persevered and didn't. Today I am ready to lose again. Losing weight is not easy, but worth it. Remember God says you are beautifully and wonderfully made.

Don't give up. What is the alternative?! This isn't something that has a start or an end and you certainly can't fail at it unless you give up paying attention at all.

Every day has several opportunities to make choices that get you closer to your goal and choices that take you farther from it. You have to know what you're aiming for and you have to want it more than you want the instant gratification of the choice that leads you away. You know what? Sometimes it's okay. Sometimes it's okay to want the party food and celebration more than you want a healthy body weight... but it can't be all the time or else you just won't get there, right? It's a game of balance.

It's about small changes.

Track what you eat, even if you're not making awesome choices. It will hold you accountable.
Weigh and measure your food so you know what you're eating. We can be WAY out in our estimations.
Don't let a bad choice at one meal wreck your choices at the next meal. What's the sense?
Exercise more often than not i.e. 4+ days per week for 30 minutes or more. Even if it's just walking.
Find a sport or planned physical activity that you can love; make it a challenge... martial arts? weight lifting? rowing?
Don't let anyone tell you you can't do it... especially you. There are so many success stories here. If we can, you can.

You brought up some wonderful points and the holiday's are hard. We just need to keep encouraging one another. This weight gain didn't happen over night and it will take time to get it off, but we can do this

AMEN! Come on, we can ALL do this!

You can get back on track! Come on you can do it for the love of youself! I gave up to threw the holidays but i'm back on track and i want let anything stop me... so I know you can too...... try eating a ruby red grapefruit before you eat in the morning and at lunch u will shed the pounds..I started on 1-2-2013 and i lost a pound a day!

I was doing so well..but then the holidays came and I stop logging. This party and that party kept telling myself ""I 'll start over tomorrow " tomorrow always came and went. I've lost my way,lost my will and my drive with not a one single soul to say Hey mom stay focused or hey hunni you're looking great. I've tried and I'm so tired, maybe this is how God wants me to be.

14 lbs lost!! hang in there! don't be a quitter!

You have to realize that you have to come to terms with your weight and decide if this is what you want...but NEVER give up. Sometimes family is the last to notice. Remember there are people here that will support you all the way...good luck!

If you truly wanted to quit on yourself, you would not have started this thread.
Just buck up, start fresh and push ahead. Set your goals high, and enjoy the journey.
“As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.” Donald Trump
As you work through this challenge, keep in mind a vision of yourself enjoying optimal health and peak fitness.
Don't settle for defeat.
Reach for your FULL POTENTIAL - whatever that is for you.

All Is Possible!