I want to give up.

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  • Szkx45
    Szkx45 Posts: 12 Member
    Don't give up...you can do it! If this 52 year old body can keep working on it, you can too. It's not about dieting, it's about changing your habits and your lifestyle. I'm still working on both myself, but I finally see the light and my weight is going in the right direction!
  • pattydo
    pattydo Posts: 21 Member
    Set yourself a little goal and work towards it, then another and another. I find if I look at it as I have all this weight to lose and that is never going to happen I have set myself up for failure before I even start. If I set my mind to losing 5 pounds I can do that. Also I made me a list of rewards in five pounds increments, (no rewards are food!) it may be a new shirt, a CD, a different hairstyle, etc. Use the "notes" part of your tracking to give yourself encouraging words, don't depend on anyone else to do it and finally...every morning I tell myself "I may not be a healthy eater or non smoker for the rest of my life, but I am today!" Best of luck to you....
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    stop right there -- you will never lose weight if you keep dieting. Dieting doesn't work. What works is changing your lifestyle. Start keeping a diary and work at learning to eat healthy. Make some friends on this site. Everyone is very support. Also have patience. I aim at a half pound a week, but that doesn't always happen. Sometimes I run into a plateau. Sometimes it's frustrating, but I'm in this for the long term.

    I've been following a plan for 195 days -- about six months and I've lost 17 1/2 pounds. I've got 7 and a half pounds to go. It goes slower the closer to your goal you get, but since I've started I've stopped focusing on my weight and just concentrating on living well.

    Be patient, it will change.
  • 1szymanski
    1szymanski Posts: 1
    Please refrain from judging folks. Your comment was not at all supportive. This is a supportive community (see how others are posting for examples).
  • finallyhome2019
    finallyhome2019 Posts: 12 Member
    Good Morning!

    Don't give up!!! Take every day as a new day and set small goals for yourself....It is much easier to say in one month I want to be down 5 pounds rather than I have 50 pounds to lose....For each small goal you reach, reward yourself, somehow. Increase your rewards with each newly attained goal. It is also very important to remember, each and everyone of here striving to get healthy, did not reach where we are right now in a week! It took a long time for us to get unhealthy or reach the weight we are currently working so hard to lose....and by the way...why do we say "lose weight"....Frankly, usually when I lose something I search and search until I find it again...I don't know about anyone else, but my weight is NOT something I want to find after I've worked so hard to get rid of it!

    So...continue to log in each day on MFP and log your food. The advice of not dieting is great! Don't deprive yourself, just make better choices and you can still have some of the foods you really enjoy, just in moderation.

    Add friends to your MFP account....Every day I look forward to reading the positive comments and helpful suggestions of everyone on my friend list....We are all striving for the same thing here....Let's do it together!

    I hope you don't give up, because you and your health are worth it! Stick with it and you will definitely start to feel more energized and positive! Use the scale as a "guide"...not the rule.....

    Have a wonderful day and feel free to add me to your friend list for more support!

    GOOD LUCK!
  • gwenmf
    gwenmf Posts: 888 Member
    You didn't become overweight overnight and you won't lose the weight overnight. Be patient, keep at it and you'll have success. You can't diet, you have to change 25 years of bad habits and that will take time.

    ^ Wisdom
  • lambchoplewis
    lambchoplewis Posts: 797
    Don't give up!!! I have been there - done that. If you slip up, give it a few days of really trying and you will be back on track. I know it is hard as I used to drink and binge and now, I have to stop myself EVERY DAY!!! I think about food all the time but now, I think about what is less calories and filling, how to exercise, plan my meals.

    Keep going as nothing tastes as good as feeling thin.

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