I've just quit.

sylvabelle89
sylvabelle89 Posts: 61 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I still track every now and then but the past week and a half I have REALLY just about given up and for NO reason. One bad day has led to another and I've quit working out as well.
This is awful. How can I convince my eyes and stomach to get back on track?
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  • RepsnSets
    RepsnSets Posts: 805 Member
    Sometimes you just need to be in the right frame of mind for this.

    When Im feeling blah I go over and have a read of success stories. Doing that is a basic slap in my face to carry on! Knowing if they can do it then so can I
  • Hbazzell
    Hbazzell Posts: 899 Member
    youtube an episode of biggest loser. it helps me a lot
  • HungryKoala
    HungryKoala Posts: 87
    MAKE yourself work out, no matter how much you need to *****, piss, moan, or feel like poo- make yourself, and make yourself do the other stuff too- its never to late start again
  • kelsully
    kelsully Posts: 1,008 Member
    MAKE yourself work out, no matter how much you need to *****, piss, moan, or feel like poo- make yourself, and make yourself do the other stuff too- its never to late start again


    ^^^^ this. I have 3 different DVD that have 10 minute segments. You can program the DVD to play 1,2 or all of them, in what ever order you want etc. Somedays if I am not feeling it I will promise myself 10 minutes. I figure even if I only do 10 mins it is 10 mins towards health etc...9/10 I end up doing at least 3 segments if not 4 or 5. Force 10 mins...if you have to stop after 10 ..and that happens. I stopped once as the emotional distress I was feeling before working out just made working out feel awful.
  • jennifer_a00
    jennifer_a00 Posts: 186 Member
    Don't give up! Keep trying and hopefully the motivation will come back. Make sure you are drinking lots of water, I seem to feel better and want to try harder when I'm well hydrated. I know it's hard and we all go through these times, but maybe if you keep up your food diary, even if you are going over, it will help you get back on track. Can you go out and take a walk today? If you can, go do it now! Hang in there!
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
    I still track every now and then but the past week and a half I have REALLY just about given up and for NO reason. One bad day has led to another and I've quit working out as well.
    This is awful. How can I convince my eyes and stomach to get back on track?

    i believe your motivation has to come from within. there's nothing i can say to motivate you. you have to want it. the only person affected by your quitting is you. if you can live with that, then you probably aren't yet ready to make the changes you need to make to your life. it sounds harsh, but it's true. either you are doing this because you want to, or you're not doing it at all.

    all that said, you could just think of this past period as a "break". get back to it right now. this very minute. try to preserve whatever progress you've made. forget about the break and treat it as old news. that is, if you want to reach your goals. if you don't want to reach your goals, then grab a bag of chips and some dip and prop yourself up on the couch in front of the TV. get comfortable. you'll be there until you are ready, and of course your path back from there will be harder and longer.

    so it's really all up to you.
  • liznotyet
    liznotyet Posts: 402 Member
    forgive yourself, look at the 21 pounds you have already lost, and remember that you didn't gain all the weight in one day or week or month, it took years!!!! then forgive yourself again. Do you have a non-scale challenge you can assign yourself, like a long walk or a new recipe - or a calorie free reward like a soak in the tub or sleeping in?

    or... dare you... instead of tracking what you are actually eating, track your "fantasy all you can eat" day and see how many calories and fat g etc are in it... then save it just so it can show you how big you would be if you went back to eating that way all the time.

    I am having the same kind of day. I think I just need a laugh and nothing is working to even get me to crack a dang smile. But I read the post someone made on how his fat self took his thin self hostage to a KFC... hilarious- look it up.
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,628 Member
    Don't quit .....

    When you want to quit, remember why you started !

    No one is going to do it for you !

    Attitude is a choice ...... think positive thoughts ..... and believe in yourself !

    Just do it !

    Good luck :drinker:
  • kazmrczk
    kazmrczk Posts: 1
    Everyone has motivational challenges from time to time. Sometimes if you watch things that get you pumped up it can help. Here are two video clips that help get me motivated.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsSC2vx7zFQ
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbZnCGyPneo
  • Ultragirl2374
    Ultragirl2374 Posts: 390 Member
    Think about all the positive changes that you've experienced so far and how good they've felt!! Don't let all that great progress be for nothing!! Keep focused on the reasons you first joined MFP in the first place!
  • Admiral_Derp
    Admiral_Derp Posts: 866 Member
    I still track every now and then but the past week and a half I have REALLY just about given up and for NO reason. One bad day has led to another and I've quit working out as well.
    This is awful. How can I convince my eyes and stomach to get back on track?

    i believe your motivation has to come from within. there's nothing i can say to motivate you. you have to want it. the only person affected by your quitting is you. if you can live with that, then you probably aren't yet ready to make the changes you need to make to your life. it sounds harsh, but it's true. either you are doing this because you want to, or you're not doing it at all.

    all that said, you could just think of this past period as a "break". get back to it right now. this very minute. try to preserve whatever progress you've made. forget about the break and treat it as old news. that is, if you want to reach your goals. if you don't want to reach your goals, then grab a bag of chips and some dip and prop yourself up on the couch in front of the TV. get comfortable. you'll be there until you are ready, and of course your path back from there will be harder and longer.

    so it's really all up to you.

    ^^ This. If you really want to do it...you will. Don't let yourself get away with excuses.
  • bdreilly84
    bdreilly84 Posts: 30
    Read this! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/903831-i-survived-a-dangerous-hostage-situation-this-afternoon
  • jiggy_gibby
    jiggy_gibby Posts: 197
    SO....Quit. I did. Gained back all I lost plus 10 more.

    Now I'm back and this time is different.

    I know it mentally. I'm ready - I know I will have a bad day, skip a day of logging, or sit on the couch instead of walking. So what?

    I will start over tomorrow- and every day is a new day! I have lost 16 pounds and have many miles to go... but I'm on the road.

    Your journey- you decide!
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    belushi-animal-house.jpg
    Bluto: Hey! What's all this laying around stuff? Why are you all still laying around here for?

    Stork: What the hell are we supposed to do, ya moron? We're all expelled. There's nothing to fight for anymore.

    D-Day: [to Bluto] Let it go. War's over, man. Wormer dropped the big one.

    Bluto: What? Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!

    Otter: [to Boon] Germans?

    Boon: Forget it, he's rolling.

    Bluto: And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough...

    [thinks hard of something to say]
    Bluto: The tough get goin'! Who's with me? Let's go!
  • majoki
    majoki Posts: 151 Member
    Sometimes you just need to be in the right frame of mind for this.

    When Im feeling blah I go over and have a read of success stories. Doing that is a basic slap in my face to carry on! Knowing if they can do it then so can I

    ^^^ This is what I do too! I look here, google search, and I look on youtube for success stories. I've also been taking my picture each week, so I look at my pictures when I want to see how far I've come and that what I'm doing is working. I also notice that I feel stronger and better.
  • bclever13
    bclever13 Posts: 44
    Look at a picture of yourself. before you lost the weight.....trust me Ive been there....one of the most important things to remember is when you start exercising and eating different it is important to eat a small amount of the food you love that way your not depriving yourself. ...do this once a week that way your body will be fooled into thinking nothing has changed and you will continue to lose weight....this works especially when you hit a plateau
  • khall86790
    khall86790 Posts: 1,100 Member
    Look at success stories, look at photos of yourself where are at your biggest OR (what I do before I work out) watch 30 mins of a TV show where everyone is slim/buff. That will motivate you!
  • Tina4285
    Tina4285 Posts: 1 Member
    please don't quit!! I just started and I know I have to start everyday with a goal. I will get up and do SOMETHING even it is small. Ask yourself what it is that makes you want to quit and then ask yourself if that reason can control you or if you can change it. If you can change it, and I am SURE, actually 100% positive that you can change it, then change it and get up in the morning and walk, run, job, move.....just keep moving!! If I can start this after the last few month I've had, anyone can. :) trust me
  • CarrieBeck29
    CarrieBeck29 Posts: 24 Member
    I completely understand, I've had really bad days, weeks, even months! But I'm on a good track now and I stay motivated with the Health and Fitness category on Pinterest. Also, I watch a lot of Weight Loss Journeys on Youtube. It definitely helps me stay determined to get fit! Hope this helps and best of luck to you!
  • ittybittybadonkadonk
    ittybittybadonkadonk Posts: 11,634 Member
    take it from a person who let life and tragic things get in the way and I quit ... I lost 78lbs back in 09/2010 .... I gained it all back and then some but I am back now since Jan of this year with more determination and more of a positive attitude.... Please dont quit its not worth it ...dont be like me and gain everything you have lost so far ....WE CAN DO THIS
  • unohooz
    unohooz Posts: 2 Member
    Remind yourself that even if all you can motivate yourself to do is walk, it's better than sitting on the couch. Just keep moving. Eventually you will find your motivation again. For inspiration, I like to get on Pinterest and search "Fitness Quotes" or something like that. Those little motivational phrases really get me going. Good luck!
  • PhoebesFit
    PhoebesFit Posts: 29
    I look back at my "before" pictures. Me at my heaviest. UGH! I can't believe I let myself get there and I dang sure won't be back there again.
  • trinitye124
    trinitye124 Posts: 1 Member
    I just wanted to say hi. I have never posted before but don't give up on yourself. Everyone has bad and weak days-its where we go from there that determines who we are and who we will become :smile:
    Good luck
  • sarahfashion861
    sarahfashion861 Posts: 44 Member
    I felt like that this weekend! I ate way to much today! I had healthy foods but not right portion. Tomorrow is a fresh new week. I plan on getting back on track. I looked at how much weight I have lost in 43 days :)! I realized I got this. Keep it up!
  • heathergaines988
    heathergaines988 Posts: 1
    I've just begun, but not really. I have begun and quit more times than I can remember. And each time, I get heavier. Right now, I am as heavy as I have ever been. I am afraid to go to the doctor's because I know what they are going to say. I am grossly obese and there is nothing anyone can do about it - other than me.

    Falling happens. It happens all the time. But you started this for a reason. Revisit that reason - does it still apply? If not, then you have to find something more meaningful to you to motivate you to realize that the day-by-day is a lifestyle change and lifestyle changes take time to implement. If it does still apply, then take a deep breath, go to bed, and wake up with a plan.

    Either way, if you come back tomorrow or in a year, you have support.
  • jkprof
    jkprof Posts: 20 Member
    look at the 21 lbs you already lost and what an incredibly accomplishment that was. Don't beat yourself up and get back on the wagon. find some good substitutions for things that are problems (i like to add salty pistacios and it kills my crave for salt but isn't chips and i can't eat more than 1/2 a cup which is lower cal than chips).
  • samgovaars
    samgovaars Posts: 1
    Dont do the same thing everyday, you get bored and slack, It happens to me if i dont change my exercises. Drive somewhere nice, like a park, forest, river or beach and go for a walk, it is so much better than at home. You get fresh air and it feels good. Throw in a good bike ride, a run, canoeing even play sport. It all helps burn calories but just put a bit of change in there.
    We all have our bad moments, but if you do enough different things you enjoy its alot easier to keep going. You also need rest days too
  • sprintto50
    sprintto50 Posts: 410 Member
    Look at how far you have come. It's hard but you have made it1/3 of the way to your goal. Obviously you CAN do this. We all have a thin self on one shoulder and a fat on the other. Don't let that fat self win.
  • krickeyuu
    krickeyuu Posts: 344 Member
    Just try to remember that this is a long haul, not a short hop. Today I was over by almost 400 calories and this is a total rest day except for whatever I log cooking, cleaning etc. which isn't much. But tomorrow--I will ROCK it because it is my lifting day and I will be spot on with my diet (I hope) and then I will do OK on Tuesday, but Wednesday, I don't know because it is my daughter's 26th birthday and we are going out. Blah, Blah. You get the point. Hang in there and look at this as a whole life thing. :wink:
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    My first thought on posts like this is...

    What was your deficit like leading up to your collapse? In my experience, it is almost always too high. That you want to throw in the towel is almost a certain indicator that it was...because at a reasonable deficit, it is usually not that bad...certainly not anything you'd want to give up on. Sure, the illusion of progress can be slower, but the progress that you make that way is real...and sustainable.

    TL;DR: reevaluate your deficit and, if you're ready to try again, set it much more reasonable this time.

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