I feel like giving up.

Okay, so giving up won't accomplish anything, you'll just have more weigh to lose. You'll feel better if you stay strong. I love the saying "if you're tired of starting over, stop quitting". You can do this. firstly TOM totally affects weight loss, my weight is ALWAYS up that week so give yourself a break. Make a list of all the reasons you want to do this, find ways to distract yourself (i have gone to movies before to stop me from eating!). you can do this... I promise. Friend me if you like.

Paige, get some fresh air hey maybe a pedi. Today is a new day, forget the last four. You can do it!

Hi Paige,
Have you set yourself mini goals and rewards? For me each time I lose 5lb I get something. 1st it was some gorgous new workout clothes, 2nd was £45 to spend on a dress, other people have done massages, accupuncture session, whatever will motivate you! Having little goals helps me, but I set the reward each time I reach the previous mini-goal so I know what I'm aiming for.

Well fine then, if you want to give up, give up. If you don't have the tenacity and determination to do this, nobody else can give it to you. As Yoda said, " Do, or do not. There is no Try."

I started in january, lost like 14# right away then kinda jumped around between a 10 & 14 # weight loss for 2.5 months, I finnally broke it and am almost at a 16# loss, hoping it continues. I just really had to shock my system to get out of it, wishing you some luck.

I went back to when you were tracking and looked at a few days. Your calorie counts are very very low. I wonder if trying to be so restrictive is part of why you are feeling like giving up. Maybe try just eating well for a few days. Lots of veggies, homemade meals, fruit etc. Try to focus on getting good nutrition. Get outside and go for a walk. Go back to counting calories with a slightly higher goal.

gain weight is easy losing it is hard, giving up is for quiters

The scale is the most frustrating way of tracking progress. There's too many things that can send it into a tizzy. Hormones, sodium, exercise, whether or not you need to poop, etc.

Here's my suggestion: Ignore it for a few weeks. Look for other ways to track your progress.

Set yourself some fitness goals. For me it was training to run a 5k. I'd never run more than a half mile in my life and that was 20 years earlier, so being able to go from only running one minute to one mile in about 4 weeks was amazing. If running isn't your thing, make a pact with yourself to go for a long walk 4 days a week, or hit the gym 3 times a week, or do the 30 day shred at home, or search YouTube for different exercise videos and try something new each week (yoga, pilates, zumba, etc). But make sure you stick with it for a month. You'll be improving your health no matter what happens on the scale.

Take your measurements and/or progress photos. Personally, I prefer photos because I have a hard time getting excited about losing 1/8th of an inch, and it's easier for me to be objective when I have two photos side by side taken at the same angle in the same clothes or lack of clothes. I can't see changes in the mirror. Heck, I didn't see changes in the mirror while I was gaining weight, either, or I would have done something about it sooner. :laugh:

Go shopping and try on clothes. Even if it's "shopping" in the back of your own closet to see if those jeans that were too tight fit better now. I started here at the end of December (2010). A few weeks later, in mid January, I went to a party and was upset that a pair of jeans I thought would fit were still too tight. But a little over a month later, they zipped easily. A few months after that, they were in a bag on their way to be donated to the Salvation Army because they fell down even while zipped.

Look forward, not backward! Start now!

Dont panic just yet

Not tracking is likely why you've maintained. You gotta track everything! How do you know what kind of progress to expect if you don't? You didn't gain this weight overnight, and you aren't going to lose it that way either. Not paying attention to what we eat is exactly what got us here in the first place. I have to track everything, because I can't "eyeball" things. Progress takes many forms. Instead of worrying about the scale, work on holding yourself accountable for tracking your food. That's the best progress you can have. The weight will follow.

If you give up now after four bad days, those four days are going to turn into four weeks, then four months, etc etc and you'll wonder why you gave up after such an awesome month and losing 10 lbs! It's really easy to snowball out of control, but just put things in perspective--

You didn't gain all that extra weight overnight, or even in one month, right? It took time. This will too. The key is to not wait for results, but rather to ENJOY your new, healthy lifestyle and to appreciate the results WHEN they come, because they will come on their time not yours. Just do the best you can and good things will happen.

I love to read the success stories. They are so inspiring. This time last year I gave up. I lost my focus, and just quit. I wished I would have had the willpower and determination to have kept going, I would probably be where I want to be weight wise and just maintaining and buffing up. Giving up is not worth it. I am bound and determined to make it through the end this time. It is hard work, and no one can do it for you. I know it is hard to focus on you, with a newborn. Hey if your a breastfeeding, you are burning 500 extra calories a day. My daughter just had a baby in December also. They are high maintenance little creatures. I would meal plan healthy meals with fruits and veggies, eat a healthy breakfast, that sets your metabolism for the day, and take some time for yourself to rejuvenate. You will get there. Besides our Biggest Loser group needs you, so you can't quit.

I also suffer from depression and weight gain during my period. It is incredibly demotivating.

Well fine then, if you want to give up, give up. If you don't have the tenacity and determination to do this, nobody else can give it to you. As Yoda said, " Do, or do not. There is no Try."

I agree with this one.
I didnt lose 130 lbs by always saying "i give up" and I honestly didnt have anyone to kick my butt for me and say do it.
Kick your own butt.
if you constantly need others to motivate you, then it would seem you really don't want this bad enough.. or for the right reasons.