i think i'm giving up.

Start small. Plan to eat healthy at lunch and take a short walk, even 10 minutes. Get into that routine, forget about the rest.

Next week, add a healthy breakfast to this routine. Make the walks 15 minutes. Don't worry about dinner or snacks yet.

The following week, try to work in a healthy morning snack. Walk 20 minutes.

In a few short weeks, you will have accomplished making the first half of your day healthy!!!!!

Sometimes, we can't change our life drastically all at once. It IS too big. Make small healthy steps towards a better you. Any move in the right direction will build to better us over time!!

Don't give up. Start over again today. With lunch. You can achieve anything. Just use realistic time frames!

we've all been there. don't give up. we are here for you!

hey darlin, so glad you wrote/posted. I do that often but it takes like 3000 calories to gain a pound back. Just start fresh, like you are today. Drink lots of water to sort of flush things out and you will feel better soon. Take a little walk, maybe 15 minutes out and 15 minutes back. Push a little harder than usual:) I pigged out 6 or 700 over on Sat and the same or close on Sunday. Didn't even write all the food down:( We need you, we need eachother:) Check my diary, you will see I am way not perfect on this thing. Also, weekends are the hardest for me;) Hugs, your pal, denise

this weekend ate: 2 bags of swedish fish, a big bag of skittles, some chocolate chip cookies, I'm sure there's more. I feel like CRAP! I feel so down on myself. I know that I need to just jump back on, but I feel so helpless right now. i don't know what my problem is but it's manifesting itself everywhere. I have been so bad at eating healthy this weekend. so mean to my husband and a really grumpy mom. I mean really grumpy. I feel like I need some support. I need to be carried right now.

The best way to regain control is to own your feelings. Admit that you made a mistake, acknowledge that everybody makes mistakes, and that letting a mistake totally derail you is not the answer. So what if you made unhealthy choices yesterday? Don't allow the choices of the past to influence your choices today. Everyone here knows that weight loss isn't easy, but we all know it's within our reach if we keep at it. I have been in your shoes, I know how it feels, but it is my belief to keep fighting for my health and not give up.

I know how you feel...every weekend is a big failure for me. But, I just make sure I add extra workouts during the week and eat extra clean on weekdays. I've actually found that it's not too difficult to make up for a little bit of cheating on the weekends (of course, I didn't say that..you should never cheat...blah blah blah).

As for being grumpy, maybe that will be your motivation to not do that again next weekend. Just don't give up. You're so close to your goal and everyone has a little slip up every now and then. Once you get back in your routine this week you'll feel like your healthy happy self again

Oh believe me, I have had those days so many times along this journey that I have lost count. . .but the important thing is to NEVER give up!!! Just take one day at a time and think of it as what's done is done. . .we can either work to correct it or give up. . .and if we choose the "give up" option then not only will we quit losing, but more than likely be worse off than we are now. And just look at you how far you've came & how good you've already done. . .you cannot give up!!!! It shouldn't even be an option! Maybe just go back and re-read your post. . .how bad you have felt because of it, how it's made you feel grumpy & mean. . .you sure don't want to feel like that all the time which is probably what will happen if you don't just jump right back into it. One day, one meal, one choice at a time. . .it's all any of us can really do! Stay strong & don't be so down on yourself for having one bad weekend!!

Been there many times. It happens. Its a journey not a challenge. Every journey has detours and roadblocks. When this happens to me, I like to evaluate if I was possibly being to aggressive. The only reason I have been able to lose 36lbs is becasue I went slow. I didn't listen to anyone except my own body. Everyone kept telling me, "you gotta start weight trng". I knew I wasn't ready so I waited. It took me 6 months and I am just now finally ready to start adding light weight trng to my routine. If you go to fast you will give up. ITs do drastic of a change. Take baby steps. 6 months of slow progression and 10lbs lost is better than going gung ho for 2 weeks, lose 5 lbs, and than quit and gain 8lbs. You sound like me. Just realize you had a bad day or weekend and start over and take it slow. It took you years to get where you are, its impossible to think you can change it in a short amount of time. Hope that helps.

Dont even let those words "Give up" creep into your thoughts!!! Sometimes we fall back into old ways but you can do it. Think of where you want to be in the end. Vision yourself wearing that bathing suit or just feeling good about life and your self. That is all the motivation you need. Stay encouraged

Hang in there. Don't be too hard on yourself. If one of us did it and complained to you about it - would you be harsh or supportive? Be supportive to yourself This happens sometimes, it is inevitable... Don;t give up!

Please don't give up! You're half way there. You have worked so hard to get to where you are.

This time last year, I had lost a total of 23 pounds - I was more than half way to my goal. Like you, I had a bad day, but I did quit. I thought, "There's no recovering from this catastrophe," and I convinced myself that I didn't really need to lose 35 pounds (lies :-). Now, a year later, I"m back because I regained 13 of the 23 pounds I had originally lost...sigh. And I kick myself because I have to re-lose weight. It's not a fun place to be.

Everyone has a bad day (or a few) but hang on and dig deep to find the motivation you need. And when you can't find it within yourself, there are a gazillion people here ready to give you encouraging words and a push! Please don't give up on all your hard work! You can do this :flowerforyou:

If every time I went nuts eating I thought I was giving up I'd have been out of here a long time ago. Shake it off and move on.

It really is a mind game. I go through this with running. I keep saying I want to run, and I go out and do it but curse the entire time. Nothing is physically wrong with me; it's my mind taking over. Someone made a good point recently--do a mental physical inventory and if nothing is hurting and you're not sick, say, "Suck it up, Buttercup" and keep going. This has helped me so much. Mantras go a long way in getting our minds to embrace what we're trying to accomplish.