I HAVE FAILED!

The fact that your still here posting and asking for help means you haven't failed! Chin up, you can do it! We've all had weeks like that:flowerforyou:

Hi! Don't be too down...Each day is a new day...start back up tomorrow...ALLLLLL of us fall back sometimes. Find comfort in knowing that you are not alone! You lost those 8 pounds not too long agao...you can do it again. Just re-commit to your goals...and keep us posted mmonica!

I am someone who has been in your position many times. How do people do it, how do they stick to the diet, the exercise? Certainly they must have more willpower than I. Well, I hate to tell you, that is not the case. They struggle too, they just don't let one bad day or one bad week keep them down. The thing is YOU need to be ready to do this. YOU have to be able to look at those fries (or whatever) and say ya know, it's just not worth it. Or look at the pizza and say nope, I'll have grilled chicken instead. It's a mind set. And until you are ready, it's just not going to happen. And when you are ready, you have to realize, NO ONE is perfect. We all eat something we wish we didn't or sleep past the time we need to get up to exercise. The thing is to let it go and tomorrow is a new day. Good luck to you. When you are ready, trust me it will happen.

We've all been there. I am stuck at 6 pounds. I gained 3 back but finally lost them again. We all have different circumstances. If I was single I would be at my prebaby weight (about 40 lbs ago), which I can no longer use as an excuse since my girls are 9/12 now. So much running them around and my darn husband can eat whatever he wants and never changes - damn him!! LOL. Not a very good pep talk huh!! Well, I am just here to say that it can be done BUT only you have to want it. Don't do it for anyone else. Don't set a timeframe for yourself and no one is perfect, we all slip up. I had a brownie with my kids after lunch because they baked them themselves. I never log on the weekend, just too busy. If notihng else, drink 100 oz of water every day and you will be amazed how quickly you'll loose the weight. Good Luck!!

Don't get too upset. I find it hard to believe that you gained 8 pounds of fat in a week. I had a 4 pound weight spike last week then I was back to normal a couple of days later. I suspect that I had a lot of salt over the weekend and I was retaining water.

The good news is that you can get back on track now and start making progress towards your goals.

Probably most everyone on MFP could have written that post. Make up your mind that you slipped up, but are ready to get back on track. It's the ONLY way to succeed in the long run; that is, never giving up!:flowerforyou:

Sounds like you are right on track. lol

I bet if you ask any one of us, how many set backs we've had they may equal or out number our successes.

You're body is throwing a temper tantrum right now becuase you are wanting it to change. Don't let it get to you.

If you are craving chocolate, have a bit and put it down. It will satisfy the craving and in a few minutes your body will be ok. I'll tell you what I did and it may not work for you but - if I'm craving something I have 100 calories of if. There was a day that I was craving one of those 1000 calorie sandwiches from a national restuarant. I got one and in the drive thru I seriously cut it into 10 slices. I ate one and made myself wait one hour before I ate anything else. If I wanted another slice of it then I did. It helped me to get the rough time and I got back on track much more quickly.

I also set MFP as my homepage so that it opens every time i turn the computer on. That way it helps me to remember to log any food I've eaten since I was last online.

Hang in there. Baby steps. You will get there.

If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.

Dont be negative. we all go through our ups and downs. You need to dig deep and remind yourself that you are worth taking a few extra mins to look at the labels on things and making some you time to get to the gym or excercise anywhere you can. We have all been there. Do it for you!!

Put the past behind you and start over again...I still don't eat super healthy but I started out at drinking a ton of soda no vegetables maybe one fruit every week or so, alot of pizza and fast food....By slowly making changes, I have added at least one vegetable a day to my diet, but out fast food except when I'm at work (I work in fast food) and no longer drink sodas...I slowly started to add something healthy once I got used to one thing...LIke I stopped drinking soda and only drank water, didn't worry about anything else...after about 3 weeks I realized I no longer craved soda, so I added a vegetable for me it makes it easier.

We all have ups and downs. It isn't something that happens over night. It actually takes 6 weeks to break a bad habit. (heard that on Dr. Oz show). I eat what I want but in smaller quantities so I don't feel deprived. You can do it just start again. That's the nice thing. You can restart Anytime you want.