i want to cry

The only thing you can do is keep trying exercising and keep a routine. Don't stop just because you feel like giving up, you can make positive changes in your life, you just have to believe you can and make it possible.

I wouldn't beat myself up about it. Just remember to start slow. If you eat 2500 calories a day(Not saying you do). Changing to 1200 calories a day instantly is really hard. It feels more like a punishment than anything. So what if you have a couple of cookies--or an entire package. That's okay. Don't give up. and I wouldn't put so much pressure on yourself. I know it hurts when you mess up. But we're human! It's going to happen. I would just start fresh. But go slow! It's much easier to keep at it when you gradually work up(or down in this case).

A "mere" 1-2 pounds? I think this is where part of your problem lies. Losing 1-2 pounds is a great achievement, especially if done in one week.

Also, I eat steak, fries and gluten free bread. I just make sure it fits into my daily servings limits. These are not bad foods.

What is your daily deficit? Lower it if you are having difficulty.

The first step is to not give up on yourself. Get back up, brush off your jeans and move forward. Do you journal at all? I journal every day. When I am feeling one of those binges coming on I have to stop...drink 8oz water...journal or write what i am feeling and try and work it out without stuffing my face with crap. I also don't bring crap into my house. That way I dont have the temptation readily available. Journaling also helps you to focus on you and what is going on at that specific moment. If I can help please let me know

Liz

Every single time I've given up was because something or another made me eat junk for one day and I decided to give up and start fresh the next week or month or whatever.

There's two things I find that can help:

a) MOST IMPORTANT: schedule cheat days. I know a lot of people look down on cheat days because they slow progress, but if you have one "bad" meal one time a week, you're less likely to binge eat Tuesday afternoon because you have Saturday night dinner to look forward to.

b) Burn excess calories. If you were out and starving and the only thing available to you is a bag of chips, find a way to burn excess calories. Stay an extra ten minutes at the gym, get off at the station before on the train home from work and walk, walk to the supermarket instead of driving.

In these situations it's mind over body. You gotta make yourself realise that you can always bounce back, there's always a solution.

This happens to me every single time I start living healthy and I'm sick of it! Time for a change right now, so I know exactly what you're going through.

Last night I caved again and binge ate, I had an unhealthy dinner with my boyfriend and we went to the movies and I ate lots of popcorn and ice cream. I then decided to go for a long walk with him afterwards and in the end I was only about 200 calories over my daily limit (My limit is 1200 anyway - tiny!) and I decided to make that night my cheat day instead of Saturday, where I'll be eating a healthy Vietnamese dinner instead of what I had planned - yum!

If I can do this, you can do it!!

OP: relax. Stop being so hard on yourself. Breathe. One day over won't end you. 3 days over won't end you.

sweetheart it is because you are WAY undereating and it leads you to binge.

look at the 3 days leading up to today.

Your ticker says you only need to drop 4.4kgs so around 9lbs I think. Is that correct? If it is then you need to know that the closer you are to goal the slower the loss is and you should be telling your height, weight and how much activity you do not just for exercise but just daily in general if you are on your feet a lot or not so someone can help you work out what you really should be eating at 19 yrs of age. Oh and what Cranquistador said too. Easy to binge when you don't eat enough in the first place.

We've all been there before. Work work work, eat minimally, and step on the scale... boom... nothing.

Without having a look at your eating plan, the 1200-1400 calories/day may be a bit light. Your body may be sensing that you are on the verge of starvation and might be keeping every ounce of nutrition socked away.

Know this.. you are not alone in your struggle. Everyone here has gone through something that has caused them to question whether this is worth it.

Q) What demonstrates how important something is to you?
A) What you're willing to go through to get it.

Stay the course. Ensure that your eating plan isn't too restrictive.

YOU can do this.

It might help to find a counselor to talk to. I'm not saying you need a therapist- I REALLY want to emphasize that. However, I think there is a deficit in society of people developing the coping skills to get through tough situations. This diet/ exercise program you've put yourself on seems to have caused you some strife. A counselor would be able to help you develop the stress coping skills so you don't find yourself in this situation again. You'll know how to move past it and continue on your fitness path.

I only say this because this is what I've done in the past.

There is NOTHING wrong with therapy! I've been talking to someone for over a year and I've never felt so optimistic and in control of my life....in my life.

Also OP: you have to be kind to yourself. If you beat yourself up over a small loss, you'll never get there. You have to embrace any loss and if you want more, believe in yourself and go get more. Also maybe up your intake. Make sure you're not putting your body in starvation mode. You'll get there. You got this!

Stand back from your actions and think. Your problem is not with eating. You are unhappy. You need to figure out how to change from being unhappy to happy. There is a reason why you are punishing yourself and you need to figure it out and get past it. I wish you the best because I had to do the same thing. I can tell you I did figure it out and my life changed overnight.