What do you do when you want to give up?

i usually pound down the whiskey, feel sorry for myself....
but then say.... what the HELL???????
then go back out there and kick some *kitten*!

i usually pound down the whiskey, feel sorry for myself....
but then say.... what the HELL???????
then go back out there and kick some *kitten*!

I'm on board with this one! Have a pity party, then wake up and realize nothing will change if you don't keep at it. AND JUST KEEP AT IT!

i haven't wanted to give up yet so i dont know. but all i can say is DONT GIVE UP.

I'm not really there, but have been in the past. Set small goals... you'll find that if you take baby steps and are able to accomplish them you'll feel really good about yourself. What is the alternative - to live with the way it is? Hang in there!

I've sometimes felt like my efforts aren't helping, but then I think: what harm are they doing? Shut up and go exercise, self.

That's basically what I do.

I too have an autoimmune, Type 1 Diabetes that at times is like a rollercoaster trying to get stable blood glucose levels. Food, medication and exercise affects blood glucose levels not to mention emotional factors, hot hot days, other illness and even getting a spider bite on my finger the other week - everything has an impact.
Low blood sugars mean I have to eat more food. Also means not exercising for a certain amount of time. High blood sugar means no exercise for a certain amount of time. Any exercise I do I need to plan it, plan my food, plan my medication well before and also for 24-48 hours post exercise routine. It's damn hard work and no two days are ever the same. I often feel it's a full time job just being able to live a more healthy life, calculating carbs eaten/insulin to take or not to take/how long I'm going to exercise for/what this particular exercise will do to my blood glucose levels during and after for up to 48 hours for me.
Anyway it's a constant constant challenge.

In the past I have set myself up to fail. Setting goals with time frames and not getting to them. So many factors can affect whether I can exercise and what I can eat and sometimes I can not control that, it's a matter of having to eat or not being able to exercise due to blood sugar issues. I have not given up this time. I have not set myself a time frame for getting to my goal. In fact I don't really have a set goal apart from living an active healthy life and continually improving. For me that has meant teaching myself to run, I now get out 3 days a week to do my runs. Back when I started it was a struggle to get out once a week. I go to the gym twice a week. On my other days I always make sure I at least do something more active than usual day to day activities - it could be walking or biking to/from work mowing the lawns. Also finding cardio exercises that don't make you feel sick - I know for me I can't do rowing on the machine at the gym as it drops my blood sugar levels way too quick and then I can't exercise any more. So I try different things that works for me.

How long have you been strength training for? I know for me when I first started at the gym it actually took me a good 6 months to get myself into it. And in the first 4-8 weeks I gained weight. But I kept plodding along, at times even if I could do one more rep per set then that was a huge success for me. Or a half set more.

It's hard, it's damn damn hard adding in medical conditions that no matter how hard you work to control them BOOM outta nowhere levels go bezerk. Just because they can!

Please keep on keeping on, in time you will feel better. I also hope you have a decent specialist who can help you with your condition to make it less frustrating and more manageable.

The thyroid is so complicated! I'm struggling with mine right now too! I need to go for a new blood work up because I can tell mine is out of whack right now too! Exhausted while working out, muscle fatigue, headaches, waking up tired. So sorry you are struggling. No real advice here but you are not alone!

I will typically drink heavily, then wake up feeling like crap. At that point I realize that I don't like feeling like crap, and then it's pretty easy for me to get back at it.

I pout and tantrum for about 30 seconds then I get back to business. The pity party thing doesn't help anything, so I try to avoid it.

The easiest way to be consistent is to find activities that you actually enjoy doing. That way, you have impetus besides "oh, this will help me lose weight".

Try not to let one off day turn into a week of off days. Yesterday was yesterday. Today is brand new. Approach it with all the excitement and fervor of a little kid and their presents on Christmas morning.

PS if part of your disillusionment is thinking nothing is happening bc you're not seeing scale changes, take pictures. Take measurements. The scale is not the only yardstick here.

When I want to give up, I do what I can:
- eat as healthfully as I have time/money/energy for, and within maintenance cals so I'm not setting myself back.
- just walk, even if it's not fast or for very long. Just go outside and breathe.
- know that this too will pass, and on other days I'll have more energy

Hopefully you get some better medical support for your thyroid levels. Meanwhile, just keep on doing what you can. You can succeed!
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I basically say to myself "tough **** - keep going anyway". This is something that never ends, and as long as you never give up - you WILL get to your goal one day.

I also have Hashimotos. I gave this advice to someone recently:

My biggest advice would be to get rid of your endocrinologist, and see a naturopathic doctor instead. They are still board-certified medical doctors, but they approach diseases from more of a holistic point of view. Some people are really not interested in that, and think it's a pseudo-science, but I was able to lose weight and get healthy.

Switching to a natural medication like Armour proved far more effective for me (it's still a prescription, you still get it at the pharmacy) than traditional thyroid medications. Feeling better enabled me to start losing weight, and when I got down into the healthy range of weight for my height, blood tests began coming back with thyroid levels in the range of normal as well.

The size of my thyroid has shrunk as well, as noted by ultrasound. Most endocrinologists will say this is not possible. But it definitely is.

I do get blood work done periodically, and I'll reevaluate if I do need medication again.

Good luck!

I don't give up. I will never give up again. It's never about staying motivated - it's about building good habits. Habits never flake.

I love this!

I always try to think of the quote "When you feel like quitting, ask yourself why you started." That is what keeps me going. There is a reason I'm want to get healthier and get to a lower weight. That is my motivation.