So close...to giving up

Don't LOVE food more than you LOVE you. Find something that weighs 95 pounds and carry it around for awhile and see how it feels. I was doing some yard work and had to carry around 40 pound bags of sand. I realized why I was so tired and sluggish before I lost weight. I still have a way to go but when I think about giving up I remember how tired I was after hauling around the bags of sand.

You are getting really good advice here from everyone. Could you eat what your friends eat but just smaller portions? Amp up your workout a bit on the weekends? I know it seems so unfair when people around you don't have to monitor themselves like we do.
Stay strong - you look so good and you'll be so much healthier in the long run.

This is the perfect time to really get into the excitement of everything again!
Maybe you need a fresh start! And maybe you need to stop expecting results - reduce your stress
You can do it!

But, make sure your calorie goal has been adjusted to your new weight. And try adding in a new kind of exercise. But choose something exciting and new - kayaking maybe?

Watch this and see if you are motivated...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448

Just remember that doing the wrong thing on the weekends is what causes you to feel the way you do now. Don't give up the things you like, Just watch your portions and keep your self control in check then by Monday you will feel really proud of what you accomplished over the weekend by sticking to your guns.

You can't quit now! You are way into this. You had some fun with food for 2 months now back on track! Don't know what your program is like but you may want to try a Paleo diet. Lot's of recipes on-line too. The premise is to eat like a caveman lol. Read up on it. I try to eat as clean as possible.

FWIW, I'm having a similar issue. Dropped 27 pounds since December, but now I'm hovering between 197 and 202. If I weight on Friday I'm looking good. If I weight on Monday, I'm back over 200. It sucks. I have no support at home, and they eat what they want. It's something that I'll be addressing in August. I'm looking forward to dropping the last 15 pounds.

With all of that said, You and I are both doing well for maintaining instead of gaining back 10 or 15 pounds. That can happen way too easily. I know I can do this, and I believe you can too!

There is no end to healthy choices and lifestyle. Just adjust the path, foods and exercises, a bit at a time and you'll get there.
Not going to happen overnight or quickly.
Giving up is easy, staying the course is strength. You got this!!

Best of luck

Don't Ever Quit

Is quitting going to get your to your goals?

You've done great, so the last 50 lbs might take a little longer than you were hoping because you are still going out and enjoying yourself, what's the rush.

Right now I'm losing at about 1 lb per month, that's fine, I'm not really concerned with a number on the scale. Start focusing more on your health and fitness. But if you quit now you'll never reach your goals

I went back to take a look at your food diary. Are you drinking enough? That can take the edge off your hunger--8 glasses a day. You aren't logging on weekends, and I would suggest you do, since it's hard to control going over goal if you don't know how much you did. You need to study your eating behavior. You seem to feel deprived--the "everyone else is eating this, and I feel left out" complex. You can eat good food, and love it--in moderation. Someone suggested exercising. You have to train your body to understand that it has to work for extra calories. Don't give your body free food. Give it good food that it worked for. I very much wish you all the best. Only you can really decide if you want to do this. It's not that hard, it just takes patience, organization, and consistancy. Best.

I recommend that you take a look at eating raw vegan food. Cravings will disappear and the weight loss is undeniable.

Plus you will feel awesome.

I don't doubt that cravings, or my desire to live, would disappear.

It's cool if it works for you, but giving up steak is would be too high a price for me.

I am so close to giving up. I have lost 95lbs so far and have another 50-60 that I want to lose and I am now at that point where its really hard to lose. I seem to lose some during the week but gain it back over the weekend. This has been happening for 2 months now. And its totally my fault. I cant say no to food. I try really hard to eat well but I am surrounded by people who can eat what they want and I LOVE food. So I end up eating what they eat on the weekends. Every skinny person tells me to just maintain then if I can lose anymore but they are skinny and have no clue what its like to be fat and hate it but be stuck this way because you cant stop eating food you love. I am stuck on a stupid merry-go-round and I want to just quit because I am tired of failing and never getting anywhere I want. I still stick to a pretty rigid workout routine but man I am getting really worn down from 2 months of no progress. All the weight my page says I have lost I have gained right back. Its enough to make me want to go drown my frustration in a tub of icecream ...that's not even productive any more I need some motivation and help. Please

So here's my take on this. I have lost a little over 100 pounds in 2 years. I have somewhere around 35 - 40 pounds to go. I have no idea what my goal weight needs to be and it's really not my focus. I will know when I am where I want to be.

So the biggest battle for me over the last 2 years was dealing with my issues with food. The losing and exercise part is all math and hard work. The food...well, that's an entirely different duck. So this is about changing your mindset. You will never be able to eat the way you did in the past. Ever. Never. Ever. Have you faced that yet? There is no end zone. There is no finish line. When you have been significantly overweight, you have to be conscious of your food and exercise balance forever. You have to make changes and then stick to them all week. The weekends still have to be within your calories. Otherwise you will wipe out your hard work from all week. Then you end at the starting point week after week.

Change your mindset. Start working on self control. Be mindful of your food all week long. Work on keeping your portions controlled. Have treats, just work them into your daily calories. Realize that even if everyone around you is pigging out - those days are over for you.

But, the upside of all this? You get your health back. You get your life back. You control things - they don't take you over anymore. It's hard. But, you can be one of the ones that are successful. Best of luck.