I need help... how do you do it???

Take a stand and be stubborn! You are the only one who can make your decisions and the changes you need to make for your health. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!! I believe in you, now you get to too!!!!!!

Log everything and don't get defeated!

The best way i have found is to get a buddy who helps who when u feel the urge to munch through unhealthy foods U just need to retain your body to notice when its full.
tomorow is another day a journey of 1000 miles began with a single step after all no one said weightloss would be easy

I agree with the others. Just start again today. What's done is done and there's no point worrying about it now.

Just remember that you don't have to eat the bad things just because everyone around you is. Even if that's all that is there, just eat until you're satisfied and then take your attention off of the food!

Don't worry about what happened this weekend, just start again. Make a commitment to healthy eating and next time choose healthier options.

Slow and steady... I started really tracking in November, and it wasn't until after Super Bowl Sunday that I really got a hold of my weekends. You have to find what works for you. For me, that meant changing my loss from 1.5lb/week to 1lb/week and allowing myself to eat my maintenance calories on the weekends (Saturday and Sunday). Now, I'm trying to get to the point where I only have one bad day on the weekends, and eventually none. You have to play around with this and find what works for you. You have to be patient and know that these kind of thigns will happen. I travel a lot for work, and because of what I do there's always chocolates, wine, cookies, brownies, etc. in my hotel room. If I want one, I have it, because I know that if I don't, I'll end up having 4 later instead of one now.

Your best bet... get to know yourself and be aware of what triggers you. I know that being around my parents triggers me (they go out a lot, eat bad, etc.) so I try to plan our visits around coffee breaks or at a lounge where I can get a single glass of wine instead of sharing the fried chicken they'd order at home. You'll figure it out eventually

If it was easy we'd all be thin. This takes committment - you have to WANT to do it, which means cut out the rubbish and do some cardio, or you will never attain your desired goal...

Good luck!

David

When fried chicken is present, I go with only a drumstick, forgo the potatoes and try to find a veggie. Small portions of everything when there is a potluck type thing. I fill up on a salad and eat an apple 1st when the menu is out of my control. Go for grilled, broiled and foods without sauces and cheese. Log everything, the good, bad and ugly (add a column so you can track sodium if you don't already). Logging allows you to internalize how behavior affects your efforts.

Beyond that, it is done and over with. Move forward and use it as a learning experience.

preplan your meals so that you know exactly what you are going to eat, and how many calories you are consuming
its really helpful

Log everything you put in your mouth when it happens.. if you know you have to claim it, you will begin to see which foods are worth it and which ones just aren't. Having to confess my calories keeps me straight!
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I can hear your guilt in your writing. Been there, done that, my friend. Here's the thing: the weekend is history now. It sucked, but IT'S OVER NOW. You can't change it, right? Time to move on.

Take all that energy you're putting into feeling guilty and make it work for you. Go take a walk. Start drinking water, and I mean A LOT of water, to help you feel less hungry. The next time an opportunity to go out to eat comes up, look on the web to see if nutrition info is available and decide ahead of time what you're going to have. Then stick to your plan. If the restaurant doesn't offer something healthy that sounds good, don't go. Or eat before you go, and have a salad. Crave some fast food? Try Kentucky Fried Chicken's grilled chicken and green beans ... it's great for me, anyway.

I started MFP about 6 weeks ago, and in that time, everything I think about eating has changed. I cleared my cupboards and fridge of the bad stuff (community food pantries will take a lot of it) and started shopping for fresh food over boxed, lots of fruit, some veggies (not my best thing, but I'm getting better), and leaner meats, like 97% lean hamburger and 95% lean ground turkey. They make great burgers, esp. with a little light mayo, some 2% cheese, all the lettuce, tomato, onions and mushrooms I want. Add a whole grain bun, and you've got a tasty burger that won't blow your day.

You have to get your head in a place where you're ready for this. We're talking life change, not diet here. You've taken great steps forward; now you just have to keep going. Some days you'll slip. Sometimes days will go by without losing a pound, and you might even gain a few back now and then. The best thing about this is, every day is a fresh start, and a new opportunity to succeed.

You can SO do this!

You will always have those weekends, and I think that's part of life. The important thing is to have fewer bad weekend and more days where you are eating right. Stay focused on the goal and you will achieve it over time. It may take more time if you're binging on the weekend, but try to make better choices in those cases. Have one bad food instead of eating all of them. It would have been fried chicken for me and I would have left the mashed potatoes out. mmmm!