I'm SO frustrated!

Welcome! Don't be frustrated, log everyday. Good or bad! You can do this!

You can do this! Just make small steps. Your body will respond and you won't notice it. It won't get easier you'll get stronger and you'll be on your way!

reallyneurotic: When I was raising my children and they were getting very negative, I used to tell them they needed to value themselves, especially when the rest of the people around them were so willing to devalue them. As a person who is over-weight, I know how very easy it is to feel like a failure and to feel like nothing is going to change. Knowing nothing about your life, I can't say anything specific about your place in life other then this: YOU ARE WORTH THE EFFORT! You CAN make a commitment to yourself to log every bite you eat every day. Be honest. The only person who is really paying close attention to your food is you! Make a promise to yourself to move a little more today then you did yesterday, every day. Get a food scale. Walmart sells them for less then $15.00. Weigh everything! Learn what a real serving size is. You can eat any food that fits in your calories. Drink the water, it helps with the hunger pangs between meals. And what's wrong with feeling a little hungry once in a while? YOU CAN DO THIS! You just have to make the commitment to begin. How about tomorrow? Every day's a new day!

Diary not open but look at things closely and you will usually see where your downfall is. Too much fat, carbs, sodium etc. Be careful of pre-packed foods, can foods or items high in sodium as leads to bloatness and retention. Be honest to your logging and portions of everything. Exercise daily and with both there will have to be positive results! My personal opinion is to stick to the B's as my daddy called it... Broiled, boiled and baked or bbq'd and stay clear of fried or processed foods as much as possible. This does help. Stick to healthy proteins and fresh foods and monitor your carbs or try to eat them earlier in the day or in moderate portions to fuel your body and burn them off. Switch things up a bit so your body doesn't get used to your workouts and to speed up your metabolism. Drink lots of water. Hope this helps.

Learn to love yourself right now. Know that all the work you're going to put into your body and your health is because you love yourself and you deserve to be healthy and happy. Take it one step at a time, and don't give up. And don't beat yourself up if you fall - we all fall sometimes. It doesn't mean you failed, it means your human, and sometimes it's hard and sometimes you just want to enjoy life.