I'm giving up

3 weeks is a short time frame to give up by.

Perhaps would be more beneficial to state what things you were finding difficult so people can give some constructive advice.

Or, yes, you could just throw in the towel if you want.

You can do this on a budget.
What are you doing now that makes this hard & expensive to you? With more information, perhaps we can help with alternatives that will work.
As for support, you'll have plenty of it here.

Don't give up everything! Pick the easiest changes you have made so far and stick with them. Then add a little bit back at a time.

For example, maybe the food is too expensive, but you're cooking at home more. Pick cheaper meals to cook even if they aren't as "healthy." In this scenario, as you get awesome at whipping up dinner every night and figuring how to make it fit in your schedule, you can look for ways to add a "healthy" meal on the cheap once in awhile. Slowly you will have a set of skills that consistently puts cheap food on the table that also fits your daily goals, and it won't seem so hard because you'll be in practice.

It can be too hard and overwhelming to change everything at once. Celebrate little changes, and look for ways to progress. You can do this!

Go ahead and give up.. You'll never get to know how great it feels to succeed at the small goals.

Go ahead and give up, spend 1.79 on a candy bar, & skip the 2 for a dollar bananas...

Go ahead, give up...

Keep feeling worthless.

Support from family & friends is amazing, but you don't need it to lose weight..

Go ahead and give up and prove them all right.


The best thing i ever did was love myself enough to keep going, when nobody else did.

Nobody can do this but u.

Its not gonna be perfect, but i swear to God it's worth it.

Hey guys, nice to meet u
First, english is my 2nd launage and i'm not good in that
But I want to say don't give up
U can do that and u can handle that
For me, everyone said, u r fatty, u must diet coz of, marriage... it'll celebrate in may 8.
It's so close. I have 160 lbs. How to wear wedding dress. I'm shock, i want to be silm.
in 2014 i want to slim,
In 2015 i still want to...
Now , i want so much... but i love food and cheating the exercises....
So, in 3 years ,my weight gain more and more
How could i be?
Disappointed everyday...
In 3 years , my family always compare with my sis, she 've 2 child, but still slim.
She did'nt do exercises.
She's so lucky
But i'm ......disappointed by myself
From this apirl 1st i starts to weight loss
I eat 1 boiled egg for breakfast and small apple for post breakfast.
And then in nearly 11, i drink slimming coffee :-P
After 1 hour , i eat lunch. small amount of rice and curry.
For dinner i eat 2 apple
For exercise, i walk
Now, i can dropped 3 lbs in 5 days:-)
So, try u r best, u r not alone, i be there and always.

The key to not feeling like crap is eating lots of protein. When I do this the diet is far easier on me - cottage cheese, yogurt and tuna are cheap, easy, high protein main courses. Hard boiled eggs, lunch meat and cheese are easy too - Roll up a piece of cheese and a piece of ham and you get good amount of protein but it's also salty and satisfying.

You don't have to feel deprived or spend extra money. In fact dieting can be cheaper - I just don't eat out because it's too hard to exercise restraint at a restaurant, not to mention too hard to estimate the calories of the food there.

But it's okay to quit too - you have to be in a certain frame of mind to stick to it for the long haul. It took me a lot of years to get in the mindset to stay with it and I still have days where I feel hopeless and consider throwing in towel. When you're ready, you will do it. Don't be too hard on yourself. Now, may not be the time for you.

I feel your pain. Right now, I'm a college sophomore who won't be leaving home until this summer. On top of all the bad choices thrown at me by the school vending machines, café, etc., I also struggle with finding good food at home, as I (the kid) have very little say in what stocks our fridge and pantry. It doesn't help that my boyfriend has a taste for all foods heavy and Italian.

But I still keep going. Tomorrow's always a new day, an opportunity to try again. If I feel I didn't succeed, then I at least learned something about myself: what tempts me into poor choices, for example. Sometimes I feel like giving up, but deep down I also know it's my time. I came to MFP for a reason. I've been trying so hard, for so long, for a reason.

I'm not saying you should copy me. Not at all. Only you know when you're ready to start down the path toward a healthier lifestyle. I'm just saying I understand the struggle.

I vowed not to be too hard on myself until I'm out on my own and in control of what food comes into my space. In addition, I slowly accumulated a mental list of cheap but healthy choices (at least I'm in control enough to be able to take a trip to the store):

- in-season fruit/vegetables
- bulk bin trail mix
- frozen veggies
- eggs
- yogurt (not my personal favorite, but I like it occasionally)
- cheese
- lunch meat
- cereals
- oat/cereal bars
- Do you have a Trader Joe's?

Even "unhealthier" food choices really aren't that big of a deal as long as you fit them into your allotted calories! Don't restrict yourself. Enjoy yourself. Learn to listen to your body and what makes you feel best as an individual. I don't stay away from anything unless I don't have room for it that day.

Please feel free to add me. I'm taking a bit of a break till Friday. I have a doctor's appointment that day and plan on starting for real once I know exactly how much I currently weigh. Till then, I'm doing what I can when I think of it. Try not to punish yourself; that gets nobody anywhere.
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Don't give up.

Don't think of it as a diet, think of it more as a lifestyle change, it's easier to accept like that.

Remember the old saying, Rome wasn't built in a day......

It doesn't have to be expensive.

Good luck.

don't quit sweetheart
losing weight is hard
being fat is hard
you just have to choose your hard