I AM ABOUT TO GIVE UP!

If it's overwhelming getting back into it maybe try to get your diet down and then sit down with your work schedule and a calendar to plan out your workouts in a way that's realistic for you for say the next 2-3 months. At this point I think it would be a shame for you to get hung up on the workout aspect and get down on yourself for not going from 322 to 315 in only a week. If you set unrealistic goals for yourself you're bound to be discouraged.

Nail your diet and find a realistic way to get in even just one workout a week for the next couple of months and you'll lose weight anyway with so much to lose.

DeterminedbyGod wrote: »

I am back into losing the weight and being health conscious. 2 years ago I lost almost 80 pounds. Now 2 years later, I gained that and more back. I currently weigh 322lbs!!!! 2 weeks or maybe a week ago I weighed 330lbs!. My goal at the end of this week to be at least 315, but a lot of unexpected things are going on where it is hard for me to workout this week. My job is 45 mins away and when I get home I usually do 30mins to an hour workout. Today I have to stay over later and will not be home until late tonight. I will not have time to workout because I will make it home around bedtime. Whenever I do not workout I do not lose any weight!

Today I ate a green smoothie for breakfast and a Double chicken Salad for lunch

Your on here and that tells me your not giving up ! We wont let you Start out small don't look at the bigger number, just focus on one step and then another and then another. Use part of your lunch to walk if you can and focus on changing 'something'. Maybe that's taking fast food out of your diet - maybe you want to try a 'One month detox from sugar. Maybe you'll try walking for 15 min every day. There are a lot of challenges on here and you may wish to take one on to have extra support We all come in different shapes and sizes and many of us struggle with keeping extra weight off- we are here for you ♥ - You can do this ! Write down one goal tonight and the steps you will take to make it happen

Easy give up.

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

If you jump into a journey backwards and start running you usually go the wrong way.

If you want to get the weight off again you need to realize that your expectations are too high.
That weight loss happens by counting calories and eating to that reasonable goal.
And that its going to take time, so you might wanna calm down and get comfortable.

That part.

First of all, I think you are being too aggressive with your weightloss expectations. Second, you don't have to work out to lose weight. Watch your calories. That's it. Anyone can do that, even if they don't have time to exercise.

I think you are being overly aggressive with your weight loss goals.

You didn't gain all the weight overnight and you aren't going to lose it all overnight either.

I'd focus on losing two pounds a week for now, but not being hard on yourself if you don't always lose that much. Weight loss isn't linear.

ETA: if you give up you'll never reach your goals.

Please do not give up. You've done it before & will again. All the above is good advice & I have nothing to add. I am disappointed in myself also because I regained lost weight, but remember you are worth it. You and I both deserve to be healthy. SO, get back up & dust yourself off. Today is a new day....my goal is to remember I only have make good food choices for one day....maybe even meal by meal. I would like to add you as a friend & we could encourage each other to keep going in the right direction. I hope you have been encouraged by all the comments you have received in response to your cry for help.

I'm not going to pretend to know you or your situation at all, but for most people that is a pretty aggressive goal. My hope for you is that you take your revitalized energy and determination to lose weight as an opportunity to make a lifestyle change. Doing too much of anything can lead a lot of people to burn out and overcome to frustration which is counterproductive to accomplishing their long term goal. Setting goals is great, and there is nothing wrong with setting a weight loss goal - heck most of us on MFP did just that. But ultimately losing weight and keeping it off is about a lifestyle change and for a lot of folks that is the overarching goal in losing weight. So if at the end of this week you were not able to lose 7lbs I hope you will stick with it and not give up as the heading of your post says. Log everything you eat and drink, be as accurate as possible, do not go over your calorie allowance, and even without exercise you will ultimately lose weight. Best of luck to you.

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The dietician from our group told us to put in as a goal to lose a half a pound a week. That doesn't sound like much and is very intimidating, but that way you have more flexibility in what you eat, don't have to starve, don't have to feel unfulfilled in your eating. I just started this journey and have a long way to go, and a half a pound a week doesn't sound like much, but I'm at least not starving.