Feeling a bit demoralized

I can relate! That emotional eating is what has me here, as well. Just look forward, and not back! It's all that you can control anyway. If we can just convince ourselves that eating won't solve the problem or resolve the issue. Maybe plan on doing a substitute activity that will soothe/comfort you?

I know exactly how you feel! What I find works best for me is to give myself permission to wallow and eat poorly for a set amount of time: a meal, a day, until my period's over--whatever. Once that time's elapsed, I refuse to feel guilty for those poor choices and just start fresh. I don't look at it as a failure, but a break. We all need breaks once it a while, and it's much easier to get back on track if you don't tear yourself up for being human.

Keep remembering the reasons why you want to lose weight and know that you have a choice to eat well & exercise and one day meet your goal or the other choice will be to stay the way you are or go backwards. Unfortunately we can't have both. That is what I tell myself. Just hang in there

I actually found this one this morning after posting on this thread...so in case you dont read my quotes of the day I am going to add it to this thread. Because it is what you must do! =0)

Bend, but Don't Break

One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting idly on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream, and listen to the chirps of birds and the rustling of leaves in the trees. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their upright or original position after the wind had died down.

When I think about the bamboo tree's ability to bounce back or return to it's original position, the word resilience comes to mind. When used in reference to a person this word means the ability to readily recover from shock, depression or any other situation that stretches the limits of a person's emotions.

Have you ever felt like you are about to snap? Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived the experience to live to talk about it.

During the experience you probably felt a mix of emotions that threatened your health. You felt emotionally drained, mentally exhausted and you most likely endured unpleasant physical symptoms.

Life is a mixture of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend but don't break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.

A measure of hope will take you through the unpleasant ordeal. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The unpleasant ordeal may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.

If the going gets tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo tree, bend, but don't break