I need motivation and ADVICE

I wouldnt sweat it just workout a little harder, eventually the cravings will go away but try to eat more at lunch so you won't be hungry and make sure you are getting enough water.

chocolate is not so bad. :-)

everything in moderation

Good luck :-)

I too had been unsuccessful starting my diet so many times. I would start off with a great resolve to make it through the day with good eating habits and the BAM by the end of the day temptation would step in my way of progress. For me, things were cluttering my mind and making any resolve I had ineffectual. I had to get to a place in my life where I was really ready to begin on this life's journey. I'm getting ready to retire in a year and I want to travel. I had a goal.....be able to sit in an airplane seat comfortably. Writing down everything I put in my mouth to eat helps me immensely. Cutting out soda cold turkey and drinking more water was hard for the first couple of weeks but now I don't crave them. I am trying to eat healthier and it's a struggle. I was a junk food junkie. The cravings do pass. I feel I'm much better off for making up my mind to do this.

Start off in little steps if you have to but please keep going. A year from now you will look back wish you stuck with what ever program you choose if you don't continue. Time is going to pass either way.

Be good to yourself and best of luck on your journey.

Can't see your diary, so it's hard to be specific. Maybe you should eat something more substantial for lunch, or plan out a healthy snack (which could include chocolate).

As for the exercising, it's never a waste. It's flat out a good thing, even if it doesn't negate a binge.

Don't be so hard on yourself that it leads to purging.

We all fall down sometimes. The idea is to get up afterwards.

Please help, I been doing dieting and exercise for 3 weeks, walking between 30 minutes to 90 minutes 3 to 4 days per week. The first two weeks I lost a total of 11 pounds, but this week when I weighed I was up a pound. I think it maybe due to water retention. I've also been drinking my water. I'm craving chocolate, but that is only about a few day out of the month and this is the time. LOL. I'm not going of my 1560 calories. But instead when I get a chocolate craving I eat the serving of sugar free cookies.Just need to know if this is normal so I will not get discourage. Thanks

the biggest motivation for me is the Success Thead I love it! sometimes I look at it before my workout. really helps

Prefectdiamon you may need to switch up ur workouts.

Is it possible your not eating enough healthy foods for breakfast and lunch. Usually by the time I have had breakfast and lunch and one snack I have used about half of my calories for the day.

wow, sounds like my story! i eat very healthy and log everything up through lunch...then by the end of work i'm eyeballing the candy dish...and then when i get home i'm getting lonely (i'm usually the only one at work and it gets really quiet) and just want to be around people so i go out for a drink (which becomes mores than one) and eat out something not so healthy. and of course i don't log it cause i'm ashamed.

i feel like i'm close to making the change and fixing these evening habits, just need some kind of nudge to put me over the top. i have a big art show in one month...i would like to look good for it. i guess having a goal is the best thing i can think of to help! so i'm going to write notes and put them around the kitchen and even in my car to remind me and try to make better decisions. i'll also start texting friends after work so they can talk me out of it and i still get some human contact. and log it, even if i don't know how or if i'm ashamed.

thanks for the motivation on my end, i hope all the replies are helping you find yours!

Remember that this is a journey not a destination. So do your best every day and don't be too hard on yourself. It can be hard but when you are having a hard day remember that you are doing this for yourself and focus on that. Thihgs will come together. For me, I started this journey about 5 months ago and a little over 2 here on MFP. I started on my own becuase I had to prove to myself I could do it. Now I'm reaching out to folks here for support.

I've found that even when I feel like I'm eating too much, I log it. It's a helpful reminder to see what we do to ourselves.

Good luck and if you need extra friends, feel free to add me.

Try to eat fresh fish for dinner with fresh veggies!! You can eat plenty and they have next to no calories as long as you don't add alot of butter. Use things like garlic for flavor with a small amount of butter and bake or broil in oven. This will leave you spare calories at the end of the night for a snack. Slim Fast also has some good tasting chocolate snacks for about 100 calories each. I also agree with the others, eat more for lunch so you are not starving by dinner time. Don't quit, YOU CAN DO IT!!!!

log it and you wont be so quick to binge knowing you have to log lol

you're not eating enough in the morning for breakfast/lunch.
"saving" all your calories for eating in the evening means that you're starving yourself and then you get so hungry and binge before dinner.

instead of eating small meals at breakfast and lunch, try to spread your meals into equal portions 5-6 times throughout the day - eat 250 cals at breakfast, another 200 for a snack, another 250-300 at lunch and then another 200 as an afternoon snack.
try this for a week and see if it helps beat the cravings in the afternoon.

I think possibly you need a midafternoon snack. I usually eat something worth about 200 calories midday. Maybe an apple and some almonds or a small protein bar. If I don't by supper I'm ravenous and i don't eat what I should eat. I also make sure my food is easy to prepare for supper. Quite often i cook a lot extra on Sunday night and we eat left overs for dinner. It's just me and my husband. I really find the key is not letting yourself get hungry. Smaller more frequent meals.

If you know that you love an afternoon snickers there might not be anything wrong with that. Just plan it beforehand into your calorie allowance for the day and enjoy it as your little reward for a good day, not as a defeat.