pounds lost, but urge to give up healthy eating.

Hi Everyone,
I have lost *mod edit* pounds over the past few months, and *mod edit* pounds the last few weeks. I am 23 pounds from my first goal weight, and have not binged in months. However, I am now under a ton of stress, and so I find myself thinking about overeating. Yesterday I overate by a little bit, but today I am back on track to healthy eating. The problem is that I am under so much stress that part of me wants to give up healthy eating, healthy portions, and exercise. Part of me feels like I am so stressed out that the only way to not feel stressed is if I stop going after my goals---though, I know deep down that there is no way gaining all my weight back will lessen stress. I just feel like giving up on my weight-loss out of depression about the problems I have in my life, even though I have healthy solutions to them and know if I hang in there I will succeed. Just looking for some encouragement.

Encouragement is here! I understand you are feeling stressed. Like you said, hanging in there will help you succeed in the long run. Maybe consider smaller goals because those add up too and may relieve some of that pressure to do everything right.

Thank you so much! I bought healthy frozen meals since I was so depressed, and as a result was able to stay on track. I also (just like you suggested!) set smaller goals for this week, and that allowed me to reach them. Thank you so much for supporting me, because I truly needed it!

Thats great! and your hard work will most definitely pay off....keep posting if/when youre struggling, i know sometimes it only takes a few words to keep us going but we need to hear them at the right time.