Good Sunday Morning Barbara, Trust me you will lose your wt. I thought the same way you did, I experienced depression many times when it seemed I was going to fail. But when I loss I was so happy with joy. so I guess it does balance out. LOL I was 399 lbs start wt, and as of today I have loss 132 lbs, since December 6th 02. I have no special way of doing anything.I do my exercise mainly walking 2 to 3 miles a day. I drink my water 64 oz. and I focus on my high protein meats, no pasta, potatoes, no sweets etc. But I will confess I do cheat sometimes, and that's when guilt and my plateaus come in. No, Im not perfect in no way. it will happen, but I do get back to doing what I have to do. I must say I do try to make this journey a fun adventure, and Im loving it. So hang in there hon, you will be a great loser, you'll see. take care~*~Hugs~*~