I use to feel the same way, especially when I first joined. That is why I eventually went off the plan, I made it too restrictive for myself. This time around I am using my weeklies and this morning I lost 5 pounds in the past week. The weeks I have gone crazy and went over my weeklies I gained, so for me the weeklies are just the right amount so that if I use them I am still down for the week.