P.S. I just wanted to say congrats on the 5lb weight loss the last week!! That is awesome!! :-D

Sjdrj- on your profile page their should be a link.  Let me know if you didn't find it.  Good luck everyone else on your weight loss.  I also kind of skipped mine this weekend too. On Saturday, I noticed that it was getting warmer in my house.  I was focused on my air maybe going out again so I couldn't stick to my program.  I guess it was just be me jumping around and causing more hot air becuase when I quit the temperature came right back down. 

Sunday, I was getting ready to exercise and my mom came and got my daughter.  I thought I would rather sit and watch TV and do nothing. I dont' get many breaks from my daughter much.  I did do a lot of house work this weekend so that has to count as exercise.  Plus, I helped my mom with a yard sale. It was defintely a sauna out there also.  Anyway, air is finally holding steady for about 4 days now. I  think they finally got it fixed.  I just hope my weight stays down. I feel so bloated today.

Does anyone just have a blah day.  I woke up this morning.  Sore from sleeping wrong I think.  I weighed (I weigh everyday) and my scale was up a few pounds.  I see these people who are naturally skinny and can eat whatever.  I feel like it is a daily challenge to eat right.  I was eating my salad at lunch and i was just not satisfied.  I'm craving something fried or fattening.  Just not satisfied with my diet food.  I feel like i should just give into my craving and maybe I could get back on track.  I'm just tired and blah today.  I'm just tired of trying to loose weight, I'm tired of work, tired of home, just tired.  What do you guys do when you have days like this?  Thanks for any help.

Plus my dog ate my mother's chickens.  He now has to be in a pin and he keeps wining.  This makes me stress too.  Maybe I just need a day off.

jskdean76,

On a blah day, just take it easy, respect your feelings and mood, for you will snap out of it soon enough -- tonight or by tomorrow. These days happen, so just go with it; they have a tendency to fix themselves. As far as straying from your diet, don't do it! You will be grateful for your dedication tomorrow when the mood has passed. Being patient with your feelings at times like this is what will build on itself to make you stronger with your diet over time.

Hi Shannon-

Yes I do have blah days all the time. I call them my bad days. Days when I just don't feel "right".  On these days, it is a challenge for me to eat right also but not because I want fried or fattening food but because I don't want to eat at all, it's all I can do to eat 3 meals just to take my medicine (28 pills) which I don't feel like taking either! In the past, on these days I wouldn't eat or take my meds, of course the next day I would feel like crap! I'm trying to do better now, eating better, always taking my meds but I still feel like doing without sometimes!!  I also woke up sore this morning, arthritis in the shoulders, knees, neck and low back kept me from sleeping much last night so that doesn't make for a very good day today either. 

My thoughts on cravings, if you keep on thinking and thinking about a food you eventually are going to get it and overindulge, so when you start to crave something, if it is an actual crave and doesn't go away, get it-a small amount enough to satify your craving then get on with your life and you'll be much happier.  Remember to think of what you are doing not as a "diet", something that you eventually will "go off", but as a change of the way you will eat and think of food for the rest of your life. That way you can see and understand that it is unrealistic to think to you will never again taste fattening or fried foods but that it is not in your daily diet.

I am so sorry to hear about your dog.  I have two dogs.  They are indoor dogs, medium-sized, and are my babies.  I understand putting him in a pin would be stressfull.  Sounds like you do need a day off.  I would say all the usual stuff, don't give up, don't get frustrated, blah, blah, blah but on a tired of everything and blah day nothing really helps - I know, been there truely!! Only thing that helps - tomorrow IS another day!! Try to find at least one thing to smile about today alothough it may be hard - sending love and hugs -

Cat

 I am a June beginner too... started last Tuesday.... I realized I was obsessing about the scale- so I have hid it in the top of my closet... will only allow myself to check it on my weigh in days!

Cat- I am in NC too... it's been HOT, but I LOVE the summer!

I work on the development team for a non-profit here in the Triangle, and LOVE my job, unfortunatley it has me 1/2 running around like crazy, and 1/2 sitting behind the desk... I also have 4 amazing kids (well- 2 kids, 2 step children)- so getting everything done for them leaves very little time for ME :) I am sure all of us understand that!

My approach to this is to plan out my meals and snacks the evenings before- so the next day I am prepared, and not making choices on the fly (which always makes me make horrible decisions!). I write the meals out, the calories, and the fat grams, as well as times I will try to eat, and then package them all up in my cooler. I have never counted calories before and now really realize that was a major problem for me- I really have to think to stay under 1600. (I went over by 57 calories yesterday), But I struggle to meet the fat gram marks.

For exercise- I (like someone else on this thread, but I can't remember who...) have committed to different running bench marks- a 5k in the fall, a 10k next summer- and the big one- the Disney 1/2 marathon in January 2011... I know know KNOW I can do this!  For a great plan on a realistic training program for a 5k- check out http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml   I LOVE it, and feel so immensly proud of myself when I finish a training!  I also garden, take long walks, ride bikes with my kids, and play in the pool with my kids.

My mantra this time is "Be the success story..." I am always inspired by articles, stories, posts, etc by people who have made a healthy life style change, and I am determined to write that story about myself- about going from putting myself last, and running a minute left me out of breath, to finishing a half marathon and feeling GREAT!- (It really helps during the hot runs :))

Yes  - - I'm in.

We can become the June 09 Team and encourage each other every pound of the way. Today is my first day and Friday will be the day I start on the pills. I do good in the beginning and then I tend to slow down until I just completely stop. A team will help with the low points and we as a team can challenge each other.

 I am interested!  Thanks for starting this.  I started Alli on the 16th...lost 6 pounds so far.  No side effects.  Feeling great.  The key is to make sure you stay under 17grams of fat for me. 

Hey guys haven't checked in in a couple of days sorry about that.  Welcome to all who have joined us we are glad to see you here. 

 I have a heel that is just killing me The doctor says it is plantar fashiitis.  I had to go buy new shoes and heel inserts But it will take up too a year for it to heal.  I want relief from the pain now.  Doesn't help that I am on my feet 16 hours a day.

I don't check in till friday I changed my check in from Mondays to Fridays and it skipped a week so I check in this friday.  I am constipated though so it is a welcomed break I am sure that is going to add weight. 

Hope Ya'll have a fantastic day glad to see everyone doing ok.  Glad to see our air is still working.

 Hi all...I'm trying to figure out how to get on the message board and get "my community" of friends or whatever.  I started Alli yesterday so I wanted to be in the June group.  How do I do that?

 Im really interested in having a group that is there to support one another.... Great idea =)

 Shannon,

I feel that same way ALL the time. I have a really bad addiction to fried, fatty fast food. It's something that I really only realzied in the last year. So for me, I have those "blah" days quite often..as a matter of fact, I had it yesterday. I didn't feel like eating anything "good" for breakfast....I would have been happy with McDonalds McGriddles and hashbrowns...I then didn't WANT to have my lean cuisine for lunch, I would have much rather had KFC fried chicken....I EVEN drove around during my lunch and ended up talking myself out of it. Then by the end of the day.....I was fine!

I think that those "cravings" and "blah" periods are little tests. These can either make you stronger, or make you cave. The point is to NOT cave.....I felt so much better yesterday with myself and much happier in general knowing that I ate healthy then if I had caved into my temptations and cravings.

Like everyone else says, just get through this phase...it will be over soon and you will feel much happier with yourself in the end if you stick with it! :-)

 Angelshelper-

That really sucks about your heel, that sound very painful!!! Sounds like a very long healing process as well. Sorry :( Hope you can find relief from the pain soon....you know, I had the same "symptom" as you...maybe you should look into taking a laxative, especially if it's been a couple days. I felt sooooooo horrible until I did that. Hope you feel better soon!!

 I am interested I started June 21 .

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 Hello sjdrj:

I joined around 6-21-2009. I haven't been able to "weigh-in" yet. I did a search of the message board and one of the moderator posts replied to someone with a similar problem. The response stated that a link would be available on the home page after ten days. My weigh-in is Saturdays, so I'm hoping I will be able to weigh in this Saturday. So far, none of the links work on my page.