I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE REPLIES. I THINK I'M FEELING A LITTLE BETTER ABOUT THINGS TODAY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. I WILL GIVE IT ONE MORE TRY !!

THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE AND

GOD BLESS !!!

18 pounds is wonderful!!!! Don't give up - I can't even get the fist five pounds off!!  keep up the great work. 

PLEASE ....PLEASE ......DON'T GIVE UP!!!!! ...This is true....what you give up in MONEY for the wrong (junk) foods ...can equal out to the price of a month of ALLi pills....so....I think of it as....the same money spent...but, this time ...for the health of me and you. YOU HAVE JUST HIT A WALL...take a breath. You have learned much on the program to keep the weight off...pills or not....don't throw in the towel. 18 lb loss ...is GREAT!!! Nikeann

 Mamabear - do you know how many people would be THRILLED to have lost 18 lbs???  You need to change your thinking/attitude ... you're not on a "diet" as probably you had been in the past - you are changing your lifestyle.   Take it one day at a time ... even if you lose 1 lb a week .. that's a LOSS ... be proud of yourself :)  I ONLY lost 1 lb this last week (weigh in was this morning) but I'm in different #'s now ... I'm still fat ... I'm still obese but it's coming off slowly.  To me that's better than not coming off at all !!!

Sher

 

18 pounds is FANTASTIC! I've been on Alli since early August and have only lost 12. I'm about to be on my third bottle too. So you're definitely doing amazing! Don't give up, keep up the healthy eating and stay encouraged! You will reach your goal eventually if you work at it!

I gave up too I'm sad to say. Too expensive, and I didnt like a diet that kept me from eating fat because I was scared of an oops. I also read some things about some health concerns regarding the pill so I gave up, but dont feel that you will be forever fat, I know it's hard, but I am quitting all of these fads and goign to stick with exercise and healthy eating. Good luck to you

chubbywubby:

but I am quitting all of these fads and goign to stick with exercise and healthy eating. Good luck to you

Well with Alli, I dont belive its a fad... diet. and really a healthy eating and exercise is what the program is all about...

and please dont give up girl, 18 lbs is alot but also I bet you have lost inches.. I have seen more inches than anything. and I mean whole sizessss.... I have my ups and downs meaning, upset cause its not droping off like I want it to. But took years to put this fat on. Here lately I have delt with alot of stress thrown at me from everywhereeee. and I think if I didnt have the plan to eat right I would be gaining even more. I have messed up threw this stress, but I stop and look at the sizes I use to be in.

Like someone else said, might drop you cal down. Also watch your sodium that is a nasty thing. drop it down for what is given to you. drink more water... stay away from cokes, and hide the scales.. lol measure yourself start looking more at inches.. and keep talking to us... we are all in the same large boat.. lol and we have good and bad days, so talk to us and we will help you threw it.

good luck...

Becky E Texas

Mamabear,

I'm glad to hear that you are going to keep trying.  I started using Alli when it bacame available, and like you, I've lost 18 pounds.  I'm happy with 18, but I would have liked to have lost more.  But I know the reason that I haven't lost more - me.  Sometimes I eat things I shouldn't, skip exercising, or forget to take my pill.  In many ways I am my own worst enemy.  I have "started over" so many times that I can't count them. 

Somewhere I read the quote "It is better to strive for progress rather than perfection".  The way I look at it, every time I choose healthy food or exercise is progress, even if it doesn't show on the scale.

If you do your part, Alli will do it's share.  Stick with it!

Please don't give up on yourself, you are the only one who can do this for you.  I get a little frustrated, too, as my weight loss has slowed to about 1 lb a week, but look at it this way- slower weight loss means we won't have all the saggy skin left over!  Losing too much too fast, people sometimes end up with all that excess and actually have surgery to get it cut off!  You and I won't have to do that, since our body has time to adjust and everything comes back into shape together. 

Find a silver lining where you can- and never ever quit.

Gail,

What a support system you have going here! I'm glad too that you have decided to give it one more try. 18 pounds is a lot to boot-way to go!

To all,

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Good luck to all, and Gail- nobody will ever think you're a quitter. :)

alliadmin3

This is such a wonderful support system.  I am in the same boat, started June 15, lost 19 lbs. and have been stuck for 3 weeks.  I was very frustrated but feel much better since reading all of this.  I feel so much better knowing that if I am not losing weight, at least the healthy eating habits are better for my health.  I really DO love this program.

alliadmin3:

What a support system you have going here! I'm glad too that you have decided to give it one more try. 18 pounds is a lot to boot-way to go!

To all,

yes... this board has helped me I know for sure...!!! A diet is not just you staying on the diet, and doing the exc. but its to be able to talk to others that have either the same medical problems, as you. or the ups and downs of loosing. Being sick, feeling joy, and stressss.. stressssss stresssssssssss.... which here lately it been raining buckets on me.. But you know if I didnt have someone i could reach out to, that also was trying to loose weight, I would not have stayed with the program.. yeah i messed up, but not too bad.

I do have friends I can talk to about all the mess going on, but they are not trying to loose, and dont know how it is, to keep your head in the game of loosing. One friend all she thinks about when she gets stressed is here eat a cookie... suprised she is not bigger than me...

But yes i agree suport here is the biggest thing ever.. with everything we have to deal with. I am so happy with the progress I have made so far on Alli, and mostly to have friends that I can relate with.

Becky E Texas

I'm glad you decided to continue.  DON'T GIVE UP!!!!

Not everyone is going to get rid of 2 or more lbs a week.  18 lbs in a great loss.  Keep it up and stay focus.  When you feel you need a boost.... COME ON DOWN TO OUR HOME... We will help you.  We are all in it together.