mwok2004---Good morning. Glad to hear that you are getting a buddy and doing your exercise. Proud of you for that. Now on the next part, I dont want you to think I am a party pooper...but if I were you, I would not "plan" on dropping that much every week. First off it just usually does not happen (although when it does it is great!). I dont want to sound discouraging, but realistically speaking, an average of 1-2 would be more typical. Although every body is different and looses differently. I just dont want you to be upset or get off track because the scale did not read 3 pounds lost. Also, the average of 1-2 lbs is a safe and more effective weight loss goal per week. They say that slow and steady loss is the best becaus you are more likely to 'keep' it off....and that is what all of us want in the end, right? Be patient and just be true to yourself and accept what your body can do. By all means give it 110% every day, but still in the end be happy with all (even ounces) lost. You will learn that just 6 oz sounds like nothing now, but later it will be like a magic #. We celebrate any amount of loss, just because any loss is a good loss. We hate gain, but learn to accept and deal with that too. It will not be a easy road, if it were that easy, none of us would be here.

So, sorry if this is not really what you wanted to hear, but I just dont want you to get disappointed later. And hey, usually the first few weeks even months, you do lose a greater amount...and then it usually slows down. But be strong and stay here with us and dont give up. You can do this and you will be just fine. Hope I did not ruin your day, but I would not be much of a friend if I did not be honest with you! Know what I mean!

Take care......Nyla-----6

 Thanks Ma88ieMay....I love being a big Loser!!!! You too!!!!!

Nyla----6

 Liz, I am so sorry to here about your mom and the siblings problems.  I will lift you up in my prayers.  Praying for strength, peace and comfort.  God never gives us more than we can handle.  Take one day at a time and focus on all the wonderful times you have had before this illness. I will also lift your brothers up and pray that God will give them more knowledge in this illness and open their eyes to what is really happening to their mom and realize what needs to be done to help her out.   Stay strong, Lisa

Hi Lisa:

I just wanted to send a quick note because you asked me something in another one.  Chia Seeds--I have them; however, I am not eating as many yogurts as before, so I keep forgetting to add them in.  Luckily, they have a shelf-life of about 5 years--so I just have to get myself back into the habit of eating them.

Hope the weather is getting better for you?  Did you understand Nyla's one little message before?  Have you sent her an email?  I'm so use to emailing Nyla/Amber/Wendy and Liz that I don't always get on here to send messages.  I read them all, but my system can take a while getting on here and it's easier to just respond to their emails.

Hope you enjoy your day!

Thanks for the response.  My first weigh in with the program was today and was surprised to find that I've lost 1 pound in a week.

I'm kicking up the exercise with the walking of at least 30 minutes of intense walking. 

Have a question about when to take Alli and when to skip it for a meal.  I usually keep my calories at about 1200-1500 and haven't been hungry.  Just wanted to make sure that even if I know that I'll be under the 15 grams of fat in a meal if I should take an Alli or not.

Love the message boards and the encouraging words. Even though the weight isn't coming off as fast as I'd like, I can tell that the exercise is making a difference in how my clothes fit.

Until later, everyone keep up the good work.

Kay (aka wanna_be_little)

 Kay---CONGRATS!!!!! Great job for the 1 pound gone! Every little bit counts...even the ounces! You should be very proud of that one pound. That is like 4 whole sticks of butter gone from your body (picture it!). Great job! We all wish it could go faster....but unfortunately we have to be patient.

If I was you, I would only take the pill on meals over 5 grams. The pill helps to get rid of some of the fat you eat, but wont really do much for you in a meal that is low-low-fat. So just stick to taking it with the meals containing more than 5. I usuallt take 1-2 pills a day. I dont think I have ever taken 3 in a day. Usually at dinner for sure and sometimes lunch or breakfast. Hey, this allows you to add a few more days of supply when not using three a day. Anyways, that is me....but just use your own judgement. Also, I wont take one depending on what kind of fat I ate. Like good fat, sometimes I will skip too.

Hope this helps in some small way. Again....CONGRATS on that yucky pound gone! Keep up the good work. Take care and I will be back on later today...gotta get kids off to school.

Always here for you!

Nyla----6

 ok girls.....I am totally stressing out. I just got off the phone with my mom. She told me the other day that she had a dr appointment for a test and today she got the results. She has to go to a Vascular Surgeon tomorrow. She had not even got the call with the results yet when someone from her dr office called her and had allready been calling around to get her an appointment-right away. I am freeked out! Her carotid arteries are blocked like 78% on one side and about 65% on the other side. She got an appointment for tomorrow with a dr in Pittsburg. She did not want a doc in West Virginia. She had a heart attack a few years back and called those dr's and they recomended a doc in pittsburg for her that they work with. That makes her more comfortable being at the hospital that she was at when she has her heart attack. When she had that one, I went home to be with her and try to help her out for like 2 weeks. Well I flew into PA and got her from the hospital and then we drove back down to Wheeling, WV where she lives. Well she was home for a few days and started not feeling right and I told her lets just go to the hospital to be safe. We did and she was having another heart attack. So here we are in a hospital that is about to" fly" her back to the PA hospital. Now it is about midnight and I dont really know my way around WV let alone PA. I had drove it to get us home but that was with her in the car and during the day. SO now I am trying to backtrack to the PA hospital by looking at my directions that I had had from before, and reading them backwards. I got there in like 40minutes and it is like a hour and 20 minute drive...so I was flying too! Bad part was there she was stuck in the hospital again and I really could not do anything for her. She told me to drive back to her house and hang there as I still had like 10 days before I flew out. So I went home and cleaned, and arranged things and bought things to help her out. I was feeling like crap cause I could not be "there" to help so I did what I could to help for once she got home. This time I really dont have the money or any way to go home in case she needs me, and I feel like crap! I mean she could have this surgery and be perfectly fine but there is also the risk that the surgery causes a stroke or worse!!! Not what I wanted to hear!

Sorry for getting on here to blab, but I am just really worried. It is not like her past health issues helps the situation at all. Anyways, sorry to be blabbing, I will let ya know more later. Her app is tomorrow at 1.

Nyla----6

Nyla,

I just want to say we will keep you in our prayers. You have been such a great inspiration to us, I am sure your Mother will come through with flying colors!

 I am 5' 7" and overweight.  Fortunatly I too and VERY WELL PROPORTIONED.  But, i think is it a curse becaseu it is hard to really see the weight pack on when it goes to "all the right spots".  So now, I am just big all over.  I am very happy today to be down 12 pounds in about 2 1/2 weeks.  I have not exercised at all yet, just eating alot healthier and taking Alli.  I am going to try this weekend to start at least walking a mile every other day.  My 34th birthday is on Sunday I I am hopping to get the Wii Fit for my birthday!

Anotehr thing I have tried is my kids playstation 2 Dance Dance Revolutions....boy that is a good Cardio workout, i will have to get back into that!

sw = 225

cw = 213

gw = 180  ( once i get here, then i may try to drop another 15 lbs...baby steps)

 Nyla, wanted to post a quick note in case you didn't get the email.  Stay strong.  We are all here for you.  Prayers are going out to your mom. Blab all you want.  That is what friends are for.  We have some very strong shoulders.  Keep us posted.  Lisa

 Thanks Ma88ieMay and Lisa for your support. My Mom's dr appt is today at 1(ET) so once I hear something I will let you know. Thanks for being there. All of you girls are so great, and I really appreciate it! I am thinking nothing but positive thoughts now...I promise. It is just so hard to be in Las Vegas and her be in West Virgina.....so far away! Anyways, I will check in later and keep you posted on what the next step is and when. Thanks again!

Nyla----6

 Regina---Welcome! Great job on the 12 pounds so far. Sorry my head is not funtioning properly today, but wanted to give you a quick hi and welcome. Keep us posted and good luck!

Nyla----6

Hey Everyone!!

I just started back on Alli today!! I have been off of it for 2 months now.. and i thought it was time to get back on it.. especially when i went up 2 sizes ( from a size 10 to 12) ouch.. i want to loose 30 more pounds and i will be HAPPPY!!!

i hope everyone is having amazing success!!

Sw-200

cw-180-

gw-150

Have fun a good luck 2 everyone!!! Misty

IVE BEEN TAKING THE PILLS FOR A MOTH AND HAVENT LOSED ANY WEIGHT.

WHAT AM I DOIN WRONG. I TRY 2 EAT RIGHT. I DONT REALLY WORKOUT. BUT I TRY 2 WALK AS MUCH AS I CAN.

PLEASE SOMEONE GIVE ME HELPFUL HINTS OR ADVICE

I BEEN TAKIN THE ALLI PLAN FOR A MONTH AND HAVENT LOSS ANY WEIGHT. IF YOU DID PLEASE TELL ME HOW YOU DID IT SO I CAN LOSE SOME WEIGHT ALSO. THANKS