I'M STARTING AGAIN AFTER GIVING BIRTH 2 MY 3RD CHILD. OHH BOY HOW DIFFICULT TO FIND THE TIME TO WORKOUT.

ACTUALLY I GET RID OF MY PREGNACY WEIGHT BUT THIS REMAINING 31 POUNDS ARE SO DIFFICULT TO SHRED>.

 HELLO, I have tried so many diets that I don't think this will work, but I don't give up easily so I am going to give it a try and see how much I lose. I am starting today and weighing in at 260 pounds I gained 66 pounds with a pregnancy because I was on bedrest and now I feel very ashamed of my weight and I have very little energy. I am going to make this work, wish me luck!

Crystal,

I hope to be as successful as you. I made a decision from my inner man on Mother's Day to begin eating low fat and lose weight, because I was tired of feeling bad. My husband had suggested Alli some time back. I picked up the kit in the grocery store and now here I am eating healthier, exercising more and losing weight. Most of the time I am so full I have a hard time getting around all my food. I am enjoying the menus and the benefits. I too have 50 pounds to lose. I have always known that low fat eating, balanced meals and exercise are the keys to optimum health. I know that we can all do this. It is just a matter of changing the way that we think and renewing our mind to proper nutrition to reap the benefits. We all can do this. We just need to stay focused, press forward, and not become discouraged. Have you lost all of your weight yet?

Cheryl (Nellmac20) 

 We can do this. Just take each day as a brand new day. Each day we eat healthier and exercise more we are adding another day to our lives. Soon you will be back in shape, in good health and will be teaching your children healthy eating habits. We are doing this for ourselves and our health.

 Good Luck you can do it . Take it one day at a time.  :)

Congratulations and thank you for posting this thread.  I started 3 weeks ago....then again 2 weeks ago...1 week...and again I am starting today.  I have never taken the pills but try to follow the food intake recommendations.  Even without the pills I lost a little so far, but I have a long way to go and am doing this without any support because my husband does not want me to lose the weight.  All I can do is keep trying I guess.  Thank you again.  This was a good "re" motivator.

CW - 243

Ultimate GW - 125

 I bought my alli today and weigh in at 205 on a 5'7" frame.  I carry my weight well and no one will believe I really weigh that much.  That's part of my problem.  Everyone says I look ok.  I don't want to settle for "ok".  I'm miserable and hate myself right now!

I feel best at around 145 to 150 lbs. (last time I was at that weight was 1999)  - but when starting at 205 it seems impossible.  The more input I can get the better.  I'm going to need your help!!

I am so impressed with what you've done so far - keep up the great work!

Cheryl - and on my way to 145 lbs.

 Hi Sweetbelow;

I don't know how long you give birth, but its good to know you don't give up easily. Just add to your plan tons of water, and litlle weight loss goals (1-2 pounds) this week and so on. You will see the difference.  I used alli a year ago, before my pregnacy, had to quit because of it. In a month I loose 10 pounds, that was awesome, but now I'm trying to restart all my schedule again.

I know you can do it, go, go , go!

 I am the same way. I am 5'7" and weigh 240! The most I've ever weighed! I had my son 7 months ago and lost almost all of my baby weight but I have 20 pounds more to go before I'll weigh what I weighed BEFORE I was pregnant! I want to get down to 180 at least. I was comfortable and confident at that.

Good luck and wish me luck! I just bought my starter kit last night. I start my pills Saturday. I hope this works!

 I just started on this program and I need to lose more than 50 pounds.  I think this is going to be a rather easy eating regime to follow but I am not sure about the labels on some of the foods.  I am using the total fat as the number on my diary but do you know what the is when it says so many calories from fat?  It is always a bigger number and this isn't making much sense to me. 

pcotton:

 I started on May 4, 2008 and I would like to lose at least  50 lbs.  I was 199 when I started and now I am 181.  I'll try to post at least once/week.  It's great to be able to post here.

Good luck Crystal.

Trish

Hello. I just started all of this today, after picking up everything I needed over the past few days. (Stationary Bike, new groceries, Alli). Unfortunately I couldn't muster up the courage to buy a scale, not yet. I am not sure how much I weigh exactly, but I am sure it is 200+. Terrified and discouraged by scales. Hasn't been one allowed in the house for 5 years. ;o; I'm 5'4.

I'm 19 (20 next month) and I've had diabetes (type 1) since I was about 9. Weight loss is very hard for me, because while I really want to do it, I really need support & encouragement, and I've been big my whole life. I get bored so easily. I've really only got my parents for that needed support, and... my dad is stick-thin and loves to buy things like ice cream and cookies and fried foods. Thankfully I generally don't even like that stuff anyway. But I still would eat fried foods nearly every night for dinner since that is what we make for him. My mom always is very good with helping me the first few days I try to start a diet, and then isn't. I am honestly hoping the "treatment effects" I'd risk having from going off course on Alli will be like bottled will-power I don't have or can't get from the people around me.

I think I'm starting off easier than most people in terms of diet, but diabetes is well known for hard weight loss. But in turn because of my diabetes, I already only drink diet drinks and I'm really not a fan of sugary food. Cakes, ice cream, cookies.. maybe I'll crave a small bite every month or so, but sweet things generally taste sickeningly sweet to me thus I don't like them. I do crave candy sometiems, but not chocolate - I'm not a fan of chocolate. I'd generally want something like, a jolly rancher. I already prefer baked types of chips over others. I love vegetables - mmm, I love grilled peppers and mushrooms! I actually couldn't eat those a lot because my dad hates veggies and we basically buy the food for him. I know that sounds bad - it's not what it sounds like. My dad is a sweetheart. He works very hard - carpenter - all day so anything he eats just melts away, so he just doesn't think about things like that. Hes a typical southern boy and loves fried foods and doesn't like a whole lot of veggies. My mother and I don't eat a whole lot - we eat dinner and snack for the rest of the day.

I bought an entire separate food supply for me though, and it's all healthy things. I think the hardest part for me at first is going to be eating breakfast & lunch. Generally I would wake up, not eat for 5-7 hours then eat dinner (and usually too much because of how hungry I was by then). Another thing will be the nighttime. This is when I will cave most often, I think. I am generally up very late, I have always been this way - 1-5 AM is the usual for me, despite (all natural) sleep aids I am currently taking (and everything else I've tried in the past). I'm just an insomniac and I hate sleeping. I think everyone knows how hard it is not go to snack at night. I really need to find out some good snacks I can eat at night because I know this is going to be my weak point.

I don't have a very specific goal in mind for what I want to lose. Maybe this is bad, but with my personality type I'm not so sure. I often set goals and fail them, and do better when I just do what I can (and usually do reach or go over the goal I subconsciously set). I just want to feel and look a little better. I carry my weight well in the face and stomach - it's the arms and thighs that are the problem. My general goal is to lose as much as I can - healthily - by the Christmas holidays. I want to visit my boyfriend then. I want to feel good about myself for that, because I don't now.

I... alright, this is a very long post. I apologize. It's better fit for a journal entry I guess, but who would see that when I have no friends here yet? :(

Hang in there...Your body is waiting to see if you are serious this time. Let it know you are !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Hi sweetie,

First of all, I'm your friend, now you have one at least! lol I dont have any either, actually I've been a member for a year and just add a post a few days ago. So I'm new in this.

I'm here to cheer u up! come one girl you can do this and a lot more! I know for sure, as soon as you start doing your 3 meals and 3 snacks a day you'll going to see a dramatic change in you. The first week or so you will loose "water" but is good in all ways.  Try in any possible way to excersice. start walking 30 minutes a day, you'll increase your pace as soon as you start get riding of extra pounds. Once you get used to the walking try to add Muscle excersices...every inch in muscle you create is lots of fat going away, so there will be no place for fat, cause you'll have muscle instead.

I'm NOT an expert, but every new information that I read and makes sence I just try to tell everyone.

Don't quit, don't say you are a quiter, don't believe that lies. YOU CAN DO THIS, AND A LOT MORE, believe me.

hope to hear from you soon, take care.

Your new friend, Leila

I really appreciate this. Thank you! :) I have been riding the bike 30 minutes a day. I want to do it longer, but I have to wait til my butt wont be so sore, lol.

I am finding it really difficult to reach my cal and fat intake though. I think I got around 1000 cal/30g fat yesterday (goal 1.6k/60g). I'm thinking maybe I will not substitue so much with fat-free things. I'm concerened because I am a little constipated, which isn't what I was expecting to happen at all.

 Hi all!  I'm 32 from Arkansas.  Mother of one.  I lost over 30 lbs last year and have kept most of it off.  I just need to loose my last 30.  It is hard for me to get motivated and stay.  I've decided this time to set miny goals each week instead of just looking long term.  It is just so hard.