I am new, today is my first full day! I am pumped. I am having trouble eating enough to take up the calories that are "required" for each meal. 

breakfast: Fiber One Muffin

Snack: 1/3 of a cucumber sliced with peel on

Lunch: 1 can of white albacore tuna on chopped lettuce with a teaspoon of relish on it.

I am trying to cut way back, i am doing this alone at home with my family and i dont buy the groceries so i am scared to eat things and have treatment effects..

 Do you have any suggestions for being able to eat more. i am scared to go over my limit.. ahhh any advice :)

You're not eating enough right now and that could slow down your weight loss if that continues.  It's important to eat the recommended amount of calories and fat for best results with alli.  And, there's two great posts on each of those at the top of the dietitians message board.  Take a look when you get a chance; it's great info.

Check out the Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner message boards for some good ideas (and recipes!) on each of those meals.  And, you can use the Sample Menus for your level to get an idea of how to distribute calories and fat throughout the day.  You can also use similar types and amount of foods in your menus.

On the day you mention, you could have the muffin with some peanut butter (for the fat), fruit and coffee.  For a snack, FF yogurt and a few graham crackers and/or fruit.  Lunch, tuna with LF mayo on whole grain break with lettuce and tomato, juice and roasted almonds.

Fruits and vegetables; whole grain breads are a good way to add volume to your meals with little or no fat.  You can use regular or LF dressings on salads and nuts to bring up the fat when you need to.

I hope this helps.  Please let me know if you need anything else.

Pat Baird, MA, RD, registered dietitian 

Fruit Fruit Fruit!  Try eating your raisins, oranges, or melon in between your "fat" meals.  Grapes have higher carb counts, so they will give you more energy to coast through to your next big meal.  Wasa crackers are okay to eat, too.  And an apple a day...

Are you experiencing hunger pangs (internal) after your "fat" meal has digested, or are you feeling deprived because you've cut way down on your calories?  Tap your fingers on your cheekbone 10 times, then tap your fingers on the pinkie side of your hand.  Repeat two more times.  Roll your eyes clockwise, then counter clockwise.  Sounds crazy, but it's a technique I picked up that has really helped me (an emotional eater since birth).  Try it and see how you do. 

Oprah's health guru said one time on her show that the hungry feeling you experience in between your big meals is your body expending its calories to keep functioning, and it's a good thing!  Takes a while to get used to it, but after a week or so, it ceases to consume your thoughts.

Good Luck!!!

I disagree with hunger be a good thing, its usually your food breaking down and if you eat carbs you get the initial increase in sugar, you get hungry when that drops. I find that eating small amounts works best for me. I eat complex carbs and protien for snacks to keep energy up (ie apple with peanut butter).

You'll feel better if you follow the suggested meal plans or at least calorie intake. It is what your body needs. I usually eat a good breakfast, I found these frozen whole grain blueberry pancakes that have like 180 cal but are  low in fat and high in fiber. They keep me full until my mid morning snack , I usually have a piece of furit. For lunch I keep it light, today I had a tomato with yougurt and an apple with peanut butter, I had a late afternoon snack of the new Pringles sticks which only have 90 cal per serving and they are individually packaged. So at dinner I still had only eaten 800 of my 1800 calories. It was an oppertunity for me to splurge a bit, my daughter wanted chinese so I gave in and had sesame chicken but cut my serving in half from what I usually eat.

It is improtant to read lables and really get to know the foods you are eating. I really like Calorie-Count.com you can find the nutrition content for almost anything there.

And don't be affraid to go over. As long as you write everything down you'll be fine. The only thing to really watch with Alli is your fat intake, it you go over the recomendation you will have a treatment effect.

GOOD LUCK.

I am new as well. Need ideas about what to eat at lunch. I travel at lunchtime and get really hungry about 10 a. m.

I am also new to Alli. I started taking the pills on 5/1/08. I work at Golf Course 9 hours a day and most of the foods they serve here are very high in Fat... I have been trying to get Salads with grilled chicken or bring my lunch from home to eat in my office. I am looking for idea's that will keep me from getting bored but still meet the requirements of Alli.

hey there new to this also- it is really hard learning the healthy correct way. I'm a stay at home mom of 3 and running day care trying to keep kids busy and feeding them is easy. but myself forget about i have really put some thought into it.  i see the menu's and it all sounds great but taking the time to do it is a different story.  i started making meals ahead and that has helped a little. keep up the good work!

There are some good sandwiches you can make; grilled chicken, tuna salad made with light mayo (I use Hellman's with canola), Fat Free bologna (watch the sodium).

There are lots of good prepackaged meals - just watch the sodium.

Take plenty of healthy snacks such as fresh fruit or sugar free fruit cups (I love the mandarin oranges), snack bars (curves, fiber one and special K are all good).  There are FF chips that are very good (just don't go over the serving size as they have their own treatment effect.)  Light popcorn, or take some high fiber cereal in a ziplock (I love the fiber one caramel as a snack). 

Take some fresh veggies such as baby carrots, celery, broccoli, cauliflower and my fav. snow peas.  I make my own low fat dip, but you can use ff or reduced fat that you like.

I think it is important when at work to mix it up and make sure you bring enough so if you do get hungry you can have an extra snack instead of reaching for the food they prepare. 

I wish you luck, you can do it if you put your mind to it!

nana42006:

I am also new to Alli. I started taking the pills on 5/1/08. I work at Golf Course 9 hours a day and most of the foods they serve here are very high in Fat... I have been trying to get Salads with grilled chicken or bring my lunch from home to eat in my office. I am looking for idea's that will keep me from getting bored but still meet the requirements of Alli.

Have you tried speaking to the manager of the food service, and/or the pro shop?  Several years ago I wrote an article for Golf for Women Magazine about possibilities for lower-fat eating.  Some were to have the grilled chicken salads, and bring things like your own fruit, baby vegetables, pretzels, etc.

With more women playing golf Pro Shops and Cafes are more receptive to adding healthier items because it boosts their bottom line -- and that's what it's all about.  The Pro Shop could sell mixed dried fruits, trail mix, cereal bars, pretzels, etc.  Profit is high on these items.

Make some suggestions to the Cafe manager as well.  A bigger choice of salads like Greek, grilled vegetables; individual canned tuna and, of course, the old standby of cottage cheese & fruit.  Because you work at a Club you have prime access to the decision makers.

Hope this helps.

Pat Baird, MA, RD, registered dideititan