Hi Potweep and Lindsys mom

Welcome!! I started Alli Jan 1 and it did take me awhile to figure this site out.  It is pretty simple though.  How is the program working for you so far?  I know with determination and the support and encouragement from these rooms has really helped me.  And the fear of having treatment effects really helps keep in on track with my meal plan hehe.  I had my weigh in this morning (every Monday) and lost another pound.  I have lost 15 total and I know if I hadn't started Alli and preparing healty meals from my meal plan I would never have been able to do it.  I hope you both reach your goals, stay focused.  Good luck, WE CAN DO IT!!!!

 Thanks Suz, for the kind words and support.  I am loving this diet, but hate that word.  Just the 4 days I changed my eating habits and started core training every other day, I lost 4 pounds.  Then I started my Alli and I weighed myself after 7 days total and had dropped a total of 7 pounds.  I am realistic enough to know that I will probably not experience that kind of drop every week, but the first week got me so excited that I am upping the exercise ( i am alre.dy vigilant of the food).  Like most of the people whose posts' I have been reading, I am having trouble with eating enough fat per meal..allergic to nuts and avacado is great but does not go with everything!  I am going to do it though..10 pounds at a time..thanks again...

potweep

sw 202

cw 195

gw 130

 7 pounds in 7 days....AWESOME!!!!! You are off to a fabulous start and are truly an inspiration to me. Thanks and have a great day.

Joyce

 Hi Potweep,  You are doing awesome losing a pound a day.  Good for you!!!  Changing my eating habits and exersising was really kind of hard for me at first but I have to say that it gets easier and easier everyday for me.  I have worked very hard since Jan 1 and I see the results and that makes me keep going.  Every once in a while I will think about having something that I know I shouldn't but that little voice pops in my head saying NO NO NO and it passes.  I am very proud of myself for what I have accomplished so far and proud of every single one of you in here for staying foucused and sticking with it.  Great job everyone keep up the good work!!!!

I WISH I could lose a pound a day - hit a BIG bump in the road and am on my way down again.  I still can't believe just having Sushi and some Champagne one night two weeks+ ago made me gain the original 6lbs lost back - it's take until yesterday to re-lose it.

It's really difficult, but it is one step at a time!...I'm HOPING to be able to exercise again real soon - I haven't been able to since I gained the weight back, but wil try tomorrow!...

Good luck!!

 I have been using Alli for 4 weeks and have lost 11 #'s.  What I find most helpful is that it makes me think before I put anything in my mouth.  The interesting part is if you take the pills every meal as directed, you will have treatment effects if you eat heavy on the fat on a meal even when you don't take Alli before that meal.  I found this out when I ate low fat for 3 days first then started the alli. I did have a few treatment effects, like fat floating on the water in the toilet (gross) but no embarrassing other ones.  I guess it just wasn't low fat enough.  Again it makes me think which is a lot of my problem.

 I hear ya there JacksonAngel.  I went through the same thing a while back.  But as we both know we CAN go outside of our plan sometimes bui we ALWAYS need to keep portion in mind.  You have done an awesome job of losing the 6 pounds again.   It is very difficult to loose weight but with this program and determination it CAN be done.  I started on Alli Jan 1 not know what to expect but to my wonderful suprise if nothing else it has taught me how to eat healthy and I do need to exersise even if just taking a walk.  Today was my weigh in and I have lost a total of 17 pounds, I have gone down two pant sizes and I feel a heck of a lot better.  Keep up the good work everyone, stay foucused, and WE CAN reach our goals.  Have a great day everyone.

Thanks Suzanne - it jusy bugged me it was all about Sushi - the last thing I expected!

Gigi

 Hang in there JacksonAngel,  we all go through the one night of it's ok to eat.  The whole point of Alli is to guide you on healthy eating, not to deprive you.  So once in awhile go ahead and celebrate! 

I celebrated my one week weight lose of 10 pounds with pizza, LOL, I did not take my Alli pill because I knew what would happen!!  I did not regain, but I didn't lose anymore over the weekend.  What I did discover is now I know why I always fell asleep within 30 min of eating...too many carbs.  Since I have been on Alli, and eating healthy, I have a ton of energy and I don't crash after my meals!  Now if only I could make myself use that energy to exercise more! LOL..Man I hate to exercise...

The main point to focus on is that you didn't quit with your setback...look forward, not back..

 I would love to have a 10 pound wait loss - It's been 2 months and I have only lost 4 pounds.  I have not had any treatment effects (which I am certainly not complaining about LOL) - but it makes me wonder if alli is really working for me.  I had a pretty decent diet before alli, just had issues with late night eating on occassion.  I am almost 42, possibly perimenapausal and have found that my weight gain and fatigue went hand in hand just in the last year.

I am about 20 pounds overweight and find that my heavier friends have zero sympathy for what they consider "nothing to worry" about.  I am not a whiner and truly never talk about my weight gain in front of my friends, I just struggle in private and try to find a way to help myself (alli being the latest think I have tried).  One point that I would like to make on this message board, is that if we just ignore the first 20 pounds, the next 20 are on the way.

There is nothing wrong with a proactive approach and a positive attitude for a new way of living.

I am encouraged and hope to see some changes soon.  I feel so awful and can't seem to shed much weight or this fatigue.  I am beginning to think it is hormonal and that I should focus on treatment in that area vs. alli.

Chinaberry - I'm 45, and my RE asid I'm no where near peri/pre-menipausal (thank God!) - have you checked yourself for Hypothyroidism..??..I have it - have had it for the past 6yrs - take Levoxyl for it, and it keeps me on track.

You're right about ignoring the weight as it comes on - have done that over the past two years, but have also had to deal with alot of death, and M/C's, and trying to conceive through fertility drugs to the tune of 40lbs.....now that I have ONE more golden try, I've started the Alli to try and get off some of the weight to help me this one last time - God willing it will be successful!....if not, I have already started on my way down, and the meds won't have that much effect (HOPING) on my weight this time...

Good luck!!