Hi Gammybird ... I just started Alli too.  I am 59 years old, no grandchildren yet, but there could always be a "happy accident" ... lol   I have lots of weight to lose and am looking for support also.   Please feel free to add me to your buddy list .. Sincerely ... Donnali

 I am 70, and don't have alot of wgt to loose, but those last 10 lbs. won't come off.  Would love to be your buddy.

Germsey

 Don't give up.  It isn't easy to loose wgt and we are all in this together.  My goal is to loose 10lbs. and at age 70 it seems sometimes impossible.  I"d love to be your buddy

Germsey

 Hi Germsey!   You can do it!  Me mum's 93, going on 94 in June and she managed to shed 10 lbs. this past year!  Where there is a wll, there is a way!  I managed to shed 10 lbs. too in the last two months with the help of Alli.  Come on to the 50ish Daily Thread for some great suppost and posts.  Hope to see you in there ... we will kick some butt when you are bad, and rejoice with you when you succeed and encourage you when you don't think you can continue on with this wonderful AlliPlan!  Best wishes, MIche

 Hey, Donnali and Germsey. Great to see you here. We can do this. Alot or a little. Of course, I sure with I was down to my final 10. Man would that be a great thing. It's coming, evein after my mad raid of the kitchen this week. I still lost a pound and kicked myself for not h aving lost more. :)

 I also started today and I have 40lbs to lose. My son is getting married in Jamaica in July and I want to be down the 40lbs by then.

Welcome steelergirl56. Congrats to your son. Sounds like a beautiful place to have a wedding. We'll be here right behind you to encourage you. Maybe we'll try to get in that suitcase, too. Gammy

 Hope you all had a terrific day yesterday.  Thinking about allof you. Hang in there, we're off to a good start. Love and hugs, Gammy

 Hi everyone, Germsey I set my original goal and reached that, 20 pounds.  I now set it for 10 more, my last 10.   but I am stuck at the same weight for the past 2 weeks.  Part of it is my own fault because I have seemed to have fallen off my plan and had things that I know I need to stay away from, I have laxed on my exersising and could absolutly just kick myself in the butt.  It is a never ending battle for me.  I really need to get back on track or I can see that I will get right back into my old ways and I certinly don't want that to happen.  Good luck to everyone and I hope this week will be a better week for me and anyone else struggleing.

 Hi Gammy,

It sounds like you did better than I did.  It took me a while to find you again on this site.  I do know how to eat, it is just sticking with it.  It is the most frustrating thing!! When are you weighing in?  I set mine for Fridays.  This week my family and I are taking a trip to the beach.  I hope I can stick with this program but it sure gets hard when you are vacationing.

My family loves to eat.  And my skinny sister (smile) loves to bake..... It used to be the other way around. sigh.

I will check for your response soon. Goodnight from Texas

Irishanders

aka Kaye

Hi, I hope you have a great vacation. If you look to the right of the post box there are two buttons. One says reply and the other says favorites. If you click on the favorites It will save this forum and on your home page under your circle of friends there is a little line that says "My favorite threads." If you click on that it will bring you back to the "what is alli?" and then you can look for the  thread we have here. If there's an easier way I haven't found it. I am having a hard time this week but life isn't always easy and around here with all these kids there is no "Ideal" day. I did grab two tiny chocolate eggs before I even thought so I had to leave the room. I have dinner planned out and I know exactly what I'm having. I plan each meal one meal at a time. It kind of depends on what I want at the time. Looking forward to Mother's day weekend when hubby and I are taking a grownups only weekend.

 I started Alli Friday so I am very new and so far no side effects.  I am 59 and decided that I had to get into shape or go to the wheelchair.  I not ready for the chair.  Yes I need a 50+ buddy!! Everyone that I work with is in there mid 30's to early 40's so they do not have a clue as to what is going on in my world.  Sixty's will be a whole new experience and I want it to be the good years. So weight loss and getting into shape has become a top priorty. I want to look good and feel good at my next birthday party. 

 Welcome to Alli Sue!  If you get a chance you can meet some wonderful ladies on the 50s Daily Thread as well. 

Once you go to your circle, you can either go to your History or Latest Posts and get to your threads by clicking on those -- you don't have to go to What is Alli first.  Hope that helps ... you can go to anyone's circle to see where they have posted by looking at their history or the latest posts.  Once you experiment with this, it gets easy! 

Welcom and Best to all!  Miche

I agree Gammy, we can do it.   Little by little and day by day.   The healthiest way to lose weight is slowly.   Breaking old habits is hard because they become ingrained, but hopefully some new habits will also become ingrained.   Have a great day and thank you for responding ... Donnali

 Hi Gammy,

I am looking forward to our vacation.  I lost my dad two years ago, and my mom is having a really hard time and giving us, my sister and I a really hard time.  Lots of stress.   I know what I can't resist and that is chocolate!! I used to prepare little bags of candy for my kids and nieces and nephews and just had to quit having it in the house. 

I just realized my sign in is confusing.  I sign in with Uncle Pete, which is a favorite uncles name, and then I put down my username for email.  ha.  Just call me Kaye all of you. ha.

I plan on really getting serious next week when I come back from the coast.  Its amazing when you are so good at another things, and for some reason can not get ahold of the solution that controls your eating.  I do know that I am an emotional eater, and 20 years ago, I quit smoking and I think that eating took the place of my "oral fixation" with cigarettes.  Plus I quit a supervisory job that I didn't realize so much of me was embedded into my title and my self esteem.  But enough shouldas and wouldas, I have to learn to write things down and keep track of them.  I am going to focus on this one thing and it should help my focus.

Goodnight all from beautiful South Texas,

Kaye