JIMMCC,

Why are you so rude, we are on here to support each other. 

Good luck everyone on alli...............

Have you scaled your bodyfat? You could be heavier than you imagine if your musle gain. Musle is heavier than fat.... To me, its not about weight, its more about how i reshape and how i'd be healther. I am working on it:) .. good luck!

I lost 8 pounds since starting Alli 2 weeks ago. I cannot eat 1800 calories. I mostly stick to 1400-1600 calories, exercise, and drink lots of water. Just with any diet or lifestyle change, you have to have be patient and ride it out. The pills are to help you stick to your plan. Go back over your journal and check what you ate, water intake( water is very important to any diet) and exercise log. Make sure your scale is balanced and check sodium intake

 Hi Firestar. I second the comments about the difference in scales - they do all read differently. Start weighing yourself on the same scales in the same clothes and at the same time.  Also my calorie recommendation is 1800. I am usually hitting around 15-1600. I have lost some weight - but not at the 7 & 10 lb rate that some are reporting. At first I was dissapointed with my 2lb a week loss. Then I realised that my normal weight loss at the beginning of a diet is about the same - but I i am usually trying to stick to 1000-1200 and that is really hard so I end up breaking it after a couple of weeks. I do feel that I will stick to this one because I am not starving all the time - and I build a treat into my daily menu. So please don't give up. If you still find you are not losing any weight on 1800 maybe drop to 1500 or 1600. 1200 is so hard to stick to long term - and I suspect that is why so many of us have failed in the past - I know that has been my problem.

And I do find these boards very supportive - I freaked because I had put on 2lbs after July 4th (when I broke my diet a little but not badly enough to put on 2 lbs!) and people were quick to reassure me and support me - much of the advice given was spot on - and the support was priceless. Good luck - don't get discouraged. Oh and just ignore the obnoxious comments - every forum I am part of you get at least one or two people who get their jollies by attacking others - the best thing to do is just ignore them so they don't get any feed back.

 Don't be hard on yourself.  I, too, am struggling with weight.  I only lost one lb since I took Alli last week, but I noticed loose clothes that tells me it is working.   Some of our bodies are different than others.  I know some people who lost a lot of pounds are lucky, but we can't give up and let the bad weight beat us.  You can do it!  It's a matter of time.  Experts said that losing inches is more important than losing weight and I agree with them.  It may be your muscles or water intakes.  Take it easy and it will fall off!!

 Hang in there!!

Anita
 

hay say i should eating 1800 also and i have Ben eating 1400 and have lost 9 pounds i 3 week so decrease your calories a little each day  and before you know it you will be lighter.

hay say i should eating 1800 also and i have Ben eating 1400 and have lost 9 pounds in 3 week so decrease your calories a little each day  and before you know it you will be lighter.