I have had amazing results from using alli as a way to help me lose weight. Ten pounds down already! Because I hadn't signed up for this online thing when I started, I've been keeping track of my progress over on FitDay, and you're welcome to check it out if you want.

http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=halcyonsting

You'll see that I'm eating way more carbs than protein, and that does work for me. I try to keep it to healthy carbs, with small amounts of simple ones thrown in just so that I can feel like I'm NOT dieting. Who wants to feel deprived? I have felt very satisfied every day (aside from the really low cal days - those were accidental and sucked) and I'm losing like crazy.

Really, people, this is easier than you think. If you WANT it to work, it will work. Believe in the process - you gotta have faith in yourself! Heck, I'm 46 and had given up for the most part. Not anymore. Well, I'm still 46. *shrug*

I did Body for Life a few years ago, felt horribly deprived and sore, lost weight (32 lbs in 12 wks) but gained it back within six months. Plus more. So I figured I'd just eat what I felt like eating... why bother? I became a bacon-eating, butter-using, chicken-skin-munching fool. It was okay, I told myself, because I had low levels of that bad cholesterol - not genetically predisposed to high cholesterol problems. But I was definitely predisposed to having a lot of weight issues.

I'm finding this a lot easier to do than I originally thought. I've discovered a new way to eat, one that gives me enough food so I don't feel hungry or deprived. Next I need to work on getting active. That starts on Monday. Wish me luck!

Indi