Hi! I am a VERY experienced dieter. You name it, I've been on it. Every crazy diet and every "sane" one. "Special" diets moderated by "counselors" (read: salespeople) on a daily basis, internet diets, center diets, starvation diets, MediFast, SlimFast, total fast, then eat - a little gradully increasing then back to fasting again... OK... I made my point, yes?
Bottom line is, I'm 57 now and started dieting at the ripe old age of 13 when my Mom pointed out I was getting a bit of a poochy tummy (yougurt, fruits & salads, that's IT! once in awhile a grilled chicken breast or steak and preferably white, flaky fish like flounder).
So, what happened...? I underate. Then binged. Never met a Dorito I didn't like. You'd think dieting would have been "ingrained" in me but it was not. Well, kinda sorta. I knew how to starve myself just fine then stuff myself with all the wrong things at the first opportunity (given the choice between an apple & a snickers bar, the apple loses - every time).
Then I quit smoking. Every time I did that, I'd put on 15-lbs :(
I decided I had to get serious. I also decided because I'd been eating so crazy for so many years I really didn't know what the L I was doing!
Couldn't afford a pricey nutritionist - so one day I'm in my local drugstore and I spy, with my little eye, Alli.
I'd seen the ads on TV and wondered about it. I looked it up online and checked it out. I bought a starter pack and registered - about a month ago.
...and I'm here to tell you TODAY that THIS WORKS!
You have to put a little TIME and EFFORT into MAKING this work, but IT WORKS~!
You will learn a whole new way to EAT! I mean, EAT! Regular food, nothing "special" to buy like supplements, shakes, "boosters" that taste awful but cost a fortune. You can eat what you LIKE!
I've learned a new way of enjoying my food. And, little by little, I'm incorporating my favorites - maybe a lesser-calorie, lower-fat version - right into my meal plan so I don't feel deprived and the choice between that apple and a snickers bar isn't a consideration any more.
I'm satisfied... and I FEEL healthy! I got sick and put on a bit but, a few weeks later (myalli is real nice about how to handle a setback, too), I'm back on track - no guilt, no shame, no embarrasment having to go into some diet "center" with a couple extra pounds and getting all kinds of looks, hassles, and calorie restrictions up the wa-zoo like a punishment. Nope, here: you fall off and get right back on, no recriminations or hassles. Makes you want to stick to the straight-and-narrow which is actually pretty good.
There's dieting - and there's LEARNING to EAT with the myalli plan. Learn to eat. Trust the plan. The weight will come off.
Believe ME! Just an ordinary lady who is getting fit & healthy & will head off a lot of unwanted health issues because I know how to eat right & nourish my body and my soul with good, healthful, nutritious & delicious meals.
Bon Apetit! Thank You, myalli! You rock!