Welcome to the boards! When I first began Alli I just walked.... a few months into it (winter in NY) I did the hip hop abs tapes at home..... I also use light hand weights, swim, and bike ride weather pending. The fat intake does take a little getting used to but its really easy now. We used to believe we had to eat low fat to lose weight, so Alli is a different ... use regular mayo, or butter, add nuts, peanut butter, use some regular salad dressing on your salad! Yes regular salad dressing or (light) instead of fat free... Just make sure you dont eat too much fat at ONE serving... How many grams of fat are you supposed to eat a day? I would be glad to give you more ideas on the foods I eat

 It's very difficult to get used to eating a different way. Hard to get the right amount of fat without going overboard. I was eating very little , and taking alli, not knowing it would not work as well. I get to the gym at least 3 times a week.

Im frustrated and want to loose so badly. I started at 211 and I am now at 204 after 25 days.

I will try the butter/nuts,ect. Maybe that will help.

Thanks for all your encouragement.  Alli should pay you!! :) Marilyn

 I would love some ideas from you.. I love drinking a slimfast shake every morning..but it doesnt have the target amount of fat grams.. should i just have a handful of nuts with it? Im not used to eating so much..its hard to get enough fat w/out going over in calories.. we are supposed to get 18grams of fat per meal. and 1900 calories a day.

any ideas/suggestions would be wonderful..thanks for your time..i just wanna be successful!!!

brody803:

 Welcome to the boards! When I first began Alli I just walked.... a few months into it (winter in NY) I did the hip hop abs tapes at home..... I also use light hand weights, swim, and bike ride weather pending. The fat intake does take a little getting used to but its really easy now. We used to believe we had to eat low fat to lose weight, so Alli is a different ... use regular mayo, or butter, add nuts, peanut butter, use some regular salad dressing on your salad! Yes regular salad dressing or (light) instead of fat free... Just make sure you dont eat too much fat at ONE serving... How many grams of fat are you supposed to eat a day? I would be glad to give you more ideas on the foods I eat

 hey Brody803,

I read your posts and you are such an inspiration! i am new to the alli plan and would like to lose 55-60 pounds...

Can you give me some advise or some tips to how you lost the weight?  i am currently eating between 1300 - 1500 calories and aim for about 12 - 15 grams of fat per meal and about 2 grams of fat for snack wiht about 150 calories.

I need all the help I can possably get

135by35,

I need a buddy too. I lost 5 pounds the first week then slacked off for 2 weeks and now I'm back and focused.

I'm at 212. My goal is 160.

Brody, You are a great role model! Thanks!

Emily

 hey emily,

I can be your buddy we can be each other's support system.

I have actually gain weight the first week on this plan...but it is my fault. Bad food choices and woman issues...:(

I am around your weight (214) and would like to lose 55 - 60 pounds to be 155. What do you say? We can incourage and motivate each other through this weight loss journey.

that is really great that you lose 5 pounds the first week...just be happy that you didn't gain it back the 2nd week. You can do this!

keep in touch!

ready42010

Hi Emily,

I am within 1 pound of my goal. I am 5' 5" and started at 160. I am now 129. It took me 5 months. I haven't found a good place to post before and after pictures but I've gone from a size 12-14 to a 6. I'll be 62 this January and the weight loss has shaved years off my appearance. I know that as you get older it gets harder to lose but I can say from personal experience that it's possible and totally worth it.

Things that kept me going: get a good digital scale so that you can see ounces. This helped me a lot because even thought it took me 4-5 days to lose a pound, the scale allowed me to see my success in tiny increments every day. 2) Find some tasty little snacks you can eat between meals, especially in the beginning. You don't want to walk around hungry, brooding about food. Take up walking...EVERY day! Even though I also play doubles tennis 2-3 times a week, it was the walking that really got the weight off. Especially my bottom half! Keep an exercise journal to record what you do each day and jot in other notes for yourself. Mine has some photos now, including before and after. It's fun to read back over my journey. I hope this helps someone.

Ruby

 Ruby,

   I am inspired by your e-mail. When you said you walked everyday.  How long did you walk & how fast. I have reached a standstill at 20 lb loss. I'm trying to break it. I'm already at 1200-1400 cals with 12-14 fat grams. I really do not want to eat less than 1200 cals. Do you have any suggestions????

Joanne