Originally Posted by Phoenix32203:
So while that "sweetheart" is spending all her energy spewing her ugliness on other people's blogs, you will be losing 50% faster than her. (insert evil laugh here):devil:
Julie

EXACTLY! if all I have to do is take an alli and eat lowfat to lose 15lbs to some evil twit's 10, better for me!

Hi everyone :)

I told you I ordered Alli from the States (I am in Canada) because we don't have it here yet. Well, according to the tracking # - my shipment has been stuck in Canada Customs for 2 days :(

I hope they release it soon - and not confiscate it or something :o

Well I noticed last night that after 4 days on Alli that one I finally go more regularly (which is nice) but when I do, there is oil spots in the toilet. I have not had any spotting or anything, it is just when I use the toilet. I am VERY good all day, but then maybe not as good in the evening. So that is my goal to work on for this next week.

Ethereal... if you can follow a low fat diet and have success, then you probably don't need to take alli. I take it because I am really good at following a plan and then I cheat... I can't cheat on alli. And the CRAZY thing is, I have no desire to cheat. For some reason talking about "oily gas" has a real effect on my appetite! I look at a cheeseburger in a whole different light. ;)

Good Luck!

Good morning, losers! ;) :hug:

This board is really picking up, yeah, more support for each of us.

As for my status, well, it hasn’t changed…still no loss. Sorry, if I offend anyone, but WTF??? :dunno:

Preppieblonde & jburress – I think it’s great you have your DB and DH doing the plan with you. My DH isn’t taking the pills, but he has been on the diet with me. Of course, as is typical, he has lost 28lbs to my 8. It does make meal planning a lot easier, as well as making good choices when you go out.

Balloonlady – I like your attitude!! :dancer:

Prinny – I am starting to feel the same as you, and am thinking of “testing” my boundries this weekend. I actually think I would get excited if I had a TE…am I crazy! :crazy:

Umagurl – Don’t listen to that blog girl. It’s just another opinion from someone who really doesn’t have any experience or knowledge. This is a personal choice for each of us, other people’s opinions don’t really factor in.

Sheila – :welcome2: I understand your worry about being taken care of as seniors. My mom is overweight and I really worry that I won’t be able to take care of her, and she is very opposed of going to a nursing home. When the time comes, I will probably have to bring help in.

Steelslady – :welcome: :rofl::rofl: Hershey squirts!!! I just scared my cubemates because I busted out laughing. Thanks for the grins.

YummyMummy – Don’t worry about your new coworkers, they don’t know what you are doing in there…you could just be obsessively checking your make-up for all they know. ;)

Ethereal – :welcome3: You may have something with needing to eat more calories, I’m not sure. I started Alli 7 days ago, but I continue following my LAWL food plan. My plan has me eating 1200 cals a day, where Alli says I need 1600. So far, I haven’t lost any weight, so maybe I need to up my calories and see if it works.

:welcome2: to Julie, Beecar, and MelissaR.

:wave: Shout outs to StillTryin, Galengirl, Tkt117, Sakai, Katallan, and Thingirl (hope you get your pills)!

Have a great day everyone!! :dust:

pjbeau and Phoenix32203- nice to meet you both and thanks for the welcome. :) Glad I could make you smile, we need to have a sense of humor to get through some not so pleasant times. :D I'll always be young at heart- I live on a dirt road, so I can't draw on the pavement with the sidewalk chalk, but I do have a paved driveway- maybe I'll make a hop scotch and play with my youngest daughter. :rofl:


I started Alli at 276 pounds. I was 274 pounds before I went to another state for a wedding, and ended up gaining back two pounds. I believe those were water pounds, but I can't say for sure, as they did not come off the first two days with Alli, and this is now my fourth day.

I've changed my weight loss progress on the side of my profile to reflect my Alli starting weight. I started Alli on Tuesday, June 26th.

I couldn't wait until Tuesday to weigh myself. I've lost 6 pounds since taking Alli. Like I said above, two of those pounds could be water weight I gained from my trip, but four more pounds on top of that- yippee!!!!!! :carrot:

My presentation
 

The presentation went well and so did the food. I ate a fruit bar as I was driving to curb the hunger and I had fruit and water when i was done with the presentation. I passed on the cakes and coffee. I didn't want to be in the bathroom. :D It didn't even bother me to pass them up and I'm a junk food junkie - bit not now. My mindset is totally different. For lunch we went to the steak house and I go the buffet. I filled myself up on the salad bar and had one small piece of salsbury steak and gravy, sweet potatos and like a tsp of mac and cheese. I did have some soy ice cream with m&m's for dessert. Dinner was a small steak and rice a roni, with peaches and 2 plops of whipped cream. After all that - I LOST 1 POUND! In one week on Alli, I've lost 3 pounds! :carrot:

I ***LOVE*** this stuff! And I haven't exercised - just doing stuff around the house. Tonight I'm going to take the wall paper in the kitchen down and prep the room for painting this weekend. Hot dog! I'm moving my butt and not on the sofa watching TV stuffing my face!

I have already budgeted (nice word, huh?) for my refill of Alli on July 15. Anyone know where I can buy the refills????? :?:

Originally Posted by tkt117:
Ethereal... if you can follow a low fat diet and have success, then you probably don't need to take alli. I take it because I am really good at following a plan and then I cheat... I can't cheat on alli. And the CRAZY thing is, I have no desire to cheat. For some reason talking about "oily gas" has a real effect on my appetite! I look at a cheeseburger in a whole different light. ;)

That part I absolutely understand. It's great hearing what willpower this plan has been imparting on the participants so far, and I agree it's almost worthwhile for that alone! Thanks for the reponse. :D

Thank you also, Paula, for the warm welcome. Can't wait to hear if alli starts working for you, as I'm pretty sure I'd be a slow loser, too!

Great post; so far it sounds like alli is really exciting for everyone. Keep us updated!

Originally Posted by pjbeau:
As for my status, well, it hasn’t changed…still no loss. Sorry, if I offend anyone, but WTF??? :dunno:

Weird! so what are you eating every day? give us a sample day? I am inclined to think if you didn't lose anything, then Alli prevented you from gaining. Maybe without Alli you would be up a pound or two? :?:

Okay, Thingirl, here is my last three days. Let me preface this by saying that I am an extremely picky eater, so variety is not my strong point. I'm trying to work on that.

Tell me what you think--
Tue
B – Slimfast Optima shake
S – small banana
L – Hamburger patty (extra-lean); ½ cucumber; Luna Nutrition Bar; 6oz light yogurt
S – 15 seedless white grapes
D – 2 eggs; 1 sausage link; 2 toast w/light marg.
S – 2 cups watermelon

Wed
B – Slimfast Optima shake
S – Luna Nutrition Bar
L – 2 cups lettuce w/FF dressing; ½ cucumber; 15 seedless white grapes; 6oz light yogurt
S – 6 baby carrots
D – 2 soft tacos (made with extra-lean meat & used FF tortillas); ½ cup Mexican rice; 1 cup mandarin orange slices

Thu
B – Slimfast Optima shake
S – ½ cup unsweetened applesauce; 3 pieces Melba toast
L – 2 cups lettuce w/FF dressing; Lean Pocket; 2 Laughing Cow light swiss wedges; Luna Nutrition Bar
S – 1 cup mandarin orange slices
D – Baked boneless skinless chicken breast; 1.5 cups steamed green beans; 6oz light yogurt

To me it seems that even if I hadn't taken Alli, I should have lost something, unless I'm actually not eating enough. Maybe the fact that I am still not "regular" is affecting my progress too.

Well, you certainly are eating low fat/cal, getting plenty of veggies & fruits too. Maybe your body is in plateau mode for some reason. I guess there is nothing we can do but wait and see for a few days :(

Have you been exercising at all?

Sorry you are stuck at one point, that must be really frustrating. :hug:

4 Days!!!!
 

Hi all,
Been reading all your posts and you guys seem great...really supportive! Have been on Alli for four days and absolutely love this product...I call it the Scared Skinny Diet ! All joking aside have had no side effects at all really has just made me regular...that was a big problem for me! For some reason am less hungry...have to force myself to get all these calories in me...I think I was starving myself and then binging on hi-calorie food was in a real bad cycle. Have lost 4 Ibs so far and was stuck in a really big rut. I am feeling great! Hope everyone else is as excited as I am! Have a lot of weight to lose so hopefully will be hearing from you guys often!

Maybe....
 

Hi Paula,
Thanks for the welcome!
I had an idea when I read your post. Let me please preface this by saying that I am not trying to pry or offend. :( It is just that I had the same experience when I first started taking it--I had no loss for the first 3-4 days. Then my period started, completely off schedule, out of the blue. The pounds disappeared the next day that had been masked with the water weight I gained in perparation for the big, unexpected event. I looked it up on the site and was a little concerned that the same thing had happened to A LOT of people withing the first 3-4 days. Betty Kovacs, the nutritionist/moderator on the alli site said that she found out that irregular periods were a side effect of orlistat. If you usually have water gain a few days before you start, maybe that's why it hasn't shown yet??? Just a thought. It is so frustrating when you are doing such a good job eating and recording everything (and you really ARE!!!! You go girl!:carrot:). I hope that whatever the hold up is, it clears soon so you can see the resutls of all your hard work.
Julie

Where can I get one?
 

Thingirl, that has to be the coolest avatar. I want a butt just like that too!

Thingirl & Julie - Thanks for your input, I do appreciate it.

As for the TOM thing, I am on Seasonique so I have TOQ (time of the quarter) and I had one last month, so it's not time. But...I could still be having a hormone surge from my body thinking it should be having a TOM.

I haven't been exercising, but I know I should be. No excuse for not doing so, I have a treadmill and a bike, just gotta get my butt in gear.

I'm certainly not giving up, I'm too stubborn for that. We'll see what the weekend brings.

Welcome, Ginny!