7/15/07 NEW ALLI Thread.....SUPPORT HERE
 

I thought I would start a new weekly thread as was suggested in the last LONG thread, since we are getting pretty active. I would like to CONGRATULATE EVERYONE FOR LOSING SOME SERIOUS POUNDS!!!!!!!:carrot:

Lets start this thread out right! But dont forget to read what you missed in the last one.

Happy Sunday everyone,

Congratulations to all the losers this week - and Good luck for the coming week to all us "Alli-Cats"

Way To Go Thingirl

Good Sunday morning Alli-cats and alli-gaters!

Well I had my first overeating episode last night, we got pizza (just too hot to cook) I ordered myself a hawaiian, it was the lowest in fat grams and I went over the recommended 19g...no TEs though! and I got in a little bike ride so all in all I'm not terribly upset with the overdue.

Ready to have a fantastic couple of days though before my first official Alli Weigh in on Tuesday!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend, ready to have a successful week!

~melissa

Howdy!

I hope everyone has had a great weekend & are ready for another fabulous week!

Thingirl, BIG congrat's to you on your losses! That is just fantastic news!!!!! :dance: I have no doubts that you are going to do wonderfully while away from home, you've had too much great success to blow it!

Stilltryin, thanks for getting us started for the week. I hope you are feeling strong and motivated cause you are definitely worth all this effort!

Melissa, pizza huh? Oh I was craving pizza so bad last night at work, people kept talking about it. I was certain I was gonna come straight home and make dh order me one. LOL But no, I was a good girl and had some yogurt instead. Great job getting that bike ride in!

Well girls, I really hope you all have an awesome day and an even better week! Everyone is doing so great so far, it's been nice to hear how good everyone is starting to feel with their new lifestyles. Keep it up gang, you're all worth it!!!

OOOOOOOOH!:mad: I have to vent.
I just checked in at the Alli site, then decided to check the threads there on that HORRIBLE board. Lat time I was there, there was this great group forming, against all odds, even though they had to search for their thread b/c of the ridiculous set up of the board (NO ORGANIZATION!), even though it can take days for posts to show. They were cute and really helping one another. I looked all over, then started finding posts. They were here and there trying to find one another. The moderators there erased their WHOLE THREAD!!!! Imagine, the support you look for each day just GONE one day. How is that the act of a company truly trying to provide a forum where people can get the support and help they need? I am mad. The company and moderators are running those boards so terribly. If there was something "bad", erase a post or two. But EVERYTHING? So much of that site is great, it just bugs me that they haven't listened to all the complaints and done something to improve the message boards.
Ok. Done venting.
The tea is working. I've had two today. They were lined up on my counter, along with the 6 water bottles I will be drinking today (great tip, TG!). What I really like (aside from the facts that they are good for me and taste really good too) is that they seem to be a natural diuretic, so I'm shedding tons of water today FINALLY :)
Also, I got the excercise in to taday. I took my puppy Muffin The Excitable One on a 4 mile walk. She is lying on the floor in a coma now...woo hoo! It was a gorgeous day, and the only thing that is hurting is my feet. However, I may be in a "coma" soon too. :p
Have a great day Alligators!
Julie

helllllllOOOOOOOOO.....

Is anyone in here????? (echo echo)

We were quiet for one whole evening. I miss everyone. :(

Phoenix.....mind if I ask what kind of tea your drinking? i'm trying to find ANYTHING I can to replace soda....i'm not taking Alli but I read here everyday...it's something i've been considering but i'm not sure how it will work if you're "trying" to follow a low calorie diet...which i'm sure you all do so maybe I can get some insight here....can you tell a difference with taking the Alli as opposed to not? silly question I know!

Originally Posted by Hun.e.B:
it was the lowest in fat grams and I went over the recommended 19g...no TEs though!

It could take up to 36 hours to hit, so beware :dizzy:

Hi Alli-cats & Alli-gators

I didn't have the best eating habits today, breakfast was fine but then I went to the movies and had popcorn and a diet coke. Tonight I wasn't hungry at all so I have not had anything, I feel like I might be getting a cold or something, achy and no appetite. :?:

Good luck this week to everyone using the Alli plan :)

Originally Posted by Sugar-N-Spice:

Thingirl, BIG congrat's to you on your losses! That is just fantastic news!!!!!

Thanks so much :hug:

Originally Posted by Phoenix32203:

(aside from the facts that they are good for me and taste really good too) is that they seem to be a natural diuretic, so I'm shedding tons of water today FINALLY

Hi ya Phoenix, what is the brand? I'd like to check it out if I can find it here.

That is awful about the Ali message board, so many people must be disappointed about their thread being deleted. :(

Hi everyone.. I've just started my alli plan. I totally agree with Phoenix regarding the Alli message boards. They are just awful. So many people are trying to reach out and share the alli journey. I feel blessed to find this group. I really believe this drug will give us that extra incentive to do great. I hope the alli "honeymoon" phase lasts a long long time. Be well everyone Lori

Yeah I had the same luck on thier boards....but at least we are here supporting each other. I am curious about that Tea also, I need to exchange my pop for something else.
I had my weigh in today and I am the same. but I also didint take any Alli for 4 days because I was out and my shipment only comes today!

Hi everybody! Just catching up from the weekend. I still don't have my computer fixed so I am looking some at work and at my sisters. I sent it to the shop, so hopefully I will get it back this week.

Had a great weigh in at the doctors office friday - lost another 4 pounds! And I managed no to blow it over the weekend. Although the desserts and the all you can eat seafood buffet ( read into this fried everything) were tempting! ( my husband insisted on going out to eat! ) I had baked fish off the menu.

Hope everyone has a great day!

jcogs & Texasbrittney.....there are some really great FAQ at this post
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115217
beyond that again Alli works in conjunction with a low fat/low calorie meal plan. If you consider 15-19 grams of fat a meal low fat that is. What alli does for me is give me that little bit of extra help to keep me on the right path. I have to think about what I eat because I dont want to have a TE. Thats something that just eating lowfat/lowcal alone doesnt do. Because there are no consequences if I splurge. What would be really nice is, since Alli is so expensive, if they would give a 1 or 2 week free sample of the stuff. Hope that helps a little.

I've heard nothing positive about the Alli forums....thats terrible! I guess they dont realize what they are throwing away by not supporting it more. I wonder if anyone complains about it to the higher ups.

Katallan....way to go on anotehr 4 lbs gone for good!!! Keep up the GREAT work!!!

I was just plain awful yesterday...got the first signs of bubbles last night though! Is it weird that it got me excited...to me it meant the Alli was kickin in. I'm glad its monday so I can focus and get rolling with this!

~melissa

I was all upset because the last thread is closed... and my Alli just arrived in the mail! So it's day one for me. But everyone else seems to be having great success.... keep up the good work all!

I'm really sorry if this question has been posted in another thread, but I couldn't spot it anywhere. Where can I find the height/weight requirements recommended for Alli? I have been considering using it, but wanted to find that info first!

Thanks for the help!
-Britt

I just got my refill today so I am back on it FULL TIME!!!!

Britt, the height Weight is:
4'10" 129lbs
4'11" 133lbs
5'0" 138lbs
5'1" 143lbs
5'2" 147lbs
5'3" 152lbs
5'4" 157lbs
5'5" 162lbs
5'6" 167lbs
5'7" 172lbs
5'8" 177lbs
5'9" 182lbs
5'10" 188lbs
5'11" 193lbs
6'0" 199lbs
6'1" 204lbs
6'2" 210lbs
6'3" 216lbs
6'4" 221lbs
6'5" 227lbs

This is what the side of my package says, hope this helps!

Hi Everyone - I believe you're asking about the Lipton teas...I've bought both: White tea w/raspberry and green tea w/citrus. They are both awesome tasting but they have caffeine (just like regular white or green tea). Hope that helps!

I love both of them, OMG. The diet ones are super, I hope that is what they are talking about.

I found this tea at Walmart in a 6 pack of 20 ounce bottles. It has no calories and only 70 mg. of sodium. It is called diet Orient Emporium Diet Co. White Tea. There are several flavors, but my favorite so far is Clementine Orange. I like it because the tea flavor is very faint. It's supposed to be good for you, antioxidants and such. White is supposed to be one of the best for you. I was trying to get tea into my diet. UofM put together their own food pyramid after years of study. It is called the Healing Foods Pyramid, and has all of those super foods you always hear about. It gives suggested serving sizes, etc. So I've been wanting to add dark chocolate (it will be SUCH a sacrifice, but if I must, then I must ;)), tea, wine, etc.) SOOOO, I was excited to find this tea. I couldn't imagine myself with a tea cup morning after morning.
Check it out if you want to:

http://www.med.umich.edu/umim/clinic...amid/index.htm
or search for uofm healing foods pyramid.

Yes, the Alli boards make me thankful for everyone here. Group hug! :grouphug:
Good luck, ALLI-NATORS!!!! (said in my best Ah-nold voice)

Alli Company Message Boards
 

The boards on the Alli site are just horrible. I can't find anything - including posts that I've made. They never seem to answer any questions. It just totally sucks! ('Scuse my French.) That's why I stay here. I feel like I've gotten more support from this board than I ever did at WW or any of the other diet groups I've joined.
:hug:
Can't stay long this evening, have stuff to do and need to get to bed early. Need to be up at 4 so I can meet six other people for a three hour drive to San Antonio for a conference. Oh joy, a 6 hour round trip with people I really don't care for, but there wasn't any way around it. I'll check on on Wednesday or Thursday.

Phoenix, is there somewhere that sells that online? I dont know if my local walmart (well its an hour and a half away) sells it. I will look for it when I get there next time...but that will probably be a few weeks yet....grrrrrr (Times like this I hate living so far away from places)

Hi S.T.--
I tried a few things and was unsuccessful. Try this website: www.orientemporium.com. It's on the bottle, but my computer is so slow (DIAL UP!) that i could not get onto it. Also, it is distributed by Cott Beverages 1-888-260-3776. Hope this helps a little!

Yay! a new thread! woot!
I Keep forgeting to take my vitamin at bedtime! I think I've taken it like five times in the past three weeks. >_<
I've been having some TE's meaning I need to start paying attention to what I'm eating again. the TE's are nothing major, just really REALLY painful cramps. that's when I know I need to get to a bathroom soon.
Haven't lost control yet, thank god. but I'm not gonna push it.

I know what you mean Sakia! I have a hard time remembering that vitamin too! But I have done much better this week.

Bobbigene - I too love this board! Everyone is so supportive of each other and I rarely see any negativity. I really feel I am part of the family here!

Hope everyone has a great day!

I put my vitamin bottle by my toothbrush, so I remember to take it at bedtime when I brush my teeth, otherwise I was forgetting.

Feeling bad
 

I'm feeling really bad right now. I'm having a "lactose intolerant" effect along with an Alli effect. But I think the lactose pulled the alli with it. :( Been to the bathroom 2x's already and know I'll be in there again. I ate a little of my lunch, but started feeling sick again.

I've done better since Friday with eating. I still need to establish an exercise program. I need to move this body. Friday my husband and I walked up town to the free concert and then walked around town. We didn't get home until midnight. Maybe I can get my hubby involved with exercising and he'll make sure to motivate me to move.

Things are kinda slow at work now. The biggest change is we have to wear polo shirts and kaki pants. We have to tuck. :mad: Never tell a large woman she needs to tuck her shirt if the length is more than 6 inches from your natural waist. It cuts me in half and exagerates my belly and butt. It was bad enough the woman's 2x wasn't a real 2x, and I had to resort to wearing a man's XL. So of course the shirt was like a dress. BUT I took 2 of the shirts to be altered where I won't have to tuck anymore. They're cutting 6 inches off. Nice.:carrot: Won't have to see my belly much longer!

Debalina, I know what you mean about running to the bathroom, I have also had to get there fast today 2 times.....sadly I dont think it is TE's from the Alli. I think it may be my lunch. I had pastrami and the last time I had it I broke out in hives, so I told my boss that if I have a bad reaction today or tomorrow, that this is why. I love pastrami though...grrrrr I hope I just have to use the facilities from it, that I can handle.

OK so i've been following you girls around since the other thread Just lurking probably cause i REALLY want to do alli so my question is to ALL of you
1. how long have you been on it?
2. How much total weight have you lost ?


THANKS
MICHELLE

Originally Posted by StillTryin:
Debalina, I know what you mean about running to the bathroom, I have also had to get there fast today 2 times.....sadly I dont think it is TE's from the Alli. I think it may be my lunch. I had pastrami and the last time I had it I broke out in hives, so I told my boss that if I have a bad reaction today or tomorrow, that this is why. I love pastrami though...grrrrr I hope I just have to use the facilities from it, that I can handle.

Stuff like that has been going around my office. I know mine was the milk. Now I'm craving black licorice. YUMMY!

So I found that tea at my walmart but they were all out of the white tea, only had the green tea w/ pomegrante....so I didnt get any, I'll hold out for the white tea.

I also just figured out that my favorite frozen meal has more fat than I though. I read the package more closely and apparently its 2 servings! Who knew!? Eating the whole thing plus adding a little chicken breast was 19g exactly so I had it anyway and skipped my salad....that I was really craving!

Today is Day 7 for me so I'll have my official weigh in tomorrow. I know going in its not going to be as low as it could have been because of Saturdays dinner choice and how I ate all day sunday. Plus I had alcohol this weekend and that will get ya everytime. I'm on the right path though, no TEs, I'm being very mindful of everything I eat, drinking my water and going on bikerides where I can. yes I could do better but I'm still doing good!

I hope everyone else is having a great day!

Michelle....I've only been using Alli for 7 days and no official weigh in yet. Hopefully someone else will pop in and give you their stats.

~melissa

i'm on day two... and have a really bad headache. i didn't drink alot of water today, so maybe that's it, but it's POUNDING. I think I remember others mentioning headaches...

I never got headaches but I have heard that alot....did you also recently give up caffeine?

Originally Posted by 707Goddess:
1. how long have you been on it?
2. How much total weight have you lost ?

Since Alli has just recently debuted no one has been on it too long.. yet!

I just started 2 weeks ago, I can tell you that my average loss before Alli was 2lbs a week, and with Alli it was 3lbs a week. :smug:

Originally Posted by dcapulet:
i'm on day two... and have a really bad headache. i didn't drink alot of water today, so maybe that's it, but it's POUNDING. I think I remember others mentioning headaches...

I've had the odd headache as well, and before Alli I rarely had one. The pain is in my forehead behind my eyes and goes on for hours.

I've had 4 headaches in the past 2 weeks, and they usually start in the afternoon, after lunchtime.

The TE's are starting from my movie/popcorn fest on Sunday :o

i am so lost!! Bought alli last week, haven't started it yet.. i don't understand the wedsite and can't get my menu together... can anyone help me>

oh.. and I don't understand what to do about the few days before i start taking the pills...

I think you need to be a little bit more specific on what your problems are with your menu. We'd need to know your fat grams per meal too. My goal is to do 19 grams of fat per meal. I usually dont make that for breakfast or lunch but I've really been trying to. If I have PB toast I can make it. And if I have a salad I can usually get around 15 for lunch.

As far as your couple of days before starting you are just supposed to eat low fat. I couldnt seem to do it so I just started anyway and havent had any issues as a result.

Maybe if you could be more specific with your questions we can help you more! good luck!!

~melissa