Check out this Map of Obesity in the United States over the years:
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Travellin: I often have a problem getting in the amount of fat. I wasn't tracking calories; I was following the WW points plan. I reactivated my FitDay today, and am back to counting calories.

Hun.e: Actually, I am weight training and exercising. I started about a month ago, and have been serious about it ever since. My routine has variety: swimming, walking, ellipitcal, whatever I have time for. I have lost a total of about 7.5 inches from off my body. I can see some of the changes happening, which is why the scale not moving is even more confusing!

I will not give up! Maybe tracking calories is the key. I can give it a week, at any rate!

Well I just got back from an overnight....OMG I hope I did ok, I tried to not take in so much fat! We ate out 3 meals!!!!! Last night I ordered the cod, much to my surprise (and disappointment) it came breaded and deep fried..... so I picked off as much of the breading as I could and ate what I salvaged from the mess. I did steal my daughters side order of green beans since she wasnt going to eat them.
Today I had 1 egg and 1 sausage link, then at lunch I had a little meat loaf and about a 1/4 C of mashed potatoes.

I did eat some reeses pieces (one of my favorites) I over did it on them, but that was by accident. So I am back on the straight and narrow as of right now and looking forward to my Monday weigh in.

After I logged in at Alli.com with my weight, I started eating lower fat and continuing my walking. A few days later I weighed again, and I had lost 4 pounds, most of it was water weight I'm sure. That's the day that I started taking Alli. When I had my first official weigh in after starting the Alli, I had gained 2 of the pounds that I had lost. This isn't supposed to happen if I'm doing everything right (or nearly right), correct? On the days that I know that I have gone over on the fat for a meal, the other meals are low on fat. I am making what I believe are good choices when we have eaten out (just returned from a trip to Florida). Plenty of walking while we were there.

As I said in an earlier post, TOM should be upon me soon unless it's going to skip a month (I'm in the premenopausal stage), and that should help me lose. I think the not losing and not having those TE moments is my cause for wondering if things are working. I know by taking the pill, I have made even wiser choices than normal to stay away from the TE, but the other day when I ate some pizza, I had an extra slice just doing a little test. I know that's not what we're supposed to do, but I'm a bit frustrated here, and I'm wondering if I'll get rid of some of this weight.

Good morning all.

I was watching Food Network last night - specifically Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. Guy was at one place that put shredded cheese on the burger that was cooking on the grill. If it's a half pound of hamburger, they used a half pound of shredded cheese. I thought two things - OMG but that looks good and, OMG! the assplosion that you'd have if you ate that! I called a friend of mine who is also a Food Network junkie and she said I was in withdrawal. I think she's right! I may have to treat myself to a small burger from McDonald's, no fries, to satisfy my craving for good greasy beef. Then it's back to chicken & fish as my food mainstay.

Gina, you sound a lot like me by being an inconsistent dieter. I am the same way. I really feel that since I've started taking the Alli, I am making much better choices because of the TE fears mostly. I like the grilled chicken at McDonalds. I usually ask for a BBQ sauce to have with it. Sometimes I'll get a side salad with it.

bobbigene, that hamburger and cheese sounds like a heart attack waiting to happen as well as a nasty TE!!! I have eaten the smaller sandwiches at McDonalds and Wendy's for quite a few years now. Every now and then, I might have a Big Mac (for old times sake, lol) but I rarely finish it.

With the way I eat, my husband can't understand why I don't lose weight quickly. If I lost 1/2 a pound a week, I'm lucky. Since we returned from Florida, I have been logging my food and water intake on another site. I thought that might give me some insight into why I'm not losing. I also thought I could print it and take it to my doctor and show him when he gets on his kick of scolding me for not losing more weight.

I have been testing my blood sugar, and the highest it has been in the morning is 110. Since the doctor had told me I was diabetic (I had 2 readings of 126), I keep pretty close tabs on it. I still don't think that I am diabetic though. My BP on an average has been 120/76. My pulse is running about 67. I think I'm doing well in those areas too. It's just this stupid weight!

I've enjoyed reading all of the posts, and I am so proud of everyone who is making the effort to become healthier.

Thanks for the welcome Melissa! So, last night we went out to our favorite neighborhood pub for a few beers. They also have some fabulous greasy appetizers that I can never resist and incredible artichoke and spinach dip. Well, with the Alli in my system, I am happy to say, I avoided them with no problem. Afterwards we went and had sushi.

Now that I'm watching my fat intake, I'm finding fat in things I never really thought about. I found out that in some of the sushi rolls, like spicy tuna, they add mayo. There's also a decent amount of fat in edamame. So I only had a few edamame and I ordered my sushi w/ no mayo. I haven't done that well on a weekend out in a long time.

Tammy - are you logging everything you eat? Unfortunately for me, I've found that even one splurge like an extra slice of pizza - even if I eat absolutely perfect otherwise - can often mean that I won't lose that week. People do sometimes gain back a bit of the initial water weight they lose too as their bodies equalize to the new way of eating so that may be a factor.

Yum! Artichoke and spinach dip! I'm sure that and the other appetizers would have done a number on you!! Good going on resisting them.

Yes, I'm logging everything. I took a bite of my son's corn dog, and I even wrote that down even though it wasn't much. Hopefully when I have my weigh in on Thursday, I'll have dropped a pound or two.

I'm rooting for you Tammy!

Tammy...that is what I need to start doing, just writing down absolutley everything I put in my mouth.

Hi- tomorrow is the end of my first week on Alli. Other than one TE, I've done pretty well. This was the first weekend and I really found myself carefully considering my options. I've been logging everything in fitday and it's really helped! I'm watching my fat grams - I have protein and carbs at every meal so I'm taking my Alli with each meal...it's work, but hopefully it's worth it!

Please Post On Other Thread Now, Thanks!!!!!

Where is the new thread? I can never get to them without help.

EmmaK here is the link to the new thread.... http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=119770

You should only have to look for the thread with the most recent date....I try to start them on Monday morning so this weeks is 08/06/07