08/06/07 Alli, Please Support Here
 

Good Monday morning to all of you! Here is the new weekly thread. Congrats to those who had super losses and those who are battling and winning the weight fight. Please go back and read through what you may have missed in the end of the last thread and post your successes and failures here. We are all in this together and we are here to support each other. THANKS!!!!

Thanks so much to all who have given me support! I know it isn't my WI day, but I weighed this morning just to check things out. I lost the 2 pounds that I was up at the offical WI last Thursday, AND I have lost an additional 2 pounds! I am excited!!! I plan to continue journaling everything at that other site to keep me going, and I also plan to continue making good choices. Most of all, I'll keep taking the little blue pill. I ate cheerios, splenda, and 1% milk for breakfast, so I'm not taking a pill for that though.

I hope my enthusiasm will continue!!
Good luck to everyone, and welcome to this week's thread!

I'm off to change my tracker!
(By the way, I have about 40 more to lose, so I'm not that close to making my goal. I'm just doing it in 10 pound increments.)

CONGRATS TAMMY!!! That is wonderful that you lost the 2 plus 2 more!!! WOWSERS! I didnt take my pills yesterday or this morning, but I had cereal/lowfat milk also, that was only about 5 grams of fat. But at lunch I will be back on them. I really screwed up yesterday, well Saturday AND Sunday! I had a BAD WEEKEND. I have allergies and when they act up (even when I take my medicine) I get SO HUNGRY that I can not help EAT! I did try to make better choices though so that helped. But I did over do it to. I didnt get my water/fluids in this weekend so I dont show a loss this week, but I think in 2-3 days when I get my fluid levels back up I will be ok again. I am feeling a little puffy today after all this anyways.

Hi all -

I am having no luck with weight loss. I lost 2.5 pounds a couple of weeks ago, but have gained it all back. I'm going to the doctor on Friday and going to ask for blood tests to rule out anything medical. I've been going to a weight loss program at a local hospital since March and have lost and gained the same 2 pounds that whole time. I've been committed to calorie counting and watching fat since June and nothing is happening. I'm so frustrated. I'm going to have blood work done and if nothing shows up there, then the hospital will test my metabolism to see if I have a genuinely slow metabolism, and then I will have to cut even more calories from my diet.

Hi all and happy Monday!! I'm on Day 4 today. I didn't take my pill this morning as I'm have some 'consious sedation' dental work today and they told me no medications the day of. Otherwise, I ate better this weekend than any weekend in recent memory. I'm crossing my fingers that the modifications I've made along w/ the DBP (darlin' blue pill) will do the trick to finally get me through my end game.

Tammy - I'm so stoked for you! Congrats! I was thinking of you this morning when I weighed and noticed I was up a pound from my initial loss. Just water fluctuations, I'm sure and my official weigh-in day is not until next Sunday - but I'm still a daily weigher - I like to see the fluctuations and I'm pretty good about not letting them get to me.

Gina - I consider myself a sugar and processed carb addict. Any amount will trigger severe craving reactions in me that just snowball into a bingefest. Therefore, I've had to all but eliminate those things from my diet. Even just one cookie can send me into a downward spiral that lasts the rest of the day. I've found substitutes that help take care of sugar/chocolate fixes. If I do eat something sweet - like a piece of cake, I make sure to quickly follow it with something high protein to counteract the sugar high/crash that results. But I try to keep those events to a minimum and hopefully they will be reduced even further now w/ Alli.

Laurelle - good idea on the tests. No harm in ruling things out and if you indeed find a medical cause, then that can be addressed. Keep us posted

StillTryin - Thanks for getting the thread started and glad to hear you're back on the wagon. Put the weekend behind you and focus on having a great week!

I haven't weighed in yet - will do it tomorrow.
StillTryin - sorry to hear about your allergies. My kids have been fine all summer but then 2 of 3 have been hit by allergies last week. ltchy eyes, stuffy sinus'. Hope you are feeling better!
Laurelle - I hope the doctor's are able to pinpoint the problem. I had lots of blood tests and while I do have PCOS, mainly I just have a sluggish metabolism. I have to count my calories carefully and exercise like Oprah (in the morning and in the afternoon). I've been having a tough time during the summer to schedule 2- 30 minute workouts a day, so I was hoping Alli would take up the slack...I guess I'll find out tomorrow on the scale. Good luck!
Tammy-congrats on your big loss!

Good Monday Morning Alligators...I'm rip roaring and ready to have the best week yet! NOTHING is going to hold me back! Weighed in this morning and was the same as i was last week so good news there, shocking, but good. I might even get to report a loss before my official weighin which I would like to change to friday.

Tammy...way to go!!! Almost to that 10 lb goal!! You can do it!!!

Stilltryin....10 more lbs!!! You are almost there!!! I have bad allergies too, the fires and all this smoke really have them kicked up my face feels like a balloon! I hope you get relief soon!

Laurelle...I'm sorry you are so frustrated, I think seeing the doctor is the best thing you can do right now...figure out whats wrong. Good luck and let us know what you find out!

Gina...the good thing is todays a new day! Carbs really are your friend, carbs = energy. The trick is getting the good carbs, which is so hard in our society with all the processed stuff. They add sugar when they make things lowfat and we end up paying the price. Whole foods is the way to go, and the longer you eat that way the less your body craves the others stuff.

Travellin...I didnt realize you were from Phoenix, lived there for about 10 years, dont miss the heat AT ALL! good luck at the dentist today! That is one of my biggest fears in life!

Brightside...I'll keep my fingers crossed for some FANTASTIC news tomorrow!!

Alright alligators, off to take my measurements and start my journal...its going to be a GREAT week!

Laurelle-That darn metabolism is so fussy! I had mine tested 1 year ago and it was depressingly slow. I honestly do not know how I lose weight at all with it. Good luck with the tests I hope they help you.


Gina-I also had a bad weekend! It happens, try to not beat yourself up about it. Start fresh today and get past it. I would drink plenty of fluids to help flush out any extra sodium that you may have taken in. That is what I am trying to do today and tomorrow. Besides a little extra water never hurt anyone....lol


Travelin-Yep I am going well today again, so I hope it was just a mementary goof and didnt cost me a lot in the weight dept! Good luck at the dentist!

Brightside-
I only get allergies from Aug-Oct. It is harvest time and that grain dust and late polinating weeds really get me. I usually get an allergy shot and forgot to get it last time I was at the Dr. Since he is like 90 minutes away I will have to suffer it out this year. OH WELL! Thank god for Claritin, that helps a little.

Hi Laurelle,

I am right with you here. I lost weight previously when I was not exercising. After I started a good routine, I just can't lose anything, or lose and gain the same lb over and over.

I've been taking Alli for three weeks with no results. I feel that I was not eating enough calories, and aim for my goal each day. I hope it makes a differences come weigh in day. If you are already watching your intake and targets, then you are on the right path. Hopefully, the tests will uncover something for you.

My only advice is to not give up! I wish you all the best in your journey.

Well I am down another 2 pounds. I think it was the added exercise. Hopefully it will continue!

Tammy - Way to go! Yeah!!!!!!

Laurelle - I am sure that it is ag reat disappointment to not be losing for so long. Hopefully the docotr can figure out what's going on.

Sorry to hear about the bout with the allergies. I have them real bad and take allergy pills daily. I usually end up with one to two sinus infections a year and loss of voice due to allergies. They are not fun!

Gina - I have a carb problem myself! That's why I am doing low carb/low fat. One taste of baked bread and I can't quit!

Hope everyone has a great day. Today is my anniversary, so i know the hubby will want to go out and eat :( Will have to make good choices for sure!

Nickels, looks like you are off to a great start with 11lbs lost already. Dont get discouraged with the weigh in's. I know it took me 3-4 weeks of Alli to see any results! It was hard to stick with it since you EXPECT something to happen. Good luck with weigh in, we are all rooting for you. Also CONGRATS for handling the BBQ well!

Katallan...way to go on the loss!!! that is GREAT news!! And Happy Anniversary! Just keep thinking about that amazing loss to drive you to make good choices tonight with dinner. Good luck!

Stilltryin, thanks!! You know you messed up over the weekend and why you did, so now you are back on track and doing what will help you.

Laurelle, I think having the blood work done and possibly the metabolism tested is a smart idea. Keep us posted on what the results are, ok?

Gina, I've been trying to have some protein everytime that I have something with carbs. I don't know if it's helping, but it seems to help to balance things out.

Travelin, I'm pretty much a daily weigher too. Have been for years. Hard to break old habits, isn't it? And thanks, by the way!! Not taking the medicine before your dental work is a smart thing.

Brightside, thanks and good luck on the scales tomorrow!!

Melissa, I can't wait to pass that 10 pound goal and aim for the next 10! When is your offical weigh in? Mine is on Thursday. You are so positive, so I know it will be a great week!!

Katallan, congrats on the loss!! And thank you!! Happy Anniversary!! I hope you enjoyed your dinner.

Nickles, I'm going to a cookout on Wednesday, so I'll try to follow your direction and make some wise choices. Good luck at your weigh in.

Way to go, Tammy! Four pounds is great. And I bet it feels really good to make up those two you gained. I gained 0.4 on my last weigh in, so I can only hope for a little of your success!

Went to the movies this weeked and out to eat several times. My husband swears he likes my cooking...but we eat out so much... Anyway, that was a real challenge, but I think I won the contest. Today I'm back to eating at home, which is a welcome relief!

I, too, have a cookout tomorrow at a friend's house. Then a cookout at my house on Friday, so I'll be in control of the menu (love it!). Make everyone else eat my fish, chicken, and veggies - HA!

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

Hi all! My dental procedure went well. I can pretty much only have liquids for now - I just sent DH out to pick me up some yummy egg drop soup - I'm pretty sure that's lowfat. I'm also trying to stay dosed up on the Vicodin (5 more minutes until I can take my next one). I have to go back to work tomorrow so hopefully I'll be feeling decent by then. I figure while I'm on a soup only diet, there's probably not much point to taking the pill. I'll just have to gauge how I feel.

Have a great evening all and I'll check in tomorrow!

Ravisa, it really does feel good especially getting rid of the 2 extra pounds. I hope I'll be down another one by weigh in on Thursday, but if not, I'm going to quit spazzing about it. (maybe!!) We eat out often also. My SIL is doing burgers on Wednesday, but I'll be taking a couple of healthy side dishes.

Travellin, glad all went well. I don't blame you for not taking a pill while just doing the liquids. Hope the pain isn't too bad for you, and that you will be feeling much better soon.

Apparently, something is working. I was down another pound this morning. I am obsessed with the scales, I know!! I like moving my butterfly in the right direction. I hope I don't start doing something wrong so I have to move it the other way. I'm meeting friends for lunch today, and that is always a challenge. We are meeting at a new restaurant near here, and I have no idea what is on their menu.

Tammy- I have found that for the longest time I will not see the scale move and then all of a sudden it will JUMP then over the next couple days I will continue to move down some more...then stop again for a bit. Good luck and your doing great!

to everyone who lost: :congrat: Sounds like everyone is doing well.

I find that I feel a lot better eating off the WW plan. I'm not as hungry, and I'm not thinking about food all the time. I hope this works!

Brightside, I definitely agree about making better choices!!! Hey, we are neighbors. I'm in Ohio, close to Dayton.

Stilltryin, that's good to know. I know it will slow down, but this little jump has sure helped my mood about the whole thing!

dcapulet, I had started WW meetings last Nov., lost some, then I had some medication changes, and I never lost anymore.

Brightside - may I ask what your TE was or is that being too nosey? Just curious what types of effects I should be prepared for even when I'm staying on plan.

Rock on to all you losers out there! Ironically, I weighed this morning and if the scale were to be believed, I gained 2.5 pounds overnight. I figure though that it probably has to do with my body retaining water to fight off the infection and help heal me from the dental work yesterday (my cheek's fairly swollen). I'm not worried. No way it could be a 'real' gain - I ate almost nothing but brothy soup yesterday.

Everyone have a GRAND day. I'll be checking in this evening!

Wow everyone is doing so great!!! You are all such a great inspiration! Exactly what I need to start my mornings off!!

Someone needs to request a lock be put on the old thread, I got all confused LOL!

I had a wonderful day yesterday, not perfect but pretty darn close. I was right on with my calories and fat for the day until we got a 2 hour power outage and I had a few extra non plan snacks....BUT I did do the eliptical for 1 hour and my dd and I went on a 45 minute bike ride. So I'm good with the little extra! 1 day down, many more to go! I can do it!

Yeah, the plan worked for me without exercise. But I do it everyday now, and I can't live without it! I'd rather count calories the old way, so long as I can exercise.

just curious if anyone uses CLA and promrose oil combo or just CLA while using Alli? i believe they both do different things. i was taking CLA before i started alli, but stopped since. let me know.

HOT, :flame:HOT, :flame:HOT :flame:here in Houston. The rain has finally stopped and now we are in a hot, humid, no rain cycle. Saw on the news tonight where some guy put an oven thermometer on his dashboard in his office parking lot and it read 150. Reminds me of when I was a kid and my parents would get into the car and couldn't touch the steering wheel because it was hot. My mother used to take a frozen dish towel out to cool it down. I'm glad they changed what steering wheels are made out of!

I'm hoping that my Saturday weigh-in shows some progress. I'd hate to think that I have hit a platuea with only 11 pounds lost! Have to go out of town on Friday for business. We usually stop at Soup R Salad for lunch when we drive out of town, I'll stick to soup. I can go crazy with all the bad stuff at the salad bar. Wish me luck!

Hello, all!

I've been doing pretty well except yesterday when I was feeling sorry for myself and ate things I just shouldn't have! I'm wondering how long people have found it takes between going off plan and having a TE. I know I'm probably in for one but when? Kind of a weird question and I know it's probably different for everyone but I am curious. I've also noticed (this is kind of gross, so please excuse!) that I don't get the orange oil as much as the diarrhea. Is this normal? Has anyone else experienced this?

But overall, I feel I'm doing well and have been trying to make healthier choices! That's the key, right?!

Good luck this week!

Ann

Thanks for the info, Brightside! I'll make sure I don't delay if I notice anything similar. :D

Travelin, that 2.5 pounds has to be water retention. There is no way it could be anything else. I'm sure it will go away as soon as your mouth gets back to normal.

Melissa, I'm sure I would have found some snacks that I shouldn't have during the power outage also.

Bobbigene, good luck with the eating when you go out of town. I think I made better choices when we were in Florida because of being on Alli. Granted, there were some things that I ate that I probably shouldn't have, but not as much as I would have eaten before.

Ann, I understand what you are saying about not as much of the orange oil. I have only seen that once or twice. I really haven't had diarrhea, just some "loose" moments. I'm sure it's because I'm making healthier choices on the food.

I just made a salad to take to the cookout tomorrow. Tried to make it lowfat as much as possible. I know that my SIL is having burgers, brats, and corn on the cob. Not sure what else the others are bringing. I think I'll be fine and be able to make good choices.

Couple of questions about Ali
 

I'm going this weekend to buy this..I've been reading up on it on this website but I have a couple of questions that maybe someone can answer for me...
(1) does this curb your appetite at all?? Or is it more a behavior modifier?? I noticed that some of you skip the pill if you don't eat high fat so wasn't sure exactly how this works
(2)Are you exercising or concentrating more on your eating??
Thanks
CC

Hello CC and :welcome:

For me, yes I feel like the Alli does curb my appetite. Now this is not one of the things it claims to do, I just feel like I'm not really hungry eating the way I am where as I've struggled with hunger before. Now that could also be because I am having more protein with my meals too. Alli is definetly a behavior modifier. You are supposed to eat low fat, and if you dont there could be consequences to pay in the form of treatment effects (TEs) so you stick to plan! Also, you arent supposed to take Alli if your meal has less than 5 grams of fat, because at that low of fat there really is no need for it.

Right now I am trying to concentrate on both exercise and eating right. I figure the exercise is giving me that much more of an extra boost.

Hope that helps some! When you get your Alli, you'll get a bunch of information along with it too.

Good luck at the cookout Tammy! Just remember its all about meeting your goals and no food can keep you from those! You can do it!

hey everyone

I am thinking about trying alli, but was wondering if anyone had any info on low fat diets.. i would like to start that before purchaseing the pills. I know that there are a ton of books out there but it makes it hard for me becuase i am visually impared and have a super hard time reading regular print books. anyone know of some good free meal plans or something.. thanks so much everyone

Happy Hump Day! We leave on vacation on Saturday and I'm gearing up for a 12hour car trip. I posted a new thread under calorie counters, looking for suggested snacks on the trip. I'm feeling a lot of anxiety/stress - this is not a true vacation for me. We're going to a cottage that has been in my husband's family for 3 generations. It's very rustic (I'm more of a hotel person myself). Anyway, I go to keep my husband happy and the kids enjoy it and I will put on a smile. Thank goodness it will just be us and no additional family members. That makes it easier.

Anyway, I went a little crazy last night - was hungry on/off all day, which is unusual. Since I started eating low-fat and watching my calories I've felt full & satisfied. I couldn't walk the dog because of the storms last night and I think that was a problem too. I ended up eating 1800 calories which is more than my limit. I had an apple w/peanut butter (2tbsp) around 8pm. I'm sure the pb combined with my usual fish oil/flax seed oil capsules will spell disaster at some point today.

Bobbigene - good luck on your business trip!
Ann - my TEs seem to happen 15-24 hours after the offending meal.
Tammy- good luck at the cookout!
Garden- Alli is definately a behavior modifier but many of us find that we're not as hungry. I think it's because we have to plan our meals and we're probably eating better food/whole food rather than junk food. I walk my dog for exercise but I'm trying to bump that up. I know if I exercise more I'll lose weight more quickly. I don't think you can do Alli without thinking about the food!
CC- what is CLA? I take fish oil and flaxseed oil twice a day which adds in 4 grams of fat each time.
Nikki -can you google low-fat diet plans? There are loads of things out there. Also, maybe you can take some of your favorite recipes and make them lower in fat. Many of us keep track of what we're eating in fitday.com. It helps track fat grams too.

Good morning!

I was absent yesterday. Spent most of the day at the doctors ( yuck) for a checkup. Everything seems to be OK. My blood pressure is still high, but lower than before. So maybe after the next twenty pounds it will be closer to normal!

The anniversary dinner went OK. We went to a local place where I had the grilled chicken and a salad. I refrained from the alcohol! Just didn't want those extra calories.

I'm glad to see most everyone is doing well and on plan! Those of you w/o a weight loss, hang in there. It will happen!

HAve a great day!

Gardenia, I dont find it helps curb my appetite, but I definately think more about what I am putting in my mouth before I eat.
Granted, I still slip up. But not anywhere close to like I did before taking it.
Alli absorbs 25% of the fat you consume and that fat passes through the body without being absorbed by your intestines...so in essense you are absorbing 25% less fat per meal. The un-absorbed fat passes through your body and is removed with your bowels. That is why people sometimes have looser bowel movements than before. Also that is why sometime you may see a orange(ish) oil in the toilet bowl. That indicates that you have taken in a bit to much fat, but Alli is working to help remove it before it can be absorbed. This is not something you want to test, everyone here can attest to the fact that it DOES work, it does what it is intended to do. You shouldnt ever "Test" it to see how much fat you can take in before you have those Treatment Effects (or as we call them TE's).
I personally focus more on the "diet" than the exercise, but that is mostly because I have some physical limitations and some time issues.

Good luck and your welcome here with us!