Welcome Jennifer! These ladies are beyond compare. You will like it here in Alli-ville. We are very happy to meet you!

Congratulations Melissa!!!!
This dance is for you!!!

Hope everyone's heads have stopped pounding! I haven't had a headache yet, no te's, no constipation, so far so good. I do think there is something to the headaches. Many on the Alli boards have reported them, and at Walgreens the woman behind the counter told me she'd had several people return their kits because of pounding headaches. Then there's those crazy periods that start on day 4 or 5. That side effect I was lucky enough to experience.....

I was inspired a while back, so I borrowed my mom's Foreman grill and made the most luscious steak last night. Tonight it was chicken wraps. YUM! I also bought a watermelon and cut the whole thing up so that my daughter and I can partake whenever the need arises. It is so good! She likes the new food choices, esp. the cheddar cheese rice cakes I bought for her to replace the cheetos.

I hope everyone is doing well and feeling even better!

Hey Everyone.

I can't believe that this week is almost over, time is flying!

Melissa, congrat's on the weight loss chicky! That is fabulous news. I am so proud of you!!

Jennifer, welcome! This has been a great place to come to for me, I hope you enjoy it as much! It sounds like you have already done an incredible amount of work to get yourself healthy, that is fabulous! Your baby will definitely appreciate all the hard work you've done, it's all so worth it!

Thingirl, I'm sorry to hear you've had another headache. I get the headaches in the same exact spot you're speaking of. I have been prone to headaches before the Alli but this is a different kind and always right behind my eyes. Something to it? I dunno. I am just thankful that ibuprofen seems to do the trick that's for sure! I hope today was another successful day for you!

Phoenix, you have been a grillin' mama, haven't you? We had steak tonight too, man I think I could eat it every night! lol I heart my indoor grill!! I'd be lost without it! Enjoy the watermelon!!!

Ladies, I hope you all had another fantastic day! I am struggling still a bit, just can't seem to string a few good days together at all. Sorta ticks me off, but then again, who do I have to blame but myself, right? Need to really turn it up and just keep pushing through regardless. I have too many days where I'm lazy about cooking and not wanting to exercise, this attitude will not get me to my goals, this I know! The brain is such a funny thing, and it really bites that losing weight is almost ALL mental! Oh well, tomorrow's another chance at a new beginning and I am hopeful that I will do well!

Thanks Everybody, for the warm welcomes!!!!

Regarding Side Effects:

[QUOTE=Phoenix32203;1781140]Hope everyone's heads have stopped pounding! I haven't had a headache yet, no te's, no constipation, so far so good. I do think there is something to the headaches. Many on the Alli boards have reported them, and at Walgreens the woman behind the counter told me she'd had several people return their kits because of pounding headaches. Then there's those crazy periods that start on day 4 or 5. That side effect I was lucky enough to experience.....

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Um...what's the Crazy Period Side Effect?
Headaches, nothing out of the normal daily...LOL. Actually, I have felt great the last few days. Very energized. Like a Full Moon.

Regarding my prior weight loss.
I ballooned up due to infertility treatments. Once I stopped those, I lost some of the weight. Then, when I was living in Guatemala for 6 months, I dropped the rest of the weight due to the constant walking to sustain your daily needs and the mega amount of fresh, unprocessed veggies, fruits, eggs and chicken. Plus the Amazing Coffee.
Also, until I was schooled on where to find all the "american" candy, I wrote it off. Didn't want to try the local candy bars. I did enjoy the Guatemala Banana Cakes and the sweet breads occasionally. But, it took a long walk to get a normal, healthy portioned dessert and they lacked the same amount of Sugar as the U.S. version, of desserts, contain.

Portion Size, Lack of refined sugar, Tons and tons of leisurely walking, and fresh, fresh, fresh foods made all the difference. I ballooned back up within the first 2 months of being home...and I wasn't overeating. I was actually trying to protect my "slimmer" body. But, returning in the dead of winter didn't help either.


I don't mean to be chatty...but,
I just went to brookstones with my Husband tonight. I got on their fancy digital, fat measuring scale. It said 259 lbs. Do you think it was right? It was shoes off weigh in? I don't have a scale at home. I guess I will have to go back once a month to weigh in now! LOL.
Maybe, I lost already. So Cool if it is true weight. I was 275 at a doctors appointment 2 months ago and 280 on the Ikea cheapie dial only scale sometime last weeks...I am confused.

That's good to know, maybe they will taper off. I feel so good in the morning, it's a drag to develop these headaches in the afternoon

NRyker, another reason why I dislike scales - you don't get the same reading from different ones, it seems. I would think that one read too high, one read too low and your real weight is somewhere in between BUT you have lost weight.

How do your clothes feel? looser? I don't have a scale either but I can tell by my clothes what's happening with my body.

Hope everyone has a great Thursday with healthy eating and a little bit of exercise to keep things moving in the right direction

Long-time lurker, first-time poster here.

I'm glad to see so many of you doing well - I am having the opposite problem where I'm just maintaining or gaining. Are most of you taking Alli with every meal, or just meals over 15g of fat? I'm still a little confused about that aspect and would like to hear some feedback.

Also, I'm surprised at how many of you haven't had any TEs - I had them on the 2nd day! I was eating low-fat and decided to splurge with a piece of cheese on my Subway sandwich and BAM it hit me. Subway's Web site claims there's only 4g of fat in their cheese, so I don't know what went wrong. I spent the first week with terrible gas and unpredictable bathroom issues.

Hi Laurelle - I only take alli when I'm eating a meal with more than 5 g's of fat. But clearly it will work better the closer you are to your target (in my case, 19), without going over. I've been on alli for 3 weeks and haven't had ANY TE's. One night some gas, but that's it. Why? Because I have stayed within my target. If you want to be TE free, stick to the plan. If you're going to cheat, be forewarned....it ain't worth it, or so I hear.
Best of luck!

That's the thing - I was having TEs without going over calories or fat. I still get a bit gassy with it. I've had stomach problems for most of my life, so maybe I'm just more susceptible to its effects.

I don't have a pill unless I'm eating over 12 grams of fat. So I never have one at breakfasts and not too often at lunch either. Dinner for sure.

I haven't had TE's except the 2 times I was stupid and ate things with way too much fat. I have had the headaches though, and dry mouth - especially in the morning I wake up parched.

Does it not work if you fall below a certain fat percentage or gram intake? I'm eating lowfat, so 19 grams doesn't often happen for me.

Are you sure it was the sandwich that caused the TE? It could have been from something you ate a couple of days earlier that was still in your system.

Yeah, do not discount the items of food you may have eaten within the past 2-3 days, I ran out of Alli last week and went 4 days without it, and guess what...It didnt matter! I still could see some oil in the toilet after 4 days without it. That kept me from going crazy though and eating my favorite fried foods. (Which I avoid like the plague now)

I haven't started the program yet. Thought I would wait until after surgery on the 2nd. I am a bit worried about the headaches. I get them enough already. I don't generally eat enough fat in one meal or one day to have to worry about the side effects. Think it will be kind of nice I can increase the amount of fat I eat and be able to eat some of the foods I have been doing without.

Laurelle...welcome!! I've got well over my fat grams a couple of times and not a single TE. That doesnt stop me from staying within my 19g for the most part though. I just consider it a blessing. I'm thinking the more I'm on it though the more likely those are going to start happen if I go over. I've only been taking Alli for a week.

Nryker....dont apologize for being chatty...I for one LOVE chatty! A long time motto of mine is Scales are for fish! I think its fabulous that you dont own one, why be a slave to a machine right! I would say that the doctors scale is most likely the most reliable. Would they allow you to pop over there for a monthly weighin?

I think I'm PMSing because I really had a hard time stopping eating last night. I had dinner, was still hungry so I had some salad...still hungry so tried reading and drinking a huge glass of water. Still hungry so I went for a bike ride. Then when we got back i gave in and snacked on things I shouldnt have, then decided to just give up and have a little more dinner. BAD BAD!! The scale did show me up a pinch today I'm sure because of all that salt!

On the good side I did my elliptical for 15 minutes on the hardest setting yesterday. I figured if I up the resistance I can do it for less time.

Okay off to get something done around here!! Have a wonderful day Alligaters!

Yes, that's a really good point. I now put a couple of teaspoons of parmesan on my pasta. Before Alli, I wouldn't do that, and now my dinner tastes much better

I allow peanut butter on my toast now! I wouldnt do that before Alli!

~melissa