Just checking in. I'm really tired today and hope I take a little nap then feel like walking on the treadmill. Eating has been fine. Good to see so many posting. Will try and come back later.

Yippee bad as I hated it I walked on the treadmill today. Woopie.

Hi Gang . . .

A nice northerly breeze blew away our oppressive humidity overnight and today looks like its going to be an almost perfect early Summer day. Must find myself some outdoor activites.

See you all later . . .

Hi ladies,

Unevental here. Did not get my walk this morning or last night. Rudy was not up to it. Then we made a trip to the vet so it was sit on the couch when we got home. Maybe tomorrow.

Laurie, sounds like your exercise is good to me. 30 minutes a day is great work. You look so much like my SIL when she was younger it is almost scarry. You have a twin.

Gym. I know you are looking forward to your move. It will be here soon. Hope you are packing.

Toni, Good job getting on that today. I did not get my walk this morning. Rudy still will not go out. We went to the vet and nothing is wrong that they can tell. $137.00 later. Hopefully tomorrow he will go. I may try to get to the gym for a little while tonight.

Meowee, you must be getting our weather. The last few days have been perfect with low humidity. But that has passed and it is not hot and humid. But you don't hear me complaining.

I had been doing so great with my eating. Today we went to Taco Bell and instead of being good and getting the taco salad and not eat the shell, I got a Mexican pizza and taco. Got to stop that.

Got to run. Have a great day.

Good Evening Ladies,
I can't even tell when was the last time I posted here. I have been out of the loop with strep throat, and ear infections so painful I cried! Shhhh! I did not admit to that! When I saw the Doc my weight was 173 which was better...but what a way to hit it! Since this is NOT just a SugarBuster board anymore have any of you used Alli? Dr. told me to give it a try since it was originally a diabetes pill only by Rx! Since I have been eating a low fat diet for yrs I started on the Alli today and I wanted to know if any of you had any experience with it? Also...have any of you heard the range for good/noraml BP is now 115/75????? Blew my socks off! Did this warrant being put on bp meds with 135 /101 reading????
Gym~~ So many changes for you! I hope you love having a place of your own. Is there any doubt? Rib rib...LOL
Meowee~~Look in Alabama and you will find where your high humidity went! I am pleased to see your feeling better! Did any of the good vibes I sent to you reach you?
Solly~~ I am saying "Feel Better" prayers for Rudy! When My 14 yr old Taffy dog gets moody and whacked out, we have to take her to the vet to be "bled and rehydrated" b/c she has polycythemia...to many red blood cells! No joke!
HeartMom! You just reminded me...I have some of those very tapes and I should be ashamed to admit this but I think they are still in the wrapper! A gift I asked for 3 yrs ago! I am bad!
Hey Toni~~Hope all is well with you now!
Emily is here and almost her bedtime so I best scoot! Night to all!

Wow . . . I have definitely never heard that before. Alli is simply a slightly lower strength and, therefore OTC, version of Xenical which is a perscription weight loss drug. The generic name is Orlistat and it is usually described as being counter indicated for diabetcs, or at least to be used only under very tightly monitored conditions.

If you have any links to articles that substantiate what your doctor told you, I would really love to read the articles. If you don't know of any off-hand, perhaps you could ask your doctor. Please and thank you.

Obviously, I have no direct knowledge but there are a few ongoing threads on the topic in the General diet Plans and Frequently Asked Questions forum. Apparently, as for the perscription version (Xenical) the most difficult proplem appers to be loose and oily stool leakage if you over-indulge in fat since the drug works by blocking a certain amount of fat digestion.

To the best of my knowledge, Xenical was never marketed as anything other than a weight loss aide. Meowee, you are correct, it works by blocking the absorption of some fat in your digestive tract so if you are not able to adhere to the dietary restrictions you will have unpleasant side effects. I sort of think of it as the antabuse of the diet industry. (Antabuse is the drug that makes alcoholics sick if they drink alcohol. ) Low GI plans, in general would not be considered "low fat". Most of them contain 30-40% of calories from fat and would likely be too high to work with that medication.

Meowee!! You know I had that very thought that it must be a lot like Xenical but I could not pull the word "Xenical" from my muddled brain! I am going to give this a try since I have already started it but since I eat almost everything No Fat/Low Fat I can't see where it will do alot of good. I know you get fat from sources you don't consider fat so we will see what a month brings. Try going to www.My Alli.com and see what info you can get there. As I reach this I'll keep you posted. The 115/75 Bp blew my mind too!

Peggy-I believe that goal for BP is for diabetics. I'm assuming you have diabetes based on a couple of things you have written.

Oh boy I had Xental for weight loss and I spent allot of time in the bathroom. It didn't even matter if I ate fat or not. It got so bad I had to quit taking it. Good luck with it. Its probably better to have Alli because its a lower dose.

Got my walk in today. And eating was good. But I haven't lost a lb. Hope you all have a good night.

Good Morning, Chickadees . . .

Checked the http://www.myalli.com site and this is the only reference I found to diabetes (in the frequently asked questions area) . . .
14. is it OK for diabetics to use alli?
Ask a doctor before using alli if you are taking medicines for diabetes. There is no drug interaction between alli and diabetes medications; however, people with diabetes may have lower blood sugar levels and improved glycemic control after losing weight with alli. This may require a dose reduction of their diabetes medication.

Basically it just says you will have better BGL after losing weight so that's certainly no surprise. The italics are mine, BTW.

Anyway . . . we are looking at another gorgeous day in northern NS . . . although both the temperature and the humidity are predicted to be a little higher than yesterday. Planning more walking today, although not sure what shoes I'll be wearing. My Crocs rubbed a little blister on the top of my foot yesterday.

Hope everybody else has a great moving and shaking kind of day . . .

Good morning... Can't believe this is Thursday already. We do our big grocery shopping tomorrow. Its supposed to be 89 today and it rained enough to bring up the humitiy bad. I'm staying indoors.... I walked last night on my treadmill. I'm so proud of myself. LOL Well off to fix breakfast which will be oatmeal and OJ.

Good Morning! Feeling much better this morning from the meds I have for the strep and ear infections, I am sure. We got a good long rain last night which Alabama badly needed. I could have done without the terrible popping lightening but I loved the rolling thunder! LOL, go figure!

Meowee~~You read exactly what I read on the Alli Board. So far nothing much in the way of "treatment effects" so ... so far so good! I had a terrible time with Metformin until it was changed to the extended release type and I am doing great on it now. Thanks for checking on this for me!

Toni~~You are mean! You have mentioned your treadmill (and actually used it) and I now want one myself! LOL

Petra65~~Yes, your correct I am diabetic. I am doing my best to understand the disease and correct my diet/lifestyle as to not make it any worse. I don't mention the diabetes much on this board because I want to stay on subject but I have read some things on this board that have helped me understand the diet side of controlling the BS level. I also go to a board where dieting with diabetes is discussed with a more "diabetic" lean to the info. Some days I think I have an understanding of it (the diabetes) and some days it is like everything is written in Greek! So I keep reading and learning along the way. Meowee is so good at explaining things I tend to follow her around on the boards too. Shhh, don't tell her! LOL

Hope everyone has a great day today!

I have a manual treadmill --- it has lived folded up in the garage for about 4 years now -- I now have my Gazelle where the treadmill used to be in the family room and (for me) it works a lot better because there is absolutely no impact.

You can follow me around all you want Peggy . . . but I hate to tell you that even after almost 20 years of living with Diabetes, I still don't really understand it sometimes.

BTW, I put on long pants, heavy socks and my loosest running shoes for the shopping tour today and no aggrevation of the blister whatsoever -- just hot feet.

Meowee~~ Your manual treadmill should have met my exercise bike that has been in an old barn on this property for 4 years until I dug it out 2 months ago and gave it to someone! Stilll like new... just too big for a shortie like me! They would have been a match made in heaven!

So glad you don't have a blister on top of a blister today!