Posts by gr82bthin

I have been taking Alli for a week now.  Just like michi-mom says, I also use it to supplement my weight loss. If you eat under 5 grams of fat at your meal, then it's not necessary to take a pill.  At breakfast I rarely take one of the pills since I eat fruit and non-fat yoghurt. Your body requires fat, Alli reduces some of the fat you would normally digest, not all of it.

The instuctions are very clear about how many grams of fat you should be eating.  It's when you eat more than 20 grams of fat at one meal that you may have treatment effects.   You take a pill at each meal.  

I have taken the pill when I ate 20 grams of fat at a meal and had no problem.  Alli is just a tool to assist you on a low-fat, low calorie plan.  It's not a magic pill and yes, if you're going to eat a high fat meal with 50 grams of fat, you're going to have treatment effects aka crap your pants.

I like it because for me it sets a limit on how many fats I can have.  I am so scared of the treatment effects aka crapping my pants, that I don't eat seconds and really limit the fried foods I eat.  So, for me it's a good thing to take Alli and I am learning how to eat a better balanced diet.

I am in love with Thrift Shops!  When my pants started to get baggy I went to a second hand store and found some great wardrobe buys!  Some of the shirts I just found are a name brand and really fit well.

Once I lose all the weight I need to (42 more pounds) I will invest in a nice wardrobe for myself.  But right now I don't have the money and I will be dropping a few more sizes, so thrift and consignment stores are for me!

Good advice from GI Jane.

Make sure you're eating enough protein and getting all your calories in.  The same thing happened to me, I was so exhausted I went home after work and had to lay down, then I found I was not eating enough of the right kinds of foods and only eating about 1200 calories a day. Good luck with stopping smoking!

I have a friend that sends me stuff like that, most of the time when I read the subject line and it's like this email you received, I delete it before I open it.  I just don't have time for that junk.

I have replied to her that I did not appreciate this kind of email, she didn't write back, but keeps sending this stuff out.

Just delete it and go on.

It does seem like our minds and bodies are at war!  I had hunger the first few days I began eating low calorie.

I drank water.  Every time I was hungry I drank a bottle of water.  I also munched, and keep in my refrigerator, baby carrots, sliced cucumbers, pickles, cherry tomatoes, apples and pears to eat. 

After a while I just didn't notice the hunger.  I think my stomach is shrinking.

You will have to decide what your motivation is.  Mine is fitting into a size 10 pair of jeans I could wear last year.

You can do this! 

I've taken them all, speedy ones, Phen-phen, fat burners, appetite reducers, etc., you name it.  Made my wallet thinner, not me. 

None of them are for the long term and really don't teach you the proper way to eat.  I've had some friends that have had excellent results with Alli, so I may try that.  They learned how to eat a lot better and had NO side effects.

amethystgirl, according to the phord info, I should be eating about 1550 calories a day, big difference from 1250. Yes, I did put in the original data that I was sedentary.

I don't think I have been eating enough. (That's weird to say out loud.) No wonder I am so darn tired.  I will up my calories  to 1550 and see how I feel.

No, I've never had a problem with depression or tiredness.  I think the depression is just from not having enough to eat.

Thank you both!

EVOO for most things and sesame oil for stir fry.  I use Pam for cooking eggs and other things.  I use my grill a lot, too, and don't use any oil for things I cook on it.

I just got my real estate license and was at the first meeting with a new company.  After the meeting there were some drinks and treats for the staff.  I got a diet coke and was drinking it , making small talk with the other new sales staff when one of the older salesmen came over to me and said, "there's another fat girl here that does real well selling houses, you should meet her."    I was stunned. 

Focus on getting healthier instead of the weight loss for a few days.  I go through this "Oh, my, I look horrible" thing from time to time, but I just keep plugging away at it.  I didn't get this way over night and it isn't going to come off overnight.

I was on a low carb diet for way tooo long and my eyebrows fell out.  (No kidding),  I also lost the hair on my arms and legs, and some on my head. (Nowhere else.)

I went to my doctor and she prescribed OTC Biotin at 2.5 mgs per day.  It seems the high protein diet pulled the Vitamin B7 (Biotin) out of my body. Please note that this is a really rare phenomenom. She also advised me to purchase the Biotin at either GNC or the Vitamin Shoppe, or a health food store because those stores usually have a higher consistency and quality of brands that may be sold at other stores. (I can't verify this information, it's just what she told me, and no, I don't work at either of those places.)

I've been taking the Biotin, things have been corrected, however it has taken about 6 weeks.

My doctor said hair loss is not unusual when you change your diet, it's just a natural cycle and your hair will come back. 

You might try getting some Biotin, it's working for me.

I believe the total calorie count at the top of the list is the amount you use.  In low carb plans they deduct the fiber from the total carb count, but not with low calorie.

Today is the end of my first week on a low calorie plan.  I lost 1.8 pounds and feel great.  I have really enjoyed this plan and am amazed at the simplicity of it.  I am enjoying being in the kitchen again and preparing healthy eats.

I took a walk every day this week.  Next week I want to go to Jazzercise and up my calorie burn.

Pepsi Max has more caffeine.  I am wearing brown shoes today.

The high calorie count on Starbuck's Coffees.  White chocolate mocha latte, 750 calories.