Thoughts on Alli and calorie counting

Tomorrow will be week #4 on Alli, and to be honest, I had not followed it by the letter untill this week. What exactly does that mean.... That means htat I was eating my regular healthy foods, and taking Alli, but I was not counting calories because it was just such a pain to do. In those three weeks, I have lost and maintained a loss of 6 pounds. However, tomorrow morning is my next weigh in for week 4, and I am hoping that all of my hard work this week will have paid off. Even if I only loose a half pound this week, I hope to see something less than 279 when I weigh in. While I have not exercised at all during this Alli trial, I have in the last week been tracking my calories and fat intake. It is very interesting, because as the days go bye, I take in less and less calories. Day #1 I had  3025 calories Day #2 I had  2073 calories Day#3  I had  1757 calories Day #4 - Today - I won't know until before I go to bed tonight I think on day #1, I felt like I was going to be restricted with this whole counting, and I overate, and then as the days go on, I start to make connections and better choices in spending those calories. So, wish me luck tomorrow morning when I weigh in....

Good luck girl.  I hope you see 270's.

Good luck Snuggle!!

This is my second week on Alli and my first real week of trying harder to keep my calories at 1200 and exercising everyday! It's been a challenge. I really haven't noticed any oil leakage, but if I eat a meal that is a little higher in fat - 15 g or over, I notice I get a dull stomach-ache and feel bloated. Today, the scale finally moved 1 lb, so I'll take that over nothing!

Wishing you good luck tommorrow when you meet the scale. It is amazing how many calories we can eat in a day and not even realize it until we start writing it down and looking at the calorie, carbohydrate, and fat content.   I must say that I have been keeping a food diary since day 1 and I think it is really helps to to know if I can afford something extra or if I have really blown the day away. For right now, I like Alli,  I have been using since last friday and I wasn't going to weigh myself until tomorrow but I just had to peak today and was really impressed with a 4 lbs loss this week so far.