My Alli isn’t me, but it could be?
Posted by Alli on June 13, 2007
Oh my.
The first time I saw a reference to Alli (long I) in the real world was at Wal-Mart. I did a double take and realized it was talking about the new FDA approved weight loss pill (aka diet supplement). My friend Deb wrote a great entry about the pill today and makes this important point:
You still need to use DIET and EXERCISE, but they state that you’ll lose 50% more weight than diet and exercise alone, when using Alli.
Weight loss has been an issue for me ever since I went to college and discovered Cinnamon Sugar pop tarts. I was making a lot of my own decisions and a lot of the bad ones were about food and consumption of food. Add to that the late night nothingness of sitting around and talking, and I ended up overweight.
Since the pregnancy I have tried to lose weight, even with a personal trainer, but my depression got the better of me and I quit in tears. As the darkness of depression lightens to a shade of rose, I have been noticing that I am trying to take care of myself more.
The first indication was when I bought new shoes for Easter. I was so pleased with those shoes and how they made me feel. Then I went clothes shopping in April and didn’t go home hating myself. Instead, I couldn’t wait to try on the clothes and felt really good wearing them.
And then last week I actually took the time to style my hair. I used to do the easiest thing possible to my hair just to get it done and over with. Now I am taking an extra ten minutes a day to actually make myself presentable.
Which leads me to this: I need to lose weight, I need to be smart about it, and I think I am in a mindset of being able to put the effort in it for myself. Seeing Alli being touted everywhere has peaked my interest, but really I have to put diet and exercise over the ease of popping a pill. If I don’t put the D&E into my life, then it won’t happen.
So here goes… time to face the reality and start getting rid of those pounds. Every week I will post a scale picture. I’ll probably post about what my efforts are as well, but the scale pictures will be my accountability. I’m a bit nervous because of my last serious go around with weight loss, but I firmly believe this time it is for me and my mind is in a much better state.
[tags]diet, exercise, Alli, weight loss, depression[/tags]
Deb said,
Great entry. I’m right there with you. I range between 220 and 240. It happens..I’ve been between these two numbers for way too long.
I’m going to work on me too. Good luck with the pics, I’ll keep checking back.
Jennifer said,
You are so brave.. when I was posting Weightloss Wednesdays, I didn’t post numbers. (It’s around 230, just for the record) That lack of accountability may have been what made it so easy to fail. Good luck girl, I’m rooting for you!
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