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Success after IF
Would you try Alli (the diet pill)?
I have always struggled with my weight and now I'm at my highest weight ever and it's not moving. I have been working out since 8 wk pp (now 13 wk pp) and lost about 2 lbs. I have PCOS so losing weight is nearly impossible so I was thinking alli might help out a little in terms of just getting the ball rolling. I'm aware of all of the side effects and I already eat pretty healthy so my diet won't be too much of an adjustment.
I know that I won't lose all of my weight in a week; I'm giving myself until the beginning of next summer to reach my goal so I know that this is a long term committment. Any input?
TTC#1 since Feb 07 with PCOS and mild MFI
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart) Our first love and loss 7/2/07
3 cycles clomid TI = BFNs
3 cycles clomid Ovidrel IUI = BFNs
6/27/08 Surprise BFP = chemical pg
IVF#1 July 08 BFP @7dp3dt
TTC #3 since February 2010
FET Sept. and Oct. 2010=BFN's
IVF#2 June 2011=BFP
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart) Our first love and loss 7/2/07
3 cycles clomid TI = BFNs
3 cycles clomid Ovidrel IUI = BFNs
6/27/08 Surprise BFP = chemical pg
IVF#1 July 08 BFP @7dp3dt
TTC #3 since February 2010
FET Sept. and Oct. 2010=BFN's
IVF#2 June 2011=BFP
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Re: Would you try Alli (the diet pill)?
The thing I don't like about the idea of Alli is that it forces you to a low fat diet - which, aside from reducing calories, is no healthier than a normal diet. Low fat diets over the long run are harder to maintain and are not correlated with lower rates of heart disease. In fact, they are correlated with higher rates of diabetes, since people tend to overindulge in simple carbs! That said, I don't think it's a terrible idea - though I wish we had a slightly longer term view of its efficacy and side effects.
I totally understand the desire to have a "boost" to all of your hard work - I wish there was a good answer. I've had the best luck with using sparkpeople.com to track my calories and activities. What I like about it is that I can figure out how to spread out my 1500 calories or so in a day so that I feel satisfied. For some people that means low fat, for some it means low carb, for some it means going vegetarian. But ultimately it is about calories in/calories out and being able to decide for me what works best taught me the most about long term healthy choices. The other thing that was enormously helpful was spending $20 to invest in a good pedometer to get a sense of my activity in a day. Such small changes (parking further away from the store,. walking in place, a few laps around the block) can add up to miles in a day and 100s of calories burned.
GL with whatever you decide!
I am a runner, knitter, scientist, DE-IVF veteran, and stage III colon cancer survivor.
In short, no, I would not. I have PCOS too and a very hard time losing weight, but I just can't get on board w/ diet pills.
What types of meal plans have you been trying?
TTC#2=July 2011: Surprise BFP: Chemical Pregnancy
Simply put, no.
As a Personal Trainer with several certifications in fitness and nutrition as well as a B.S. in health and wellness, I would highly recommend against using Alli...it will not be the solution to your problem.
I asked this a few weeks back, and all I got was "eat less, exercise more." yes, no chit. ;-)
I would not take Alli. It's expensive, and the fine print in the studies say a 8% increase in weight loss. EIGHT. That's it. I'm not having the chizzles for 8% more weight loss. no way.
Phentermine/Adipex (careful of knockoffs that sound like it) worked GREAT for me, but it can jack up some blood pressures. I loved it. In lieu of us jumping back on the baby train soon, I just started topamax, which is given to me for my headaches (which I do have, but they are stress-related) and the major side effect is total loss of appetite. I' am a nurse, and actually they give it to some of my eating disorder patients to stop binge eating)
It costs me about $8 a month with my co-pay, and although it's just been a week, I already notice I'm not obsessing as much about food. If you think your doc would be willing to write for it, for headaches (or insurance will give you a HARD TIME) or you want to just see a new GP like me, and say what you have and what you want, lol) this could be an option. ;-)
I feel your pain.
No and this is coming from someone that has a good 40 pounds to lose.
Just keep working at losing the weight the good ol fashioned way.