Short Introduction and Day One

Hello everyone and welcome to my second adventure using the weigh loss pill Alli

First, let me introduce myself, my name is Verónica, I am 33 years old,  I am 5'4 and my starting weight is a startling 133 pounds.  I almost cried when I read the scale at the Supermarket today, especially since all last week I tried to be more conscious about my eating.  I know that 133 pounds is not what many would consider overweight at my height, but in my type of frame that kind of weight is very noticeable (I have a very thin frame). I am used to weighing anywhere between 123 to 125 pounds, although in my opinion, with my type of frame I should weigh 116-118 in order to be  look good, not be underweight and feel great.

The first time I attempted Alli I did lose some pounds but I really didn't use it right, I would cheat a lot and think the pill would take care of those extra calories. The side effects were unpredictable but for the most part nothing crazy really happened so it allowed me to cheat. Maybe forgetting to take the pills didn't help either,  I was unorganized and didn't take it seriously, perhaps because I didn't really need Alli back then since I only needed to lose about 7 pounds; nevertheless I became very interested after seeing how well it was working for my sister.  Needless to say, I didn't follow through and ended up finding the jar with most of the pills, expired in a drawer. 60+ bucks down the drain.

Over the last year my weight has fluctuated quite a bit.  I went thorough a health-nut phase (did not use Alli) where I was very strict about counting calories, staying under 1200 a day and eating mostly veggies and one of those tiny versions of tuna cans. Lots of hot sauce. I would have a different kind of frozen veggie everyday and within a couple of months I went from a size 8 to a size 4 and to about 121-122 pounds.  I felt great.  But as it turns out I couldn't keep the weight off and I slowly started to gain it back. My beloved dog became very ill and went to Heaven after a few months, I had a lot of stress, personal problems and sitting at work for 8 hours did not help. 

After gaining the weight back, after things quieted down a little, I started doing some Jullian Michaels work out videos and I lost a few pounds for a while, going back down to 124. But again my job and stress of life didn't help me at all, I started eating out a lot and realized how badly addicted to Diet Coke I really was. For some reason I get the hungriest at night or if I take an afternoon nap. I love chocolate, and dining out. I guess eating felt extra good while I was stressed.

The last couple of months I could see myself going down but I didn't do much about it, expecting to "hit rock bottom" the truth is that I had no idea how much I had gained until today. I remembered how great I felt and how energized I was during my "skinny moments" and I missed it. The thing that really pushed me was watching a documentary on Netflix called "Preventing and Reversing Diabetes Naturally", listening to the panel of doctors describe their sick patients who started once just where I was. After researching and being honest with myself  about my bad habits, I decided to give Alli a second try, and really mean it. I ate very lighty today and I took my first pill about an hour ago after having a sushi roll. This time I am determined to do it right and be serious about this. We will see how it goes.