January 2nd. Yeah, I'm down at least two jean sizes, and shirts are fitting *much* better.
I've used Alli under its prescription name, Xenical. It's great because it's not a drug; it doesn't get absorbed into your bloodstream and wreak havoc. It stays only in your digestive system, and blocks a percentage of fat you eat. You have to be careful...fat goes in, fat goes out undigested, so if you eat something greasy, you'll be in bathroom trouble. Due to the expense I don't use it every meal as the label says to do, I use it when I'm eating out (hard to calculate calories perfectly) or eating something particularly fatty like full-fat salad dressing (and accept the consequences). It's a tool, not a crutch, and used that way can be beneficial, it's broken my plateaus a couple times.
But the huge majority has been straight up calorie counting, weighing my portions, keeping track of everything. I have a small purse scale I use out, and a good kitchen scale (actually a shipping scale, more accurate!) for home. I write it down, put it in my food journal. I don't compensate for the Alli/Xenical when I do use it, still stick to the caloric goal and figure whatever's blocked is just a bonus. It can be rough starting out when you don't know yet how to estimate the calories in regular food items, or how big the portion really is, in addition to getting used to eating a little less. I still eat whatever the hell I want, just as long as I account for it in my food journal and don't blow my caloric goal. Keeps me from going crazy!
Yeah, I'm down at least two jean sizes, and shirts are fitting *much* better.
I've used Alli under its prescription name, Xenical. It's great because it's not a drug; it doesn't get absorbed into your bloodstream and wreak havoc. It stays only in your digestive system, and blocks a percentage of fat you eat. You have to be careful...fat goes in, fat goes out undigested, so if you eat something greasy, you'll be in bathroom trouble. Due to the expense I don't use it every meal as the label says to do, I use it when I'm eating out (hard to calculate calories perfectly) or eating something particularly fatty like full-fat salad dressing (and accept the consequences). It's a tool, not a crutch, and used that way can be beneficial, it's broken my plateaus a couple times.
But the huge majority has been straight up calorie counting, weighing my portions, keeping track of everything. I have a small purse scale I use out, and a good kitchen scale (actually a shipping scale, more accurate!) for home. I write it down, put it in my food journal. I don't compensate for the Alli/Xenical when I do use it, still stick to the caloric goal and figure whatever's blocked is just a bonus. It can be rough starting out when you don't know yet how to estimate the calories in regular food items, or how big the portion really is, in addition to getting used to eating a little less. I still eat whatever the hell I want, just as long as I account for it in my food journal and don't blow my caloric goal. Keeps me from going crazy!
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