Whooopie!

Well here is my weigh in update.

As of today going by Curves scales,
I am now 14 lbs lighter then I was 10 days ago.

So guess it is all working together.

Diet, Exercise, Alli and Symlin!

Symlin and Alli Information

OK Ladies, today I am going to share a little about my thoughts on

Symlin and Alli.


I started on Symlin yesterday at my doctor's suggestion. This is a "helper hormone" that was created to for diabetics. It helps regulate the amount of glucose and insulin that is released by the pancreas and liver when one eats. When doing the studies it was found that it the people also lost weight. WHY? Well it slows down your digestion to about double the time. In doing so you feel fuller sooner than before and for longer periods of time. I have found this to be so! Last night I had half a piece of beef liver, about the size of a deck of cards and 1/4 a cup of grilled onions (yes I like liver), 1/2 a cup of cooked carrots and 1/2 a cup of lettuce. Also a glass of cold water.
I was so full. This all could fit on a small bread plate. This meal was only 130 calories too! Now not all my meals have such a low calorie count.
Anyway, back to the effects. I was very full and did not wish to eat again even when I normally want a bedtime "snack". If you eat too many carbs while taking Symlin then you will have a nauseated effect. Now Symlin is in a shot form. That scared the tick out of me. But the needle on the pen is very very tiny. Both short and thin. I have not even felt a stick when I have done my shots. You take the shot 45 min to 15 min before your two largest meals. By doing this you will be able to eat much less than normal.


Alli is my other new product I am using. This you take about 15 min before meals that will have much fat in them. Alli works by helping your body not absorb all of the fat you take in. If you eat a lot of fat in a meal then you may have a "gassy" effect. I have not had any issues at all. I don't notice any side effects from taking Alli.

Now it is way way way to soon for me to tell you any results in weight loss. But I know that I have been working out at Curves for 3 months and have gained weight. Yeah, they tell me it is muscle mass that I am creating. I have been eating under 1730 calories a day for only 2 weeks also. I had a 2 lb loss during that time according to my doctors scales. Alli is suppose to help double the amount of weight you lose. So we will find out. And Symlin is supposed to help me eat less. I will be thrilled to find that this combined effort works. I am well over 100 lbs overweight with a bmi over 40. So I must do something and do it now.

Stabbing Needles in Me!

Thanks for you help and information from my bloggy friends. I am taking in around 1730 calories a day. Yesterday I did so much work! And I pray for my strength to hold out.

Okay today I went to the doctors office. And I have started the Symlin shots today also. Not as scary as I thought it would be. Oh ate a meal afterwards (as I am suppose to do) and feel so so so full now. I see how it works. It slows down how you digestion system works so you feel fuller faster and longer. Symlin also helps you pancreas on how much glucose is released when you eat and how much insulin your liver produces.

And I have one lil gripe. Last month at Curves and last week at the Doctor's I weighed 257 lbs. OUCH! Yesterday at Curves I weighed 262 lbs (a 5 lb gain!!!!!) and today at the Doctor's office I weighed 252 lbs (a 2 lb loss??). So who is right?????? I wanna say the doctors office!

Well what secrets do y'all have on weight loss?

Breaking Out All Over

Well this is my new plan for weight loss. I have to do something and do it now. I can not keep going up and up and up in weight.

So daily I plan on tracking all I eat at:

Thanks to my-calorie-counter.com

This is a free site where you can record all your food, water and exercise. It will show how many calories you have taken in and how many you have burned too!

And attending my Curves workout 3-5 times a week too!

Thanks to Curves.com

As many of you already know, I am attending Curves through the Silver Sneakers program so it is free for me!

I have ordered Alli to help me with "burning" the fat off. They should be in within a week.

Thanks to Alli.com

This will be new for me. I ordered 120 pills for under $50 by shopping around online. Free shipping too!


And with my Doctors help I should be starting Symlin shots next week too!

Thanks to Symlin.com

Symlin is also new to me. It is a shot that is used with diabetics. They have found it helps in weight loss without messing with your sugar levels if your not diabetic.

So for all to hear today,
I am 45 years old
5' 5" tall
and weigh in at
259 lbs.

Yes, I gave my weight to everyone!
Now it is up to me to reduce that number.
My goal?
160 lbs in a year.

Do you think I can do it?