I will say this exercise has been really helpful and inspired me to look at all my bills and alternatives. In doing this, I have trimmed about $150/month just by changing providers and dropping some things I really didn’t care too much about, anyway. It, also, made both me and DH aware of just how much we were spending on restaurants, fast food, and shopping, and we are both being much more careful about this. Still haven’t been able to make budget on all categories yet.
Jan 08, 05:33PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments
I had my first class yesterday, and it was fabulous, fabulous, fabulous! Both lecturers were very good and dynamic. I am so lucky to be doing this in a large metro area with access to university instructors.
Jan 08, 05:27PM PST | 0 comments
Hmm. Basically, this program is calorie and fat gram counting. I know this works because I do it every new year and do lose weight until I get sick and tired of trying to keep up with the food diary. In addition, the alli absorbs some of the fat consumed with each meal, so I should lose an additional amount. I have had two unpleasant incidents in the week I’ve been taking it. One was precipitated by consuming more than the recommended number of fat grams in one meal, although I thought I was within the guidelines before I added everything up. The other did not seem to be related to fat consumption, but I did miss a meal accidently. Basically, I think it’s fine when you know you can get to a restroom quickly, but I will not take the alli on days when I have class or anticipate consuming a high fat meal. Two pounds lost this week.
Jan 08, 05:24PM PST | 0 comments
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