I often find myself eating when I am not really hungry.  Maybe I just eat out of boredom.  I have made an effort to determine if in fact I am really hungry before I eat something.  I drink a glass of water if I think I am hungry and wait like 10-15 minutes.  Often times, I don’t feel hungry after that.  So I guess that means I was not really hungry.  Like a lot of times I will come home from work and make dinner even though I really don’t feel any hunger pangs.  Its kind of hard to fight though.  Maybe its just the act of eating that I desire and not the food itself.

Or if I go to a restaurant I feel obligated to finish my food because I don’t want to waste money.  I have finished many plates when I was kind of stuffed.  Its like I can’t stand to see anything left on my plate.  I am trying to overcome this because I think it is critical to my weight loss journey.   I guess I just have to get over it though.

Well, over the summer I and my mechanic decided to start taking ALLI. I bought a scale and brought it to work so we could weigh ourselves 2 times a week. Over the summer I lost like 10 pounds and she lost 15.

This is what we did, the normal OTC Alli dose is half the prescription orlistat. So we took a double dose (2 pills) with each meal. It worked pretty well. The only thing you have to worry about is not eating something with too much fat because you will pay!! I pooped in my pants a couple of times this oily stuff when I ate too much of fatty foods. Also, when you think you have gas go to the bathroom because there is a good chance you will fart the oily discharge. Not fun at work!

All of that can be avoided by limiting your fat intake. So not only does the drug cause you to not absorb as much fat, but it trains you to not want fat so you don’t crap yourself. If you have constipation problems or pain when defecating because of hemmorhoids this will help you too because it comes out with little effort. Now, the pills are not cheap but you can order them online with a discount.

I have stopped taking them for a month or so but am going to start again this week. If you have any questions about alli let me know!!

I’m sure you have heard about it on Oprah or other shows and wonder if it really works.

The acai berry (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) is a fruit that grows on the acai palm trees in the Amazon fall forest of Brazil. It’s dark purple/maroon in color and about the size of a grape. It is extremely rich in nutrients. Natives of the Amazon region have made this berry a major section of their diet for hundreds of years.

Approximately 10% of the berry contains edible pulp and skin and the remaining 90% is the pit/seed. Most of the nutrients become from the pulp and skin and the pt/seed is normally not eaten. The fruit tastes like a vibrant mix of berries and chocolates. With rich nutrients and great taste, it is not surprising that this food is becoming extremely popular.

Despite being extremely popular in Brazil, the acai berry has been  unknown in other parts of the world. But recent media coverage of this amazing matter has been talked about  on the Oprah Winfrey show, ABC, NBC and CBS news and other shows. It has also been featured in several books. In fact, Dr. Perricone calls this berry the number digit superfood in his book “The Perricone Promise”. The berry is extremely rich in antioxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids. With 15-20 times the antioxidants as flushed grapes, it is digit of best sources of antioxidants of any food. There are numerous benefits to acai. In summary, it can help:

* Promote and help weight loss
* Boost energy & stamina
* Boost the immune system
* Promote more better sleep
* Fight aging and inflammation
* Protect against heart disease
* Increase libido( sex drive)

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You can either do this at home or if you have a couple hundred dollars to spend you can go to a spa and have it done.

This involves making a paste of minerals and nutrients and putting them all over you and you wrap your self up tight and do some physical activity.  What this does is make your fat cells purge and water and toxins so they shrink.  You normally don’t use weight with this but you will definitely lose inches off you butt, thighs and waist.  If you wrap your arms and legs you can lose inches there too.   You may find it easier to go to a spa and have them wrap you up like a mummy rather than doing it yourself because once you start wrapping it will be hard to move around and I don’t think you want your friends or family to see you like this.  Another reason to go to the spa is that they have all the supplies on hand because if you go to the drug store to buy 100 ace bandages that can get pretty expensive.

Now, in conjunction with my sauna attempt  I took some diuretics aka water pills.   Now, if you don’t want to sweat yourself to death in the sauna you can try these.  They will help you lose some fast water weight and lose that bloated feeling.   You should be able to squeeze into a one size smaller dress.  As you know our bodies are 70% water.  You can pick them up at your local drug store or order them online.  Coffee is also a natural diuretic.  If you drink too much though you will be bouncing off the walls.  So, I would stick with the pills.  Now keep in mind this is only a temporary fix like if you have a class reunion or wedding or something like that because once you increase your water intake to normal you will put the pounds back on.   Now there is another fairly new method using body wraps to help lose inches that I will talk about in my next post.

Yes.  Its true.  You can lose 10 pounds today in the sauna.  You have to sit there for like 3 hours though.

I did this once about 10 years ago when I needed to lose some weight quickly so I could join the military.  The next day I had to go to the MEPS to get my physical and get weighed and everything.  The night before I went to a local gym and they gave me a guest pass for one day to try it out.  I got on some exercise machines for a little bit and went to the sauna.  I weighed myself before and after.  I sat there for like 3 hours.  That is easier said than done because you start to feel like you are suffocating.  When I came out I lost like 10 pounds!!! Hooray!!

Now mind you, this is all water weight that I lost and I knew any fluids I drank would pack the pounds right back on.  So needless to say the next 24 hours sucked.  I did take some water pill that I will talk about in my next post,  but I accomplished my goal and as soon as I weighed in I drank a bunch of water and that 10 pounds was back on in no time.