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redgrrl

alli wrap-up - not filtered & publicly available

Aug 07, 2007 10:23

Well, I'm done with the alli experiment and thought I would make my final thoughts public, in case someone is wondering about whether or not to try it ( Read more... )

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cjsmith August 7 2007, 20:53:02 UTC

Well, congratulations on those five pounds however you did it! It makes sense that if you already know how to eat low-fat, maybe alli isn't worth much to ya. Take it as a sign that you're doing well!

redgrrl August 8 2007, 14:04:42 UTC

Thanks, CJ! I do feel good about how I've done and how I look. I have toned arms for the first time EVER! Maybe one of my goals should be 10 pull-ups. We did that thing in school where you had to hold yourself up in a pull-up position and were timed to see how you did. I never could even HOLD that position for even a second. Don't know where I'd find a bar to test things out, though...

cjsmith August 8 2007, 16:06:44 UTC

Pull-ups are hard for us chicks to get started with, but it TOTALLY IS possible to get to the point where you can do ten of them. Where I went to boot camp, outside the mess hall there were pull-up bars. It was taken as a sign of Super Extra Team Spirit for soldiers standing in line to run over to the pull-up bars and do their best while they waited. Few did. I figured why the hell not? I went from being unable to do one to being able to do maybe six of them in just a few weeks. What helped me the most was regular practice for short bursts of time, and second most was probably weighing 115 ;-). (My arms are TINY. Like the rest of me once was.)

I so want toned arms. Maybe I need to find a way to install a pull-up bar somewhere.

redgrrl August 10 2007, 16:51:43 UTC

I *almost* bought a pull-up bar yesterday at Walmart, but got a stability ball instead. I didn't even know they SOLD pull-up bars at Walmart! Hell, they apparently don't sell bath brushes, so why would I think they'd sell pull-up bars?!?

Anyway, next time I go in, I'm getting that damn thing and installing it myself if I have to! :)

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Re: THANKS! redgrrl August 13 2007, 13:06:28 UTC

You're welcome! I'm happy to answer any questions. I really went back and forth about whether I wanted to try alli and couldn't find much information from people who HAD tried it.