Thinking about Alli.. Any success stories out there?
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christinev297 wrote: »I took one of those bowel prep cleanses ONCE! It was horrific, lets just say, never ever take them when you're suffering from hay fever and sneezing a lot. And be double sure to be fully seated on the toilet before you sneeze, or else you will end up with chocolate covered walls and ceiling in your loo.
Yes people, this happened to me
LMAO! I'm sorry. I can't help but to laugh, but just the image of sneezing and pooping all over the place is hilarious. I know it wasn't at the time, though.1 -
I'm waiting hopefully for OP to come back. But I bet they won't.1
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rocknlotsofrolls wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »I took one of those bowel prep cleanses ONCE! It was horrific, lets just say, never ever take them when you're suffering from hay fever and sneezing a lot. And be double sure to be fully seated on the toilet before you sneeze, or else you will end up with chocolate covered walls and ceiling in your loo.
Yes people, this happened to me
LMAO! I'm sorry. I can't help but to laugh, but just the image of sneezing and pooping all over the place is hilarious. I know it wasn't at the time, though.
This happened nearly 2 years ago, and i am only just now able to laugh about it.
LOL Don't be sorry, it is funny when it happens to other people :bigsmile:
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christinev297 wrote: »rocknlotsofrolls wrote: »christinev297 wrote: »I took one of those bowel prep cleanses ONCE! It was horrific, lets just say, never ever take them when you're suffering from hay fever and sneezing a lot. And be double sure to be fully seated on the toilet before you sneeze, or else you will end up with chocolate covered walls and ceiling in your loo.
Yes people, this happened to me
LMAO! I'm sorry. I can't help but to laugh, but just the image of sneezing and pooping all over the place is hilarious. I know it wasn't at the time, though.
This happened nearly 2 years ago, and i am only just now able to laugh about it.
LOL Don't be sorry, it is funny when it happens to other people :bigsmile:
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I'm sorry, Christine. But this was all I could think of....
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jhs4bama79 wrote: »Look I don't need anyone's negativity please. If you haven't personally tried the medication yourself please hold your opinions/comments.. Not to sound rude, but that's what I'm asking for is personal "Yes, I have tried this and sure it was great or no it was horrible don't do it!" input. Thanks.
It is disconcerting when you first come one here and you ask what you think is a fairly benign question (hey it's medically endorsed) and get such vehement responses which, in your case are spot on so I hope you take them for the intent which is meant.
it is disheartening too to find out that your loss slows down. There's a mental adjustment (was for me) to accept that its going to take a little longer than what you're anticipating. Sometimes what we start with (which you haven't mentioned) in order to lose we have to reconfigure or create another goal to go alongside it so we aren't so focused on scales.
I found it really helpful to use the search function on here anytime I had a query - so much information on here to get over hurdles.
#IwillneverlookatChristinethesameagain
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It is true. It happened to me in Target. I had to buy pants and underwear and change in the Target bathroom. I threw the clothes I was wearing in the trash. So happy I was not at work.0
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I have used it. It was recommended by my aunt. I couldn't make it from the toilet to the shower without leaking. Terrible stuff!!!1
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I sincerely hope OP is still reading this.
And if she has decided to try Alli I want a full report of it effectiveness :bigsmile:1 -
jhs4bama79 wrote: »Look I don't need anyone's negativity please. If you haven't personally tried the medication yourself please hold your opinions/comments.. Not to sound rude, but that's what I'm asking for is personal "Yes, I have tried this and sure it was great or no it was horrible don't do it!" input. Thanks.
Absolutely no one in the thread was being negative. You also don't have to experience fatty butt leaks to weigh in on whether or not one would want them, or whether they are worth losing a few pounds by depriving your body of dietary fat that it needs.
Alli is a terrible product, and I never will understand why someone would torture themselves in that way to lose weight. Just eat less food than you did before.2 -
jhs4bama79 wrote: »I've been thinking about purchasing Alli since they've put it back on the market again. Any success stories out there? I've lost approx 36 lbs since the 5th of January, but feel like I'm plateauing...
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I didn't like it. I had the Rx one it was just toooooo oily for me because I wasn't trying to cut down on my fat intake.0
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My neighbor took it for a short time. She got tired of all the accidents she had. Social life was nonexistent because of her fear of anal leakage1
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I've tried it and if you even fart this orange oil comes out and when you poop oil drips out so if your going to take it you'll need to wear pads. Like a big one that goes past your *kitten*. Sorry if that's tmi! But it does work on a side note.1
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I took it for a couple of months several years ago. I never had any problems with it...no accidents or anything of that nature. However, I did not lose any weight. The reason was that eating too much fat was never my problem...I got fat because I ate too much sugar and bread and other processed carbs. And Alli does nothing at all to help with that.0
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Alli is supposed to help train you not to eat too much fat in your diet, and the negative side effects are essentially your consequence for doing so. It is similar in concept to some medications that are given to alcoholics that will make them violently ill and throwing up if they consume alcohol. If you stay within the recommended fat you won't have the issues. However, you should know that Alli was purchased by another company, went off the market, and recently re-introduced and the new formula is a bit different; the new company has not confirmed the changes. Also, be aware that you shouldn't stay on Alli for the long term, it is really a short term solution. It does work, and it simply works because it prevents your body from absorbing a lot of the fat that you normally would have - since fat has the most calories compared to other macro-molecules, you obviously aren't retaining those calories and are able to have an easier deficit. It will seem like it doesn't work if you don't end up having a caloric deficit, but in reality it is just preventing gains, so you still need to achieve a caloric deficit to see an actual loss.0
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Alli is supposed to help train you not to eat too much fat in your diet, and the negative side effects are essentially your consequence for doing so. It is similar in concept to some medications that are given to alcoholics that will make them violently ill and throwing up if they consume alcohol. If you stay within the recommended fat you won't have the issues. However, you should know that Alli was purchased by another company, went off the market, and recently re-introduced and the new formula is a bit different; the new company has not confirmed the changes. Also, be aware that you shouldn't stay on Alli for the long term, it is really a short term solution. It does work, and it simply works because it prevents your body from absorbing a lot of the fat that you normally would have - since fat has the most calories compared to other macro-molecules, you obviously aren't retaining those calories and are able to have an easier deficit. It will seem like it doesn't work if you don't end up having a caloric deficit, but in reality it is just preventing gains, so you still need to achieve a caloric deficit to see an actual loss.
Considering dietary fat is essential for your body, not sure why anyone would want to train themselves to not eat fat...1 -
galgenstrick wrote: »Alli is supposed to help train you not to eat too much fat in your diet, and the negative side effects are essentially your consequence for doing so. It is similar in concept to some medications that are given to alcoholics that will make them violently ill and throwing up if they consume alcohol. If you stay within the recommended fat you won't have the issues. However, you should know that Alli was purchased by another company, went off the market, and recently re-introduced and the new formula is a bit different; the new company has not confirmed the changes. Also, be aware that you shouldn't stay on Alli for the long term, it is really a short term solution. It does work, and it simply works because it prevents your body from absorbing a lot of the fat that you normally would have - since fat has the most calories compared to other macro-molecules, you obviously aren't retaining those calories and are able to have an easier deficit. It will seem like it doesn't work if you don't end up having a caloric deficit, but in reality it is just preventing gains, so you still need to achieve a caloric deficit to see an actual loss.
Considering dietary fat is essential for your body, not sure why anyone would want to train themselves to not eat fat...
Definitely! !!
What about excess everything else????
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