Alli reviews/opinions

courtneydickeyxo
courtneydickeyxo Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've been looking for a supplement to kick start my weight loss journey and was looking into Alli a bit. Has anyone taken it? If so can you tell me if it's a good idea or not. Also, I am on birth control and am a little worried about it messing that up, is there any history of it counteracting birth control?

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  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    There are lots of people on here who have tried Alli. A few had good experiences. Many of us experienced terrible side effects that we wouldn't wish on others.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10290083/alli-xenical-does-it-work-please-only-answer-if-you-have-actually-taken-it/p1
  • courtneyfabulous
    courtneyfabulous Posts: 1,863 Member
    Honestly the best thing would be to get your diet in order- healthy nutritious foods, regular meals, eating in a proper calorie deficit- and exercise regularly. Track everything in myfitnesspal and try to eat within your proper macros (protein, carbs and fats, and watch sugar intake as well- this can be viewed in your food diary at the bottom click on "nutrition").

    Just doing this will "kick start" your weight loss just fine. You always lose the most at first anyhow. Diet pills tend to either be harmful or don't actually do anything- it's usually one or the other but sometimes both.

    Pills also kind of set a precedent that you need some outside thing to be able to lose weight- a pill, a special diet, some kind of special weight loss shake, etc...

    the truth is it's so much simpler than that and it comes from what YOU do- what you eat, how much you eat, how much you move, how well you take care of your body. That's it. No short cuts, no gimmicks, no magic pill. Just diet and lifestyle choices and consistency and time.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    courtneydickeyxo wrote: »
    I've been looking for a supplement to kick start my weight loss journey and was looking into Alli a bit. Has anyone taken it? If so can you tell me if it's a good idea or not. Also, I am on birth control and am a little worried about it messing that up, is there any history of it counteracting birth control?

    Don't do it. The only thing that kick starts weight loss is creating a calorie deficit, and it's the only thing that keeps you losing early one.

    I'll leave this here too: Side Effect of Alli
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    What people DON'T know is that Alli not only absorbs "bad" fat, but good fats as well. That means supplementing with a good fat supplement. Which just adds more money to the cost of weightloss. Not to mentioning a pill doesn't TEACH you how to eat correctly, just to have you think twice about a burger or fries because you might have an accident in your pants.
    It's not the food that's the big problem. It's the OVERCONSUMPTION of it that causes weight gain.

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  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Anal leakage.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    courtneydickeyxo wrote: »
    I've been looking for a supplement to kick start my weight loss journey and was looking into Alli a bit. Has anyone taken it? If so can you tell me if it's a good idea or not. Also, I am on birth control and am a little worried about it messing that up, is there any history of it counteracting birth control?

    Don't do it. The only thing that kick starts weight loss is creating a calorie deficit, and it's the only thing that keeps you losing early one.

    I'll leave this here too: Side Effect of Alli

    Need to correct the above.
  • deluxmary2000
    deluxmary2000 Posts: 981 Member
    Don't do it!! I know someone who anal-leakaged all over a couch while taking it. The directions literally tell you to wear dark pants when taking it.
    Also, it's expensive.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Just type "Anal leakage", Adult diapers, Exploding while out in public or how to clean the brown oily muck from your toilet bowl into the search engine here, you'll get loads of stellar reviews :wink:
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    edited October 2016
    usmcmp wrote: »
    There are lots of people on here who have tried Alli. A few had good experiences. Many of us experienced terrible side effects that we wouldn't wish on others.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10290083/alli-xenical-does-it-work-please-only-answer-if-you-have-actually-taken-it/p1

    I came in here just to post that thread. It appears that my work here is done, so not more to add than simply Please don't do it!

    ETA: I don't believe it effects birth control, but if you really are determined to take it, may want to talk to your doctor first to verify that.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Kickstart? What do you mean by that. Like what are you picturing happening?
  • savithny
    savithny Posts: 1,200 Member
    In the studies conducted by the manufacturer, people who took the drug lost only 2-3 kilograms (over weeks) than people who didn't. And in return, they experienced serious, life-affecting side effects.

    Here's the side effects in layman terms:
    http://thewvsr.com/alli.htm

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