Has anyone had success with Alli?

angkit88

I have been diagnosed with PCOS, so I have a hard time losing weight. I am currently tracking calories, doing pretty well with my diet as well. However, weight loss has not been easy. I work 12 hour shifts Monday-Thursday, which makes it harder. I know, it's just an excuse, and if I wanted to do everything I could, I'd get up early and go before work, or go after work. I am just so tired. Which is a side effect of the PCOS. So, after seeing my Dr recently, she recommended I try Alli. She told me about the horrible side effects that will happen if I eat any high-fat meals, etc. I'd like to hear from anyone that has had any success from it. Please share! Thanks!

drgnfyre

my mother tried that stuff. It just made her i'll. What it does is makes you have diarrhea and stomach pains if you eat high fat foods. It comes from the idea that fats make you fat. I don't recommend it. I personally eat a high fat diet and I loose very rapidly on keto. It's not the "diet" you eat that makes you loose it's how many calories you consume. If you take that stuff thinking that cutting fat out of your diet is the magic answer, all your gonna do is make yourself sick.
It makes me angry when doctors scare people off fat. I am walking prove that fat doesn't make you fat. it's the amount of total calories you eat that makes you fat. I went low fat once because a doctor told me to and I was hungry all the time and as a result after a year I couldn't take it anymore and binged for two months. My skin was very dry, also. There is no magic cut this food out and you can eat w/e you want diet. (i know that seems silly since i cut out carbs, but I do that because I am allergic to so many of them, not because that was the magic diet)
Also, I have read that HIGH FAT keto diet is recommended for pcos. Don't quote me on that, but I would do some research on it. I have seen some people here say that it helps, though i do not know how much truth there is in that. If that's the case then you would be doing the opposite of what you should be doing with pcos. I'd at least look into it before I took those pills.