Has anyone tried using Ali to help with weight loss?

kimberg75

I was wondering if anyone has had positive results with using Ali? I have been considering buying it since it's FDA approved I assume it's safe? The commercial says for every pound you work to lose, Ali helps you lose one more.....does this mean that if I normally lose 2 lbs. per week I could be losing 4 while taking Ali? That just seems too good to be true...but it would be nice and could help me get to my goal weight a lot quicker! Hmmm......going to Wal-Mart tomorrow, shall I throw it in the cart or not?!?

MericoX

The side effects/warnings are scary enough. It warns you not to wear light colored pants as basically you can have random, oily, tar-like explosive diarrhea. LOL

PASS

xHelloQuincyx

it blocks fat from getting absorbed. however if you eat to much fat (think of all the times you have caved and ate something bad) you get sick. litteraly nasty crap your pants sick.
i have done some looking up of this on google :] prolly wont try it

posbey

i heard it works but yeah if you eat greasy stuff you can cause a lot of that ugly diarrhea.

xHelloQuincyx

The side effects/warnings are scary enough. It warns you not to wear light colored pants as basically you can have random, oily, tar-like explosive diarrhea. LOL

PASS

dont you think people would smell that even if you had brown pants on haha

KeevaDeva

I heard a long, long time ago before you could buy it when they were testing it that it could cause cancer. But maybe thats changed now, if it is FDA approved.

kimberg75

What?!?! Now that's sick! I definitely don't want explosive diarrhea!! Guess I will just stick to slowly but surely losing weight.....
Thanks for the info., I had no idea....that is something they didn't mention on the commercial!!

CharityAngel

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alli/WT00030

srenebailey

Ewwww! That sounds nasty! I think I'll say NO to that! Nothing beats eating right and exercise.

cdthom

It blocks some of the fat from being taken into the body you need to take a multi vitamin with in but not at the same time couple hours after taking it so your body getts the vitamins that ar naturaly taken into the body through fat

foodforfuel

Yeah, when you are in Wal-Mart just poop your pants in Aisle 3, then walk about the store for an hour or so. If you can handle that, then heck yes, throw some in the cart! Ha ha ha.... I am just joking....I thought that was funny!

pinktoenels

They never put the nasty side effects in the commercial! They just tell you it is a magic solution. LOL! Only if there was a skinny pill we could all pop that would make us all a size 6. Cancer or not I would be the first to try it.

kimberg75

LOL!! Clean up on aisle 3!! Sounds like I would need to also put some Depends in the cart as well.... No thank you!

h3h8m3

I've been using it for about a month. I haven't had any bad side-effects. From what I've read people only get side-effects for the first couple of weeks. And if you do a low fat diet for a couple of weeks BEFORE you start Alli you should probably not see any side effects at all.

And the claim is that for each 2 pounds you lose on your own Alli will help you lose 1 more.

I'm not here to say you should use it, just that all these people are overreacting to the potential side effects. I have not had any problems at all.

CommittohealthCHANGED

When I first started eating healthy 01/2010, yes I tried ali and it does work. Like other peole had said if you eat to much fat the side effect, which are not side effect just the pill doing what is was made to do block the fat. If you eat over the percentage of fat per meal then you pay the consequences. I learn the hard way when I ate popye's chicken and had uncontrollable ****s. LOL. After a couple of time experiencing this I quicky started to watch what I eat that was greasy. Some people output on the pill is they don't like the side effects. My output was I would not eat high fats becuse after seeing what I was putting in my sytem detered me from eating high fats food. I felt if I ate high fats foods then I would wanted to take the pill to block the fat, therfore If I didn't I would **** everywhere. All this detered me from eating high fats food. Once I was in control of not eating high fats food I stop taking the pill. I only took the pill about one to two months. I hope this helps.

Johnnyswife

The side effects/warnings are scary enough. It warns you not to wear light colored pants as basically you can have random, oily, tar-like explosive diarrhea. LOL

PASS

I've used it...it keeps you honest and making smarter choices in what foods you pick to eat. If you have a piece of chicken, it won't have much fat to block..If you eat a greasy cheese burger, your gonna pay with explosive oily diarrhea. lol

foodforfuel

LOL!! Clean up on aisle 3!! Sounds like I would need to also put some Depends in the cart as well.... No thank you!

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

kimberg75

Thanks for the info. everyone! I think I will pass on Ali though....I just NEED my occasional cheeseballs fix! I would be overdoing it on fat and getting explosive rhea all over the place!!

hush7hush

Don't do it!
I've tried it.
BAD.
I am scared for life.

lynettebobs

Actually there is a little more to be concerned about than staining ur pants. I have tried Alli & so have my sisters. It worked for them but due to pre-existing digestive problems it didnt properly work for me. They eventually stopped using it due to harshness on their systems. I do believe that things work for some people &l the FDA did approve this however on Dr. Oz show just yesterday it was announced several women have died using Alli because it caused them liver failure. It was also discussed that all tests for new rx are mostly done by the fda and that they usually with-hold negative studies in order to promote the new drugs. The reports available to our physicians are usually biased on fda's part & free rx given to dr.'s & clinics to promote later purchases. We should not always assume FDA is always in our best interest but whats in their investor's pockets. I have half a bottle of Alli left. I am no longer going to take them. Wish I could send them to u free of charge.

tjradd73

be careful with that!!! I know 2 people who used it and it did absolutley nothing for them period!! but then I have heard horror stories about it messin with your belly too!! the most I think it will do for you is SCARE you into not eating fatty foods for a while!! Once one of my friends tried it and nothing happened (in the BR)...she just went back to eating normal!!!

simple fact though...I have heard NOTHING positive about it

tjradd73

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tjradd73

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tjradd73

wtf!!

tjradd73

sorry!!!

phoenix9115

hi there I am not on alli,but i am on xenical,which is a precription of the same kind of drug..It has helped me a very little since starting about 6 weeks ago,3 or 4 pounds,not signifigant..it also makes you go number 2 alot and leaves you kind of running there sometimes..but,heres the good side.it does work,it sticks to the fat in your food and makes it come out with your..umm..leavings..instead of staying in your body..I am really buckling down on a stricter calorie count now for the next month to try to lose the weight i need to to be approved for the GP surgery.I am going to continue taking the xenical along with lowering my calories and getting some excercise..I think you should try the alli,or xenical(i am on state insurance so even though my doc had to jump through some hoops she got it covered for me 100%,and it costs $471.00 for 90 pills!)..try it out for a couple months and see how you do..ive only been on the xenical for 5 weeks so the 3 pounds i lost isnt signifigant,but it helped me not to gain as well..let me know how you do Jen in Meriden CT
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phoenix9115

the oily tarry thing with the light pants..yea..thats not a myth but once you get used to the meds your body handles it alot better,Like i said in my message before I dont take alli i take xenical which is a prescription so i think its probably stronger.

MericoX

Or you can set MFP to lose 2 lbs a week and work harder for that extra pound. Besides I don't think loosing more than 2lbs a week is very healthy (except in the beginning with the whole *water weight thing*)

bigmamma3

I took xenical when i started this journey and lost two pound in two months the moment I stopped taking it i lost loads more. Plus i know its all my hard work that did it. ,Taking it also messed up my periods which is another side affect no body mentions. so personally i wouldn't advise taking it. like someone else said i have never heard anything good about it.

skinnybitch1987

I think more than anything, it scares people into not eat eating lots of fat for pure fear of crapping their pants. yeah, that about sums it up. I don't think it really 'helps' your weight loss in any other way.

ImperfektAngel

your body needs good fats, why would you take this?