Alli.. has anyone tried it?

Brynn

I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you Fitness Chick. Alli does not encourage you to not eat any fat- if you didn't eat any fat Alli wouldn't work because there would be no fat for it to try to flush. Alli encourages you to do the opposite (within reason)

I eat naturally low fat and Alli actually encourages me to try to eat more (healthy) fats. I am a carb/sugar junkie but I know that if I eat these things on Alli, the Alli won't work because there is no fat to flush. I eat lean meat and peanut butter because I know that I will get more bang for my buck (i.e. Alli will grab more calories) if I do so.

And as for treatment side effects, I had none after the past couple of days. I actually love Alli- it helps keep me regular! I still follow MFP faithfully (well, aside from the cruise I just went on- I still feel too guilty to even post about that here) by eating healthfully, working out, and making this a lfestyle change. Alli gives me that little boost i.e. if I loose 5 lbs through my own efforts, Alli turns that 5 lbs into 7.5 lbs. And I asked about Alli at my last check up and my doctors gave me the all clear.

pelelovesme

This was a good topic to discuss. I've been debating whether or not to try it myself. After reading all of your opinions on here, I've confirmed my decision to not try it. I don't want to risk the chance of something embarassing happening... much much easier to just watch calories :P I think slightly slower weight loss is a better than possible "accidents". :blushing:

Fitness_Chick

I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you Fitness Chick. Alli does not encourage you to not eat any fat- if you didn't eat any fat Alli wouldn't work because there would be no fat for it to try to flush. Alli encourages you to do the opposite (within reason)

I eat naturally low fat and Alli actually encourages me to try to eat more (healthy) fats. I am a carb/sugar junkie but I know that if I eat these things on Alli, the Alli won't work because there is no fat to flush. I eat lean meat and peanut butter because I know that I will get more bang for my buck (i.e. Alli will grab more calories) if I do so.

And as for treatment side effects, I had none after the past couple of days. I actually love Alli- it helps keep me regular! I still follow MFP faithfully (well, aside from the cruise I just went on- I still feel too guilty to even post about that here) by eating healthfully, working out, and making this a lfestyle change. Alli gives me that little boost i.e. if I loose 5 lbs through my own efforts, Alli turns that 5 lbs into 7.5 lbs. And I asked about Alli at my last check up and my doctors gave me the all clear.

Hi,
No problem:happy: I was actually partially quoting songbyrdsweet's post in what she had shared. What I've learned about ALI is from doctors and nutritionists...I don't have personal experience in using it myself.

Question for you...how does it know good fat from bad fat and which one to eliminate from you body though? So how does it work exactly... if you don't eat fats then you don't have issues with it? If a person does eat fats then that's where the issues come into play? Guess I'm a bit confused.

I simply eat healthy and workout and the weight drops off ...I have a fair bit to lose so it's dropping off faster then if I had less to lose...for now anyway....it will slow down at a point:noway: .

Well if it's healthy and not damaging your body and it's helping you to change your eating habits, then I say...go for it.

I found when I've used products in the past or special 'diets' I didnt' really learn how to eat properly but only how to 'diet' in a different way. I no longer 'diet' but simply eat less, keep to clean eating, and workout each day and do strength training and keep a positive mindset & down lots & lots of my water:drinker: ... I'll stick to that as it's working for me quite well:drinker: :drinker:

jofjltncb6

Alli sounds awful.