Has anyone tried Alli?
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It sounds like the stuff they give alcoholics which makes them sick if they drink alcohol except this one makes you sick if you eat fat. The problem I see with that is that some fat is good for you. You need fat in your diet and if I'm going to be risking being stinky pants at work I had better look like Gloria from Modern Family or Joan from Mad Men overnight.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: lol, Stinky pants!!! BAHAHHAAHAHAH0 -
i think you might want to buy adult diapers
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Been there done that. I lost 14 lbs on it in about 3 weeks when it 1st came out as a prescription medication.
A couple of tips for you:
1. ALWAYS carry at least one extra pair of underwear with you. EVERYWHERE you go. Also a change of clothes is an excellent idea as well.
A. It doesn't hurt to also pack around extra toilet paper. A travel size pack of kleenex works well.
2. Do not wear light colored pants/skirts. This includes tan/khaki colored scrubs.
3. Do NOT eat pepperoni pizza; EVER, while taking this medication.
4. Never stray far from a restroom; preferably a secluded, soundproof one.
5. Don't work long shifts on your feet in a busy ER while taking this medication.
See the pattern?
Yes, so did my coworkers and patients. It only takes one funny joke or a sneeze to ruin your day and get you a new nickname.
Good luck!:flowerforyou:
I'm so sorry but I am laughing so hard.0 -
Dulcolax are cheaper and basically do the same thing!... if you're going to take pills go for fat burners which will actually boost your metabolism and give you energy to exercise so you can then get physically fitter as you are actually exercising more!
They stop working as well after a while but by that time you might be able to exercise for long enough yourself that you don't need them to give you the energy.
I started by using them as I had severely low energy with under active thyoid and other medical issues I struggled to keep going for 30 mins.. I tried capsiplex which initially gave me a huge energy boost and I was then doing 2 hours sessions at 5 am! The pounds and inches dropped off at first, it slowed down but was enough to get me started. I've been doing an hour a day without taking any since before xmas now. Even if I don't manage anything more energetic I go on the exercise pedals whilst watching telly at night and can still burn an extra 600 cals for the day. When I've got time and energy and nothing else on I try and do some pilates or boxing/tennis on wii too.
I found when I stopped exercising I quickly felt tired again and energy levels dropped and when got back into my energy levels improved again without taking anything extra.0 -
popping in for the laughs0
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Been there and used them. Has no side effects but got bored with such a restrictive diet.0
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Tried it..first few days i had to get the fat intake under control or i was in the bathroom throughout the day..after being on it for a month i dont have any side affects after being strict on the diet plan..but no significant weightloss..would i buy it again and waste 60 bucks...nope0
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Ah,
I love this thread. Some hilarious and graphic accounts. Ok, Alli: from a nurse's point of view, this drug is a watered down version of a very effective drug, called Orlistat. This blocks fat in the gut, so u don't absorb it. It comes out in faeces. Orlistat is very good on the morbidly obese, who cannot resist fatty foods. However, Alli is a weaker version, and much less effective. Bear this in mind- you will not be able to exercise, because you will poo yourself, you will not be able to wear white, because you will poo yourself. You will not be comfortable at intimate moments, because.... well, you get the idea! Alli works by blocking fat, so some people avoid fat, to avoid the diarrhoea. They therefore lose weight because they avoid fat, not because of the drug. It will work if you are on Atkins, and most of your diet is fat. You will be beautifully slim, but never leave the toilet, to show off your figure. Unless you are morbid obese, and diabetic, and had a heart attack, the benefits are really not enough to compensate for the side effects. Good luck with your ongoing weight loss. sounds like you are doing very well without drugs to help X 0 -
popping in for the laughs
i read this as "pooping" in.0 -
Taken from http://thewvsr.com/alli.htm
Hilarious!! :laugh:
Alli is a new over-the-counter weight-loss pill which, predictably enough, has proven to be a massive best-seller from the moment it became available. The drug, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, reportedly works by blocking the absorption of excess fats by the body. And folks are waddling, not walking, to their local drug stores for a chance to get started on the Alli "program."
As is the case with most drugs, Alli comes with a risk of certain side effects. Or, as they're known on the company website, treatment effects.
A person is reportedly limited to 15 grams of fat per meal, and if they go over (or even if they don't), there's a significant chance they'll find themselves out behind a shopping center somewhere, crying and clutching a wad of horrifyingly soiled underwear, searching for a place to ditch it.
As best as I can tell, anyway...
Since a lot of this stuff is couched in language that is technically truthful, but very carefully worded, I've taken it upon myself to go through the list of side (treatment) effects and warnings, and translate it all into layman's terms.
I'm no scientist or doctor, and don't pretend to have any special knowledge. I'm just a person who's fairly good with words and reading between the lines... The highlighted phrases below are direct quotes from the Alli website, with my translations in between.
Undigested fat cannot be absorbed and passes through the body naturally. The excess fat is not harmful. In fact, you may recognize it in the toilet as something that looks like the oil on top of a pizza.
Here the drug makers are trying to soothe the nerves of the skeptical fatty, by speaking their language. Pizza is something fatties understand, and a big part of the reason they’re interested in Alli to begin with. Pizza is good, pizza is reassuring… even when it’s flowing from your *kitten* like molten lava.
The website mentions seeing the undigested fat in a toilet, but that’s clearly a best case scenario. You might also see it on the tops of your shoes, across the hood of a car, or way up the shower curtain, near the loops.
The fat passes out of your body, so you may have bowel changes, known as treatment effects.
Bowel changes. Notice how they phrase that? It means stuff will be happening the likes of which you could never have imagined. It’ll be like a daily Dean Koontz novel inside your underwear.
You may get:
gas with oily spotting
You’ll be farting Wesson oil straight through your Dockers…
loose stools
and having violent chipped beef explosions...
more frequent stools that may be hard to control
all the time, with a sphincter that can no longer be counted as a friend.
Eating a low-fat diet lowers the chance of these bowel changes. Limit fat intake in your meals to an average of 15 grams.
The McDonald’s Big Mac has 34 grams of fat, and the Burger King Whopper has 40. Eat either of these while taking Alli, and you’ll very likely be transformed into a diarrhea cannon.
Learning how to manage treatment effects is an important part of being successful with alli. Here's how to take control:
Start trimming fat from your diet now, even before you begin taking alli. Then pick a day to begin taking alli, such as a weekend day so you can stay close to home if you experience a treatment effect. Make the timing work for you. If you're getting ready to travel or attend a social event, hold off on starting with alli until the event is over
Blowing liquid feces down a row of bridesmaids, for instance, could be viewed negatively in certain circles. Further, an unexpected bout of the power-squirts while riding “The Bullet” at the county fair might not ingratiate you with your friends. Or anyone on the fairway. Or the folks in the parking lot walking to their cars.
While no one likes experiencing treatment effects, they might help you think twice about eating questionable fat content. If you think of it like that, alli can act like a security guard for your late-night cravings
You see, when you think about it, ****ting yourself is actually a positive.
You can't "save fat grams" from lunch and "spend them" at dinner. Spread your daily fat gram allowance of 15 grams on average per meal over the whole day
Cheating can lead to embarrassment, tears, and the introduction of a frantically constructed toilet paper crack-wedge in the bathroom of an Applebee's. It’s simply not worth it.
You may feel an urgent need to go to the bathroom. Until you have a sense of any treatment effects, it's probably a smart idea to wear dark pants, and bring a change of clothes with you to work
Until you get the hang of it, you should probably take along a rolling suitcase full of brown clothes everywhere you go, while taking Alli. Luckily, however, turd-colored clothing is in this season; turd is the new vomit.
If co-workers ask about it, there is no shame in telling the truth. You might be surprised how understanding folks can be if you simply say, “I dress like this to conceal the poop that's constantly soaking through the seat of my pants.”
You may not usually get gassy, but it's a possibility when you take alli. The bathroom is really the best place to go when that happens
Showboating is not recommended.
You can use a food journal to recognize what foods can lead to treatment effects. For example, writing down what you eat may help you learn that marinara sauce is a better option than Alfredo sauce
In addition to a handcart full of extra pants designed to camouflage your anal leakage, it might also be a good idea to carry a schematic and information wheel, so you don't repeat past mistakes and have a treatment effect halfway up your back.
I hope this information has proven to be valuable.
lmao...to scared to try it!0 -
I used it a couple of years back. Lost 25 lbs and was pretty happy, except that I stopped losing at 25 lbs. I didn't experience horrible side effects like some say, but when I ate too much fat (which is the key to success), the extra fat was definately disposed of when I went to the bathroom! If I kept my fat to no more than 9 grams per meal, I did great.0
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popping in for the laughs
i read this as "pooping" in.
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Yes, I have tried it and no, I will never use again. Anal leakage and orangish spots in the stool. !!So not worth the "treatment effects!"0
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Two words.
Anal.Leakage.
Save a word: Shart0 -
Two words.
Anal.Leakage.
Save a word: Shart
Forced farts equal sharts!0 -
Er...so did I HAHpopping in for the laughs
i read this as "pooping" in.0 -
Just. Don't. Do. It.
I agree.....:ohwell: :noway:0 -
People I know who have get the ****s and giggles.
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I recently started using MFP, and so far I love it! I've lost 3 pounds in 2 weeks! I've been thinking about buying Alli, but it's pretty pricey. I figure between good diet, exercise, and adding Alli, I could speed up my weight loss, but I dont want to waste my money if it doesnt work. Any info would be helpful! Thanks!
If you have 30lbs to lose you should be aiming for 1lb a week, so 3 in 2 weeks is fantastic you are ahead of target.
I don't know where you live but here in uk you have to have a certain bmi / amount of weight to lose to buy alli.
The side effects sound nasty, and you seem to be doing perfectly well without it, just keep it up x0 -
YAY ANAL LEAKAGE!! Who wakes up and thinks I don't have enough anal leakage in my life? Not me - I'm good without that fun factor.0
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I've used it and my husband is currently. I started taking it and anything over 15 grams of fat put oil in my stools. My husband has to behave taking it also, or he'll poot oil. no kidding. So, I was being good and figured okay, why am I taking this again? I didn't lose any weight until I started eating right. Then I saved 70 dollars. 0 -
It's very similar to olestra. It prevents your body from absorbing fat.
don't. do. it.0 -
A girl I worked with a few years ago went on that. She liked it but was always in the toilet, she did lose weight but when she stopped doing it she gained it all back and then some. Keep doing this, eat sensibly and exercise, it will come off slowly but you wont gain it back, "diets" really dont work, people stop doing them and always gain back the weight and more.
Good luck!0 -
Your *kitten* will melt away :-) At least that is what it will feel like dripping down your leg!
Funny :-)0 -
I took it for a few months when it was prescribed. I wasn't serious about weightloss, so I suffered the consequences people have described. The thing is, people who take it start avoiding fatty food, but don't necessarily learn to eat more healthily.
It seems like you're doing great already. I think we need to learn to be more patient. When it comes to weightloss, the faster way is never one that lasts.
Keep up the good work!0 -
Yeah, I was thinking of giving this a try...until I read reviews. Uncontrollable sudden bouts of diarrhea?? No thanks!!0
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I've had my gall bladder out, soI can't use it, but it basically does the same thing my surgery did: keeps your body from absorbing fat. Which, yeah, can cause some problee, but not if you pay attention to what you eat.
I have found it easier to lose weight without my gb, so I'd assume that all is equally effective.0 -
i thought of trying some of the weight loss stuff,but it's not hard to figure out how to lose weight. My issue was staying strong mentally. i would give in a little to easily to junk. Not anymore. Whatever you decide to use, have your head into what you are doing and the results will follow. good luck0
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Taken from http://thewvsr.com/alli.htm
Hilarious!! :laugh:
Alli is a new over-the-counter weight-loss pill which, predictably enough, has proven to be a massive best-seller from the moment it became available. The drug, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, reportedly works by blocking the absorption of excess fats by the body. And folks are waddling, not walking, to their local drug stores for a chance to get started on the Alli "program."
As is the case with most drugs, Alli comes with a risk of certain side effects. Or, as they're known on the company website, treatment effects.
A person is reportedly limited to 15 grams of fat per meal, and if they go over (or even if they don't), there's a significant chance they'll find themselves out behind a shopping center somewhere, crying and clutching a wad of horrifyingly soiled underwear, searching for a place to ditch it.
As best as I can tell, anyway...
Since a lot of this stuff is couched in language that is technically truthful, but very carefully worded, I've taken it upon myself to go through the list of side (treatment) effects and warnings, and translate it all into layman's terms.
I'm no scientist or doctor, and don't pretend to have any special knowledge. I'm just a person who's fairly good with words and reading between the lines... The highlighted phrases below are direct quotes from the Alli website, with my translations in between.
Undigested fat cannot be absorbed and passes through the body naturally. The excess fat is not harmful. In fact, you may recognize it in the toilet as something that looks like the oil on top of a pizza.
Here the drug makers are trying to soothe the nerves of the skeptical fatty, by speaking their language. Pizza is something fatties understand, and a big part of the reason they’re interested in Alli to begin with. Pizza is good, pizza is reassuring… even when it’s flowing from your *kitten* like molten lava.
The website mentions seeing the undigested fat in a toilet, but that’s clearly a best case scenario. You might also see it on the tops of your shoes, across the hood of a car, or way up the shower curtain, near the loops.
The fat passes out of your body, so you may have bowel changes, known as treatment effects.
Bowel changes. Notice how they phrase that? It means stuff will be happening the likes of which you could never have imagined. It’ll be like a daily Dean Koontz novel inside your underwear.
You may get:
gas with oily spotting
You’ll be farting Wesson oil straight through your Dockers…
loose stools
and having violent chipped beef explosions...
more frequent stools that may be hard to control
all the time, with a sphincter that can no longer be counted as a friend.
Eating a low-fat diet lowers the chance of these bowel changes. Limit fat intake in your meals to an average of 15 grams.
The McDonald’s Big Mac has 34 grams of fat, and the Burger King Whopper has 40. Eat either of these while taking Alli, and you’ll very likely be transformed into a diarrhea cannon.
Learning how to manage treatment effects is an important part of being successful with alli. Here's how to take control:
Start trimming fat from your diet now, even before you begin taking alli. Then pick a day to begin taking alli, such as a weekend day so you can stay close to home if you experience a treatment effect. Make the timing work for you. If you're getting ready to travel or attend a social event, hold off on starting with alli until the event is over
Blowing liquid feces down a row of bridesmaids, for instance, could be viewed negatively in certain circles. Further, an unexpected bout of the power-squirts while riding “The Bullet” at the county fair might not ingratiate you with your friends. Or anyone on the fairway. Or the folks in the parking lot walking to their cars.
While no one likes experiencing treatment effects, they might help you think twice about eating questionable fat content. If you think of it like that, alli can act like a security guard for your late-night cravings
You see, when you think about it, ****ting yourself is actually a positive.
You can't "save fat grams" from lunch and "spend them" at dinner. Spread your daily fat gram allowance of 15 grams on average per meal over the whole day
Cheating can lead to embarrassment, tears, and the introduction of a frantically constructed toilet paper crack-wedge in the bathroom of an Applebee's. It’s simply not worth it.
You may feel an urgent need to go to the bathroom. Until you have a sense of any treatment effects, it's probably a smart idea to wear dark pants, and bring a change of clothes with you to work
Until you get the hang of it, you should probably take along a rolling suitcase full of brown clothes everywhere you go, while taking Alli. Luckily, however, turd-colored clothing is in this season; turd is the new vomit.
If co-workers ask about it, there is no shame in telling the truth. You might be surprised how understanding folks can be if you simply say, “I dress like this to conceal the poop that's constantly soaking through the seat of my pants.”
You may not usually get gassy, but it's a possibility when you take alli. The bathroom is really the best place to go when that happens
Showboating is not recommended.
You can use a food journal to recognize what foods can lead to treatment effects. For example, writing down what you eat may help you learn that marinara sauce is a better option than Alfredo sauce
In addition to a handcart full of extra pants designed to camouflage your anal leakage, it might also be a good idea to carry a schematic and information wheel, so you don't repeat past mistakes and have a treatment effect halfway up your back.
I hope this information has proven to be valuable.
My glass of water just exploded through my nose. Thanks for that! Toooooo funnnny!0
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