Has anyone tried Alli?

My cousin tried it and she had diarrhea for many days. She quit using it for obvious reasons.

I'm actually taking alli and it works for me. It's a diet aid kind of thing haha. It only works if you take it 20 minutes before meal and you can skip if you skip a meal. It helps burn off fat in the food you digest before you digest them... sort of. I'm not entirely sure. But i do know that the results are the major for everyone. For people looking to lose like 30lbs or more it will help, but anything under that and it will only increase you're weight loss by like 5-7lbs in total. I've been taking it for 2 weeks now and I havn't had any bowel movement issues. diarrhea and such hasn't happened... I think that's only the colon cleansers. I think diarrhea is only in effect if you don't have that much weight to loss because it doesn't have anywhere else to go.

The thing with Alli is that you need to follow the directions. A lot of people think they can get all willy nilly with it and eat high fat foods along with taking the pills. The fat that isn't absorbed needs to go some where and that's when those unfortunate accidents occur. There's a certain amount of fat that needs to be adheared to.

I used Alli a couple of years ago & it helped tremendously! I lost 15lbs in 12 weeks & I've never been able to lose more than a couple of pounds no matter how hard I'd try. I never had an "accident" but if you eat too much fat & Alli starts to "work" lol, you'd better go soon! I mean, it won't leak out - at least, I never had that problem but I've read that other people have - but when you feel the pressure to go, you might want to or else you'll end up with stomach pains! I ended up gaining the weight back because I didn't stick with the changes I made - eating better, exercising, etc.

I'm also using Alli this time around as well & it does help. I make a conscious effort NOT to eat more fat than needed but if I do, I'm aware of the consequences. Since I've started MFP & Alli, I've only lost about 5lbs BUT I wasn't as committed at first & I started to get discouraged. Lately, I've adjusted my eating pattern to accommodate the higher metabolism that's come from burning the extra calories, I exercise diligently & take the Alli faithfully, along with other changes I found my inspiration & so far, everything is going great!

I hope everyone does well with whatever you decide to do!

Hey! I've started taking Alli today after receiving mixed opinions from people on MFP.
Apparently it works by binding to the enzymes that normally make you absorb fat (like a competitive inhibitor, for the ones of us who've done a bit of biology). For every 2lbs that you lose by dieting Alli makes you lose an extra lb.
It does give you bowel problems if you eat more than 15g of fat in one meal but I suppose that just helps you controlling your fat intake. Oh and you need to take vitamin supplements at bedtime to compensate, A D E and K I think!
Feel free to add me and I'll let you know how I'm getting on with it!
Elli

It takes a few days to kick in but My God, you know it! I wouldnt bother. It's not that effective and it gets very embarrassing!! In fact I gave my left over packets to my friend and she said no way would running to the toilet bother her - she rang me and said it was awful! I mean, I can't really describe on here how awful it is, but just think of soft, smelly, uncontrolled oil leaking out your bum!!! :laugh:

Far easier to cut the saturated fat from your diet :bigsmile:

Not having a gall bladder anymore has the same results (TRUST ME!)...and well going to the bathroom all the time isn't fun. Never used Allli but I have heard similiar stories like the ones posted here. I would do it for a bit and see how your body handles it. Good luck!