Has anyone tried using Ali to help with weight loss?

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

There's nothing to stop you having the good fats with Orlistat/Xenicol/Alli (whichever name you want to use for it). you just have to limit the grams of fat per day, and it's up to you to decide on what type of fat those grams should be made up of.

I took it for a few months, and it helped. It's not like a magic wand, you still have to work at it, but it does help some people in the beginning to get their discipline under control. I had a specific reason for needing to keep on track, and I was under the care of a health professional whilst taking it. As it happens I never had any of the known possible side effects of it, apart from a little bit of bloating if I pushed things too far. As far as fats go, I was under instructions to keep it to less than 15g per meal, and I usually chose my fats from the oily fish variety.

You pay your money, and you make your choices... it's up to you to make them the right ones.

I had several friends ask if they should go onto it. My only advice to them is that it can be quite restrictive, you can't afford to have a 'blip', and you still have to work hard. I talked a couple of them out of it, as I truly do not believe it is appropriate for everyone.

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

There's nothing to stop you having the good fats with Orlistat/Xenicol/Alli (whichever name you want to use for it). you just have to limit the grams of fat per day, and it's up to you to decide on what type of fat those grams should be made up of.

I took it for a few months, and it helped. It's not like a magic wand, you still have to work at it, but it does help some people in the beginning to get their discipline under control. I had a specific reason for needing to keep on track, and I was under the care of a health professional whilst taking it. As it happens I never had any of the known possible side effects of it, apart from a little bit of bloating if I pushed things too far. As far as fats go, I was under instructions to keep it to less than 15g per meal, and I usually chose my fats from the oily fish variety.

You pay your money, and you make your choices... it's up to you to make them the right ones.

I had several friends ask if they should go onto it. My only advice to them is that it can be quite restrictive, you can't afford to have a 'blip', and you still have to work hard. I talked a couple of them out of it, as I truly do not believe it is appropriate for everyone.

but these pills get rid of the fat you are taking in, right?
and if you are limiting your fats, what is the pill really doing?

i'm in the uk, and take xenical. yes, there are risks, but then, there are risks with being obese anyway. as for the oily stuff, yes, that happens, but only if you eat things which are high in fat. if you eat healthily and properly, then it wont happen, simple as that. i dont know what price you'd pay for them in the states, but here we get free health care so i dont pay for mine.
i've lost 23lbs so far, which i'm very happy about.
my doctor offered me these tablets before, and i didn't want them, as i basically wanted a miracle tablet which meant i could eat whatever i wanted and lose weight at the same time. now that i've matured, i realise these are a good option for me, and i'm going to stay on them for as long as i can.
naturally, i never lose weight quickly, so i'm not sure about the claims regarding how much weight you'd lose on them, but slow and steady is good enough for me. in 2 weeks time, i'll have been taking them for 3 months. the information leaflet which comes with the prescription says if you havent lost 5% of your body weight in 3 months, then they arent for you. i've lost 9.8% so far.
in short, i'd say go for them. if your obese or morbidly obese you're increasing your chances of pretty much every serious illness going anyway!!!

PS, i should say, these tablets have worked for me as some times mostly as a deterrant, as the thought of becoming incontinent in work just isn't worth that bag of crisps or bar of chocolate!

If you kept up with the diet you are currently on, and did not take the pill, would you not lose weight as well?