Has anyone tried Alli pills?

Well, hypothyroid runs in the family but I've been tested and I know I don't have it.
But I do have "very" low iron (i've been on pills for nearly nearly two months for that though, feel a lot better) and I've got low blood pressure too

I know what anemia and low blood pressure feels like. You can do this. I would go with increasing your workout. Do more intense workouts.

This is stupid advice.

I tried these for a little while, but didn't finish the bottle. I was really careful about the amount of fat in each of my meals, so I didn't have any of the leakage issues. However, I think the weight I lost while taking them was more from paying close attention to what I was eating instead of anything the pill was doing.

I tried them last year. They remove the fat from your food pretty much. If you eat fat is comes out, no matter where you are, it will come out and it's greasy. Looks like the grease in a frying pan when it comes out. You don't know it's coming either. You get a stomach pain and YEP that's it. You just pooped your pants. It stinks too. It takes a couple days to kick in. It's suppose to "teach" you what foods are fatty so you don't eat them. HELLO...you know when you are eating fats. I really think it works b/c you are scared to eat anything with any fat because you WILL **** your pants. The best thing I've found is this website. Count your calories, exercise. You can't lose alot of weight in a few days without harming your body someway. Do it safely.

same as everyone else rectal leaking.A friend of mine did it. trust me you think it is no big deal, but from someone who has to deal with it b/c of physical issus it is...

Terrible!!!!!!!!!!
UGH My mother & I tried them we both wound up throwing out underwear & pants. So GROSS!
Please just eat healthy, take a walk everyday & be kind & natural~
Any pills or added substances only harm your body.

Alli works by preventing your body from absorbing some of the fat you eat. If you eat more fat than they recommend, you'll have some of the embarrassing issues already mentioned here.

It seems to me it would be easier (and with a much lower risk of embarrassment) to just be more careful about what you're eating--no pills needed.

There is such a lot of incorrect information on this around. I have used this quite successfully to help me lose weight. It is an easy plan to follow, you ge a calorie allowance and a fat allowance per meal alloated based on weight and activity, mine is 1800 cals and 19g of fat.

Now this 19g of fat has to account for everything, cooking method, healthy fats such as salmon, eggs etc but it is actually plenty.

I cook everything grilled or baked if possible but when frying I will drain the fat and use oil spray only. I eat a lot of minced beef meals, I add cheese to a lot of things because I love the taste. I eat salmon, omelettes with eggs and cheese, home made cheese burgers!

There is NO rectal leaking if you follow the plan. If you eat as close to the 19g of fat a meal that I am allowed but stay within your calorie limit you will be regular, but might see an oily sheen in the toilet (I am actually on the double strength ones too and trust me, no underwear has been ruined).

This isn't a diet pill for someone who wants to do no work, but lose weight, you follow a healthy eating plan, you get no nasty side effects and a 25/30% of the fat calories you eat you don't absorb.

So it works if you do the work. I agree that you would lose weight by doing the 1800 cals, 19g fat thing without the tablets, but not as quickly.

To the OP though, 10 pills should only last you 3 days so would do nothing for you. You want to try more like 3 months!!

I've done it. Can't recommend it. If you do the math, it really isn't going to make a dramatic difference in weight loss. It blocks absorption of what, 25% of the fat you eat? And you're still supposed to eat healthy so fat shouldn't be a huge part of your diet anyway, and only so many of your calories come from fat... yeah, doesn't add up to huge savings.

And you may still have, ahem, side effects even if you are pretty careful about what you eat. I didn't finish the bottle and it took a month or two for my digestive system to get back to its normal non seeping self.

I HIGHLY recommend GNC Women's Ultra Mega Active vitamins!

THIS ^^^^^^

Yes vitamins should be taken as recommended. I am hyperthyroid with hypo side effects. Losing weight is almost impossible no matter how much I work out or cut calories. Alli is working for me with the permission of my doc. I have noticed I am losing inches and I didn't notice it until I put on a top I hadn't worn in a while and it looked like a new top. Over all I am pleased.