Has anyone tried Alli?

I got it prescribed to me by my doctor, but it never did a thing for me. If anything, I gained weight. So I threw the whole lot in the bin!!

^ I laughed my *kitten* off at all of that. Not on Alli, though, so the panties survived. :laugh:

I've read it before, but I was snorting rereading it, lol

Your *kitten* will melt away :-) At least that is what it will feel like dripping down your leg!

Yup it didn't do anything for me except make me poo and it was all water weight I didn't even loose a pound and with the price way wasn't worth it!

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.

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!!! BAHAHHAAHAHAH

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.

Been there and used them. Has no side effects but got bored with such a restrictive diet.

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! :embarassed: 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