Alli diet pill question...?
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(I'm only looking to loose about 10 lbs. and have been unsucuessful with diet and exercise alone)
It seems like it should still work, as long as you follow the plan. But, if you are only looking to lose 10 pounds, don't waste your money on Alli & worry about the icky side effects. It doesn't look like it would be worth it. Exercise & diet would be able to do it & you don't have to worry about accidents :). Good luck!
Diet pills will mess with your metabolism and thyroid. DONT DO IT!! I am a nutritionally smart person - I have lost 158 lbs, and I am a teacher... DONT DO the diet pills bad idea!
According to USA Today
Nanci Hellmich
Several dieters who are taking the new over-the-counter fat-blocking pill, Alli say the medication is keeping them from cheating on their diets because hey know that if they eat too much fatty food they might experience an urgent need to go to the bathroom, oily discharge, gas, or loose stools.
The drug will block about 100-200 fat calories a day. At that rate, they would lose an extra pound every 2.5 to 5 weeks. One patient has lost 35 pounds in six months while on Xenical (prescription version of Alli) because she changed her life style and eating habits in order NOT to deal with the side effects from cheating.
Per Alli people, Sales of Alli “are lining up with our expectations,” “People have to know that this is a program; it’s not a magic pill. They have to stick to this healthy, low-fat diet.”
Benefits are also likely to be short-lived. Alli is marketed for short-term use only, and follow-up suggests that people start to regain weight once they stop taking it.
Because Alli works on the digestive system and not the brain (telling you that you are full) You will have the same difficulties (fighting the need to eat high carb foods) that you have been having while on any other diet.
Best of luck……..Hope it works !
P.S. Purchase the product from GNC, you can at lease return it after 2 weeks.
This exact answer is found here: http://www.alli-weight-loss.com/alli-pil...
Basically, you want your body to get used to SOME type of pattern give or take a pill or two per week. So, if you can commit to doing 1 pill per day with some regularity, than try to stick to that. Find a reasonable day-to-day schedule and stick to close to it and you should be fine. Small deviations are fine just not large swings in the number of pills per day.
I've taken Alli since it came on the market, about 4 weeks. In that time I have lost 8 pounds without changing my diet or exercise. I have changed from an evening heavy meal to a lite meal. I eat a heavier meal at lunch.
I have no real side effects. Loose stools but certainly not out of control. I can handle meetings, etc without worry. I think they advertise the side effects so they don't get sued by some nut case. For me it is an excellent experience. I am excited to see where my weight ends up.
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