Obesity Support Group

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katsupsidedown 03/29/2008

Hi, My doctor recomended for me to go on Alli. He said that is what he is on and that it is the best one on the market now for starting a diet. Does anyone out there know anything about this product. You can buy it at Wal-marts, K-Marts and CVS, drug stores. I need to lose 150 pounds. I don't want to have surgery, but I will consider it if I can't do it on my own. I have tried many times before, many different ways to lose weight. But now I am at my highest weight ever!!...Help Please from anyone would be appreciated. Tell me if you have tried it and how it worked for you. Thankyou for reading this. Hugs to everyone...

deleted_user 03/29/2008

I thought of giving a try but I know it's just a mean to discourage one's overconsumption of high-fat food -- I think I can do that myself without the aid of (an expensive) medication. Plus, I'm quite concerned about its "treatment effects" -- i.e. oily diarrhea and pant soiling. I'd love to hear from anyone who has success with it though.

soulsearcher83 03/29/2008

I use it and yes it has those side effects but I think it helps me a lot. Give it a shot for a month.

kellygrn 03/29/2008

Will it work if you are eating a low to no fat diet now?

I have tried it before but got discouraged when I realized that I rarely ate fat.

deleted_user 03/29/2008

I've heard it's a spin on an old pill made of ground up sea shells.

soulsearcher83 03/29/2008

My pharmacist said that if you are on a low fat diet to begin with it won't help you much. I eat things with fat in them so it's helped me.

deleted_user 03/29/2008

My main issue is the indiscrimate blocking of fat Alli does. Our bodies need certain essential fatty acids in our diets because they cannot make them. Alli however blocks good fats and bad fats.

A better means is to be picky on what types of fats one eats.

deleted_user 03/29/2008

My friend tried it and was disappointed it didn't control her appetite. It does work when you eat fat but they tell you to avoid fat so what's the sense of taking it. If you can avoid it you don't need it. If you do try it, stay home the first few days to get used to it.

kellygrn 03/29/2008

My thinking is it is like training wheels. This is what it is like to eat a low fat diet. If you eat more fat than suggested, you will have a really bad memory.

katsupsidedown 03/30/2008

Thankyou so much everyone for your comments. It is very helpfull for me. My doctor said to take my vitamins, and b3, and fish oil at night before bed so they could go into my system before my next dose of Alli. Any thoughts on this?...

soulsearcher83 03/30/2008

I take a multivitamin every night as the instructions suggest. Sounds like good advice.

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