Alli Starter Pack 60 Count With 30 Free Capsule

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Product Features

• Alli is a weight loss capsule which helps in controlling calories absorption
• The active ingredient in Alli prevents enzymes from digesting about a quarter of the fat you eat
• Myalliplan' online guidance, gives personalized action plans for using Alli
• The only FDA-approved, over-the-counter weight loss product
• Free access to tools and resources the consumers need to be successful with Alli

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

alli is a 60mg orlistat capsule. But it's more than just a pill. It's an innovative weight loss program that works with you, not for you. alli can help you lose 50% more weight than dieting alone, but you have to do your part by changing the way you eat. The alli program starts with your commitment to adopting healthy eating habits. It combines the only FDA approved, over-the-counter weight loss product with an individually tailored support plan to help you achieve gradual and healthy weight loss. When you take alli along with a reduced-calorie, low-fat diet, you can lose 50% more weight than dieting alone. For example, instead of losing 10 pounds with diet alone, you can lose 15 pounds with the alli program. alli is safe - it works in your digestive system, not in your heart or brain. It will not cause jitters, sleeplessness, or a racing heart. You can't just try alli - you have to commit to it. More information can be found at myalli.com, where you can also talk to alli users, registered dietitians, pharmacists, and fitness experts on the alli message board. Or talk to your doctor, pharmacist, or dietitian to help determine if you're ready.
Typically, enzymes in your intestines break down fat from food so your body can absorb the fat. But the active ingredient in alli attaches to some of these enzymes and prevents them from digesting about a quarter of the fat you eat. Because undigested fat can't be absorbed, it passes out of your body instead of turning into calories. The main side effect occurs when you eat a meal with too much fat while taking alli. If so much fat is blocked that your stool can't absorb it, you might have side effects. Because they are not harmful, we call them "treatment effects." These include loose or more frequent stools, an urgent need to go to the bathroom, or gas with an oily discharge. The excess fat that passes out of your body is in no way harmful. In fact, you may recognize it as something that looks like the oil on top of a pizza. Treatment effects can be lessened if you stick to reduced-calorie, low-fat meals that average 15 grams of fat per meal. Don't use alli if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, if you have had an organ transplant, or if you are taking cyclosporine. Do not take alli if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in alli capsules. Ask a doctor before using alli if you are taking warfarin. Do not take alli if you are not overweight. You can take up to three alli capsules per day, one with each meal containing fat. Take a multivitamin daily while taking alli capsules to ensure adequate absorption of vitamins A, D, E, K, and beta carotene.
Losing weight is easier with support. That's why the alli program includes an individually tailored online plan called myalliplan. myalliplan offers free individualized support and was developed by nutritional and weight management experts who understand the struggle to lose weight. When you register with myalliplan, you receive: A customized online action plan. Personalized emails that deliver lessons about meal planning, managing hunger, dealing with setbacks, and making food and lifestyle changes to help you succeed. Menus and shopping lists. Online tools to record your progress. Connection to a network of other alli users. You may have a better chance of success when you enroll in a customized, interactive support plan. If you decide that you're ready to commit to the alli program, purchase the alli starter pack. This package contains portable reference guides to help you follow the alli program. The starter pack also includes a carrying case, called the alli Shuttle, to make it easy to take your alli capsules with you. The in-pack guides, together with myalliplan, deliver the support to help you reach your weight loss goals, and teach you how to eat healthy for a lifetime.
Losing weight doesn't have to be a bland, tasteless affair. With help from the alli program, you can learn how to create healthy and flavorful meals. So instead of that high-calorie, high-fat cheeseburger, try a juicy turkey burger that's loaded with flavor and low in fat.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5 x 4 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B002TLUFP8
• UPC: 353100478454
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,112 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, more as a "threat", January 9, 2010

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Amy Mcfarland "Mom of 2" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alli Starter Pack 60 Count With 30 Free Capsule (Health and Beauty)

I tried Orlistat (Alli) after the birth of my son as a way of helping me lose some of that unwanted pregnancy weight. I took it for one month, at which point I could no longer tolerate the side effects. Alli works by blocking the absorption of some of the fat from the food you ingest. As a result, that fat gets excreted when you go to the bathroom. In my personal experience, any straying whatsoever from a diet with more than 15 gm of fat per day resulted in increased gas and horrible, wretched-smelling, greasy discharge. Yes, discharge. I'm trying to be polite, but it was truly a foul experience. I was already keeping to a low-fat diet, but adding mayonnaise to my sandwich gave me side effects. By the end of the first week, I had a severe aversion to eating anything with fat in it, so I guess that part worked OK for me.
I did lose some weight, possibly more than I would have without the use of Alli. It was not extreme, if that is what anyone is hoping for. I did like that there were no jittery side effects, like when you have too much caffeine. Overall however I did not care for the experience and decided to lose weight the old fashioned way, by exercise and watching what I ate, without the fear of oily discharge.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's no easy way out, January 9, 2010

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Michael (Oak Ridge, TN, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alli Starter Pack 60 Count With 30 Free Capsule (Health and Beauty)

The people giving this bad reviews aren't doing it right. I know this because I took this drug for 6 months and lost 60lb (I lost 20 before starting alli for a total of 80lb). Did I lose all that weight just because of alli? No, but it was an aid, a helper, an ALLY, if you will.

This product tries to teach you to eat differently, and you really REALLY have to if weight loss is something you want to keep up until you're at a normal weight. If you're constantly having stomach pain, gas, and leakage, then you're eating too much fat. Plain and simple. Most people don't understand what's in the food they're eating, or what it's role in your body is. I know people that eat a deli sandwich and think that most of the calories come from the 6 slices of turkey inside, when in reality, that only contributes around 60 calories, and the two huge pieces of bread holding the sandwich together have 200+ combined. Food that's cooked with oil in the pan, vegetables topped with butter, any nut or seed, anything crispy or breaded, all of that has fat, and you need to be aware of how much you're taking in.

While I was taking alli, I ate an extremely low fat diet. I'm talking almost no fat here. I never once had a problem with the drug, and I did lose lots of weight. I'm now in excellent physical shape, and run/train everyday. My eating habbits never reverted back to their old ways because "I" changed the way I ate. I didn't just "go on a diet" I really started seeing and treating food differently. I don't eat hyper low fat anymore, because that's not the healthiest thing for what I do. (Just as a note, I love food, and I love the food I eat everyday. It just happens to be healthy. You may have to sacrifice things you're used to eating, but that doesn't mean you're giving up taste and satisfaction)

There's no one golden rule for weight loss, there's not easy solution, there's no absolutes. This drug does EXACTLY what it says it does, and if you have side effects, then you're not upholding your end of the deal. The drug can only do what it's supposed to do...the rest is up to you. It does what it does perfectly, and if you let it help you, it will.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars unpleasant side effects, January 9, 2010

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D. Baines (Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alli Starter Pack 60 Count With 30 Free Capsule (Health and Beauty)

I've used Alli for 6 weeks and towards the end, it had caused me bowel pain. Sure, the first few weeks of pooping with this orange-colored fatty excretions was somewhat tolerable. Looking at it tells me that the drug was working. Because it also causes gas to build up in your GI tract, one could experience urges to release it the usual way. Beware, when you do fart, make sure you are sitting in the toilet as your fart could be a wet one and if you're at work, you don't want people looking at your behind with that orange colored stain in full visible view; you might as well jump in your car and go home to change. This is a good product if you can tolerate the side effects.