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Alli Starter Pack 60 Count With 30 Free Capsule

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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.

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.

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.

I have been taking Alli for a week now with absolutly no treatment effects.
I have been on weight watchers before and I think that has helped me know what to eat and what not to eat. I stick with the calories recommended for me and the total Fat grams. To me the Alli is more knowing if I cheat on my diet that I will have the treatment effects and that is enough to scare me not to cheat on my diet. Love Love Love Alli!!!

I've only been on this product for 3 wks and I've lost 4 lbs. I like that I don't get the jitters and it really makes me aware of what I eat. I had a bit of gas in the beginning, but now its only once in a while. I didn't have issues of the "oily discharge". Not to be gross, but I do keep some flushable wipes on hand for the not so solid bowel movements that I do get. I really try to make a conscience effort of keeping every meal under 15 grams of fat like the instructions say. It helps too that I have an Iphone app that I can log everything I eat and look up restaurants nutrition info. So, I can still eat out as long as I keep myself aware of my fat intake. I'm shooting for 35 lbs. I'll have to review again in a couple of months.

Like most people, the idea of simply "popping-a-pill" to lose weight seemed to good to be true. I am a fit, active and athletic 40 year old male who has never had a serious weight problem, but as I have gotten older I noticed that I could not for the life of me, lose those extra 10 pounds that I had put on since getting married. It's like my body just refused, refused to go past a certain number. A friend recommended ALLI to get me past the number I seemed to be stuck-on. Started the program at 189 and after 2 weeks I am now down to 182! Thats 7 pounds in TWO WEEKS! FANTASTIC! Yes, there are some rather unpleasant side affects but they mainly occur when you DONT FOLLOW THE PROGRAM..which of course means, LOWER YOUR FAT INTAKE! I did have one messy, oily, bowel-movement which of course occurred after a high fat meal the night before. Once I limited my fat intake, the treatment symptoms disappeared and the fat melted away. Just follow the directions. No more then 15grams of fat per day..and it will work! If you are stuck on a weight loss number and cant get beyond it, ALLI is a great way to get you on your way to substantial weight loss. GREAT PRODUCT!

As long as you eat a healthy diet (as you should be when on a diet) you do not have a problem with the adverse side effect. When you do eat something greasey or fatty Alli serves as a silent reminder that you do not need to be eating those items. It is kinda gross, but it is the product working. It definatly helped me loss weight quicker than on my own.

You will be sorry if you eat anything saturated in fat. I had a hamburger & a shake... I thought I was going to pass out on the toilet!

I've been using Alli for a little over a month now and so far have lost over 25 lbs. I recommend this product to anyone who wants to drop a few pounds!

It's definitely a lifestyle change.

I don't eat any fast food, greasy food, or things with a high fat content because the side effects are definitely NOT worth it. It's a great deterrent from all of the things that you're not supposed to be eating to avoid the unpleasant reactions.

IT Works, I followed there program and lost 20lbs. in a month with little change to what I eat. I ate smaller portions and trimed fat, great diet product.