User Review #65 by Barb Brown on February 1st, 2010 at 10:29 PM CST

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Anyone with half a brain knows that ONLY taking a pill will not solve your weight problem.....and sticking to a diet and exercise program is hard to do ...... BUT if taking a pill in addition to changing your diet and exercising helps speed up the process then I say go for it!! From all of the reviews I've read, the people who are most successful eat healthy, exercise and take Alli to help them speed up the process. So if you need to go on Nutrisystem or any other diet to "teach" yourself to eat right, then do it and be sure to exercise too because you can't loose weight if you don't do both. But it sounds like Alli will help you a lot and if you don't eat right - Alli will let you know with the side effects - what better way to keep you on track!

Anyone with half a brain knows that ONLY taking a pill will not solve your weight problem.....and sticking to a diet and exercise program is hard to do ...... BUT if taking a pill in addition to changing your diet and exercising helps speed up the process then I say go for it!! From all of the reviews I've read, the people who are most successful eat healthy, exercise and take Alli to help them speed up the process. So if you need to go on Nutrisystem or any other diet to "teach" yourself to eat right, then do it and be sure to exercise too because you can't loose weight if you don't do both. But it sounds like Alli will help you a lot and if you don't eat right - Alli will let you know with the side effects - what better way to keep you on track!

User Review #64 by melody on February 1st, 2010 at 11:40 AM CST

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I take alli have been for about a month now and have lost 14 lbs. Just follow the directions and there won't be any side effects! Bottom line it does teach you to eat right, if you don't want the side effects! It also makes you more aware of calories and fat grams,and before you know it,reading labels becomes a habit. It gave me the extra boost I needed. Alli works!!!!

I take alli have been for about a month now and have lost 14 lbs. Just follow the directions and there won't be any side effects! Bottom line it does teach you to eat right, if you don't want the side effects! It also makes you more aware of calories and fat grams,and before you know it,reading labels becomes a habit. It gave me the extra boost I needed. Alli works!!!!

User Review #63 by Roland on January 22nd, 2010 at 5:55 PM CST

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I talked to my doctor about Alli and its side effects and this is what he told me to do: 1) Start off with your Alli diet by taking ONE Alli pill a day before your heaviest meal. Do this for 7 days. This step allows your body to adjust to the new medicine. It will also prevent your body from generating excess gas. This will reduce the side effects to a bare minimum if you have any at all. 2) Take one tablespoon of a high-fiber supplement like ProFibe (sold through many retailers including Amazon) each day. The extra fiber will absorb any oil that tries to seep out. It will also firm up your stools. 3) After one week, if you have had little or no side effects, then start taking a second pill before your second heaviest meal. Again, do this for 7 days. Again, give your body time to adjust to the new medicine to reduce the chance of side effects. 4) On the third week, determine if you have been losing weight. If so, then stick with the 2 pill a day regimen. If not, then start taking a pill before each meal. For the past decade, I always weighed between 205 and 210 (I am only 5'7" and so this weight puts me in the OBESE category). After starting Alli about a month ago, I am now weighing 199. I am on the same diet/exercise regime that I have been on for 10 years, with Alli being the only difference. Following my doctor's advice, I had no ALLI side effects with the exception of the third day when I spent a lot of time in the bathroom. I also used a trick I learned in the military: if you are having bowel problems, leave some toilet paper stuffed in your behind between bathroom visits. It will prevent you from going in your pants.

I talked to my doctor about Alli and its side effects and this is what he told me to do:

1) Start off with your Alli diet by taking ONE Alli pill a day before your heaviest meal. Do this for 7 days.

This step allows your body to adjust to the new medicine.

It will also prevent your body from generating excess gas.

This will reduce the side effects to a bare minimum if you have any at all.

2) Take one tablespoon of a high-fiber supplement like ProFibe (sold through many retailers including Amazon) each day.

The extra fiber will absorb any oil that tries to seep out. It will also firm up your stools.

3) After one week, if you have had little or no side effects, then start taking a second pill before your second heaviest meal. Again, do this for 7 days.

Again, give your body time to adjust to the new medicine to reduce the chance of side effects.

4) On the third week, determine if you have been losing weight. If so, then stick with the 2 pill a day regimen. If not, then start taking a pill before each meal.

For the past decade, I always weighed between 205 and 210 (I am only 5'7" and so this weight puts me in the OBESE category). After starting Alli about a month ago, I am now weighing 199. I am on the same diet/exercise regime that I have been on for 10 years, with Alli being the only difference.

Following my doctor's advice, I had no ALLI side effects with the exception of the third day when I spent a lot of time in the bathroom. I also used a trick I learned in the military: if you are having bowel problems, leave some toilet paper stuffed in your behind between bathroom visits. It will prevent you from going in your pants.