alli

does anyone out there know the potential dangers (if any) of taking alli when you are not exactly "overweight"...everytime i research alli it stresses that you MUST BE overweight....i would like to lose at least 15 lbs.  no i am not overweight according to the BMI scale but i would like to lose 50% more weight than diet and exercise alone (which is what alli says it does)...why should i have to be overweight to do so?

[Nikki1220]

I am not exactly what  you want to call overweight either. But, again, same as you, am not exactly  happy with my self/weight. I took the Alli pill last year and it did nothing for me but give me oily loose stools, which is a side effect to the pill and I did not loose any weight what so ever. I am average 125-128 and 5foot4 and it did not hurt me, but it did not help me either. Good Luck

[scarletbegonias]

thanks for the comment....you are not the first person who has told me that alli did nothing for them...the stuff is expensive and i am leary about buying it but it feels like i have been having a harder time than usual losing weight and it is appealing to try ANYTHING that "promises" to help.  however i DO NOT want to worry about oily stolls and uncontrollable bowel movements or whatever...
another option i was considering is weight watchers....any ideas...thanks!!

[carolinamom0985]

Its a less potent version of Xenical, I have never tried it or Xenical because it doesnothing in my opinion to help a person it just helps you excrete extra fat through your stools. If you want to lose weight just take your daily supplements and do a minimum of 30-60 minutes cardio a day. I don't recommend any weight loss supplements, they are all temporary solutions to weight loss, the best thing is eating healthy and exercising.

[shay75]

Hey I've heard nothing but bad stuff about Alli. Check out dietblogtalk.com for other people's reviews of a bunch of products. VERY helpful!! Good Luck!

[Jenn0030]

Hi, is am new to this forum...

I began Alli in July of 2007.  At the start I was 160 lbs at 5 ft 7, I think that technically I was below the BMI limit for starting Alli but I wanted to try.  I had hit a plateau with WW, I was down from 192.  By November I was down to 125.  I had no "Alli-oops", the oily stools are supposed to happen, otherwise you are not consuming enough fat.  I started off very cautious in the beginning, taking in too little fat and did not get the oil but I didn't have the weight loss either.  My husband is now on it and has done very well.

Now I do know a couple people that have not had the same luck as me!

Jenn