Is Alli weight loss program worth it?

Alli (found at Costco) is the generic, over the counter equivalent to Xenical originally made by pharmaceutical company ROCHE. It works by blocking gastric and pancreatic lipases, thus blocking fat/oil absorption.

It is fairly safe, however, must be combined with exercise like anything else. If you don't eat a lot of oily fried foods it may not be of benefit.

If you do, take Alli with caution: what you eat is what you get... gas and oily stools. This should be taken with a vitamin because there are certain vitamins ( A, D , E , K) which are "fat soluble" and need oils to be absorbed in the body.

Good luck!

Alli is the same medication as Xenical (aka Orlistat). Both block fat absorption. If you don't have a lot of fat in your diet, neither will do much of anything. If you do have a lot of fat in your diet, you will likely have greasy stools, liquid expelled from your anus while passing gas, nausea and bloating.

So... do you think it is worth it? NOT ME!

Alli is half-strength prescription orlistat-Xenical.

It will not "make" one lose weight.  It helps block the absorption of fat. . .causing one to eat less fat or deal with very annoying (and disgusting) anal leakage.

It seems like a great way to change someone's eating habits but there has to be a better way!

Lifestyle modifications without the anal leakage issue is always the best option. 

I would look into different programs such as "Body for Life", "The Zone Diet", "P90X" (if you are already fit), checking out other programs involving long-term changes in diet and exercising - or do what Oprah does and hire a personal chef and trainer!