Is Alli weight loss program worth it?

I did alli for a while and spent a good amount of money and didn't see many results. After a while I stopped doing alli and started jenny craige. In less than 5mo. I have already lost more than 30IB. It may be a little pricy but it is totally woth the money!!! :>

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I am at a healthy weight and work out regularly, would just like to lose 5-10 pounds. This product has done nothing for me. However, I do like to keep it on hand for when I have to go out for business dinners or events where I know I'll be eating out of the ordinary and consuming a lot fattier food than usual.

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spending over $100 a month on alli .This product has done nothing for me

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Thank you so much for the information. I mom has done Ali and has great success..she looks great. I do not eat alot of fat in my diet so I think it will not benefit me at all. I like the Jenny Craig idea and I will give it a shot. Has anyone heard of slim away?

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As soon as I started taking Alli pills I experienced joint pain in my both hands, so I had to quit and pills ended up in the trash can and of course the money I spent on them

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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!

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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!

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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!

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yah. i tried alli for two months. it did help me lose ten pounds, but like the dr. says. it was embarrasing to have to deal with the "slippage" i had to buy all new underwear and had accidents sometimes. it mostky happened in the beginning and became less often as i went along. i recommend it but warn that if you cheat, you pay. and yes it is gros

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