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 holbrook, NY Member Since: 07/15/04 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/12/07 11:14 am Hello!
I decided to come over here and read the board of people who have not had weight loss surgery. I had the LapBand Dec 13, 2004. I lost 70 pounds, gained 40 back and now am trying to lose once more. I feel like I ave never had a surgery. I am now doing this all on my own. My "tool" doesn't help. I pray to God one day I will wake up and it will be useful to me.
As soon as the FDA approved the weight loss pill, Alli...I pre-ordered it. The box came and it sat here for 3 weeks before I opened it. I finally did and boy am I glad. My mindset has changed. I am trying my hardest to make better choices. My problem is going to the gym..YUK!
My question is...are any of you taking Alli!?! If so how are you doing?
XOXO
Nicole 298/ 177/ 150 Surgery/ Current/ Goal   |
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 Lafayette, LA Member Since: 05/25/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/12/07 12:55 pm Hi, Nicole!
There were a couple of posts about Alli in the General Forum a few days ago. I went up to page 40 looking for them for you, but got tired. You may take over from there and go back a few more days. There were several views about it, pro and con.
Let us know if you try it.
Brenda |
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 Long Island, NY Duodenal Switch (05/03/11) Member Since: 03/29/07[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/12/07 6:23 pm There are a few people using Alli successfully on here. Christa's using it, Snugglepotomous is on it - they can offer some advise. Janine  Me on Youtube  |
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 Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ Member Since: 11/16/03 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/12/07 6:47 pm For the record, I am all for any and all products that promote pooping.  "Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08-- |
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 MI VSG (03/13/12) Member Since: 02/21/07[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/13/07 6:14 am I haven't taken it in a bout 2 weeks...but today I am going back on it. I believe in it. I remember my first week I dropped 7 pounds. Just follow a diet and do some exercise and the Alli works great, it also helps me not eat as much fat because I am always scared of the consequences. :)
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 Member Since: 04/16/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/13/07 8:49 am "Just follow a diet and do some exercise and the Alli works"
Is it the Alli that works? |
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MI VSG (03/13/12) Member Since: 02/21/07[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/13/07 9:29 am I meant, it contributes. Ofcourse diet and exercise is going to help you without Alli. But my first week with Alli I did not exercise one bit....shoot I haven't exercised since proably June! So Alli contributes, it isn't some kind of miracle or anything sometimes I feel like it is mental....scared to eat anything to bad or it will hurt me...so I eat less fat that contributes as well. Am I rambling? Am I even making sense!? lol. Anyways, I say give Alli a try, but each to their own. Today I am going for a walk in the evening, and my mother was talking about going back to the gym.... :) I like the gym I just need to get my arse up to do it!!!!! So hopefully I can get this back on track I NEED to actually TRY!!!!
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Member Since: 04/16/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/13/07 9:36 am Go for that walk, let us know how it went. You were into softball, go to the batting cages maybe? |
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MI VSG (03/13/12) Member Since: 02/21/07[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/13/07 9:38 am Softball....my passion. Sometimes when I am at my parents I get my glove, bat, and ball out and do some stuff...bat against the cage or pitch against the cage. Ahh the good days. :)
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Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ Member Since: 11/16/03 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/13/07 9:38 am Last Edit: 8/13/07 9:55 am Sure it does. Just like Antabuse works for alcoholics. You drink, you vomit. With Alli, you eat fat, you crap yourself. If you knew you wouldn't crap yourself, you might eat a lot more. So sure, it "works." Should people be able to, knowing that, limit themselves to the small amounts of fat that would keep them safe and NOT take the Alli? Sure. But that's just not the way people work, Bert. The makes of Alli are making large sums of money off of a pill that basically threatens its users...and the threat of unpleasant effects helps users feel some sense of dietary control. I feel the same way about my RNY. I am not sure I even HAD an RNY. I don't eat enough to dump or vomit. Maybe I had some placebo surgery and by my dietary changes alone am having the effects of an RNY. In the end, it was free and I stick to the plan, so it really doesn't matter to me: the results justify the means, or at least I hope they will. People are largely perceptual beings. Empirical facts and realities are not all that we are made of. Take "Homeland Security" as an example. After 9/11, I now must produce 6 forms of ID to get a driver's license in NJ. Now, any terrorist worth his salt can produce his own bogus driver's license, right? Of course. The program doesn't produce any *real* safety, probably, but by forcing each of us to forgo a civil liberty or two, we feel we surely must be safer. Right? The fact is safety really doesn't exist. Safety is something our minds like to think we can have, but all the best laid plans in the world won't stop terrorists or gravity or cancer cells from doing what they do. All we can do is prepare or set our minds to a space that helps us feel in some form of control. Alli does that for its users. So yes, it "works." "Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08-- |
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Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ Member Since: 11/16/03 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/13/07 11:21 am Last Edit: 8/13/07 11:22 am "Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08-- |
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 MO Member Since: 06/02/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/13/07 10:07 am Last Edit: 8/13/07 10:10 am I have been taking Alli going on week 6 now. It does work, but you have to follow the instructions.
Also, you should really register online and use their support tools - It makes you check in once a week, and keeps you honest. There are also message boards that you can go on, to talk to other people taking Alli. In addition to that, it creates menu's and recipies, and shopping lists.
The first two weeks I took Alli, I didn't track calories or fat, and I had side effects - I lost 6 pounds.
By the third week, I wasn't loosing any more weight, and I thought I should try to abide by the caloric and fat intake you are supposed to.
By the end of week 4, I lost more weight, and I stuck to counting calories and fat, and continued to loose, until last week, when I gained1.2 pounds.,because I had not been exercising.
I am going into week #6, and I am in total down 12 pounds.
They key with Alli, is to count and follow caloric and fat intake, and you have to exercise, even if it's just going for a long walk....
I post an update on here every Friday, and if you have any questions, or need anything else just let me know.
Good luck !! Snugglepotomus |
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 AK Member Since: 08/05/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/13/07 10:53 pm Hi all!
I'm so glad to see this thread as I have thought of purchasing this stuff myself- the only pharmacy in my area had an ad in the local paper this week announcing it's "arrival". I went online to research and found both good and bad reviews. It really sounds nasty if you don't stick to the plan!
My big question would be does it cause painful gas? Cause a lot of what I have read is that it causes a great deal of PAIN if your fat intake is even a little above where it should be. I tend to bloat & get stomach cramps really bad from milk and a lot of other things- I wonder if this will happen- if you DO stay on track. Ick- I'd just hate to have that every day. I don't think I'd have the REAL nasty side affects as I'd be sticking to their diet but I am afraid to spend a chunk and then have the bloated/gas feeling even if I am doing things right.
Also does anyone know... can alli be taken if you are on antidepressants??? I take three (generic) welbutrin per day and I haven't seen any place that talks about other drug interactions with alli. I'm also on 5mg of Avapro per day (BP meds) And also, one thing I read is that there is an ingredient in it that has been linked to ovarian cancer? You never know what is real info & just people flaming the product but it made me unsure as I have a lot of cancer in my family history.
At any rate- it sure sounds great for a lot f folks! Thanks or anything you may have to share and CONGRATS on your weight loss so far! I am still in the researching stage- trying to figure out which plan to go forward with. Take care! |
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MI VSG (03/13/12) Member Since: 02/21/07[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/14/07 6:15 am Hello!
I'd have to say no I have never had any pain from it, not at all. I feel as normal as I ever do when I take it. And I have actually ate more fat than required while on it before, it's not the worst thing in the world...all that really happened was within 15 minutes of eating I had to use the restroom and you could see oil floating, yea it's gross, but it wasn't like OMG I am gonna go in my pants or anything. lol. Now with taking other medications, I don't really know anything about that. Hope you get your answers for that. And good luck with your weight loss!
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AK Member Since: 08/05/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/14/07 9:09 am "you could see oil floating, yea it's gross, but it wasn't like OMG I am gonna go in my pants or anything"
LOL with one of my dd's my Dr gave me quinine (sp?) and had me drink TWO OUNCES of caster oil! It was SO NASTY! And the sick thing is--- I DID it!!! I thought- "he's the Doctor"! All he wanted was for me to have the kid before he left on vacation! Imagine!
So yes, that DOES sound gross but I guess I have experienced it already in a sense :) At least it will taste better going DOWN in food form than the caster oil did :) LOL
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holbrook, NY Member Since: 07/15/04 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 8/14/07 12:35 pm I just wanted to clarify for everyone that I have started taking Alli. I actually had to start my re-fill bottle today! I love the stuff. I have only had what they call Treatment Effects 3 times since starting. I am kinda glad I did because it shows me that it really does work and its not just a gimic!
I will post my total weightloss as soon as I weigh. I only get on the scale once a week! 298/ 177/ 150 Surgery/ Current/ Goal |
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