Things You'll Need:
- Alli pills (typically 3 per day)
- Fat counting tool
- Dark pants and spare undergarments
- Food journal
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Step 1
Take Alli as directed. According to the Alli guide, one pill should be taken within an hour of each meal.
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Step 2
Avoid high fat meals. Alli prevents the digestion of 25 percent of the fat a person eats. This undigested fat is eliminated through bowel movements. Therefore, the more fat you consume, the greater the risk for unpleasant side effects.
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Step 3
Count fat grams. When you are using Alli your individual meals should contain less than 15 grams of fat. The Alli starter kit contains a nutrition guide which will help you count the fat grams in common foods. If you do not have the nutrition guide, you can purchase a fat gram counting booklet at a book or health store.
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Step 4
Prepare for the worst. If you are a new Alli user you may not be able to predict how your body will react to the drug. Always keep a fresh pair of undergarments and wear dark pants until you are confident that you can avoid an Alli-related accident.
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Step 5
Keep a food journal. Jot down the foods you eat and the treatment effects while taking Alli. This will help you choose--and avoid--foods that have caused unpleasant side effects.
Comments
kennedyl said
on 10/18/2009 (continued from below)
If you quit-I bet you will not lose any weight b/c you obviously cant keep your fat intake down-there are only side effects when you over-eat fat (my side effects went away ater it had finished clearing out the chinese food & pizza fat and hasnt came back)
#2-it is a DIET that means sticking to something.
I lost only 1 pound the first week (since I ate overate pizza & chinese) and then 2 the second week, 4 the third week, 2 the fourth week....so I quite happy, I keep losing, and havent put back on one pound. I had a small side efect on a sunday during the third week-but I knew I would b/c I had a huge slice of meatloaf (quite fatty and way over normal porportion) at my grandmothers (she stuffs me when she cooks her bi-monthly family dinners).
THis pill works-if you dont want a side effect-quit eating so much fat-Quitter
kennedyl said
on 10/18/2009 Ok-obviously the person is NOT following the diet, nor serious about the product. I on the therhand LOVE it and am so amazed how well it works! It specifically tells you to avoid any fatty foods for three days beore you even start taking it-if you didnt do that-THATS why you had to throw away your underwear. I took it for 3 days-had no side effects-zero, all while following the diet of keeping my fat grams under the limit. When I figured-"Ill cheat now" (the way peole do when they sabatoge themselves), I ate chinese food (not a ton-but very fatty kinds) and pizza-well, I got the side effects (and its not poop that comes out, leak, etc-its strictly the extra fat that alli is keeping you from absorbing (the ENTIRE POINT of taking the pill) and it was MY fault for the side effect since I (not the pill) am the one who went way over my daily fat intake.
If you quit-I bet you will not...
wonderwoman247 said
on 6/20/2009 I have been on Alli for 3 days now and I quit! The nasty discharge that passes is so disgusting! I was at walmart and felt something running down my bottom and I had to literally take off my underwear and throw them in the garbage because they were soaked with a bright yellow oily mess! It is just not worth it! Did i mention the smell?
1citygirl said
on 8/18/2008 Here is an article you might find interesting in regards to this. Good article.http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/811717/alli_side_effects_drug_may_cause_you.html?cat=51
GreenMomma said
on 5/17/2008 Oh my goodness! A fresh pair of underwear? This sounds like a really disgusting diet. I wonder what the difference between this and laxatives..don't you poop your brains out for both??? Anyway, I still enjoyed the article, even if I don't think I'll try this!