This is my Alli Review about my personal experience with the Alli weight loss diet plan. You can read other reviews or leave your own vote on how effective Alli is below.
Don’t Buy Alli Until You Read This
I’m not obese by any means, but I’m not slim and thin either. Alli is rated as one of the top 5 weight loss products, so I figured it was well worth it. When I purchased Alli for weight loss, it was in hope of getting a little extra help losing those last 20 pounds that didn’t seem to be going anywhere with my usual exercise routine and low calorie diet. After working so hard in the gym and seeing little results I decided, after reading some reviews, I thought Alli could help. Admittedly, looking back, I had focused on the reviews that were mostly good positive reviews posted on sites like Amazon, and ignored the negative reviews. Big mistake. Don’t make the same mistake I did.
I Didn’t Think The Symptoms Would Be So Bad
My weight management diet plan was pretty much on par with Alli’s recommended weight loss plan, and I took Alli daily as directed, with meals containing foods with fat. I did this for a week straight and started to notice about 45 minutes after a meal I would get really bad stomach pains. At first I thought it was just my body getting used to Alli, but as I continued to take the pills, the pain only got worse. My stools were also very oily and came weather I was on a toilet, or not!
From Bad To Worse
The stomach pain and oily stools were bad, but it wasn’t bad enough to stop me from trying the Alli pills for another week. In addition to the stomach pain, my joints started to hurt. The combined pain got so bad that I had to call out of sick from work, and considered going to the ER. I stopped taking Alli, and when the pain stopped I threw the pills away.
Total weight loss: 0.
Total paydays lost: 2.
No Pain No Gain? BS!
I looked back over some of the customer reviews that had convinced me to purchase Alli and a lot of them called these side effects “Aversion Therapy” meaning, if you do something harmful to yourself, maybe you’ll correct a behavior. In a masochistic way maybe that will work for some people, but if I have a bad habit that I want to break, my first thought isn’t “maybe I should punch myself in the stomach and I won’t do it anymore.”
Below is the list of a few reported side effects, caused by All:
- Abdominal and/or back pain
- Embarrassing leakage and random oily discharge
- Diarrhea (sometimes extreme)
- Frequent oily stools
- Sudden defecation (Many people who take Alli regularly recommend always knowing where and being near a toilet)
- Gas with a small amount of oil or stool (Many people who take Alli regularly, recommend wearing a maxi pad. Don’t be embarrassed guys, no one will know.)
- Bloating
- Sinus infection
- Vitamin/Nutritional deficiencies
- Accentuated arthritis or joint pain
- Adverse reactions requiring medical care
- This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. Only time will tell if there are long-term, more damaging risks.
A Serious Warning For Alli Users
In 2009, the FDA received multiple reports of serious liver problems in people who consumed the approved drug ingredient orlistat, which is used in Alli and Xenical. They are still investigating: If you take Alli be sure to contact your doctor if you experience symptoms, such as weakness or fatigue, fever, jaundice, or brown urine, this could be a serious sign of harm being done to your liver.
I Still Needed Help Losing Weight
Though I stopped taking Alli, I still felt that I needed help losing weight. A friend of mine recommended that I try the Diet Solution Program which worked wonders for her, but I needed a little bit extra kick. After the Alli debacle I decided to do a lot more research this time. I checked out a lot of different options, from appetite suppressants, to energy pills, to fat blockers.
There are a lot more pills out there than you might think, and it’s a shame to think that so many of them are just a scam, like Alli.
Again, I just needed to lose about twenty pounds, so after looking over all the studies, weighing the side effects, and checking out the reviews I narrowed it down to two rather different pills, that I thought would work best for me. One was Phen375, an appetite suppressant, and the other was Proactol, a natural fat blocker.
Why Did I Go With Phen375?
When I start working out more, I find that I want to eat more, which defeats the purpose. Phen375 suppresses my urge to over eat, while keeping my energy at the level I need to keep up with my routine. While taking Phen375 I actually worked out less and still lost weight.
Continue reading Phen375 review
Proactol – Fat Binder
Though I didn’t need to try proactol, I thought it would have been a wonderful alternative to Alli. It is somewhat similar in the way it works (blocking fat) but Proactol is all natural and doesn’t produce the embarrassing and potentially dangerous side effects that Alli does.
Continue reading Proactol review
I have been using alli every day since it was put on the market. I have always known that Alli leaches vitamins and minerals from your body that’s why they tell you to make sure and take a daily vitamin at bed time in the instructions. I have always taken a multi vitamin with it. I went to the doctor recently because I was losing my eyesight. at 35 years old I found out that I have early onset of cataracts. Early onset of cataracts is caused by a lack of vitamins and minerals. I put two and two together and realized what Alli has done to by body and immediately stopped taking it. I would not recommend this product.