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Hi everyone i am 3months out and have only lost 26pounds do to my ability of not knowing when i am really hungry or just think i`m hungry. I considered trying to take the alli diet pill. i was just wondering has or is anyone one else taken the pills or are considering taking them my mother has lost 20 pounds in 3 months and i figured it will help me. any feedback is greatly appreciated.

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I've heard of others doing Alli...even weight watchers or other diets in combination w/ lapband. If you have good insurance, don't waste your money on Alli. Get a script for Xenical...the prescription - stronger, too. But that's if your copay is less than the 50 bucks or so Walmart charges for Alli.

But of course I must say, ask your doctor.

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Since your mom is on Alli, you may already know this......but you'll need to cut nearly all fats from your diet. If you don't, the Alli will make them go right through you, an 'oil leak' in the rear, for sure, if you eat much fat. Some people wear Depends when taking it. Of course, if you eliminate the fat from your diet, you probably don't need the Alli....you'll lose weight by doing that.

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wow, she said that the fat she eats go through but its not as bad as everyone thinks it is . I thought about taking it on my bad days. I have had food for comfort for so long giving it up is a battle. I will sleep and pray on it. I really don`t want to spend no more money on weight lost but i`m just desperate to loose.

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i had asked my pcp about alli before considering the lap band. she said that she took it while she was in med school, and she quit taking it because she was tired of buying new underwear. she was being very serious. she said she had to carry clean underwear with her all the time.

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I heard the same about the Alli pill. One of the websites about it actually said to wear dark brown pants for a while. Gross! Not for me. Anyway, if you are banded you should only be losing 1-2 pounds a week on average.

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yummie,

You are doing really great. Consider what you have written yourself:

You: 3 months, 26 pounds.

Mom: 3 months, 20 pounds.

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Let's do the math. Healthy weight loss is 1-2 lbs a week. You've lost 25 lbs. 3 months = about 12 weeks.

According to my calculations, you're right on target! 2 lbs a week!

Don't waste your money on some stupid diet pill that is only going to lighten your wallet.

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Thanks for the positive feedback. I just thought that it might help me better make the right choices in food.

wasabubblebutt that was just wrong about debends and besides don`t knock it until you`ve tried it talk is cheap and it only happens like that if your totally eating all of the wrong foods all the time. unless you know.lol

everybody can`t be were you`re at and i`m sure it took time for you to get their. so my thing is if it worked for my mother at 68 then it may work for me. I`m doing better with food choices now and it was just a thought. i also had a girlfriend that is taking them and lost 9 pounds in 3weeks. I thought being banded was all i had to do so now i know its just a tool. we all say what were going to do it just hard sometimes to do it.

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Thanks for the positive feedback. I just thought that it might help me better make the right choices in food.

wasabubblebutt that was just wrong about debends and besides don`t knock it until you`ve tried it talk is cheap and it only happens like that if your totally eating all of the wrong foods all the time. unless you know.lol

everybody can`t be were you`re at and i`m sure it took time for you to get their. so my thing is if it worked for my mother at 68 then it may work for me. I`m doing better with food choices now and it was just a thought. i also had a girlfriend that is taking them and lost 9 pounds in 3weeks. I thought being banded was all i had to do so now i know its just a tool. we all say what were going to do it just hard sometimes to do it.

Personally, I wouldn't dream of taking that particular drug. It does not require trying it in order to read the directions. The directions flat out suggest keeping a fresh change of "dark" colored clothing due to leaking orange goo from your back side. I don't need to try that for myself, I believe the drug company.

I never suggested you not try it, that is your choice. I merely suggested keeping Depends on hand. If you choose not to do that, that too is your choice. To each his own.

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Yummie,

If you are in a position where it is convienient for you, then I say give it a try. I would think if it were that horrible, it would not stay on the market.

I mean PB'ing is downright gross too! Maybe not as gross as these Alli scenarios, but who knows.

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I would much rather PB than crap myself. In my opinion it is not worth it!

There is something wrong with eating bad things, taking a pill, and then having goo in your pants. I think it would be easier to make better choices?????

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wasabubblebutt, my mom was just saying that its not as extreme as everyone thinks it is. i thought you were trying to be funny when you made the commit. I just wanted feedback on the pills before gettin them. some days i`m week and some days i`m strong. I know i shouldn`t need pills when i have the band but i figured would could it hurt and it may help me to eat better and who knows if that is the case of needing depends maybe it will help with my lack of doing what i suppose to.

maryrose thanks for the advice i will look into more. I really was hoping someelse had tried it b/c it is much cheaper then the bodybug which i did consider. but at the same time, when is enough enoughl what other drastic measures do i need to take to lose weight. i need to join the challenge but i`m so slow i don`t know how to join the thanksgiving challenge. i`m computer illerate.

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