Can Alli help you to lose weight?

If you’re desperate to lose weight and feel you need some help, you have a new ally – Alli.

The article “All About Alli, The Weight Loss Pill” says:

If you take Alli and follow a sensible low-fat diet and exercise, you will lose 50 percent more weight than you would with diet and exercise alone. Instead of losing 10 pounds, a person who takes Alli will lose 15 pounds.

“It’s an exciting new tool and widely available, but to think this is the only thing or some magic quick fix is wrong,” says Gary Foster, MD, director of the Center of Obesity Research and Education at Temple University in Philadelphia, who helped develop the Alli program. “For the same amount of effort [as with a traditional diet and exercise plans], you get 50 percent more weight loss. It makes it easier, not effortless,” he tells WebMD.

So there you have it: even with Alli, you need to commit to weight loss, and realize that long term weight loss is a process. Yes, you can be successful.

If you’ve tried to lose weight before, Alli may nudge you into trying again. The big benefit of such an aid is that once you experience how much better you feel when you’ve lost even a few pounds, you’ll rediscover how much difference having energy and vitality makes in your life. Everything’s easier when you’ve got the energy to cope and win.

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