The new diet wonder drug is here!!

[zenbabe]

And you don't even need a prescription!

Everybody at work was talking about it. It is called Alli. So I decided to do some research. There are only a few side effects, or what they like to call "Treatment Effects"

Tasty.

What are treatment effects?

alli™ works by preventing the absorption of some of the fat you eat. The fat passes out of your body, so you may have bowel changes, known as treatment effects. You may get:

* gas with oily spotting
* loose stools
* more frequent stools that may be hard to control

What to expect

The excess fat that passes out of your body is not harmful. In fact, you may recognize it as something that looks like the oil on top of a pizza. Eating a low-fat diet lowers the chance of these bowel changes. Limit fat intake in your meals to an average of 15 grams.

Learn more about following a reduced-calorie, low-fat diet.

Learning how to manage treatment effects is an important part of being successful with alli. Here's how to take control:

* Start trimming fat from your diet now, even before you begin taking alli. Then pick a day to begin taking alli, such as a weekend day so you can stay close to home if you experience a treatment effect. Make the timing work for you. If you're getting ready to travel or attend a social event, hold off on starting with alli until the event is over

* While no one likes experiencing treatment effects, they might help you think twice about eating questionable fat content. If you think of it like that, alli can act like a security guard for your late-night cravings

* You can't "save fat grams" from lunch and "spend them" at dinner. Spread your daily fat gram allowance of 15 grams on average per meal over the whole day

* You may feel an urgent need to go to the bathroom. Until you have a sense of any treatment effects, it's probably a smart idea to wear dark pants, and bring a change of clothes with you to work

* You may not usually get gassy, but it's a possibility when you take alli. The bathroom is really the best place to go when that happens

* You can use a food journal to recognize what foods can lead to treatment effects. For example, writing down what you eat may help you learn that marinara sauce is a better option than Alfredo sauce


Discuss..

[lukkucairi]

wow - the level of dissociation needed to successfully undertake that kind of regimen is just mind boggling

[craig johnston]

zenbabe, have you become a spambot?!

if so, could you get me some, ahem, you know-what?

[Frieda]

why not just eat less fat??

[lukkucairi]

^^ erm...because we're all drug-dependent in the USA?

[Avalon]

I have a friend who told me her sister in law used the script strength of the drug..known as Zenical or Xenical. I asked her how it worked for her and she said : "she lost a lot of weight and a lot of pants".

[funkytuba]

I'm disgustingly reminded of this.

[Dorkahontas]

Originally Posted by Avalon

I have a friend who told me her sister in law used the script strength of the drug..known as Zenical or Xenical. I asked her how it worked for her and she said : "she lost a lot of weight and a lot of pants".

One of the guys in my office used it for three days. He quit because he said he was tired of playing "red light, green light" down the corridor to the bathroom.

[Hyakujo's Fox]

Originally Posted by Frieda

why not just eat less fat??

bad for business, this way they make money when it goes in and when it comes out.

[l'azizza]

Originally Posted by Frieda

why not just eat less fat??

Because we're lazy and want a quick fix. Swallowing a pill will take up less time and energy than exercising or (gasp!) lowering calories ingested.

Shitting my pants, though,
no, not gonna do that.

It seems like a bit of behavior modification for those that are afraid to be soiled around others.

[Avalon]

OOPS I Crapped My Pants - The most popular videos are here

[zenbabe]

I for one welcome our new wonder diet pill overlords.