Losing weight can be really hard work. That’s why Alli is really good news. Alli is the first and only non-prescription weight loss aid to be licensed for use thoughout Europe.
Alli can be taken by overweight adults aged 18 or over who have a BMI of 28 or over. Alli is not a magic miracle weight loss wonder drug which make weight loss easy, it’s a capsule plus support programme that can reward your efforts by boosting weight loss. Adding Alli to a reduced calorie, lower fat diet can boost your weight loss by 50%. So for every 2 lbs (1Kg) you lose from your own efforts, alli can help you lose 1 lb (1/2 Kg) more.
There are lots of good things you can look forward to with the Alli programme:
- a more rewarding way of dieting
- Learning new habits, including getting more active, that can increase your energy levels and help you to keep the weight off
- Improving your health
- discovering new recipes
- making new friends through the alli online forum
- developing a new sense of style as you shop for clothes that fit the new you
If you know what it’s like to step on to the scales and not lose as much weight as you were expecting, Alli could be just what you need.
It is clinically proven that adding Alli to a reduced calorie, lower fat diet can boost weight loss by 50%. Alli allows you to eat satisfying, balanced meals without feeling bored or deprived and helps you achieve the weight loss you want.
Crash diets and quick fixes rarely work over the long term and usually end up wmaking people feel more despondent than before. Alli aims for sensible, gradual weight loss – about 1-2 lbs (1/2 – 1 kg) a week.
With the Alli programme you’ll learn why it’s important to adopt healthier eating habits and do more daily physical activity over the long term. These changes are simple but they take a bit of practice. Step by step you can achieve you weight loss goal with the Alli programme.
The Health Benefits of Losing Weight
It’s very easy to associate losing weight just with looking better – wouldn’t everything be perfect if you could drop a size or two? Or feel more comfortable in your jeans?
However, it is important to understand that being overweight increases your risk of developing several serious health problems such as diabetes and heart disease. These conditions may not cause you to feel unwell so you should see your doctor for a general health check. The good news is that losing even a modest amount of weight can significantly reduce the risk of these problems.
How Does Alli Work?
The active ingredient in Alli is designed to target fat in your digestive system. It stops about a quarter of the fat you eat from being absorbed and this fat passes out of your body in your stools.
Due to the way Alli works, you may experience diet-related treatment effects.
It is important that you commit to a lower fat diet. If you do, the action of the capsules will boost your efforts, helping you to lose more weight than dieting alone and you will be able to manage any diet-related treatment effects.
Alli works only in your digestive system so it does not affect your heart rate or your brain or cause sleeplessness.
Diet-Related Treatment Effects (Side Effects of Alli)
Like all medicine, Alli can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. The cost common side effects associated with Alli are wind with or without oily spotting, sudden or more frequent bowel motions and soft stools. These are caused by the way the capsules work and result from some of the fat being passed out of your body. Such effects typically occur within the first few weeks of using the capsules, before you may have learnt to liit the amount of fat in your diet. Such diet-relates treatment effects may be a signal that you have eaten more fat than you should have done.
These side effects are largely due to what you eat, so eat lower-fat meals to help manage them. The following tips will help:
- Find out more about how much fat your favourite foods typically contain and the size of your portions. By getting used to the recommended portions, you’ll be less likely to accidentaly go over your daily fat target.
- Distribute your fat evenly across your meals. Don’t “save” fat grams from lunch and “spend” them at dinner – each meal and snack must be within your fat target.
- Be Patient. It may take a little time to familiarise yourself with your fat and calorie targets. Most users who experience diet-related treatment effects at the start learn how to manage them.
- Keeping a food diary is an invaluable tool to help you recognise which foods can lead to diet-related treatment effects.
You still need to eat a small amount of fat while on the Alli programme as fat is an important, essential part of a balanced diet. The right amount of fat helps the body absorb vitamins and perform other functions. You just need to limit your intake to around 15g of fat per meal (based on a diet of 1400 calories a day).