This is my first week w/ Alli with no results!  I really do not "over eat" but I dont exercise much.  However, I am very active as a working full time mom of a 9 month little boy.  I never sit down! I have never been able to log my calories or fat grams-but I have a very realistic view of what Im eating.  Im having a hard time meeting my fat grams per meal and even if I try to eat more to up them I havent had any "treatment effects" everyone says they experience if they overeat.  Any advise besides the obvious excersizing more-which I am tryin to do?

First of all, one week is too early to assess your weight loss success.  You need to give it at least two weeks for your body to kick into gear, sometimes it may take longer with bodies who have suffer from yo yo dieting. 

In the meantime keep this in mind: 

• You are eating healthy and that is positive
• Maybe you are feeling more energetic
• Maybe your clothes are fitting better
• Maybe your cholesterol level is lowering

If you stay the course you will continue to drop pounds.  You can also help move from plateau if you increase your physical activity.  Add resistance exercises, such as weight lifting to your routine.  Try to reach your target goal on most days. 

Here are a few options for adding some healthy fats without adding a ton of food:

Most importantly, stay on track and keep running after that baby :)  that counts as exercise!!

Let us know if we can be of further help,

I also am a stay at home mom to a 9 1/2 month old and have been on Alli for a week now with no success...I am very active with him and do go out walking every couple of days...I feel like I am doing something wrong also!!! I am eating right and have totally changed my diet around.  I haven't had any "treatment effects" but did notice on 2 occasions that I had an "oily" discharge with my bowel movements but not any spotting.  Not sure what to do next!

I also am now experiencing the "oily" stuff, but its managable.  I guess that means Im eating too much fat to cause that?

Im wondering if maybe my body just requires alot of exercise no matter what my diet is...thats the only time I've had success with weight loss in the past.  Its just tough dedicating the time every day...Ill stick with it if you do!  Let me know how it goes within the next week :-)

I have been on Alli for one week also with no results!  I cut my calories o 1600/day and have stayed below the recommended fat grams per meal.  I stepped up my workouts to 1 1/2 hours a day!  Imagine my reaction to get on the scale and week later and find that I didn't lose not a single pound!  How can that happen?

 I have increased my grain, fruit and veggie intake and cut my soda consumption as well as my late night snacking.  I don't understand not losing any way at all and it's quite depressing.

Ouch..that hurts. You have been making a great effort! Even without the Alli you should be losing weight! I dont get losing 0 lbs either, I mean, does it not cut your fat & calorie intake in half? I take in anywhere from 1800-2000 day (I dont count-or watch for that matter) shouldnt that be cut down no matter what? 

I guess as the dietitian said, 1 week isnt long enough.  I only bought 60 pills so I hope to see some results by the time they are gone or Im not buying more!~

For those of you just starting out, I would highly recommend weighing AND measuring everything and logging it into the nutrtion log. You'd be surprised how much you may be under/overestimating what you are eating.  The nutrtion log will also help you see where you need to add or subtract from your eating plan to get a more balanced diet.

Also, make sure you are eating close to the recommended fat grams per meal. You really need to do that to let Alli work. I was actually eating too little fat the first couple of days, until I found the nutrition log and this board.

The dietiticians have recommended to NOT take a pill if your fat grams for a meal are under 5grams. If you do, you are pretty much wasting a pill.

Also, watch sodium intake (the nutrition log will let you know how much sodium you are getting). It can cause water retention, which will translate to no weight loss on the scale.

I have tracked everything I eat and my portions are small and healthy.  I do know that my fat intake is not what it should be according to the allowance but I'm having trouble eating that much fat and staying within my calorie allowance. 

 I've never been so disciplined as I have been now with no results!  Ugh!!  And I have been working out like a fiend!  I do notice that my pants are fitting a little looser around the waist so something has to be going on, but it's not happening on the scale.

 I'm having absolutely no side effects whatsoever from the Alli which I assume means I'm not eating enough fat???

Treatment effects, such as oily spots and other GI distress, are the results of exceeding your fat intake.  If you do not see these effects - you are doing REAL well!!!  Most people taking alli and losing weight successfully do not experience treatment effects. 

Because alli is a fat blocker, you do need to incorporate a moderate amount of healthy fats into your meals.  Not too much, you will see how quickly they add up. Most people eat about 50 grams of fat per meal!!  Yikes!! 

• 4 almonds or walnuts = 4 grams fat, 44 calories
• 1/4 cup cubed avocado = 5.5 grams fat, 60 calories
• 1 cup 1% low fat milk = 2.4 grams fat, 102 calories
• 1 cup Low fat fruit yogurt = 2.5 grams fat, 240 calories
• 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter = 8 grams fat, 100 calories
• 4 oz. Salmon Chinook fillet, broiled = 15 grams fat, 252 calories

You will love incorporating these healthy choices!

OK I am gonna hang in there with you guys and see after next week how things are going!!!  Hang in there girls, you can do it!

Remember that Alli only blocks about 30% of the fat you eat - not calories as a whole.  So the less fat you eat, the less Alli is doing for you, it is a waste of money at that point.  Also, if you are eating less than the recommended 25-30% fat calories, but you are still meeting your calorie goals, then you are probably eating a lot of "empty" calories that aren't really doing you any good anyway.

For those of you who are exercising like crazy and still not seeing a result, you might be losing inches not pounds.  Measuring is the only way to be sure. 

Good luck everybody, this is more of a lifestyle/eating change than diet!