This is from an unanswered post in another area of this message board. We're all still a little confused... Thanks : )

 Betty: Please clarify:

You are saying that Alli will block more fat calories, if you eat more fat (up to 15 grams per meal).  It will block less fat calories, if you eat less fat.  BUT are you suggesting that people who already eat low-fat actually increase their fat (and thus their calorie intake?) or....are you just saying that those who choose to, or are already eating low-fat will just not benefit much from Alli?'

I guess the big confusion is....we're being told to follow a low-fat diet, but then we're being told a low-fat diet will not benefit from use of Alli, because little or no fat will be blocked. 

Main questions:  Do I up my fat content (and thus calorie content) to about 10-15 per meal, to get a great Alli benefit?  Would that produce greater weight loss than keeping my fat/calorie count lower (say 4-6 grams fat per meal)-?-at that low of a fat count, will Alli still block at least  25% of that?

Hi Ama128,

You are on the right track but need to change one thing, where your calories are coming from. You will need to stay on a calorie reduced diet so you will have to cut back on calories from carbohydrates or protein in order to add the fat calories in. If you are eating 1600 calories a day you will continue eating that with a little more coming from fat and a little less from your other sources. Let's say that you are now having 15 grams of fat at each meal, you would be consuming 405 calories. The rest of your calories are spread throughout your meals and snacks.

Does this make sense now?

Betty Kovacs, MS, RD

So  if the meal does not have at least 15 grams of fat in it, I do not need to take the pill?

Thanks

No this doesnt make sense.

Im averaging 1400 calories a day/ and 10 fat gm per meal and Ive lost 5 lbs the 1st week...with alli no matter how much or how little fat I consume wouldnt it still block it? example: wouldnt it block 25% of the 10grams the same as it would block 25% of 15grams? the percentages would be different of course of 25% of whatever number of fat grams?

Lauri

Let me see if i understand : I am currently on the 1600 cal / day plan.  According to alli, I should be consuming 48 grams of fat per day TOTAL.  However, i understand that there are 9 cals per gram of fat. SO - does that mean that my body is metabolizing that fat into an additional 432 calories (48 x 9)?  That would mean that i am consuming 2032 calories (not 1600). Now if we say that alli blocks 25% of fat - then instead of 48 g of fat - i would have 36 g of fat consumed which would be 324 calories for a grand total of 1924 calories per day.  How does this make sense in terms of trying to lose weight? Traditionally, i would be on a much lower calorie / low fat diet. Just want to really GET it so i can make the right choices. That is, less calorie rich food even if the fat content is a little higher (less than 15 of course).

Let me know if my train of thought is correct and how it works with the calories from fat added on to the normal 1600 calories in food. THANKS!

Let me see if i understand : I am currently on the 1600 cal / day plan.  According to alli, I should be consuming 48 grams of fat per day TOTAL.  However, i understand that there are 9 cals per gram of fat. SO - does that mean that my body is metabolizing that fat into an additional 432 calories (48 x 9)?  That would mean that i am consuming 2032 calories (not 1600). Now if we say that alli blocks 25% of fat - then instead of 48 g of fat - i would have 36 g of fat consumed which would be 324 calories for a grand total of 1924 calories per day.  How does this make sense in terms of trying to lose weight? Traditionally, i would be on a much lower calorie / low fat diet. Just want to really GET it so i can make the right choices. That is, less calorie rich food even if the fat content is a little higher (less than 15 of course).

let me see if i understand - i'm currently on the 1600 calorie plan.  This allows for 48 grams of fat total per day. I know that there are 9 cals per g of fat and if alli blocks 25% of fat consumed, then that would be 36g of fat left over. Does that mean that my body will metabolize those 36g of fat into an additional 324 calories (36 x9)? If so, then i would be consuming a total of 1924 calories per day. How does this work in terms of trying to lose weight? Isn't that too many calories? I am currently sticking to the following: (as close as possible)

Breakfast : 300 cals / 9 g of fat

Lunch: 500 cals/ 15 g of fat

Snack: 100 cals / 3 g of fat

Dinner:  600 cals/ 18 g of fat

Snack: 100 cals/ 3 g of fat

 Please let me know if my train of thought is correct...

Thanks for your response.

There are so many thread asking the same question, just different wording. But this thread has more information about the fat intake, we might have to consume.

This is my Fourth thread that i am asking the same question you are asking,

Does Alli work if you are under 15 grams of fat? YES or NO

Do we have to consume more fat, then do the math(turn the fat intake into calories) to help us lose weight with the help of Alli?   YES or NO?

My other question is, does Alli work if you are under the weight guide lines of the pamphlet? YES or NO?

Thank you for this thread,

Hi,

I have answered this many times but it's hard to find the post with the answer so people just keep reposting the question. Here is the answer that you are looking for:

1. Alli works on ANY fat that you eat.

2. Your goal it to eat the number of grams of fat that YOUR plan told you to. The confusion on this board is coming from people reading what I write to other people about their goals. If you can reach your fat goal at each meal you will get the biggest "bang for you buck" in that Alli will excrete the desired amount of fat for 50% more weight loss. Going over can result in undesired treatment effects.

3. Alli is not approved for anyone who is not overweight so it should not be used.

 How is that?

Betty Kovacs, MS, RD

That is the simplest answer I have seen yet

THANK YOU :-)