I started alli and, within the first two days i lost two pounds. then by the 5th i gained 6 back!! Please help! I lost 40 lbs a few years ago with weight watchers and gaine 15 back. I wanted to lose that again and thought alli would help. I have been doing weight watchers strictly and know that even if that was all i did i wouldn't have gained 4 lbs in a week without cheating. Did anyone else gain weight!? 

yes, i did gain a pound and I'm thinking about quitting alli.

If you are thinking of quitting after gaining a pound, go ahead.  You must be committed to this for the LONG TERM for it to work.

I gained 4 lbs. in my 1st 2 days on alli....THAT I was not very happy with.  After that I lost 7 lbs over the next 2 weeks....but that was short lived, as I gained 2 lbs back and have held steady there for the last 2 weeks.  I have even cut back my fat intake from 19 grams/meal to 15 grams or less/meal for the last week and have not seen an improvement.  I hike for 30 minutes to 2 hours 5-7 times /week.  Its hard to not get discouraged when I seem to be doing everything right and I gain or maintain.   I guess I will stick with it as I just bought a large refill pack.....but it doesn't realy seem to be the extra kick I thought it would be (and as advertised) in addition to the diet and exercise.  I don't think I'm losing 50% more than I would have thru diet and exercise alone....especially when I'm not losing.  I'll see what the longer haul brings tho......Good luck to you!

I was very upset my first week because I had only lost .5 and worked really hard. Weighed in this morning and had lost 4.5. Total of 5 lbs in 2 weeks. I am 5'4" and weighed 140.  I am so excited to have lost 5 lbs in 2 short weeks. I say that this stuff really works. (And that's w/ hardly any exercising due to a back problem.  Just give it some time and don't give up on yourself.  Good Luck!!!!!!!!

I have been on this diet for 2 weeks and gained 4lb. I have carved my diet into 1800 cal/day. I must be going threw a phase. I run 4 times a week for 20 min. I do my crunches, push ups and jump rope for 20 min the same day. I plan on discontinuing the pill if results are not visible in 2 weeks.

 4 POUNDS PEOPLE.....,,, maybe I would have gained an extra 2 if I wasn't on alli. haha lol

my first week i lost 5lbs, but then the 2nd week i gained 3 lbs... but that was because it was that time of the month! cuz as soon as that week ended i now weigh 6lbs less in total. 1-2 lbs shouldnt be as important, because the scale can be off, or instead of wearing nothing while weighing yourself you are in a towel... if anything start weighing in every 2 weeks. this give ample time to really see what kind of weight loss you are doing, everyone fluctuates a pound or two.. dont be discouraged! good luck

Just a quick tip... I've noticed that the few of the people that have gained weight have also exercised heavily... this may cause you to gain muscle weight and you have to be really careful not to get discouraged... I've dieted a lot in the past and finally learned that in order to see the weight come off quickly in the beginning, you have to take it easy w/ the excersice.. maybe start with walking 30 minutes about 3-4 times per week and then gradually add intencity... :) Hope this helps... and keep up the hope :)

Yolanda

Don't be discouraged.  Even if you aren't seeing it on the scale, if you are eating less calories than you are losing, your body is working behind the scenes on that extra weight and your weight WILL drop on the scales; it just may not show up when you think it should.

 When I was much younger I once went on a diet where I ate very little - I mean practically NOTHING and I expected to see a drop every single day and I would go 3, 4, 5, 6 days sometimes before seeing a drop and sometimes I would even see a gain when I knew what I had eaten could NOT have caused a gain because I hadn't eaten anything!

 I know people will say that's because my body was in "starvation mode."  I don't deny there is such a thing as starvation mode but the simple fact is, if you are eating less than you ar burning, you are going to lose weight even if you are in "starvation mode."  When people fast, they lose weight; their body doesn't hang onto the weight.  They also always say if you are exercising you are building muscle and they attribute weight gain to that.  I don't buy that, either, because while there may be a slight difference with muscle building, it isn't going to be a 5 pound weight gain in a few weeks.

 I WAS successful in losing weight when I didn't eat much but even with eating very little, it came off more slowly than I expected.  I am not going to go on that drastic a diet now, and I know it will take time to lose the weight, and probably more time than it did when I ate practically nothing.  I am learning to eat more healthy foods, something I've never done in the past.  In the past I have eaten whatever I wanted, which amounts to lots of carbs and lots of high fat foods, and only paid attention to the calories.  As long as I kept the calorie count low, I didn't care how fattening the food was or how many carbs.  I didn't eat fruits and vegetables much.  I am changing that all now, and I expect my body to be in shock for a while and have to adjust to the changes.

 I'm okay with it taking some time to lose the weight and this is why:  I was at a park one day at a birthday party for a child.  While there I saw a woman running in the park.  She was thin, a normal weight, but her legs looked awful!!!  They were all pitted with cellulite that I could see even from a distance as she ran.  The only explanation for that that made sense to me was that she had lost weight quickly and maybe didn't exercise while losing weight.  I may be wrong about that but that picture always sticks in my mind when I think of trying to lose weight quickly.  I do NOT want to end up thin but with cellulite.

If you exercised heavily, perhaps you gained muscle weight.  Instead of just weighing yourself, you should measure yourself with a measuring tape.  It's possible you lost inches, but gained weight.  Remember, muscle weighs more than fat!!

I was like you, lost 4 lbs. in 4 days. I gained the 4 lbs back by day 5.  I was very upset, but I'm still going to continue with the program and try to eat better.

i too am doing the same thing.  i lost 3lbs.  4 days later back where i stsrted 14 days ago.  what the problem.  maybe it is just another hype in the all to well known diet market.

Please  DO NOT blame your weight gain on ALLI, your body is capable of gaining 7-10lbs a day of fluid. i suggest you watch your sodium intake in everything that you eat and your drink, also try to drink atleast 64ounces of water daily. i learned all i needed to know through my Dr. about fluid retention. best wishes and don't give up!!!!