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All You Need To Know About Alli
Author: Steve Simmons
Article:
A woman came into my gym a couple of years ago and said
something I'll never forget. This woman, a chunky blonde in her
mid thirties, had been a regular at the gym for a couple of
months, but had chosen not to use any of our personal training
programs. Perhaps as a result, she had seen little in the way of
progress, even though her attendance was impeccable and she
seemed to have the dedication necessary to lose weight and get
in the shape she desired. It was like setting out on a trip with
an unlimited supply of money and time, a strong desire to get to
the other side of the country, but with no idea how to get
there. Her reluctance to join any of our free programs showed me
she wanted to find her own way, which was why I was surprised
when she came to me one afternoon.
"I'll be cancelling my gym membership," she said, her hands
placed resolutely on her hips. "I won't be needing it anymore."
I was concerned as to why this was, and told her as much.
"I went to the doctor last week and he prescribed me Xenical.
It's a weight loss drug. Really, all I want to do is lose about
fifty pounds. I don't care if it's healthy or not." She said
this defiantly, daring me to tell her she was making a mistake.
I did, of course, do exactly that, but this woman wasn't having
it, and she cancelled her gym membership that day.
With the advent of the new OTC weight loss drug Alli, I fear I'm
about to hear someone, or a couple of someones, say the same
thing that woman did. Except now the hard part has been removed
from the equation. No more doctor's appointment necessary. Just
walk in to your local Rite-Aid or Walgreens and pick up a
starter kit. Simple as that. Start taking the drug, and before
you know it, the weight will be melting off. Right? It's that
easy, right?
Well, no.
First of all, it's important to understand what Alli is. The
active ingredient is a drug called orlistat, which has been
around for a while. It is, in fact, sold under another name by
another company, and available by prescription. That drug? If
you guessed Xenical, you get a bell.
Orlistat works by inhibiting pancreatic lipase, an enzyme that
breaks down triglycerides in the intestine. Without it, the
triglycerides are not hydrolyzed into free fatty acids and are
excreted through the feces. And. . .what does this mean in
English? Boiling it down, it means that approximately thirty
percent of your dietary fat will not be absorbed. Therefore, if
you consume a lot of fat in your diet, your calorie consumption
will be immediately reduced.
But that sounds wonderful, Steve! I can basically eat whatever I
want, never work out, and this magic pill will get rid of the
excess for me. Right? It's that easy, right?
C'mon.
Not even GlaxoSmithKline, the makers of Alli are audacious
enough to try selling that course of action. First of all,
without changing your diet dramatically, you are going to run
head first into Alli's many side effects. These effects are
present even when your diet does undergo a radical change. If it
doesn't. . .well, let's see what the official Alli website
recommends when it comes to the side effects of this wonder drug.
"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"
Uh, okay. It may just be me, but when a product's own website is
telling me that there is a fair chance I will need to change my
pants throughout the day due to an accident, I'm going to find
another way. Seriously, however, Alli's reported side effects
include oily and loose stool and increased flatulence. Their
website also helpfully recommends taking your offensive
flatulence to the bathroom where it belongs.
There are a lot of diet pills on the market. All of them, to one
degree or another, "work". But just like most of these flash
diet plans, the rebound rate is enormous. The best advice is as
it has always been. Get in the gym, find a healthy diet, and
work consistently towards a realistic and concrete goal. There
are many road maps out there to help you find your way. Use one
you feel comfortable with, or devise your own hybrid plan. You
don't need a pill. You just need some gas in the tank and a
spirit of adventure.
About the author:
Steve Simmons has over fifteen years experience as a personal
trainer and fitness consultant. He has brought his considerable
expertise to bear in his new book, The Movie Star Diet, now
available at
www.themoviestardiet.com
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