i was reading a health magazine this morning and a new diet pill has come out that doesn't need perscription. it's called the £1 a day diet pill, pretty much as it costs you a pound a day. what the pill basically does is make it impossible for you to absorb the fats from foods. the article was about what the writer thought of the pill as she tested it, she said she droped 10lb easily but there were nasty side effects as her stomach was in great pain after only using the pill for a few days.

would any of you consider taking this even though it costs and has side effects?

in my personal opinion i see this as a cheat to losing weight and something that could mess up your body, i'd like to hear your views though, or any views on other diet pills.

Hell no.

But I wouldn't use diet pills even if they were free because of the side effects, whether it's the speed or fat-blocking type.

No I wouldn't.
You can lose weight healthily and sensibly, I don't think there are ever any need for diet pills.
And at £1 a day, I really honestly wouldn't!

Put £1 a day to one side, lose weight in a sensible, healthy way, then spend the money you saved on some nice clothes later on. That'll get you a lot more than stupid diet pills that don't work anyway.

lose weight the easy way. Just eat less, and exercise more. Make healthy changes to your diet. you might even save all the money you were spending on junk food also.

that's a good idea i think i might just do that and see how much i have when i reach my goal, and i agree diet pills are stupid, i've never tried them so i can't say wether they work or not.

You'll be surprised how much money you will end up with.

As for the diet pills - if there was one that really worked, do you think there would still be overweight people in the world? It's all a scam, and in the best case it will only cost money - in the worst, you can seriously damage your health.

Stancel's right - eat less, exercise more, and you'll be fine. It's what I did, and so far it seems to be working okay.

loosing weight healthy is way worth it...

eat less, eat healthy, throw in some moderate body training and you'll actually change your life

Put that 1 pound a day towards a gym membership. It's much more productive (assuming you actually go to the gym). Those fat-blocker pills are silly; I assume you're talking about some form of orlistat (sold in the US over the counter as Alli). At the beginning of my journey I did order a starter pack of Alli and have never taken a single tablet. Waste of $60 IMHO. I feared the side effects so I didn't bother with it.

ok I'm going to defend ALLI pills a little bit, they were originally doctor prescription only, but have recently been allowed to be given to obese people by pharmacists. They essentially work by blocking fat from being absorbed and you then essentially lose it when you go to the toilet.

I HAVE used ALLI, as an obese person I have found it really helpful to help me get started, but then I didn't suffer any side affect, this is because I COMMITTED to healthy eating and exercise too... i used ALLI as an aid and a boost (since having my gall bladder out my weight loss per week was right down) and it has honestly perked me up, got me really going.

I think the key is, never abuse pills, if they are safe (YOU need to research that) then you can get the weight loss benefits so long as your mind is on the healthy eating and exercise route. But I do agree that nothing works better than healthy eating and exercise! And when one months worth is used up and I am flowing like I am now then I wont buy any more, but I'm certainly not going to knock the ALLI pounds lost! For every 2 you lose yourself ALLI loses 1 more.

How do you know that you lost more with the Alli pill? If you were commited to exercise and healthy eating I would be willing to bet quite a bit that you would have the same effect without the pills.

In addition, those fatbinders stop fat from being absorbed into the body. Or so they say. If that is true, then they will also stop the healthy fats from being absorbed, which is certainly not going to do you any good.

I just found this while searching for some info about Alli. Obviously it's meant to be funny, but there is a certain truth in it. Parts in bold are actually stuff that is taken from the leaflet that comes with Alli, and their website:

Alli Side Effects In Layman's Terms

Alli is a new over-the-counter weight-loss pill which, predictably enough, has proven to be a massive best-seller from the moment it became available. The drug, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, reportedly works by blocking the absorption of excess fats by the body. And folks are waddling, not walking, to their local drug stores for a chance to start on the Alli "program."

As is the case with most drugs, Alli comes with a risk of certain side effects. Or, as they're known on the company website, treatment effects.

A person is reportedly limited to 15 grams of fat per meal, and if they go over (or even if they don't), there's a significant chance they'll find themselves out behind a shopping center somewhere, crying and clutching a wad of horrifyingly soiled undergarments, searching for a place to ditch it.

As best as I can tell, anyway...

Since a lot of this stuff is couched in language that is technically truthful, but very carefully worded, I've taken it upon myself to go through the list of side (treatment) effects and warnings, and translate it all into layman's terms.

I'm no scientist or doctor, and don't pretend to have any special knowledge. I'm just a person who's fairly good with words and reading between the lines... The highlighted phrases below are direct quotes from the Alli website, with my translations in between.


Undigested fat cannot be absorbed and passes through the body naturally. The excess fat is not harmful. In fact, you may recognize it in the toilet as something that looks like the oil on top of a pizza.

Here the drug makers are trying to soothe the nerves of the skeptical fatty, by speaking their language. Pizza is something fatties understand, and a big part of the reason they’re interested in Alli to begin with. Pizza is good, pizza is reassuring… even when it’s flowing from your ass like molten lava.

The website mentions seeing the undigested fat in a toilet, but that’s clearly a best case scenario. You might also see it on the tops of your shoes, across the hood of a car, or way up the shower curtain, near the loops.
The fat passes out of your body, so you may have bowel changes, known as treatment effects.

Bowel changes. Notice how they phrase that? It means stuff will be happening the likes of which you could never have imagined. It’ll be like a daily Dean Koontz novel inside your underwear.

You may get:
gas with oily spotting

You’ll be farting Wesson oil straight through your Dockers…

loose stools

and having violent chipped beef explosions...

more frequent stools that may be hard to control

all the time, with a sphincter that can no longer be counted as a friend.

Eating a low-fat diet lowers the chance of these bowel changes. Limit fat intake in your meals to an average of 15 grams.

The McDonald’s Big Mac has 34 grams of fat, and the Burger King Whopper has 40. Eat either of these while taking Alli, and you’ll very likely be transformed into a diarrhea cannon.
Learning how to manage treatment effects is an important part of being successful with alli. Here's how to take control:

Start trimming fat from your diet now, even before you begin taking alli. Then pick a day to begin taking alli, such as a weekend day so you can stay close to home if you experience a treatment effect. Make the timing work for you. If you're getting ready to travel or attend a social event, hold off on starting with alli until the event is over

Blowing liquid feces down a row of bridesmaids, for instance, could be viewed negatively in certain circles. Further, an unexpected bout of the power-squirts while riding “The Bullet” at the county fair might not ingratiate you with your friends. Or anyone on the fairway. Or the folks in the parking lot walking to their cars.

While no one likes experiencing treatment effects, they might help you think twice about eating questionable fat content. If you think of it like that, alli can act like a security guard for your late-night cravings
You see, when you think about it, shitting yourself is actually a positive.

You can't "save fat grams" from lunch and "spend them" at dinner. Spread your daily fat gram allowance of 15 grams on average per meal over the whole day
Cheating can lead to embarrassment, tears, and the introduction of a frantically constructed toilet paper crack-wedge in the bathroom of an Applebee's. It’s simply not worth it.

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

Until you get the hang of it, you should probably take along a rolling suitcase full of brown clothes everywhere you go, while taking Alli. Luckily, however, turd-colored clothing is in this season; turd is the new vomit.

If co-workers ask about it, there is no shame in telling the truth. You might be surprised how understanding folks can be if you simply say, “I dress like this to conceal the poop that's constantly soaking through the seat of my pants.”

You may not usually get gassy, but it's a possibility when you take alli. The bathroom is really the best place to go when that happens

Showboating is not recommended.

You can use a food journal to recognize what foods can lead to treatment effects. For example, writing down what you eat may help you learn that marinara sauce is a better option than Alfredo sauce

In addition to a handcart full of extra pants designed to camouflage your anal leakage, it might also be a good idea to carry a schematic and information wheel, so you don't repeat past mistakes and have a treatment effect halfway up your back.

I hope this information has proven to be valuable.

I totally agree, there is NO way of knowing and I wont be using them long term... but I can only speak as I find... because I am eating low fat I can honestly say I have had NO side affects, literally none, I see no change... and as for the weight loss thing.. well I think my weekly weight loss has been a little higher than other attempts (like I said, since having my gall bladder out I don't lose weight as fast as I did the first time around, I think this because I cant break down fats as easily now) but this could be more determination on my part (that switch in my head has been flicked you know?).

As for the absorbing of good fats.. a very valid point. I bought a months supply as a desperate measure when I started (I was DESPERATE for something to work) but I have faith in myself already, I wont be buying more

I think if you stop taking them, but keep your fat intake, together with the healthy eating and exercise, at the level you're doing now, you shouldn't have any problems whatsoever!

It's always that switch in the head that needs to be flicked, and then things just work....it's amazing, isn't it? It took me nearly 20 years for that to happen, but now that it has, it's great!

I THOUGHT I'd switched before (I lost well over 100 pounds 6 years back) but in reality I didn't (I was just determined) but now yeah... its fully flicked!! I'm just excited for the process now! xx

Not that the point hasn't been made already... but heck no, I wouldn't take that pill.