"was taking many medications for a condition which caused a lot of weight gain. after weaning off, dr. put me on low cal, low carb diet with a prescription diet aid that worked but scary. i continued ti lose after stopping rx diet pill but then plateaud for a long time and started gaining slowly. chose alli to help things start moving along. so far i&#039;m pleased. psychologicaly, it helps motivate me since i spent money on an fda approved diet pill. it helps so i can eat meals a little higher in cal than original diet which makes it more sustainable. in 3 days i&#039;ve lost 3 of the 4lbs i gained back. i exercise almosr daily- for years. try to make healthy choices and not eat late. take with lunch and dinner where my fat and calories are a more"