“It’s so important to understand that you must adopt a low-fat, healthy lifestyle,” Jones says. One grande Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino contains 15 grams of fat, and if an Alli user adds even a low-fat muffin to that meal, it could get icky. Alli users take one pill with every meal, and to avoid an “Alli oops,” they should eat less than 42 grams of fat a day, or about 15 grams per meal. The diet pill works by blocking 25 percent of fat from being digested. For example, if someone were to lose 10 pounds from dieting, they’d lose 15 by combining their diet with Alli. The drugmaker states very clearly that it’s no miracle drug, and only promises to help people toward moderate weight loss. “People who don't live well, who stuff themselves with bags of snacks, in desperation they reach out for a pill.” “The pill offers the promise of convenience, that someone has done the job for you,” says Adam Drewnowski, director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington in Seattle. Now that it’s available in many major drugstores and grocery chains, it’s not just for the obese with a doctor’s prescription in hand - anyone who wants to lose a few can try it. That anticipation refers to the origin of Alli it’s the newly approved over-the-counter form of the prescription weight-loss drug Xenical. “But we don’t know if it’s going to last - there was a lot of pent-up anticipation.” Jones declined to share any specific numbers. “We know it’s selling very well - better than we expected,” says Brian Jones, a GlaxoSmithKline spokesman. (Anderson does, however, arm them with this helpful tip: “I tell the patients, try when you have a day off.”) “I think they’re excited that it’s an over-the-counter product,” Uyu says.Īnd even though pharmacist Miyuki Anderson, who works at a Bartell Drugs in Seattle, warns everyone who eyes the Alli display about the messy side effects, it doesn’t stop most of them from buying the diet pill. At one Los Angeles-area Walgreens, pharmacist Susie Uyu’s seen customer after customer march directly through the store toward the prominent Alli display. It is coming with a fierce vengeance.Still, it seems there’s no shortage of people willing to risk public humiliation to shed a few pounds. Can I make it to the bathroom? NO.it's not going to happen. Once I entered the house, I could feel it coming. I prepared myself for the long walk to the door and the fact that I would have to get my keys out and get into the house. I finally made it home without a problem, but couldn't seem to get out of the car. Every single light that I could have made turned red to taunt me with the inner struggle that my mind and stomach muscles were having. Each new light that entered into my life stopped me. I envisioned myself running the light so that the tragic accident would not take place. I got to the light at 8th street and was stopped once more. I had made it this far, and I wasn't going to let this happen to me AGAIN! We exchanged glances, as he gave me a sympathetic look. I looked the driver in the white Subaru in the eyes and he knew. As I got to the end of 9th street, I was stopped by the light. I could feel my butt muscles contracting and releasing and knew that I didn't have long. So, below, my friends, you will see what started the next revolution in "bathroom reading." Enjoy!Īs I was turning right onto O'Farrell, I noticed an even deeper burning in the pit of my stomach. We talked about the weather, the changing leaves, and our relationships, and/or lack of relationships.Īs I dropped Allyson off at home, I realized that I didn't have much time left. So, we had our usual conversation about people who almost pooped their pants, etc, and go on about our business as mature and responsible adults would. I don't know what it is about that cute little brown stuff that comes out of our butts that I find so funny, but it just IS. I was at breakfast with my friend Allyson one morning, and somehow we found ourselves on the topic of poop, as we often do. I keep asking myself, "self, do you think that you will ever be a grown up?" The answer I constantly find myself repeating.NO. I can't believe how incredibly mature I am at the ripe age of 29 (almost 30).
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