Name	Tony Mullins
Occupation:	Operations Support Manager, Lloydspharmacy
Age:	32
Height:	5’ 8”
Starting weight:	28 stones / 392 lbs
Starting BMI:	tbc
Alli programme:	Week four
Lost:	1 stone 5 lbs / 19 lbs
Current weight:	26 stones and 9 lbs / 373 lbs

“I’ve tried dieting before but it didn’t work. alli keeps me
on the straight and narrow. I’ve already lost nearly 1 ½ stones.”
      Tony Mullins, alli trial volunteer

Tony Mullins is a large character in more ways than one. His big personality is matched by his physical form, which only a few weeks ago weighed-in at 28 stones.

When offered the opportunity to be one of the first people in the UK to use alli, a diet aid now available without prescription, Tony jumped at the chance.

Alli can help people who are overweight accelerate their weight loss by up to 50 per cent. For every 2lbs lost, alli can help shed a further 1lb. It works by preventing the absorption of fat and allows excess fat from food consumed to pass naturally through the body.

The treatment is only appropriate for people who have a BMI of 28 or over. In addition, alli should only be used by people who are happy to lose weight gradually, are ready to adopt a reduced calorie, lower-fat diet and eat smaller portions.

Getting started

“Before I started the treatment I read up on alli so I knew exactly how it worked,” said Tony. “I also had a consultation with a pharmacist who talked me through the guidelines. They recommended eating no more than 19 grams of fat per meal and no more than 1800 calories per day. I’ve managed to stick to that and haven’t had any problems at all.”

Seeing the results

Four weeks into the course and Tony has already achieved fantastic results. “It’s going really well. I lost a stone in the first week alone and needed to buy a belt to stop my trousers falling down! But I’m large and understand the initial loss can be more significant the bigger you are.

“Over weeks two to four, the weight loss has been much more gradual. I’ve now dropped 1 stone and 5lbs.

“It’s a really great start but I’ve got a long way to go. My medium term target weight is 18 stones. I’ve tried all sorts of other diets in the past but never stayed the course. The great thing about alli is that it provides you with that extra incentive to lose weight by ‘rewarding’ you with an extra 1lb of weight loss for every two lbs you lose through your diet.”

For Tony, alli has been the key to making his diet work. “What alli does is keep me on the straight and narrow. I know that if I eat too much fat the end result may not be very nice and that motivates me to stick to the rules.”

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