I thought about taking Alli and then a friend turned me on to Weight Watchers, and I was instantly hooked! I lost almost 40lbs. in just over 4 months. These results are not typical according to their program guidelines, but it did work for me! I was about 60+lbs. overweight so I did have a ways to go, but I never thought I could ever lose weight!
The program is easy and you can eat anything, just in moderation...I even found fun ways to eat my favorite food....buffalo wings! You can join by the week, which is $12, or pay by the month, but is just under $10, and it's an automatic payment. The fee includes their online program which makes it so easy to keep track of what you eat and it list 1000's of restaurants and their food items!
That is just my thoughts on effective weight loss. Weight Watchers makes it's so easy to live a normal, healthy life, and still lose the weight!