Choosing to eat healthy, delicious foods like fresh fruits and veggies will naturally lower both fat and calories and help you reach your weight-loss goal. You’ll want to set targets for the maximum number of calories you’ll eat each day and the maximum number of fat grams you’ll eat at each meal to stay on track.

Your calorie target

The table on this page gives you an easy way to set your calorie target. Based on your current weight and activity level, it gives you a target that’s about 500 calories less per day than your body needs to maintain your current weight. That adds up to 3,500 fewer calories per week, the number of calories in a pound of fat. At this target level, you should be able to lose weight at a gradual, steady pace of about a pound a week, without feeling frustrated or deprived.

Your fat gram target

With the alli^® program, it’s important to control your fat intake as well as your daily calories. To set the fat gram target for your meals, see the chart on this page. The alli capsule is part of a program that rewards you with increased weight loss when you eat well. When you eat foods higher in fat, you may experience treatment effects as signals to help you get back on track.