Thread: Madchef's Diary

Wow 56lb lost so far, well done you, you can see a massive difference on your photos x

I am a bit despondent, I rang my Doctor yesterday for a repeat prescription and was really chuffed with myself, last month I had gained a kilo but even with my Brother down for 2 weeks I had acutally managed to creep, just, under the 180/238 lbs meaning I was a smidgen under 17 Stone and I was elated and then he dropped the bombshell!

With economy cuts in the NHS I had to start really dropping at least a kilo or so a month to stay on Xenical, I was devasted, it has really knocked the stuffing out of me as I was thinking I was doing so well IMO

I don't understand the NHS thinking cos as long as we, the overweight/obese people area trying surely they are winning!

BUT if my Doctor doesn't continue to prescribe for me I will go to another Doctor in the group as I am so determined to get my weight down this time FOR GOOD, I am just cross with their thinking they should be supporting us not taking the rug from under our feet surely?!

I have been told that really I should be loosing 2kgs (4.4lbs) a mth min otherwise I will not achieve my target of 10% in 6 mths and if I don't no more xenical!

I have just worked it out & to lose 10% in 6 months I need to do 1lb a week on average......

Do they not realise however that sometimes we need a little more help, they treat drug addiction, alcohol addiction, can they not see we too suffer from an addiction????

You are doing brilliantly my love, don't let them knock you down x

Originally Posted by Lexie2005

I have just worked it out & to lose 10% in 6 months I need to do 1lb a week on average......

Do they not realise however that sometimes we need a little more help, they treat drug addiction, alcohol addiction, can they not see we too suffer from an addiction????

You are doing brilliantly my love, don't let them knock you down x

Thank you so much and I totally agree with your comment, if I was a drug addict boy could I get help and masses of financial help as well, the system is not fair to us suffering with our weight problem that is the truth.

Today being Sunday I weighted in and have managed to lose a tiny bit, down to 237lbs which is 107.5 kilos but by the time I see my Doc I need to in the 106 kilos and I can't see me doing it although I will try. It's getting so hard now to keep motivated but I am still trying, some would say "very trying"

I am now off Xenical, have been since before Xmas and boy does it make a difference. my weight spiralled up to 254lbs I just had to much cheese, my absolute downfall and other goodies over the Christmas n New Year. I have managed to get some of that off and am now down to 249 lbs and am continuing with my low fat diet most of the time. The stupid thing is that my body likes being about 17.5 stone, when I was working, really hard as a Chef me weight was that.

Anwway I will continue to watch my weight and diet. Thank you all for your support during these past months. Keep up the good work

Hi welcome back I wondered where you'd gone. I know what you mean about being a certain weight I'm doing the same thing. It's annoying

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