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I don't think I'll bother posting on here anymore, 115 views and not one person could be bothered to comment. I was trying to help other people who are going through the same process as me by posting a tip that I thought may help someone but looks like I'm wasting my time so shall leave you...

I haven't posted on here for ages but it would be criminal to keep this to myself.... I was in the jelly/instant whip section in Asda and saw some 'pouch' products - jelly in squeezy pouches, fruit in squeezy pouches and dairy in squeezy pouches. They were on offer at 5 for £2 so I decided to...

The Asda Good For You four cheese sauce is less than 5% fat so you could make cauliflower cheese with that.

Brilliant, thank you! You have just doubled my menu possibilities as I've been having the same dinner for over a week now!

Oooh, great - thank you! Are they fresh rather than frozen then? I've looked in Asda and Tesco (frozen) and can't find one less than 5%.

I'm trying to find a minced beef that is under 5% fat. I know Asda frozen lean minced beef is 8% and Tesco frozen light choices minced beef is 7.4% Does anyone know of one that comes in at 5% or under? I've tried Quorn mince and despite liking their burgers and sausages this was gross!

Good luck with the re-start slim104, it's disheartening when you put it back on but at least you know it CAN be done. I weighed myself today (6 days in) and I've lost 4lbs so chuffed with that. I've been using one of the online food diaries which has really made a difference as I can see at a...

OMG you look amazing - what a transformation! I have around 4 stone to lose and was worried about saggy skin :o I know you're a bloke so maybe things work differently physique-wise but that's given me hope that I won't end up with saggy bits if you can lose 5 stone and look that good. Can I...

Thanks all :) I'm well and truly back in the swing, feeling very positive about it still and can't wait to weigh myself on Monday - a day early but I started a day late on Tuesday as I always start diets on Mondays! I haven't started exercising yet but didn't want to start both in week one as...

Don't beat yourself up over it, you can't change the past so don't dwell on it. If you fancy a burger then Quorn burgers are great, once they're in a bun with a bit of ketchup I can't tell the difference between them and normal burgers! They take 90 seconds in the microwave so super quick too...

When I first went I said that I wanted to lose weight as I was concerned about the health risks of being overweight, and that I had looked into Xenical and wondered whether he would be prepared to prescribe it to me. He said yes with no hesitation. That was last year and I stopped them when I...

Cheers, going Xenical shopping tonight - it's quite disheartening when most things you pick up you have to put back when you read the packaging!

I was on Xenical last year for a few months, I lost around 19lbs and managed to keep a stone off but have lots more to lose so went back to my docs yesterday and asked for them again. Back on the trail :)

I tried these about 2 years ago - they're not a prescription only item and are available over the counter at the chemist (although there's nothing stopping your Doctor writing a prescription for them but it's cheaper just to buy them as a prescription costs £7.20). Cost was around £4 for a tub...

I just said that I'd been steadily putting weight on for the last 3 or 4 years and was concerned for my health due to my weight and BMI and would he please consider prescribing Xenical. He didn't ask me to lose any weight to show willing, just gave me the prescription there and then. Best...

My target in June was 8lbs... My weigh in day isn't until tomorrow (Thursdays) but have lost a totol of 8lbs in the 3 weigh ins I've had in June so definitely reached my target :D

Yep, same here - they're in with the fresh 'boxed' pizzas. The chicken fajita one is delicious and I don't normally 'do' chicken on a pizza but it really was :drool:

50 calories and 0.1g of fat each! They're 89p for a 16 pack in Home Bargains too, I have cupboards full of them!

Morrisons Extra light salad cream is the closest I've found at 6g per 100g - compare that to Heinz at 26.8g per 100g!

You can eat between meals but you just need to be aware of the total calories consumed. Snack wise I have things like iced gems (per bag 98/0.8), pink 'n' white marshmallow wafers (each 50/0.1), 6 or 7 jelly babies (115/nil), very low fat crisp type things (per bag 40/0.3), crackerbread x 5...

Yep, that's what they've been doing, using nuts to get them closer to 15g per meal. They've actually been sticking to 8-10g per meal which is what I'm trying to achieve too, the 15g is a maximum limit not a target. At the moment Xenical is working for me without me eating the recommended...

Yippee! :D

Nope, still won't let me :( I'm clicking on UserCP>Edit Avatar It shows 'Your current avatar' 'no avatar specified' the 'do not use an avatar' button is checked and there's no way to uncheck it - there's no option to upload one. I checked the instructions and it says this is how to do it... How...

My last post took me to 20 but it still won't let me upload one :mad: This is 21...

Here's the post about the fat content of nuts... An easy measurable way of adding very healthy fat is through nuts. I don't normally eat a nut from one year to the next, but following a discusssion with the MAP dietician now keep some in the fridge for an easy top up - remember you have to get...

I read on another forum about eating a few nuts to up the fat intake without upping the caloeries too much. It seemed to be working for the person who suggested it as they'd lost 3 stone in 3 months! • I aim for 25-30g of fat a day with no more than 15g at any sitting - if necessary adding in...

Not long to go for me, this is my 18th post!

At least you're back in the zone now, I bet in the past that might have turned into a month long binge - I know it would have for me! I'm having a few days off from taking the tablets in the middle of this week as I have parties etc but instead of looking forward to treating myself I'm looking...

Am definitely going to try the garlic bread then, I guess my old habit of having an entire garlic baguette to myself will have to go though :D

Are they all under 5g fat per 100g? I love garlic bread but didn't think I'd be able to find one with 5/100 or less. Would be great if the WW is :p

You're at 21 posts babymable - where's your avatar?!

Maybe if we had a little chat on this thread we'd both get to 20 posts!

I wanted an Avatar pic too, looked in the help section and it seems you have to make 20 posts before you can upload one.

Most of my excess weight is due to eating far too may takeaways, McDonalds and KFC etc. I didn't used to eat them purely for convenience, I love that type of food. But it's obvious that if I want to lose weight they simply have to go :wave_cry: The past 10 days or so I've been eating very...

Welcome aboard! I started 10 days ago (Xenical) and have been really impressed so far. I lost 5lbs in the first week and once I got my head round the principles have found it easy to stick to, mainly for fear of unwanted side effects! If you get on OK with Alli then why not go to the Docs and...

Nope, if it's over 5g/100g then you shouldn't have it :( I've gone slightly over the rule when I couldn't find the product with less for example reduced fat sainsburys coleslaw is 6.1/100 but I wouldn't make a habit of it. Crackerbread (by Ryvita) are 3.5/100 with 19 cals and 0.2g fat per...

I've been very strict with the 5/100 rule and have stopped using butter, well, I used to use I can't believe it's not butter anyway! What butter substitute do people use? I think I'm right in saying that there isn't a butter substitute that's less than 5/100 so should I not be using any at all...

Basically the first thing to do is look at the packaging, if it has less than 5g of fat per 100g then it's OK to have, if not put it back on the shelf! Next, make sure no meal has more than 15g of fat so yes - if the food you were eating has 5g fat per 100g you could have 300g per meal. In...

I'd like to join in too please :D I want to lose 8lbs in June, I'm quite new to Xenical so hopefully will lose more but don't want to disappoint myself by setting my target too high. Also, feel a bit silly asking but what does 'Micasa Sucasa' mean? :o

florabell - I was the same with Walkers Sunbites, the fat content is 21/100 but each bag only has 5.4g of fat so I was thinking why couldn't I just factor that into my max of 15g per meal? I just have to accept that I can't have them. I found it quite hard to find 'crisps' that are below 5%...

I'm only on day 4 but have learned so much in the last few days, thought I'd list a few tips that have helped me in the hope that they'll be of use to other newbies. I asked my Doc for Xenical and he said fine but you need to see the dietician too, he handed me the prescription and I went to...

I hadn't really thought about it but will probably start swimming again, at least until I've lost a bit of weight and regained a bit of fitness. I'm so unfit that I'd last two minutes at the gym before I went bright red and got completely out of breath!

I'm new to this forum and new to Xenical (started today!) and was hoping the experts amongst you can help with this question. I understand that if a product has less than 5g of fat per 100g then it's low fat which is obviously a good thing but as an example, a bag of Walkers Sunbites (a...

Hi Iona It's my first day too - i'm feeling really positive about this. Hope we both do well :D