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Hi I was exactly the same when first started taking xenical but i started having bran flakes for brekkie and also prunes and dried apricots and upped my veggies it worked and has not come back since. It will pass don't worry

you need to take it with or just after every meal It has to be taken no later than an hour after a meal is consumed or it wont work

Whoops that didn't work hopefully his will Cant get the hang of this ticker thing

Just updated my ticker i have not done it for 2 weeks

Hi ALl Thank you all so much for your word it really means a lot to me and does keep me motivated. I get weighed at the gym I go to which I was gp referred at the same time i started xenical and I went yesterday and even though I felt heavy diue to the constipation i had actually lost another...

I am getting very dispondent again I have been good all week but I really don't think these tablets are working for me I am actually pretty constipated and have been for a while now I never had a problem like this before the tablets I thought if anything it was suppose to be the other way I...

Hiya I drink green tea all the time but I drink a decaf one, green tea is very detoxifying and full of antioxidants and yes it does aid weight loss it has something in it called catechin polyphenols and these burn fat. There are some really nice ones on the market if you find the plain green...

Hi Karen. welcome to the site and please feel free to askany questions everyone is soooo helpful here good luck x

cant see my post !!! anyway 8 pound for me please

Hi 8 pound for me please

Hi I don't follow any particular diet I just make sure everything I eat is in the 5g rule and i try to stick to between 1200 and 1500 calories a day I always have cereal fro breakfast rice krispies as they seem to be low in everything and then at work I will have something like salad, ryvita...

Thanks Katie I think i am back in positive thought mode now was on a real downer yesterday I guess we all have days like that just nice to know you can get the support here x

Thanks Michele nd Ali, I think I was just on a downer yesterday and needed a bit of a boost which I always get on here, I actully had a bit of a reaction this morning from the higher fat meal I had two nights ago nothing too terrible but enough to let me know they are working. I think I have...

Aww you look beautiful your dress is gorgeous and your husband is veryhandsome love his outfit. really like the balck and white ones and that one of you both dancing and giggling is lovely hope you had a fab day it certainly looks like you did Stunning x x x x

Hi Although I have had a decent wight loss inmy first week of being on zenical 7 pound I am begining to think it is more because I am being so strict about what I eat than the tablet working I have had no side effects whatsoever nothing at all and if the tablets were stopping any fat being...

Hiya yes I am on face book you will find me under dawn thompson awful picture blonde hair add me anytime. you can never have enough friends x

Oh Missy dont give up we all have bad weeks, the best thing to do is try not to see it as a time to give up but just a blip and start again we wouldn't be human if we all just started a diet and sailed through it. I think Its one of the hardest things we will ever do!! Don't feel guilty about...

Me too tracey its the one thing I really really miss there just doesn't seem to be a god substitue for it I did get a little cheese fix when I had a ww pizza the other night they put cheese on that not a lot but its quite tasty I just wonder how they can find one to put pn and keep thepizza in...

Hi One day at a time yes lets do this ! I am being really good and weighed today and have lost 7 pound this week which I am stunned with I know it wont be that fast all the time but a great start so 13 pound done now and I am raring to go. where do you live ? I am in suffolk how you getting...

Hi Tracey yes I am quite large 5'10" and 297 pound and I think you are right it does come of quicker when you are heavier but I am sure yours will come off as well and they do say the slower it comes off the more likely it is to stay off I will be happy with a steady couple of pound a week now...

Thank you all for your kind words it really makes a huge difference to have the support from everyone here. I amnot attendnign a slimming class so its great to get the motivation, ideas and great support from you all. Thanks

Hi I ust had to tell everyone I weighed today this is my 7th day after starting the tablet and I have lost 7 pound !!!! I really didnt think it was working as I haven't had any major reactions to the tablet in fact at times I have been a tad constipated but I have stuck with it so it may just...

I will look out for the rosemary conley cheese and give it a go. I did get a little cheese fix with my WW pizza the other night I wonder how they put chesse on them and keep them below the 5g per 100g rule??

Thanks all I will try a little bit of cheese like Kae suggested and see what happens I haven't had any reaction at all to the tablets but I have been really really good so far. still terrified of having a bad reaction but i guess that is how the tablets work they scare you into not eating ha ha

Hi, the one thing i cant find a satisfying low fat alternative for is my beloved cheese ? I love strong tasty cheese and cottage cheese just doesn't do it for me. Any ideas anyone????

Thanks emma I will try the laughing cow ones I rememebr having thema nd quite liked them I am eating the extra light philadelphia ones buthonestly there is no taste at all. I would just love to be able to have a bite of hard mature cheddar once in a while but I dont see how I can unless I dont...

Hi fiona I have done slimming world in fact I was a sw rep for a few years the reason a lot of peopl elike it is because you dont have to measure a lot of stuff and can eat as much as you iike of certain things depending on what day you are on a greed or a red I think the green would be...

Hi Emma I am definately going to try the frozen yogurts, i brought some of the weight watchers pizza's today they areincredibly low in fat only 4g for the whole pizza. My daughter and i try to go to the cinema once a week and usually have a bite to eat but this week we are getting a dvd and...

Hi Missy Missy SF chips are great they are sin free chips on a green day you can eat loads of them you cut the potatoes ( i leave the skin on) into chips par boil for a few minutes let then drain then spray with spray lite and bake in the oven until crispy great with eggs and beans on a green...

Hi L I am on my 3rd day and like you so far so good. I have 129 pound to lose so its going to be a long haul. This is a great site you will get lots of support and advice. Keep us informed how you are getting on x

ahh you will be fine take lots of carrots and celery to much on, must be hard working nights and dieting but you can do it I am only on day three so we are both at the same stage it is such a drastic change in diet but once we get used to it and realise all the things we can have instead of...

Thank you all for that info its a great help Ihave found that home made ice lollies keep me on the straight and narrow at a night time I make them with pure grapefruit juice and just munch on 3 or 4 of them at night and t seems to keep me from snacking. great tip about the fish I will be...

Now at end of day two and so far so good no side effects but I guess that is because I am being so very good at the moment. I am still bit puzzled as to how this works does the tablet only work at the meal times you take it or is it in yor system al the time the reason I ask is what would...

Hi All second day and going great guns no side effects yet but that is because I am being soooo good at the moment i dont suppose that will last for ever. so watch this space really appreciate all your support it is making this so much easier and I have a long long way to go and that doesn't...

Hiya everyone I would have loved to join but its getting a bit late i the month now I started xenical yesterday been waiting for dreaded side effects so far nothing. I am going on holiday sep 3rd so will definately join in any auguest challenge as that is my first deadline want to have lost a...

Hi Fiona , I think I have worked the ticker thing out. Let me know how you get on with slimming world I used to be a SW consultant and I have to say its the only diet I have ever really had any sucess with. I am feling better ow I have actually started taking the tablets I think I was just...

Hi everyone, I too have masses of weight to lose and have tried everything I am now following the slimming world diet and have been prescribed xenical from my doctor so I have to stay on a low fat det or the consequences are pretty grim i am led to understand. so that is enough to keep me on...

Hi Brit Mum that sounds delicious I am definately going to try that thsi week thanks

Thanks Jen, I have tried I must be incredibly thick here, It lets me go into the ticker thing I create my ticker but at the end when I come out of it its not there !!! I am sure I am just being dense so will keep trying , left my brain at work on friday me thinks x

keep well x

HI Jenjen Thanks so much for that I feel a lot better I have now taken two tablets but eating a very low fat diet so hopefully all will be well. It is such a relief to be on them finally and I am hoping for some good results like a lot of people this is a last resort for me I have tried...

Hi I have posted before last week but have only just plucked up the courage to start today I ave beenpretty good all week hoping that will mean I dont have a lot of fat in me to warrant a reaction with the tablets. so scared I will ave one of the so called "accidents" I know this is a bit...

Hiya I am loving the site and have had some good response to a couple of questions and I feel so much better with all the support you receive on here. I am struggling a bit with the technical side of the site I have been on tutorials and set up a weight tracker to add to my signature but it...

i would like to lose ten pounds in July

good point friendly face i imagine the rice is extra though sounds like a great frecipe to try

definately going to try the frozen banana sounds yummy Thanks

Hi Brand new to this site and loving it. I saw in one response someone saying look in the recipe thread but I am not sure how to find that I am looking for a fat free coleslaw so I can make it up to take to work with me next week Thanks x

Thank you Roch I feel so much better having found this site. Support is so important when trying to lose weight and thank you for that link I am going to explore and add a bit to my profile now x

Thank you all I feel so much better now I will continue with my low fat diet and start taking the tablets as planned. This is a really great forum I am sure I will be on here looking for support and ideas all the time. what a great find. I am going to africa next year which is a dream come...

Hi everyone. I was prescribed with orlistat on friday but I have not yet taken it I am so nervous of the side effects eg oily stool disharge etc I also have a friend who took it years ago and keeps telling me horror stories about how you have no control over what comes out of you !!! I work in...