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Hi, I have been on xenical since May, and have so far lost 2 stone, I went for my monthly weigh in with the nurse at my doctors this morning, and she asked me how long I could take xenical for? I must say, I was surprised that she didn't know the answer to that herself, but it got me wondering...

Hi everyone, I wonder if anyone can answer a question for me, if I don't eat my daily allowance of food one day, is it possible to "carry over" any unused calories for another day? for instance, if I am allowed 1800 per day but I only use 1200 does that mean I can eat slightly more on another...

I agree with you Bunny-Hops, the nurse at the doctors was asking me about xenical, as she didnt seem to know much about it, I mentioned this forum and the my fitness pal one for working out meals, she wanted me to let her have the names of them so that she can tell other xenical users who...

just out of interest does tea count, or coke zero? cos apart from water I do drink a lot of tea and a can or two of coke zero per day

yes it was, but I dont think they can do it anymore, as the phone number used to be on the packet, also there was a website, it had a forum but was really slow, so one of the other members started up his own website for all of us, it was really good, and I made some good friends on there, who I...

Hi when I first took xenical about 5 or 6 years ago, there used to be a phone number on the box that you could call and register with them, then they sent out a free steps counter, tape measure and other bits and pieces, also a xenical nurse used to give us a phone call every few weeks to see...

yes thats what I have been doing too, making up pint size glasses at a time. I always have two pints of water before I go to bed at night as well, so should be well flushed through!

thank you ladies, yes I will stick to the Tesco scales now to keep an eye on my weight loss as I know the docs scales are the same, makes a change to find two sets of scales that actually weigh you the same

thank you both for your replies, so water really does play its part in weight loss, Kes, can you drink the water with sugar free cordial? The article was very good, thank you Petal1951

Ok, so have been to see the nurse who has details of what I weighed at the beginning, and I have lost 8lb in just under 4 weeks, so I am happy with that, popped into Tesco on my way home, and the scales in there say I weigh the same as the scales at the doctors.

Hi folks without making myself look thick, does anyone know why we are encouraged to drink lots of water whilst taking xenical, apart from the obvious hydrating effect it has on our bodies, and cleansing from within, does drinking lots of water actually have any other benefits whilst on xenical?

either the scales in Boots were wrong, or else I managed to gain about 9lb in one week following a low fat/low cal diet! lol. Docs weigh in tomorrow, so fingers crossed I have a reasonable weight loss

thanks ladies, yes I will let you know what the docs scales say, and will go on the Tesco ones straight afterwards to see if they are the same x

thought it was too good to be true, the scales in my local Boots which I have been weighing myself on, said that I had lost 10lbs when I had my first weeks weigh in, then I went back to weigh myself the week after, and the scales were out of order, so I weighed myself on another branch of Boots'...

anyone?

off the top of your head, does anyone know how much fat there is in a packet of Campbells (formerly Batchelors) cheese and brocolli pasta and sauce, made with just water and no milk or butter?

oh thanks Kes will look out for that tomorrow, I was ok after having the salad cream last night, but if I can buy some which is "allowed" then will have that in future

Hi Beki My old GP used to refuse me anything that I asked for, he really was stubborn and if I ever went to see him and asked for anything he would refuse, he even refused to see my friends child who was staying with me because he had a "foreign sounding name" - I got so fed up with him, that...

Hi, I am making a cottage pie tonight, and the whole meal (including veg and gravy) comes to 11 gm of fat, so well under the 15gm which is allowed per meal, my only concern is the lean mince I am using comes in at 11gm of fat per 100gms, will this still be ok do you think? I suppose its trial...

will get some Heinz light salad cream next time I go shopping, but will have just a little bit tonight of the normal stuff as my whole meal is only 4 gms of fat so am hoping it will be ok, as long as I dont have too much

thanks Gemma

yes I am being very good too, and havent had any side effects either, I see what you mean, its really not worth trying to "cheat" the tabs, I remember only too well from my previous time on Xenical how nasty the tango effect was, no I will be reading those labels thoroughly this time

still find the 5gm rule a bit confusing, cos if I am only eating, say 50gm of something, and the fat is 10gm per 100gm, then I cant understand why I cant have the 50gms of food (which equates to 5gm) as my meal would still be under 15gms for the whole thing

thanks Lynn, quite looking forward to tea now

thanks Jude, I really fancy some with my salad so will have it, fingers crossed no nasty side effects later, lol

does anyone know?

Hi, having chicken salad with new potatoes for dinner this evening, and I am well under my fat allowance for the day (by 29 grams) - so I was wondering would a squirt of salad cream be ok, maybe 10ml? I only have regular salad cream in the house, so not sure how much fat would be in 10mls, but...

thanks, I am on xenical, and basically I have been having things like Asda low fat sausages x 2 with an egg scrambled in the microwave, with microwaved mushrooms for breakfast, approx half a pint of semi skimmed milk per day, for lunch something like a lean ham and salad sandwich made with...

Hi, I have just returned from Boots where I have braved the scales again, and I am over the moon to discover that I have lost 10lb's this week, I can't believe it! It's such a fantastic boost to the old confidence, I know that's not gonna happen every week, but as a kick start its cheered me up...

hi, can anyone tell me how I can show my weight loss on my ticker please? I added a ticker as a signature, but have no idea how to use it, lol. :D Thanks

just read with interest, as I am planning on not taking xenical over the weekend as its my birthday on Friday and I will be having dinner out with my husband and son and am having friends round for a barbecue on Saturday, so I am thinking that maybe I shouldn't have any more tablets this week in...

Hi, well my last GP never let me have anything I asked for, he refused me Xencial point blank saying he didnt agree with it, (yet he has previously prescribed me with it, so he was contradicting himself) - so I changed doctors, and one my first visit to get a repeat prescription for some other...

oh thats good, I'll have a go at making it too then

Hi folks, Its my birthday on Friday, and I have a barbecue planned for the next day, I know that on those two days I am likely to eat more fat than is advisable on zenical, I'm not gonna go mad, I don't eat chocolate, cakes etc, but I may eat a grilled burger or some bread etc which could...

eggs are fine for me too, I either make scrambled egg in the microwave with just a splash of semi skimmed milk and black pepper, or I dry fry it in a spray of Fry Light. Cheese was my weakness, and so far I have resisted (and haven't even missed it) but when I do want a cheesey fix, I have two...

another meal which I cooked recently was roast turkey breast placed on sliced onions and wrapped in a foil parcel, I served this with dry roast potatoes and veg, can also be served with a small ball of Paxo sage and onion stuffing and cranberry sauce, and a dash of gravy, had that last night and...

Hi, a recipe that I make is low fat and really easy, I usually make it in my slow cooker, but I expect it would work as easy as a casserole. 4 x skinless chicken fillets 1 tin of Batchelors low fat condensed mushroom soup approx 10 button mushrooms sliced 150gms new baby potatoes I just...

Hi Rach, I am enjoying being back on the xenical, and am feeling really positive that I will make it work this time. Have been pretty good, and must say, I don't feel the slightest bit hungry, in fact its 7.40pm and I haven't eaten since about 12.30pm, I am cooking dinner now, and am well...

sounds tasty, but it says there is 15.6gms of fat in it, I thought we had to stick to under 15gm of fat per meal?

You are both right, now that I have "been good" I will brave the scales next Monday, my bathroom scales are a bit hit and miss, so I think I will use the electronic scales that they have in Boots and use the same ones every week rather than weigh myself on different ones. Not taken any...

thanks for your help

thanks mrs a, I will, its great to have all the support on here

Hi, yes, keeping an eye on the calories as well, to be honest I am not feeling hungry even though I am eating under what we are allowed, think its because I am filling myself up on salad and veg, I was scared to weigh myself on Monday when I went to the doctors, so just stood on the scales and...

no not on here, but I am keeping a food diary

oh, got confused, so if the total amount of fat in a meal is under 5, then does it matter if there is more than 5gm per 100gm? thats whats confusing me really, also how does snacking work? I dont seem to be eating any where near the allowed amount of fat per day, so if I was to have a low fat...

I am struggling to eat up to 40 gms of fat a day, most of my meals are coming out under 10 gms per meal, and even when I add my milk allowance, I am still under the 40 gms, is that ok, if not, can someone give me a few tips on how to (healthily) use up the remaining grams of fat, thanks

funny you should mention that, I bought some Weight Watchers Malted Danish bread today, its 0.3 gm of fat per slice, so thats much better

Hi, if I work out a meal (by using my diet pal) and it comes to under 3 units of fat for the whole meal, is that ok even if 100gms of one of the foods is more than 3? I made baked beans on one slice of Hovis Seed Sensations bread, and whilst the meal came in at 2 units of fat, the bread had more...

Hi, thanks for all your advice everyone, I think the idea of aiming for 15g of fat or less, per meal will be the way I will probably go, I did try sw once but couldn't get on with it, think my downfall was having two many green days and what I wasnt eating in fat I was probably overdosing on...

morning all, well today is my first day back on the tabs. I have gone onto "my fitness pal" to work out todays food, so if I keep to that, things should be fine. I have bought some Quorn Cumberland sausages for tea tonight, never had them before, are the alright?

ahhh yes, the "Tango Effect"

Thanks bunny hops! just signed up to my fitness pal (as someone suggested) so until I get the hang of it again, I will work out my fat intake on there, I havent actually taken a tablet yet, as I am worried about the roast dinner I had last night coming back to haunt me, lol, but have seen eating...

Hi all, my name is Kay and this is my second time of using Xenical. I was prescribed it in 2005 and was doing ok, then we moved house and my new GP didnt agree with it (he always refused everything I asked for!) so that was that. I have moved house again and changed GP's and this time I have a...