Buttonboots
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Hi!
I am Buttonboots!
I am female. I am in my early 50s (Or so my birth certificate tells me!....I vary between feeling around about 30 to feeling in my 80s!). I have ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) - which for me means Asperher's Syndrome, Dyspraxia and Dyslexia amongst other minor conditions. I no longer work - and my disability means I am often housebound.
.....and this week I started on Orlistat/Xenical.
I weigh 20 stone 7 pounds. (Hope noone has run away at the thought of someone allowing themselves to get so big!) And if I stand on tippy-toes I manage to reach 5 foot 4 ....well nearly!
My doctor has said that I need to lose 5% of my weight in the next 3 months. So that would be a little over 1 stone. I'm really hoping i can manage it!
There is a part of me that feels so ....oh, I don't know....guity? ashamed? useless?....because I can't seem to lose weight on my own. You see people in weightloss magazxines (and I read a lot!) who lose weight on their own...why can't I?
On the other hand....I take a variety of meds to help other conditions...why should I feel so differently about taking one to help me control my weight?
So, I started the blue capsules on Wednesday. I suppose most people are concerned when they start....I have heard all about the infamous side-effects! But so far I have been nauseous, slightly bloated and mildly constipated ....but that could all change!
I was a little concerned at breakfast this morning. I have branflakes with raisins and semi-skimmed milk, a banana and a big mug of tea - no sugar, splash of milk....and this morning the nausea was followed by throwing-up. I actually brought up the capsule! I was thinking it might be the milk that is my problem....I normally take goats milk, but ran out and so bought a pack of semi-skimmed cows milk. ...I'll have to keep a check on that ....maybe I'll consider a switch to skimmed instead of semi - although I might as well use water...skimmed milk is so thin and tasteless!
Well, as you might be able to tell, I have a tendenct to waffle on!
Great to find this site....hope to get support on this long journey....and hope that once I get my head round things I might be able to support others travelling the same route!
I am Buttonboots!
I am female. I am in my early 50s (Or so my birth certificate tells me!....I vary between feeling around about 30 to feeling in my 80s!). I have ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) - which for me means Asperher's Syndrome, Dyspraxia and Dyslexia amongst other minor conditions. I no longer work - and my disability means I am often housebound.
.....and this week I started on Orlistat/Xenical.
I weigh 20 stone 7 pounds. (Hope noone has run away at the thought of someone allowing themselves to get so big!) And if I stand on tippy-toes I manage to reach 5 foot 4 ....well nearly!
My doctor has said that I need to lose 5% of my weight in the next 3 months. So that would be a little over 1 stone. I'm really hoping i can manage it!
There is a part of me that feels so ....oh, I don't know....guity? ashamed? useless?....because I can't seem to lose weight on my own. You see people in weightloss magazxines (and I read a lot!) who lose weight on their own...why can't I?
On the other hand....I take a variety of meds to help other conditions...why should I feel so differently about taking one to help me control my weight?
So, I started the blue capsules on Wednesday. I suppose most people are concerned when they start....I have heard all about the infamous side-effects! But so far I have been nauseous, slightly bloated and mildly constipated ....but that could all change!
I was a little concerned at breakfast this morning. I have branflakes with raisins and semi-skimmed milk, a banana and a big mug of tea - no sugar, splash of milk....and this morning the nausea was followed by throwing-up. I actually brought up the capsule! I was thinking it might be the milk that is my problem....I normally take goats milk, but ran out and so bought a pack of semi-skimmed cows milk. ...I'll have to keep a check on that ....maybe I'll consider a switch to skimmed instead of semi - although I might as well use water...skimmed milk is so thin and tasteless!
Well, as you might be able to tell, I have a tendenct to waffle on!
Great to find this site....hope to get support on this long journey....and hope that once I get my head round things I might be able to support others travelling the same route!