evilpenguin
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Helloooo
I finally plucked up the courage to start a diary! I had one on the slimming world diary page but I kept about 3 different food diaries that in the end I had to pick one and stick with it lol but I really want to keep track of myself now that I've started xenical, more than just a food diary (which I keep on paper) and more about how it's going, or general random xenical related things.. I dunno! Because when I was just doing SW I had people in the real world I would speak to about how I felt or whatever, but now I'm feeling kind of alone so this forum is my lifeline!!
Anyway lets give it a go
Basically I’ve been on a diet since 2009 and I’ve not got very far. After months of going back n forth to my GP I have a guessed diagnosis of PCOS and a prescription for xenical! The PCOS thing was unexpected because I originally went to see my doctor because I was having panic attacks, and then they discovered all these other things I had going on that I’d never thought much of, so they ruled it down to PCOS but haven’t scanned me or anything. Anyway all I know is that it’s going to make weight loss a little slower for me and that’s why she gave me xenical.
I was really scared of xenical tbh, I had heard too many horror stories and the rules seemed too strict for me, so I had asked my GP for an appetite suppressant but was told that Reductil was now illegal and I couldn’t have it, and she said I wouldn’t have got it anyway because of my blood pressure and anxiety issues.. so I have xenical, and I actually really like it
So today is my 4th day and it seems to be going well. At my Slimming World class on Wednesday night I lost 2.5lbs and that was with totm and a pretty rubbish weekend, but not down to the tablets because I had only been taking them for a day and a half at that point, but it was a really good start to my new journey! Up until Monday morning at the doctors I had been so upset and so demotivated, I was ready to give up. I’m glad I didn’t get Reductil because I would have still been eating the wrong things I just wouldn’t have felt hungry all the time, so I’m glad I got xenical now. It’s been like a brand new start for me and I’m so motivated and happy! I was very wrong about the rules being strict, there’s so much I can actually eat! This week I haven’t really followed Slimming World because I’m still trying to figure the xenical out, but it’s going to be pretty easy to combine the two once I get into it. I’m going to keep going to class because I need the support & motivation.
This weekend is going to be the first challenge I think. I always struggle with weekends, especially if I’m going out. I find it hard to have all 3 meals at the weekend, because I usually sleep in and by the time I’m ready to eat it’s lunchtime so after that I’d just snack until dinner and if I’m going out I might not even have dinner. So Saturday I have breakfast planned (venison sausages, toast & beans – although I dunno if I can actually eat those or not lol) and dinner is planned too (the green curry from Kes’ recipe thread!) so I’ve not planned lunch, because breakfast will probably be at lunchtime. There’s no nights out this weekend so that should make it easier. I have plenty of homework to do for my evening class anyway so no excuses to be cheating!
Anyway this is a long post and I can’t think of anything else to say! thanks for reading! xxxxx
I finally plucked up the courage to start a diary! I had one on the slimming world diary page but I kept about 3 different food diaries that in the end I had to pick one and stick with it lol but I really want to keep track of myself now that I've started xenical, more than just a food diary (which I keep on paper) and more about how it's going, or general random xenical related things.. I dunno! Because when I was just doing SW I had people in the real world I would speak to about how I felt or whatever, but now I'm feeling kind of alone so this forum is my lifeline!!
Anyway lets give it a go
Basically I’ve been on a diet since 2009 and I’ve not got very far. After months of going back n forth to my GP I have a guessed diagnosis of PCOS and a prescription for xenical! The PCOS thing was unexpected because I originally went to see my doctor because I was having panic attacks, and then they discovered all these other things I had going on that I’d never thought much of, so they ruled it down to PCOS but haven’t scanned me or anything. Anyway all I know is that it’s going to make weight loss a little slower for me and that’s why she gave me xenical.
I was really scared of xenical tbh, I had heard too many horror stories and the rules seemed too strict for me, so I had asked my GP for an appetite suppressant but was told that Reductil was now illegal and I couldn’t have it, and she said I wouldn’t have got it anyway because of my blood pressure and anxiety issues.. so I have xenical, and I actually really like it
So today is my 4th day and it seems to be going well. At my Slimming World class on Wednesday night I lost 2.5lbs and that was with totm and a pretty rubbish weekend, but not down to the tablets because I had only been taking them for a day and a half at that point, but it was a really good start to my new journey! Up until Monday morning at the doctors I had been so upset and so demotivated, I was ready to give up. I’m glad I didn’t get Reductil because I would have still been eating the wrong things I just wouldn’t have felt hungry all the time, so I’m glad I got xenical now. It’s been like a brand new start for me and I’m so motivated and happy! I was very wrong about the rules being strict, there’s so much I can actually eat! This week I haven’t really followed Slimming World because I’m still trying to figure the xenical out, but it’s going to be pretty easy to combine the two once I get into it. I’m going to keep going to class because I need the support & motivation.
This weekend is going to be the first challenge I think. I always struggle with weekends, especially if I’m going out. I find it hard to have all 3 meals at the weekend, because I usually sleep in and by the time I’m ready to eat it’s lunchtime so after that I’d just snack until dinner and if I’m going out I might not even have dinner. So Saturday I have breakfast planned (venison sausages, toast & beans – although I dunno if I can actually eat those or not lol) and dinner is planned too (the green curry from Kes’ recipe thread!) so I’ve not planned lunch, because breakfast will probably be at lunchtime. There’s no nights out this weekend so that should make it easier. I have plenty of homework to do for my evening class anyway so no excuses to be cheating!
Anyway this is a long post and I can’t think of anything else to say!
thanks for reading! xxxxx
