Hi Everyone!!
I'm back!!
I started Orlistat over a year ago and have been taking it on and off. About 9 months ago, my doctor took me off it as I was not losing any weight and to be fair I was not 100% into it.
I saw my doctor again about 3 months ago where my weight has risen to 17 Stone (the heaviest I have ever been) and I have started to suffer with acute back pain due to my weight.
We chatted about my options and I explained that I understand that I need to do something now!
He referred me to a weight clinic and I went to my first appointment in January. They explained that I would not be able to have a gastric band due to my BMI. ( My BMI is high but I am only 10 pounds away from falling out of the criteria for a gastric band.
They discharged me back to my doctor because of this.
It has been a few weeks since that appointment and I received a letter from my doctor asking me to come down and see him.
I saw him on Monday and I was in there for over an hour. He told me I don't have many options left. We started to talk about orlistat and I explained I was taking them before albeit off and on. I had some blood tests done just to rule out any reason why I am not losing weight
So basically he has given me a 12 week supply and ask that i follow the diet for 12 weeks and he wants me to lose 2 stone in that time.
If I lose the weight he would be happy to prescribe me more
He did say though if I don't follow it there is nothing else they can do for me and my weight will just rise and rise.
So I have just picked up my tablets and am ready to start tomorrow
I have got 2 weddings to go to this year and would love to buy a dress from the high street instead of from the Internet.
So my goal is to lose 2 pounds a week.
The first wedding is in 18 weeks so I would be so happy if I could lose 3 stone in that time.
☺ xx
I'm back!!
I started Orlistat over a year ago and have been taking it on and off. About 9 months ago, my doctor took me off it as I was not losing any weight and to be fair I was not 100% into it.
I saw my doctor again about 3 months ago where my weight has risen to 17 Stone (the heaviest I have ever been) and I have started to suffer with acute back pain due to my weight.
We chatted about my options and I explained that I understand that I need to do something now!
He referred me to a weight clinic and I went to my first appointment in January. They explained that I would not be able to have a gastric band due to my BMI. ( My BMI is high but I am only 10 pounds away from falling out of the criteria for a gastric band.
They discharged me back to my doctor because of this.
It has been a few weeks since that appointment and I received a letter from my doctor asking me to come down and see him.
I saw him on Monday and I was in there for over an hour. He told me I don't have many options left. We started to talk about orlistat and I explained I was taking them before albeit off and on. I had some blood tests done just to rule out any reason why I am not losing weight
So basically he has given me a 12 week supply and ask that i follow the diet for 12 weeks and he wants me to lose 2 stone in that time.
If I lose the weight he would be happy to prescribe me more
He did say though if I don't follow it there is nothing else they can do for me and my weight will just rise and rise.
So I have just picked up my tablets and am ready to start tomorrow
I have got 2 weddings to go to this year and would love to buy a dress from the high street instead of from the Internet.
So my goal is to lose 2 pounds a week.
The first wedding is in 18 weeks so I would be so happy if I could lose 3 stone in that time.
☺ xx
