clueless78
Member
I'm only on day 4 but have learned so much in the last few days, thought I'd list a few tips that have helped me in the hope that they'll be of use to other newbies.
I asked my Doc for Xenical and he said fine but you need to see the dietician too, he handed me the prescription and I went to reception to make the appointment - the next appointment was mid July so I had no advice on what to eat/what not to eat on Xenical.
As a result I found it quite hard at first to get my head round what I could and couldn't have. Basically, look at the packaging - if it's less than 5g of fat per 100g then it's OK to eat, the next step is to make sure that no meal exceeds 15g in fat in total - simple!
I have a food diary, I write absolutely everything that I eat and list the fat content and the calorie content, I try not to exceed 1500 calories per day. It's suprising how all the foods you nibble on add up so by keeping a diary it means I don't go over my daily allowances. It also will help me to see where I've gone wrong if I have any 'Xenical special effects' which, touch wood, I haven't had so far.
In my food diary I have a section where I list all the foods I've bought (and will buy again). I include fat grams per portion and calories per portion. That way I can look down the chart and pick something that ties in with my fat/calorific needs depending on what I've already eaten. It also helps me to keep the food diary itself as I have the fat/calorie values of pretty much everthing I eat to hand.
My top tip would be.... Pink 'n' Whites - marshmallow between wafers, they're only 50 cals and 0.1g of fat so ideal when you wan't to 'cheat' but daren't for the fear of the Xenical special effects!
I know I shouldn't have weighed myself so early but I did and I've lost 5lbs in 4 days so am over the moon with that
I asked my Doc for Xenical and he said fine but you need to see the dietician too, he handed me the prescription and I went to reception to make the appointment - the next appointment was mid July so I had no advice on what to eat/what not to eat on Xenical.
As a result I found it quite hard at first to get my head round what I could and couldn't have. Basically, look at the packaging - if it's less than 5g of fat per 100g then it's OK to eat, the next step is to make sure that no meal exceeds 15g in fat in total - simple!
I have a food diary, I write absolutely everything that I eat and list the fat content and the calorie content, I try not to exceed 1500 calories per day. It's suprising how all the foods you nibble on add up so by keeping a diary it means I don't go over my daily allowances. It also will help me to see where I've gone wrong if I have any 'Xenical special effects' which, touch wood, I haven't had so far.
In my food diary I have a section where I list all the foods I've bought (and will buy again). I include fat grams per portion and calories per portion. That way I can look down the chart and pick something that ties in with my fat/calorific needs depending on what I've already eaten. It also helps me to keep the food diary itself as I have the fat/calorie values of pretty much everthing I eat to hand.
My top tip would be.... Pink 'n' Whites - marshmallow between wafers, they're only 50 cals and 0.1g of fat so ideal when you wan't to 'cheat' but daren't for the fear of the Xenical special effects!
I know I shouldn't have weighed myself so early but I did and I've lost 5lbs in 4 days so am over the moon with that