don't know if im writing in correct place here....it's my 1st time on this site.
I started taking orlistat 120mg 11 days ago. I have lost 1st 4lbs so far. I am off the scale obese...hence why I've lost quite a bit already. I don't have anymore than 3g of fat per meal, I've had no oily leakage(thankfully!) I'm crossing my fingers that I continue with this as my past record of staying on weight loss plans is rubbish!
I eat loads of fruit and veg and drink alot of water. I feel amazing! only time I've had to rush to the loo was after eating salmon, I just assumed it would be ok ...WRONG! Good luck everyone x
I've been on orlistat for 4 months 2 weeks and I've lost 4 stone and want to lose 8 more stone if possible but been struggling this last month. Well done loulou x
Thankyou! Well done on loosing 4 stone, that's amazing! Even though I havnt even been on orlistat for 2 weeks yet, I do get how hard it gets when trying to loose a lot of weight. Many times I've got so far then my inner greedy gremlin takes over. Just one treat, then b4 I know it's....hello chocolate, salad who?
what are you struggling with the most?
xx
Chocolate and sweets but to be honest since been on orlistat I haven't really been eating them the only time I really eat chocolate is when I'm about to come on xx
Chocolate has a lot to answer for!! A few years ago I tried the slimming world plan, didn't really work for me. Although the puddings, for me were lovely. Cakes, ice cream etc. I know it's no substitute for 'real' chocolate, but what if you batch made some puddings that are fat free, freeze them and then you have created your own fast food. xx
I'm not going to give up as if I don't buy it or its not in the cupboard I can't eat it xx but it's a good idea
good luck! hope you manage to succeed in your goals xx
Hi ive started today too.... i need to loose about 3-4 stones!!
Im trying to get my head around it...
I plan to follow slimming world alongside ...
I thought i could have a wee packet of wotsits as a friday night treat.... then iv realised its more than my daily snack allowance of 3g! 😳
Ive only had 26g of a 60g allowance on meals though....
Any tips? Xx
hi ruby. I'm sorry to read you're struggling to get your head rnd it.
The best thing I have done is to make sure I give myself enough time once or twice per week, alone to go to shops and find things I can have. Paying attention to the fat content, but also the sugar content.I try and come home with complete meals and not just bits of this and that. If I have a meal like soup, salad or pasta, that I would usually have bread with, I will have a few ryvita original crisp breads. I find this especially helpful with soup as they are dunkable.
I drink loads of water, take a multivitamin at night.
hope this makes sence as I am rubbish at 'getting to the point'.
good luck xx
I realy appreciate your reply ... i was surprised i couldnt find a n Alli support or something!!
I have plenty of low fat/ sugar free due to the slimming world and ive tried to "dumb it down" for myself xx
Hopefully, with using slimming world too will help you with you're meals answer snacks.
I hope you end up being pleasantly suprised when you have your next weigh in. Let me know how you get on xx
sorry....predictive text taking over there!
Will help you with your meals and snacks I meant. oops lol x
Thanks Lou your support is invaluable!!
Snacks are my worst but hopefully low fat ones will be ok.... because i also have to eat my syns for slimming world to work.... getting the balance x
Thanx Ruby, that's very kind of you x
I used to follow the slimming world diet, but unfortunately it didn't really work for me. But I did enjoy making the puddings. Maybe you could try making some of the pudding that are freezer friendly, then you could just pop to your freezer and have a treat that way. I used to batch make a cake and it gave you instructions for a citrus sauce to go with it...nom nom. also fat free yogurts frozen berries then blitz them in the blender to make a scrumpy sorbet. xx
I do understand the snack temptation, I used to go to shops buy loads of chocolate, crisp, biscuits, cake and hide it in my room....I'd do this every couple of days. xx
sorry me again..haha.
I've just weighed mysel. Ivery been on orlistat 120mg for 2 weeks and I've lost 1st 6lbs...yayyyyyyyy. Got a long long way to go but so far so good! xxx
You should be SO PROUD of yourself thats amazing!!!!!!! X
Lou can I ask.... are you allowed 19g per meal as i am taking 60mg rather than 120mg
Im wondering if you are allowed half the fat on the double dose x
Ask me anything, its nice to share hints and tips.
I allow myself no more than 3g of fat per meal. I don't have any accidents but I go to the loo alot more than without the tablets. I'm going to look into this because as I've been reading different people posts in forums I've found them saying that you have to work it out per 100g but I just work out per item. Like the tin soup I had today was in total 2.6 grams of fat, the 2 crackers were 0.1g each. Maybe I'm eating too much as I still had to visit the loo rather quickly haha. xx