New to orlistat, any tips please?

Treatment and medication
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@ honey123 There is nothing to worry about unless you plan on eating the wrong things if you stick to it then the weight will fly off i have been on them nearly a year now and am nearly at my goal weight good luck

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Hi all, I wish you all the very best on your journey and hope you all get to where you want to be

I started taking Orlistat on Monday and weighed myself today and have lost 2kbs. I felt a bit disappointed but then a loss is a loss. I have to see it that it isn't a quick fix and it will be little. I am a little worried as the first day I had oily stools but since then it has stopped. I have been checking fat in each meal but was worried the tablets would stop working. Is there an average guide to how much you should expect to lose each week?

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Hello...I'm looking for some advice please ladies.

I've been to my doctor today as I am so unhappy with me weight and she has suggested these tablets.

I just wanted some feedback like do they work,? what do you do that's different? Am I going to be on the loo loads?

Thanks x

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@carolyn22840 Hi Yes they do work if you stick to it. You won't be on the loo if you stick to the no foods over 5g rule and no more than 15g of fat per meal. Basically no junk food also use spray oil as you can't have any other oil.Read all the backs of packets/labels in the supermarket takes a while but you get used to it

They have worked for me Good Luck

x

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Thanks Britney, any hints on what I can't have or any meal idea?

Thank you x

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carolyn22840 Hi

You won't be able to have cheese apart from Laughing Cow Lightest and i believe Sainsburys do a be good to yourself Philadelphia type cheese which is 4g of fat per 100g so that's fine i just cut out cheese completely apart from the occasional laughing cow which tastes nothing like cheese.

No oil

No Chocolate/crisps etc

You can find lower fat alternatives such as snack a jacks and weight watchers puddings i buy a lot of saisnburys be good to yourself foods as they are very low in fat.

Meat must be lean i don't really eat meat anymore i eat quorn and prefer it

Maggi (can use chicken or quorn for this)

Jacket Potatoes homemade wedges

Venison

lean steaks from sainsburys are 3 g of fat per steak

I don't eat bread but you can if you wish i don't know what the fat gram is for bread i eat ryvitas or plain rice cakes

Mullerlights are nice

You can have cottage cheese Asda do some nice flavoured ones

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Hello,

Today is my first day on orilstat, I have had a bowl of Special K for breakfast and a small jacket potato with beans for lunch. Does this sound ok?

I'm about to go out and find something for tea, are fish cakes ok with salad? I'm thinking of sticking to the slimming world diet while taking them?

I need help hehe thanks xxxxx

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Hi Gefow that sounds fine just make sure the fishcakes are 5g of fat or under 100g and it will be fine. I don't follow slimming world but i know a lot of people do i may look up some SW recipes tonight! Good

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Luck with your weight Loss x

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Ah ok I looked at them and one is 11gs of fat, I thought this would be ok as I have hardley had any other fat today? X

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And thank you Britney x

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Hi gefow Your welcome i personally wouldn't risk it but i guess you must have eaten by now. It wouldn't matter if you had no fat at all all day the fat gram is higher than the recommended 5g per 100g so you would still get the side effects however you could be lucky! let me know how you get on x

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How long will it normally take to kick in? I had my tea about half six and been ok so far? X

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About 24 hours. If you are going to get the side effects you will get tummy bug type pains in your stomach then you know the rest hopefully you will be ok x

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Hi,

I started using orlistat 3 weeks ago, then I stopped for 4 days before I stop I used to have oily stool. But now I returned taking orlistat 2 times per day and no oily stool is this normal? 

Thanks 😊

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Well I used them for 3 days and well I’ve never rid the Porceline so much in a week in all me life gave me the squits from day one like cough and it’s all over bar the shouting but ye be warned if you ain’t used to them and don’t want to be sat on the s*****r for the next week I’d stay well away make sure you’ve got plenty of s**t roll because a pack of 12 won’t wash hope this review was helpful as to the woman on the review who started them today you’ll prob get this when ur of the s*****r because I guarantee there be claw marks on the wall buy time u finish in there I tell ya 👀😂

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Hi I been on orilist 5 weeks now .must be doing something wrong not lost any weight .I drink a lot of tea milk half a sugar .toast with a bit of butter .for breakfast and dinner some times then main meal .any one help me to hope u lose weight Chelsea

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Hi ian I drink a lot of tea but I have sweetner and I also allow myself 2 slices of brown toast but I only put marmite on mine without butter. I also stick.to protein and vegetables which do work for me. I weighed 100.0 kg last friday and I weighed Again yesterday and I was 96.0kg :-) but I have to be honest I slipped up yesterday and ive been really paying for it today :-( so whatever you or anyone else taking these go extra careful as the side effects people talk about are so real :-( good luck :-)

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Hi lovely. I’m new to this and I don’t know how to search for the post you’ve mentioned (started Orlistat today) 🤷‍♀️