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Should I take Xenical?

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bluedogs · 07/04/2006 13:51

Would like to get some other peoples views/perspectives on this. I'm about three stone overweight BMI Of 30. I have been seriously dieting since January when I stopped BF. I had without really dieting very hard got back to my pre pregnancy weight by then. But I just haven't been able to shift anything since then. Did WW for 12 weeks, stuck religously to my points and went to the gym 3 times a week. Have a pedometer and walk at least 3 miles a day. Lost a grand total of 3lbs. This has been getting me seriously down. Went to the GP who has prescribed Xenical - is this the answer? I'm really anxious as we would like to start TTC very soon. You aren't supposed to take the drug whilst pregnant and GP thinks should I get pregnant and stopped straight away no harm done. So at the end of this long and rambling post I just want to know what people think. Will taking it help shift the pounds and alleviate the depression or is the risk too big? (like my arse Grin.

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thirtysomething · 08/04/2006 18:37

Bluedogs you sound just like me! I too diet for months on end without ever really shifting weight. My GP looks at me as if I'm mad and just says exercise more, as if it'll make any difference. Another poster has recommended thyroid tests - have you ever had those done? I am wondering about that now. A friend of mine tried xenecol for a few months and lost loads of weight but you have to be careful about eating fat or you'll be on the loo all day! Let us know how you get on!

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bluedogs · 09/04/2006 11:02

Yup they've tested for thyroid and its all clear. However I've decided not to take the Xanical. I know its not a calorie consumption/exercise issue. I can/have kept food diaries for 3 months. I exercise a lot and not a pound shifts. Seems no point taking tablets for fat absorption if I've made the lifestyle changes and nothing has changed. From what I understand they only support you whilst you make the lifestyle changes.

So started doing some research and found out various other possible cuases e.g hormones, PCO's etc. My thryoid/bloods came back from the GP fine but I think I may take myself off for a second opinion. Might have come to the point for chucking some money at it.

Same as you my GP looks at me like I'm mad. Don't think they have any other model of weight managment then calories and exercise. He clearly thinks I'm delusional and cannot distinguish between lard and brocolli and probably consider channel surfing an olympic sport. Ah well - good luck with your dieting - do you know what you are going to try next?

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jampots · 09/04/2006 11:08

ive been there too - spent many appointments discussing my weight with the doctor to no avail. I ended up going for food intolerance testing and after dumping dairy, oats, oranges and beef I lost 1.5 stone pretty quickly. There's a thread on it somewhere.

jampots · 09/04/2006 11:09

i should say I substituted dairy for soya milk/non dairy spread obviously, and changed oranges to bananas/kiwi

edgetop · 09/04/2006 12:04

i started taking xenical just over a week ago, like you i have tried lots of diets with no results. i got weighed on friday & have lost 6 pounds. i have had no side effects, the one thing i did wrong was last saturday i decided not to take a tablet & have a chinese takeaway, i really enjoyed it everything was fine until i got up sunday morning, & had the biggest accident ever. anyway after that i have been watching my fat in take & it seeems to have worked.im going to stick to it for at least a month.

monkey · 09/04/2006 13:13

is xenical only available on prescription?

elastamum · 09/04/2006 13:16

Xenical is only available on presecription and only works for you if you stick to a low fat diet. If you dont the side effects are horrible!

But if you use it properly it does work

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bluedogs · 09/04/2006 18:35

Jampots should I just search under food intolerances for the thread? Edgetop when you say you tried other diets and they didn't work do you mean you couldn't stick to them or you stuck to them and had no results? Hope that doesn't sound mean - I'm just interested as my thinking is that if I can stick to low cal/low fat diets and they make no difference than how will Xenical help?

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jampots · 09/04/2006 21:28

possibly under kinesiology - although Ive searched and can only find a couple of posts not necessarily my thread. Will keep looking

edgetop · 09/04/2006 22:41

in answer to your question i think i dont give diets enough time, i want to lose stones right away.with this diet i have really cut down on my fat intake, i feel like this is my last chance, at the moment im giving it my all. i dont just think its the tablets its me that is giving the diet 100%.

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bluedogs · 10/04/2006 09:14

Thanks for your honesty Edgetop and good luck. Really sounds like you are committed to this diet.

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bluedogs · 10/04/2006 10:24

Thirtysomething I've just read another thread where you were talking about your calorie consumption per day and the fact that you can't shift the weight. Must say its ringing loads of bells for me. Have you any idea what you are going to do next?

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