Can anyone help with counting fat?

Hi,

I'm new to taking orlistat, and like you, am confused as to how much fat approx each of my 3 meals should contain (maximum) in order to avoid any accidents - especially as I work full time up London and getting to the loo on time could pose a problem!

Advise would be welcome from you all who have been taking orlistat for a while. Today, I have kept everything I have eaten under 5% fat, but if I can go a bit higher than that without causing an accident, please let me know!

Thanks in advance,

Leeanne

Hi Heff & Leeanne,

I'm new to all this too but hav found a little bit out:-

1. don't mix lbs/oz's and grams best stick to grams most packaging states weight in this nowadays.

2. There are 9 calories in 1 gram of fat

3. Here goes with the maths if u really want to work it out. You already know that each gram of fat is 9 calories, so you first multiply the grams of fat by 9, then divide by the total calories per serving to get the percentage of calories from fat.

Formula is grams of fat x 9cals per gram/total cals per serving=total%of cals from fat.

Example if food has 150 cals per serving & 6g fat

6x9=54/150=36%

This is high as we are aiming for 30%

How's that :?: Clear as mud :? :?:

Let me know :wink:

Thank you so much for the formula for working out the percentage of fat per item, I have found this so useful. :D

Hi there,

I have been told that on each piece of food that you eat you should have no more that 5g fat per 100g. I got perscribed orlistat about 8 weeks ago, and have not lost any weight then i got a phonecall from MAP an orlistat nutritionist who can help you with stuff, then gave me so much more informaiton than the doctor, so no wonder i am not loosing weight cos i was not eating the right things.

Good luck everyone

Hi There Guest

What were you eating before and what did the nutritionist tell you to eat,there are several people on this forum all struggling to lose weight so any tips you share would be welcome

Good luck and im sure you will start dropping the pounds

Alicat

Hello, have been taking the tabs for 4 weeks tomorrow and lost 13lbs now, I have stuck to cereal and milk for breakfast, salad, ryvita and cottage cheese/low fat cream cheese for lunch. Dinner I try to adjust what i am cooking for the rest of the family to fit in with me, so lots of veg and chicken breast or pork chop. I can't exercise at the moment as I have a back problem.

I use the rule of less than 5% fat and try not have more than 15g of fat per meal.

Hope this helps