Confused newbie needing help!!!
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Hi all
firstly i just want to say that this forum is GREAT! Very helpful indeed-certainly more than the leaflet that comes with orlistat..
ok i need your help please.
I started orlistat last saturday and haven't had any of the side-effects. At first i thought it might take some getting used to but i still haven't had anything. Now having read everybody's posts i'm thinking i'm not having enough fat? Seems like that was the problem all my life but now i'm not having enough?
How much fat should i be having per meal and what foods can i find it in?
Please help!
Much appreciated
thank you
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sashh
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here are the rules i use, others use slightly different versions.
Eat 1500 calories or less per day
Eat 30g of fat each day - divided between three meals
Eat no more than 15 fat at any one meal.
I have nutriscales and weigh everything I eat.
I read packets and I keep a spreadsheet of what I am eating / drinking.
cecile8
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but i am struggling to make 30 grams of fat which seems ridiculous because i'm sure i've been eating fat alll my life. should i add nuts in everything?
thanks x
sparkles
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sashh
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Our bodies need 20g of fat to metabolise fat soluble vitamins. The pills take out 1/3 hence the advice about eating 30g.
Your body is only getting 12g of fat at the moment so IMHO you should take a multivitamin just to be sure.
Actually I think anyone dieting probably should.
cecile8
not everyone gets side effects, so don't worry be happy.
sparkles
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jondave
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