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lorraine48654
lorraine48654

Hi I been on orilstat for just over 2 weeks and haven't lost a llb I have stuck to a low fat diet with no treats and still haven't lost. I need to lose about 6 stone

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  • lorraine48654
    lorraine48654

    Posted

    My portion sizes arnt big and I fill up on vegetables so def not starving
  • charlotte94x
    charlotte94x

    Posted

    It could be that you are not eating enough fat so your body is storing and using it instead of just storing it and making you gain weight
  • lorraine48654
    lorraine48654

    Posted

    Thanks for your reply Charlotte but how do I get more fat into my diet the diet sheet the doc have me tells me to stay clear of any thing with to much fat in it so I am tending to cook everything from fresh using fry light. I wouldn't mind not losing if I had eaten the wrong things but nothing bad has passed my lips
  • fatfairy
    fatfairy

    Posted

    I reckon download my fitness pal app and put in everything you eat and that will tell you how much fat, carbs, protein you eat and show calories for the day.

    This might show you what you're doing wrong.

    I'm baffled sorry

  • charlotte94x
    charlotte94x

    Posted

    Like I said 5grams of fat per meal (max) say a sandwich, you have the natural fat from the bread (if it's brown) and maybe half a chicken breast or a while small one and salad with ligh mayo - that has some fat in it but not too much - having lots of veg is all well and good but your body does need fat to function properly

    I hope this helps and you do manage to lose the weight and like I said earlier it does take about 2 weeks to properly start to take effect so you may find that during the third week you do lose something smile keep us posted smile

  • charlotte94x
    charlotte94x

    Posted

    And I couldn't get around my fitness pal so if you can't either try 'fat secret' it's really easy to use
  • beryl28215
    beryl28215

    Posted

    Hi. Britney or anyone else, can you clarify how to measure fat in my meal? I ate a low cal piece of diet bread that has half a gram fat per slice. On it I put 15 g of light cream cheese that has 2 g of fat per 15 g serving. So have I eaten 3 g of fat total, or should I use math to express how many g of fat per 100 g. I am quite muddled. Thanks for your help.
  • lorraine48654
    lorraine48654

    Posted

    Weighed myself have finally lost some weight but only 8lb
  • charlotte94x
    charlotte94x

    Posted

    That's great !! It took me two weeks to lose 8lb so that's great !! smile
  • jane_lily
    jane_lily

    Posted

    Lorraine, brilliant! 8lbs is great news. Keep it up.

    Now it's my turn. I'm also on FatSecret.

    Jane

  • charlotte94x
    charlotte94x

    Posted

    It's the calorie app that tells you how much fat is in your meal etc
  • jane_lily
    jane_lily

    Posted

    Lorraine,

    Google fatsecret and explore.

  • britneyspears
    britneyspears

    Posted

    @beryl28215 Hello Yes 3g of fat total. Although i don't know if it was a typo but it shouldn't be no more than 5g fat per 100g you mentioned the cheese being 15g Good l;uck x
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