ive been given orlistat by my doctor and im terrified!

I've never felt sick, nor had the "side effects". If I have a meal which is a little near the top limit of 15g, I may be a bit "loose" when I go, or have a lot of wind but that's all.

You won't get the effects if you eat the right foods i have posted lots of helpful posts on what to eat if you search for them.They don't cause sickness at all.Keep the tablet whole put on a spoon and swallow with yogurt on top. People who assume your pregnant must be thick as you can tell a pregnant woman vs someone who is overweight! What's your starting weight? how much do you have to lose? get started on those tablets and don't look back i am so glad i didn't otherwise i would still be a size 24 and now i am half of that if you need any other help please post back x

Hi Heather like you I would consider myself a fussy eatter. I hate pretty much all veg and most salad type food (my salads are just lettuce and cucumber!) What sort of food do you like? I've been on the tablets just under a week. and been eatting like ive been on them for a week and half. So far ive lost 5pound. Like others Ive not felt sick taking them ive had no side effects apart from tiredness but i have also been going to the gym aswell so that could help explain that. Ive found snacking on fruit has really helped the food cravings inbetween meals and drinking plenty of water. Im still learning and reading posts here has really heled. Good luck

Hi Heather,  I have been on Oralist for just a week tomorrow (Tues) and I have never felt sick on them.  I'm still finding my way around re: eating whats right.  Tonight we are having a roast chicken I have put it on a rack in the roasting tray to drain away the fat, I will not be having any of the lovely crispy skin, but plenty of chicken, lots of carrots, cabbage, cauliflower, and I am going to have 2 roast potato's with skins on, for desert were having stawberries, raspberries with a small spoon of Quark naturally fat free lemon and if I feel peckinsh I shall tuck into some watermelon later.  There are loads of recipes online, but if you are doing Slimming world they are brilliant and you will get lots of inspirational recipes there and online, its a new way of life and like everything it takes time, all the best on your new journey

Hi Heather, after giving birth it's happening often that the muscles on the stomach divide themselves, it's called DIASTASE. Fat inside the body gets out and gives you a look like you're still pregnant. Talk to your doctor about it. I gave birth to a daughter 28 years ago and nobody ever told me that I might have diastase. I just found out this yesterday, asked a new doctor, and she said it is an expensive plastic operation, but now I saw on some forums here in Sweden that many women have pains and difficulties in losing weight because of this diastase. So it may be an operation that won't cost that much, it's not the looks, it's the ache i my back and difficulties to carry around about 10 kg extra weight. I'm trying to get an operation done soom, I hope the best for you too, Regards Gina