Start / Now / Goal - Part 1

Hi Rapunzel

I have about 15 stone to lose, and you can Private message me any time to be my penpal

Good Luck

Gill

xxx

Well I have my weigh in this evening at 5.30pm.. not confident in the slightest LOL..

With Xmas & New year and food and chocs LOL..

Still staying the same would be good..a loss even better.. will update in an hour or so..

Well I should have stayed at home!!!

I have only lost 0.45kg.. not even HALF a kilo!!!

Doc didn't seem to impressed but I said I was happy that I had lost something considering Xmas and New Yr..and she said that she would give me another months prescript \"for maintenance\"..I argued and said that it was still working and that it was just due to xmas etc..

SO she has basically said that now my weight has plateaued that she will have to rethink it..(BUT I have met my 6 month target within 3 months so I thought she would have kept me on them past 6 months!!!!!)

SO I will just have to get my ass into gear and lose at least 2 kilos before the 13th Feb!!

Age : 34

Height : 5.10

Start date : 19/11/08

Start weight : 20.5st

Weight 15/12/08: 19.2st

Weight 17/12/08: 19.1st

Weight 24/12/08: 19.3st

Weight 29/12/08: 19.5st

Weight 07/01/09: 19.9st :evil: maybe New Year jollies

Weight 14/01/09: 19.5st

I will be seeing my Doc next week Wednesday I hope to shed at least 4 more pounds with target to be under 19st

Successfully completed first week.

Start date 07/01/09 [color=red:6c69579683][b:6c69579683]17 st 1 lb[/b:6c69579683][/color:6c69579683]

14/01/09 [color=green:6c69579683][b:6c69579683]16 st 12 lb[/b:6c69579683][/color:6c69579683]

Total lost so far 3lb.

Hoping to lose more in my first week but will settle for that.

Keep up the good work everyone!!!

Hi all

I'm 34 and I am 18 stone 5lb's and 5\"7

I am starting the orlistat tomorrow and absolutely pooping myself, hopefully not literally.

well after all the fears over starting no side effects and i lost 5lbs this week without really changing my diet.. if anything i am eating more!

really pleased only 36lbs to go!!! but after 2 years stuck at the same weight and nothing working this is fab!

start weight 14.13

current weight after 1 week 14.8

loss to date 5lbs

height 5'7\"

goal 11st 9lbs

guess the threat of the orange poop is keeping me ont he straight and narrow!!! can't wait for next weigh in!!!

Age 40

Height 5'4\"

June 2008 weighed 18st 10lbs

I got the tablets at the end of June, but I was too scared to take them after reading about the side effects so I have no idea when I actually started to take them lol

Goal weight 12 stone something, thats when I stop being obese, and just become overweight, if I get that far though I might just decide to change my goal posts

23/8/2008 1st weigh in 17st 6lbs - loss 1st 4lbs

28/9/2008 2nd weigh in 16st 8lbs - loss 12lbs (total loss 2st 2lbs)

28/10/2008 3rd weigh in 15st 8lbs - loss 1st (total loss 3st 2lbs)

25/11/2008 4th weigh in 15st 3lbs - loss 5lbs (total loss 3st 7lbs)

[b:56b053c18b]20/1/2009 5th weigh in 14st 9lbs - loss 8lbs (total loss 4st 1lb)[/b:56b053c18b]

Well its nearly 8 weeks since my last weigh in and after having no bluey's since the 2nd of Jan I finally managed to get an appointment to see my doc today .. yay! *sighs*

lord knows how I managed to lose 8lbs I'm flabbergasted :shock:

Anyways haven't been around much because I've been off sulking and feeling all sorry for myself :oops: but back to it! onwards and upwards :lol:

yay well done kaelea..thats fab...

I am back on the straight and narrow and determined to lose enough for next weigh in so my doc doesn't think they aren't working..

Hi Everyone,

Well done to you all on the losses over the christmas period.

I got weighed Monday but have lost nothing since 19th Dec.

I've taken the decision to go it alone for a month to see if I can lose it myself, the nurse said I could get more if I wanted too or felt I was losing it a bit, but I really want to try it on my own.

Will continue to check you all out over the next couple of weeks and will let you know how I get on.

Good luck to you all

Jane

Thanks Kayos, I really was shocked at my weight loss, I know damned well I put weight on over xmas, then with not being able to get the tablets I was really negative mentally and thinking why bother, so an 8lb loss is a boost to get back to it :-)

I think most of us struggled over xmas though and are getting back to it now

Jane - good luck going it alone (without the blueys that is) cos your not alone, wether your taking the tablets or not were still here and behind you supporting you, and here for our ears bending whenever you feel the need, keep on posting and letting us know how you get on

Hi all....Im Debs ,40 and live in Barnsley .I started taking these tablets 2 weeks ago but also go to slimming world. I got weighed last night and have lost 7lbs in 2 weeks.. Im really chuffed and feel great. Ive got a long way to go as my start weight was 18st 9lb. My friend has just has a gastric bypass and I now want to prove that there is a much easier and safer way. I have :D had no adverse effects and hopefully when I go on me hols in June I will be a few stone lighter. x

Good Luck Debs. I start mine at the weekend, just researching to get it right before I do! I live in Leeds, so not far

Hi Debs

Welcome! I'm sure that, like me, you'll find this forum a great help, everyone is friendly and supportive.

I go to Slimming World too, and like you, my friend has just had a gastric bypass, what a coincidence!

You should register with MAP, the helpline run by Roche, who make orlistat, they are really helpful and give good advice and send you lots of good information through the post, and also call you now and again to see how you're getting on. The number is;

[b:f9b551dd39]08007317138[/b:f9b551dd39]

You will need the box of tablets handy when you call them, they ask you the batch number so they can register you.

I haven't had any side effects since I started the tablets in september. I keep to the recommended amount of fat and I seem to be ok.

Good luck,

Gill

xxx

Has anyone had experiences of taking orlistat who has IBS? My GP thinks it may well upset my IBS, therefore, not worth trying. I am desperate to lose weight though and feel like I just need something !!

Reckon I have about 7 stone to lose and just cant seem to get started.