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what am I meant to be eating?

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orlistatnew
orlistatnew

Hi all, i started orlistat on tuesday, I have been eating a low calorie diet 1460c a day. Is that what I am meant to be doing? I have had the 'side effects' although following low calorie diet. Any help would be appreciated.... many thanks

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  • rachel35655
    rachel35655 orlistatnew

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    Hi, i have been given these again by my nurse i have been struggling with my weight for a few years now and having every diet i gave in to these. i have been on these before and lost 3 stone so i am just trying to do what i did before. i usually have a boiled egg for breakfast or a yogurt with fruit (i am not a breakfast fan) but if i dont eat it i end up snacking on all the wrong things, i have salad for lunch with a variety of things, Salmon, Tuna, ham etc and then tea i always cook from scratch i try to avoid bread and potoaes during the week and have these on a weekend as a treat. I do like the slimming world recipes but you have to be careful with the fat content espically with cheese (side effects are not good with cheese). I drink loads of water i find if you dont it makes you bloated and sometimes consitpated. I staretd on the tablets on 26th April and i have to go back to be weighed on the 20th May so hopefully i will of lost. a good point is to measure your self too not just weigh your self, HIps, Bust, arms, legs wasit etc.
    • orlistatnew
      orlistatnew rachel35655

      Posted

      good luck on these tablets, thanksto britney i havent had any more side effects...

      starting weight was 14.1 and today i am 13.6.

      i have been on them since 29th april 

       

    • britneyspears
      britneyspears orlistatnew

      Posted

      @ orlistatnew : ) how are you getting on?

      @hannah glad you liked them i have two at a time how are you getting on?

    • Hannahantrim
      Hannahantrim britneyspears

      Posted

      Hi Britney, I was surprised at how nice the sausages tasted. I am having a disaster at the moment with the diet. I have put on 5 lbs and I have been doing everything right. I went on meds called Lithium  a few weeks ago and it puts weight on. I am not happy on this med as I have some side effects from it, so I am coming off it!!!!. Hopefully I will start to loose weight again once it is out of my system.

      Hannah

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