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Xenical Newbie 😊

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GraceXen
GraceXen

Hi!!

My name is Grace, I'm 30 and single mother to a beautiful 18 month old boy. Having struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember, my doctor has just prescribed me with Xenical.

I started taking the tablets today and obviously no side effects to report 😂 I'm just looking for a bit of advice/info from people who have taken it before or other people who are starting to take it and we can discuss how we're getting on!!

I'm 5ft9 and 15st12lbs. BMI 32.

Feel free to reply with tips/questions, anything Xenical related!! I'd really appreciate it 😊

Grace Xx

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  • India2017
    India2017 GraceXen

    Posted

    No I didn't use yo drink that much water so it could be that. I've constantly going for a wee too due to the water. I'm going to join slimming world on Tuesday.

    I've also been doing daily exercise.

  • sophie_12468
    sophie_12468 GraceXen

    Posted

    Hi I've been on xenical for 6 days and have lost 4 pounds! May not seem like a lot but to me it's amazing that would have taken me 6 months or longer to lose on my own. For a while now I have been on low calorie diet and exercising regularly but I seemed to get stuck! I follow a relatively low fat diet too and the tablets seem to be working for me! Hoping to maintain steady weight loss every week!

  • GraceXen
    GraceXen

    Posted

    Sophie that's terrific!! I'd love a similar loss when I weigh in on Monday. Keep up the good work!!

    • xxxsuexxx
      xxxsuexxx GraceXen

      Posted

      Hi all

      I hope I get 4lb loss, but blimey can I just say can someone pass me a kite haha, experiencing a lot of wind and stomach cramps and I've been eating all healthy low fat foods I hope this is a sign it's working 😀

    • cath5680
      cath5680 xxxsuexxx

      Posted

      Apparently Sue if your meal is quite low in fat in total (I think less than 4g) you can experience cramps but then it could also be the tablets getting to work! My first few days were just wind being honest but roundabout day 4 is when it started properly. I had read on here that its wise to wear pads for a while cos the Orange oil could seep out unexpectedly & stain your clothing & I'm soooo pleased I did lol so prepared everyone!!! Xx

    • xxxsuexxx
      xxxsuexxx cath5680

      Posted

      I could feel my stomach gurgling last night about an hour after lunch I went straight to the loo, yeah I had the orange oil yesterday dunno how everything I'm eating is low fat. your definately correct about the 4 day thing, does the wind go away 🌬

    • cath5680
      cath5680 xxxsuexxx

      Posted

      I am still a bit windy at times but nowhere near as bad as at the beginning! My stomach still gurgles though lol xx
  • GraceXen
    GraceXen

    Posted

    How's everyone getting on? I'm really struggling to stay on track, always find the weekends hard. I've eaten way too much and feel like I've undone all the work I did during the week. I'm annoyed with myself but I'm not going to dwell on it too much. Tomorrow is another day and I know I won't change the habits of a lifetime overnight.

    • cath5680
      cath5680 GraceXen

      Posted

      Hi Grace, don't be so tough on yourself. At the end of the day we are all human & creatures if habit. Drastically changing your eating habits like we are is going to take time to adjust properly & at times is likely to be too much & we crack. However providing we pick ourselves back up, dust ourselves down, get back on it & put it behind us we'll be fine. I did exactly the same myself last weekend & still lost 2lbs. So, it might not be that all is lost. Think about it realistically over the whole week & I guarantee that in comparison to how you would have eaten usually you will have made enough changes to yield a result. Don't write yourself off hun xx

  • sophie_12468
    sophie_12468 GraceXen

    Posted

    Went for a weigh in today and I've actually lost 10 pounds! In exactly one week! Absolutely over the moon and I get all the stomach grumblings and wind! So they must be signs of it working! X

    • xxxsuexxx
      xxxsuexxx sophie_12468

      Posted

      Blimey that's fantastic Sophie well done 😁 I'm excited to get weighed on Monday I've stuck to low fat no cheats at all, dont wanna risk it with the awful consequences.

  • GraceXen
    GraceXen

    Posted

    Thanks so much for the reassurance Cath. I'm doing that stupid thing where I eat something I shouldn't then get upset with myself for it so eat something else I shouldn't and so on.. it's really frustrating but I'm get back on track. I'm determined to lose this weight.

    Sophie that is absolutely incredible!! Well done!! I'm weighing in on Monday and just want some sort of a loss, anything!!

    • xxxsuexxx
      xxxsuexxx GraceXen

      Posted

      Don't beat yourself up about it what's done is done, tommorow is a new day.

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