Orlistat/ Xenical

Hi Dee, Welcome.

I see by your profile that you have 67 pounds to go. That's not really very much. I suggest you forget the diet pills and set up your goals to lose 1.5 pounds a week. The only thing required to lose weight is to eat less calories than you burn. The bold truth is if you don't eat at a calorie deficit, even with the pills, you will not lose weight. So, since you have to have the deficit, what's the purpose of the pills?

When I was in my early twenties, my highest weight was 220 pounds, and I now weight about 140. I lost about 65 pounds of that weight when I was 40, gained 35 back over a time, and then lost 44 pounds within the last few years.

I tried every kind of diet out there, including diet pills. Sure, I lost weight, but once I was "done" with my diet, including diet pills, I went right back to eating the way I did before and gained my weight back.

I have been maintaining my weight for over a year now, something I've NEVER done in my life. Even when I lost the weight before, I was still considered overweight.

Have I talked you out of throwing the pills away?

By the way, I think any doctor who says they will give you a diet pill prescription if you lose 10 pounds in four weeks doesn't know a thing about healthy weight loss.

Laurend224 wrote: »

If you go over your fat whilst taking orlistat, you'd better wear a pad. And never ever pass gas, just in case. Orangy, a*nal seepage is a side effect. Looks like taco grease. True story.

True story . And, OP, if you can and do lose 10lbs in 4 weeks before your GP will prescribe it, then you will have already shown yourself you CAN do it without the pills.