Alli / Xenical, Does It Work? (Please Only Answer If You Have Actually Taken It)
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I had been on a weightloss drug that was pulled on account it gave people suicidal thought so my gp insisted i had to take orlistat ( i was very young and wouldnt dare go against my doctors advice )
I followed thd low fat diet plan and exercised
We went to my husbands bosses house and since i wouldnt be able to eat the curry due to the fat content the wife speciallyade me some savory rice..... just vegetables she said
In the taxi on the way home a small warm sensation started and some stomach pains. Ive never clenched my bum cheeks so tightly.
I begged the driver to go faster while i prayed to every god or magical creature i could think of and penguin waddled into the house as soon as we pulled up. Bit of mess to the underwear but the taxi seat made it unscathed
Turned out she had fried the vegetables and uncooked rice in lots of ghee
I went back go the doctors a few days later for a weigh in....... only lost 4lb and got told off by the doctor who insisted i should have eaten more fat in order for it to work...... umm nope, refused the next months prescription21 -
This thread has made my night. Haven't laughed so much in ages and I'm an endoscopy nurse so I hear lots of stories about colonoscopy prep. I have considered Alli but definately won't be touching it now.
I had a colleague who was put on Orlistat. Everytime she farted she got one of us to check that it wasn't a shart- an none of us batted an eyelid....5 -
I saw this thread mentioned yesterday in another thread but didn't have time to read it. Since it was bumped today, I decided to give it a read. OMG....hilarious and terrifying at the same time. I remember contemplating this several years ago and am so glad I decided not to!1
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My GP put me on it... still on it after 2 months and a bit.... 1x disaster, fortunately at home, 1 x near miss in Waitrose when I had to run and leave the shopping at checkout.... I was not binging on pizza or cheese, just misjudged a Chinese where the noodles turned out to be stir fried. Did not take a pill that night but delayed reaction the following morning. Now I am truly sticking to the limit of 45g max fat per day and am watching carbs but still having them. 1 stone down so far and 2 more to go before a hip op. I can't do much exercise due to severe pain and this is why my GP prescribed the pills. Ironically hubby has lost over a stone without the pills just by eating my lowish fat recipes. hope this helps people! When I get near to my ideal weight I will come off them completely..... but I am having around 1650 cals a day on average and eating a fairly reasonable diet. Staying away from low fat foods apart from 2% Greek yoghurt which I love...
I have to lose 5% of my body weight in three months in order to get prescribed more. I have met that target. Losing approx 1 lb a week so very slow but at least it is in the right direction!4 -
FattieBabs wrote: »My GP put me on it... still on it after 2 months and a bit.... 1x disaster, fortunately at home, 1 x near miss in Waitrose when I had to run and leave the shopping at checkout.... I was not binging on pizza or cheese, just misjudged a Chinese where the noodles turned out to be stir fried. Did not take a pill that night but delayed reaction the following morning. Now I am truly sticking to the limit of 45g max fat per day and am watching carbs but still having them. 1 stone down so far and 2 more to go before a hip op. I can't do much exercise due to severe pain and this is why my GP prescribed the pills. Ironically hubby has lost over a stone without the pills just by eating my lowish fat recipes. hope this helps people! When I get near to my ideal weight I will come off them completely..... but I am having around 1650 cals a day on average and eating a fairly reasonable diet. Staying away from low fat foods apart from 2% Greek yoghurt which I love...
I have to lose 5% of my body weight in three months in order to get prescribed more. I have met that target. Losing approx 1 lb a week so very slow but at least it is in the right direction!
Why not just stick to 1650 calories of food and not take pills that make you *platypus* yourself?23 -
FattieBabs wrote: »My GP put me on it... still on it after 2 months and a bit.... 1x disaster, fortunately at home, 1 x near miss in Waitrose when I had to run and leave the shopping at checkout.... I was not binging on pizza or cheese, just misjudged a Chinese where the noodles turned out to be stir fried. Did not take a pill that night but delayed reaction the following morning. Now I am truly sticking to the limit of 45g max fat per day and am watching carbs but still having them. 1 stone down so far and 2 more to go before a hip op. I can't do much exercise due to severe pain and this is why my GP prescribed the pills. Ironically hubby has lost over a stone without the pills just by eating my lowish fat recipes. hope this helps people! When I get near to my ideal weight I will come off them completely..... but I am having around 1650 cals a day on average and eating a fairly reasonable diet. Staying away from low fat foods apart from 2% Greek yoghurt which I love...
I have to lose 5% of my body weight in three months in order to get prescribed more. I have met that target. Losing approx 1 lb a week so very slow but at least it is in the right direction!
Why not just stick to 1650 calories of food and not take pills that make you *platypus* yourself?
^This.5 -
FattieBabs wrote: »My GP put me on it... still on it after 2 months and a bit.... 1x disaster, fortunately at home, 1 x near miss in Waitrose when I had to run and leave the shopping at checkout.... I was not binging on pizza or cheese, just misjudged a Chinese where the noodles turned out to be stir fried. Did not take a pill that night but delayed reaction the following morning. Now I am truly sticking to the limit of 45g max fat per day and am watching carbs but still having them. 1 stone down so far and 2 more to go before a hip op. I can't do much exercise due to severe pain and this is why my GP prescribed the pills. Ironically hubby has lost over a stone without the pills just by eating my lowish fat recipes. hope this helps people! When I get near to my ideal weight I will come off them completely..... but I am having around 1650 cals a day on average and eating a fairly reasonable diet. Staying away from low fat foods apart from 2% Greek yoghurt which I love...
I have to lose 5% of my body weight in three months in order to get prescribed more. I have met that target. Losing approx 1 lb a week so very slow but at least it is in the right direction!
Why not just stick to 1650 calories of food and not take pills that make you *platypus* yourself?
agreed. 1650 is a pretty reasonable goal.5 -
I took Xenical for about 2 months, my Doctor talked me into it. This was 16 years ago. It was gross. For all of the reasons listed above. And it did not help me lose weight.
I wonder what would happen if I took it now, while on a low carb high fat (Keto diet). Oh wow, I feel a little weird just thinking about it.
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I vote this as the best thread on MFP. I almost *kittened on myself at all these stories/comments!5
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Never let this thread die. Also, needs more Farnsworth. (last time I'm dropping this, I swear).
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FattieBabs wrote: »My GP put me on it... still on it after 2 months and a bit.... 1x disaster, fortunately at home, 1 x near miss in Waitrose when I had to run and leave the shopping at checkout.... I was not binging on pizza or cheese, just misjudged a Chinese where the noodles turned out to be stir fried. Did not take a pill that night but delayed reaction the following morning. Now I am truly sticking to the limit of 45g max fat per day and am watching carbs but still having them. 1 stone down so far and 2 more to go before a hip op. I can't do much exercise due to severe pain and this is why my GP prescribed the pills. Ironically hubby has lost over a stone without the pills just by eating my lowish fat recipes. hope this helps people! When I get near to my ideal weight I will come off them completely..... but I am having around 1650 cals a day on average and eating a fairly reasonable diet. Staying away from low fat foods apart from 2% Greek yoghurt which I love...
I have to lose 5% of my body weight in three months in order to get prescribed more. I have met that target. Losing approx 1 lb a week so very slow but at least it is in the right direction!
This should tell you something.
Unless you actually need the real threat of public humiliation in order to make yourself eat less, that is.
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This thread has some serious evergreen content... always a good read
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This is a much needed bookmark!! Anytime I'm having a bad day I'll use this to remind myself that things could be much sh!ttier 12
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Kitten Extraordinaire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWRth3zlIhY 10 -
ruqayyahsmum wrote: »I had been on a weightloss drug that was pulled on account it gave people suicidal thought so my gp insisted i had to take orlistat ( i was very young and wouldnt dare go against my doctors advice )
I followed thd low fat diet plan and exercised
We went to my husbands bosses house and since i wouldnt be able to eat the curry due to the fat content the wife speciallyade me some savory rice..... just vegetables she said
In the taxi on the way home a small warm sensation started and some stomach pains. Ive never clenched my bum cheeks so tightly.
I begged the driver to go faster while i prayed to every god or magical creature i could think of and penguin waddled into the house as soon as we pulled up. Bit of mess to the underwear but the taxi seat made it unscathed
Turned out she had fried the vegetables and uncooked rice in lots of ghee
I went back go the doctors a few days later for a weigh in....... only lost 4lb and got told off by the doctor who insisted i should have eaten more fat in order for it to work...... umm nope, refused the next months prescription
Wouldn't more fat just give you diarrhea?0 -
Rebecca0224 wrote: »ruqayyahsmum wrote: »I had been on a weightloss drug that was pulled on account it gave people suicidal thought so my gp insisted i had to take orlistat ( i was very young and wouldnt dare go against my doctors advice )
I followed thd low fat diet plan and exercised
We went to my husbands bosses house and since i wouldnt be able to eat the curry due to the fat content the wife speciallyade me some savory rice..... just vegetables she said
In the taxi on the way home a small warm sensation started and some stomach pains. Ive never clenched my bum cheeks so tightly.
I begged the driver to go faster while i prayed to every god or magical creature i could think of and penguin waddled into the house as soon as we pulled up. Bit of mess to the underwear but the taxi seat made it unscathed
Turned out she had fried the vegetables and uncooked rice in lots of ghee
I went back go the doctors a few days later for a weigh in....... only lost 4lb and got told off by the doctor who insisted i should have eaten more fat in order for it to work...... umm nope, refused the next months prescription
Wouldn't more fat just give you diarrhea?
Yes, yes it would hence the reason i refused the second months prescription2 -
ruqayyahsmum wrote: »Rebecca0224 wrote: »ruqayyahsmum wrote: »I had been on a weightloss drug that was pulled on account it gave people suicidal thought so my gp insisted i had to take orlistat ( i was very young and wouldnt dare go against my doctors advice )
I followed thd low fat diet plan and exercised
We went to my husbands bosses house and since i wouldnt be able to eat the curry due to the fat content the wife speciallyade me some savory rice..... just vegetables she said
In the taxi on the way home a small warm sensation started and some stomach pains. Ive never clenched my bum cheeks so tightly.
I begged the driver to go faster while i prayed to every god or magical creature i could think of and penguin waddled into the house as soon as we pulled up. Bit of mess to the underwear but the taxi seat made it unscathed
Turned out she had fried the vegetables and uncooked rice in lots of ghee
I went back go the doctors a few days later for a weigh in....... only lost 4lb and got told off by the doctor who insisted i should have eaten more fat in order for it to work...... umm nope, refused the next months prescription
Wouldn't more fat just give you diarrhea?
Yes, yes it would hence the reason i refused the second months prescription
I would also refuse to ever see a doctor again who randomly prescribes medications without the first clue about how they work.6 -
PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »ruqayyahsmum wrote: »Rebecca0224 wrote: »ruqayyahsmum wrote: »I had been on a weightloss drug that was pulled on account it gave people suicidal thought so my gp insisted i had to take orlistat ( i was very young and wouldnt dare go against my doctors advice )
I followed thd low fat diet plan and exercised
We went to my husbands bosses house and since i wouldnt be able to eat the curry due to the fat content the wife speciallyade me some savory rice..... just vegetables she said
In the taxi on the way home a small warm sensation started and some stomach pains. Ive never clenched my bum cheeks so tightly.
I begged the driver to go faster while i prayed to every god or magical creature i could think of and penguin waddled into the house as soon as we pulled up. Bit of mess to the underwear but the taxi seat made it unscathed
Turned out she had fried the vegetables and uncooked rice in lots of ghee
I went back go the doctors a few days later for a weigh in....... only lost 4lb and got told off by the doctor who insisted i should have eaten more fat in order for it to work...... umm nope, refused the next months prescription
Wouldn't more fat just give you diarrhea?
Yes, yes it would hence the reason i refused the second months prescription
I would also refuse to ever see a doctor again who randomly prescribes medications without the first clue about how they work.
This. If my doctor's weight loss plan is diarrhea that's a *kitten* plan.5 -
PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »ruqayyahsmum wrote: »Rebecca0224 wrote: »ruqayyahsmum wrote: »I had been on a weightloss drug that was pulled on account it gave people suicidal thought so my gp insisted i had to take orlistat ( i was very young and wouldnt dare go against my doctors advice )
I followed thd low fat diet plan and exercised
We went to my husbands bosses house and since i wouldnt be able to eat the curry due to the fat content the wife speciallyade me some savory rice..... just vegetables she said
In the taxi on the way home a small warm sensation started and some stomach pains. Ive never clenched my bum cheeks so tightly.
I begged the driver to go faster while i prayed to every god or magical creature i could think of and penguin waddled into the house as soon as we pulled up. Bit of mess to the underwear but the taxi seat made it unscathed
Turned out she had fried the vegetables and uncooked rice in lots of ghee
I went back go the doctors a few days later for a weigh in....... only lost 4lb and got told off by the doctor who insisted i should have eaten more fat in order for it to work...... umm nope, refused the next months prescription
Wouldn't more fat just give you diarrhea?
Yes, yes it would hence the reason i refused the second months prescription
I would also refuse to ever see a doctor again who randomly prescribes medications without the first clue about how they work.
I moved towns not long after and have been through several doctors since one of whom used to tell me my blood work was normal and i just needed to lose weight.....
Turns out my blood work had been coming back abnormal for years. I have hypothyroidism and by the time the hospital reviewed my notes i was in horrific pain, could hardly stay awake, had lost so much hair and couldnt string together a coherent sentence. I also had crystals forming in most of my joints from years of high uric acid levels
I dont trust doctors these days
I asked my new doctor how much more weight i needed to lose for the pains to go away ( ive lost 150lb ) only for him to be shocked i was told it was a pure weight issue and he started me on new meds immediately, the reduction in pain these last 2 months has been immense11
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