hi petunia!
well, monday was weigh in and i am down 2 lbs. i will take that cause it's better than up. i am a slow loser anyway. according to the xenicare nutritionist, that is the amount they want you to lose in a week anyway. (1-2). also restarted my excercise program last night so hopefully that helps too. i can understand what you mean about following a plan, i was obsessive about going over my points when i was on w.w., but for some reason i am finding this xenicare easy to follow. i do think journaling is the key also, amazing what i can pack in my mouth when i don't write it down. i am still taking the xenical but only with heavier meals.
congrats on your weight loss. lets keep up the good work.
i don't know if i told you the story before (hope i don't repeat myself, if so---sorry) anyway, told you i work for a doctor, well we have a drug rep. that takes us out to lunch, well we went one day for indian food and i was full from the lunch and they were going up to get deserts, well, he said to me "come on, there are cream puffs up there, you look like a cream puff" !!!!!!well, of course at the time, i kinda just chuckled and blew it off, but it really bothered me, so he is coming in for a meeting in august and i want to be down a few lbs., not like i owe this guy anything, but a personal "in your face" kinda thing for me. doesn't it stink when people can't keep their comments to themselves?!

Hi Everyone,

Can I join your group?

I have been taking Xenical for four weeks. The weight loss is slow but I feel great and have loss 5 lbs and 10 inches.

These five pounds are very noticeable because of all the inches I've loss. This morning I tried on a pair of pants that I tried to wear 5 weeks ago but couldn't get them past my thighs.

Well was I surprised they fit great in fact even a little extra room in the hip area. I was so pleased actually I was exuberant.

I love Xenical and that fact that it doesn't have any effect on the CNS or systemic system is wonderful.

Look forward to meeting you all.
Timber

I was looking forward to joining this group. Then I see the last post was from August of 2003. Where did you guys go? COME BACK!!!!

Well I'll just start posting anyway. I tried xenical some time ago but stopped taking it because of the type of job I have, I don't have easy access to a bathroom. Had some pretty dicey experiences there. Anyway, I'm on an exchange plan right now and thought maybe I could go ahead and finish off my xenical and give my weight loss a boost. So I've been taking it but haven't had the side effects I used to. I knew it wouldn't be nearly as bad because I'm eating much less fat. But I am still eating fat (mainly when I have cheese) but I've not had anything.
So I start thinking maybe they lose their effectiveness and checked the expiration date. Sure enough, Expired 8 months ago. I checked with a friend of mine who used to work at a pharmacy and she said they are required to put a 1 year expiration on medication but in fact the expiration may be far longer. She also said she didn't think 8 months would matter too much. If they were in fact "expired" they would just lose effectiveness. I'm afraid this is what has happened with mine.
So.....my question is....to those of you taking it. If your not eating very high fat, do you not get ANY of the side effects?

My Doctor just put me on Xenical. I must admit, I don't know much about this pill but my Doctor swears by it. In fact she lost a great deal of weight using Xenical. I am a type two diabetic and 20 pounds overweight. My Doctor felt that I was a good candidate for the Xenical because of my diabetes, high cholesterol and apple shape. This is my first day on the Xenical and I had to be near the bathroom. Is that normal? Also, the instructions I was given said that 30 percent of my diet has to come from fat. My Doctor told me I could do low carb. I just want to get as much info as I can so I can take the medication correctly and lose some weight. Also, do I take a pill at every meal or every eight hours? The bottle says every eight hours.

Thanks!

Ilana