Has anyone used Xenical to lose weight? Its a perscription drug. Its suppose to prevent 30% of the fat you eat from being absorbed by your body. Its not cheap.

no its not. that y i use chitosan.

I have heard that Chitosan doesn't work. That it absorbs a little fat but not enough to make a difference.

pat,

it depends on how much fat you eat&how much chitosan you take. enforma fat trapper takes about 5 min to dissolve&absorbs 10g fat wh 1 cap.

Hey Andrea,
It seems to me you are relying too much on pills, which I do not highly recommend doing. You are doing more harm than good. When you take fat blockers, you are also ridding your body of precious vitamins (fat soluble ones). Why not just exercise? It's not the easy way but its the healthiest thing to do. Your body will reward you too http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif AND thank you as well!

healthy,

i know you mean well, bit if by "relying" you mean helping, then yes. i think that if you had a thyroid problem&were unable to get diagnosed, you'd probably try supplements also.

Patbit,
Hey I am on Xenical. Since January and I lost 25 pounds. I am on a low fat diet. The pill only lets your body take 30% fat daily the rest you lose. (that is the bad part...where the side affects come in if you eat too much fat) It works and yes it is expensive. I do recemend this pill, but only if you can stick to a low fat diet. Cause if not you will spend endless hours in the bathroom.. (thats the bad part, but also good, cause its getting rid of fat). Good Luck
http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/heart.gif Dipsy

congrats dip!!

i have a ? if u take xenical with a LF diet, does that mean yr body isnt getting fat cuz if its already LF, and then it traps it, theres nutthin left.

Xenical gets rid of the fat if you eat more than you are supposed to. Like if you have a bad day and eat more fat that supposed too.. It makes you stick to your diet.. if you don't you pay... by spending lots of time in the bathroom
http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/heart.gif DIpsy

i still dont get it. what if you eat say 35g which is normal. whats left 15g?

If you don't eat more than 30% of fat a day then your fine, it helps you for the days you eat too much

Why won't they diagnose you?

andrea i have been where you are and i have to go back to the docs so i hope i don't end up there again.
Even when i was feeling terrible, and my hair was falling out i didn't turn to these herbs and things which are drugs.
Hypothyroidism is undiagnosed and undertreated i don't know why - but it stinks. But i don't think you are doing yourself any favors with all the pills and stuff you are taking - you could hurt yourself since your system is already compromised by the hypo.

WHy not post on the hypo board if you haven't already maybe someone there can help.

Cyn

trinket,

b/c docs only go by what they see. they dont see anything in the blood work.

Cindy,

thanks 4 yr concern, but i dont take herbs of any kind. just vitamins.

andreaphilip,

andrea i said herbs and things to cover all the " diet aids " out there


Carnitine, cayenne, q 10, chitosan, fat trapper, laminaria & zymax, are vitamins?


no pill or pills can do what a healthy diet and exercise can do... pills can make your wallet loose alot of weight though.

just my two cents

Cyn

with exception to cayenne(a spice), yes hon. i dont take zymax. every other one of those has multipyrpose&provides nutrition as well as aiding diet.

I'm confused-I thought Xenical gets rid of 30% of fat you eat at a meal, not gets rid of all but 30% of fat. I hope it's the way you say!

Toasty is right. What I have read about Xenical is that it keeps 30% of the fat you eat from being absorbed by your body.

Hi everyone, I have the xenical tablets. I got them for 90.00 for 84 pills. I took 2 of them. I don't want to take anymore. I guess I am one of those people that just can't take them. If anyone would like to purchase them from me, I will check the boards and see. I was hoping that this would be the product for me. I don't like the side effects that come along with them. Let me know, and thanks for listening.

sorry kissy. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/frown.gif

you may wanna consider chitosan instead. no side effects http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by andreaphilip3 (edited 03-16-2002).]

Sorry about that. ITs 1/3 of the fat in the foods you eat from being absorbed.

Iv'e been on a low fat diet for years,I now know that it will never work for me. I've started the low-carb and I am amazed at what I am learning.I don't believe that a low-fat was the way to go because of all the carbs that a person is allowed to eat, and all the sugars, which of course put on the pounds.The first week is hard, you feel on the edge, but once your past that, you really don't crave sugars at all. To me this all makes sense, if I don't crave the sugars, I won't eat them and be fat. A person just has to realize that it is for life and a lot better for you than diet pills.At the same time you can still do low fat!! Doesn't sound like much fun,but something has to work sometime.

red,

i agree with ya. the only thing i dont agree with is low carb AND low fat. that doesnt work b/c w/o carbs theres nutthin to burn if the fat isnt there cept muscle. however, i do believe in choosing leran meats& getting most fat from oils and such. I also believe that just b/c fat doesnt count 4 much when low carbing, doesnt mean that you have to use gobs of fat when eating something just b/c you can. i believe in only using what is necessary, which is why i find measuring spoons helpful to me.

Sounds right,andrea philip3, about the low fat, never thought of it that way.I'm having a hard time eating the fats as I've been on low fat so long that it's like my mind won't let me enjoy them.

ya i hear ya, that happened to me. the easiest way is to use regular dressing& Mayo. what i usually do is like i said, most additional fats come from mayo& oil,& as far as proteins go, i only eat lean cuts to cut chol. also, i measure out any fats i use so i know how much im getting. i usually eat about 70g fat daily. some would diagree, but i see no reason to exceed 100g cuz its enough to burn, but at the same time its not too much ya know? it takes time to undo the low fat thinking. youll do fine http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif