Has Anyone Tried Xenical?

I would definitley recommend you read the book titled CURVES by GARY HEAVIN and Carol Colman. You can check to see if it is available at your local public library or pick it up at any bookstore. I lost 8 lbs. in 2 weeks. It only reqiures you to workout 3x a week 30mins. a day. It has a special food guide and plans. It even tells you which supplements to take. It also touches on subjects such as heart disease, menopause, diabetes, and etc... And whats better is you don't even have to join their fitness center, you can just workout at home with the excercises that are in the book. All that's required are some resistance bands. It is worth the try! Good Luck!

Hi C.!

The only problem with Xenical is that you only really use it if you are eating fatty stuff. If you are already watching what you eat, it really isn't that good of a medication. Honey, I am the DIET PILL QUEEN, I know all the stuff that is out there! I have done pills and have done all the diets that are out there. I have actually lost 20 lbs. doing it via exercise and diet and also I am seeing a Hypnothereapist for it as well. I have lost about 25 lbs. since May 2006 and need to lose (I think) another 20 lbs. WW didn't even work for me, I think because I wasn't eating enough and wanted to save my 35 points when I really needed them, but I kept losing the same 5 lbs., but it does work for some people!

Another thing about Xenical, girl you will have to wear minipads because what it does is it take 30% of the fat that you eat and dispels it out of your body every time you have a BM, you will see all the dropletts of fat in the commode. (sorry to be so graphic), but if you get any on your underwear, just a one of those greasy drops, you will have to go home and change, because the smell will drive you crazy and you can smell it and everyone else can too!! That was the thing I kept running into when I took it. It really is used to maintain your weight once you have reached your goal. It is really not to be used to lose anything.

Sounds like you are doing it the right way and losing slowly. It is hard especially when you have been able to get it all off quicker (like me, a long, long time ago), but it just takes longer now. My age and me having a baby doesn't help matters, but I have learned that it just takes time and hard work!

Keep up the hard work!

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G. B.

If you are breastfeeding than I would avoid it because lactation safety is unknown. Otherwise there are no contraindications to this drug and beta blockers. My husband is a pharmacist and he looked it up to make sure it was safe to take. He says it has a high success rate. Make sure you sare taking a multi vitamin with fat soluables and take two hours before taking the Xenical to make sure you are getting enough good fats in your diet.

Hi C.:

I did take Xenical for long time, even before it was open for US (I took them in Guatemala, at least five years ago). The pills are expensive and for me, didn't work at all, and I also heard a lot of very and embarrased bad experiences from people who was also taking them.

Well, since you have a special condition with your hipertension, I recomend you to visit a nutricionist and well, I wish the best of the luck getting back to your figure.

Blessings,

E.

Crystal, I was in the ame boat as you are with working with a trainer and dieting (thought I do not have hypertension). It was really frustrating to be working my a$$ off with hardly any result. My mom takes Zenical religiously and offered me a pill. I took it once eventhough my husband warned me to stay away from it. It was a really disgusting experience as others has mentioned below. I did my own research and came across a product called "colonix" (www.colonix.com) Since being on the product, excersizing, and going on nutrisystems.com, I've lost 10lbs in two months! I don't know if this will work for you but I thought I would mention it.

Good luck!

Hi C.. No, I have never tried Xenical, but the other posts on here make me never, ever want to! It's sounds awful and scary. :( Anyway, I was going to mention that I also had some difficulty losing the last 15 lbs or so after I had my son. I breastfed him for one year, and as soon as I stopped, it seemed like the last lbs. I had to lose just melted away! I'm not sure that happens for everyone, but it seemed to me that my body hung on to those last lbs. just so that I could produce enough milk to feed my son. Anyway, I also wanted to suggest something if you're at all interested in trying a heathier, safer, more natural way to lose weight. I represent Arbonne International and we have a weight loss program called Figure 8. It's wonderful and I know several friends who have had much success with it. It includes Detox Tea, which is delicious, and I continue to use it daily because it makes me feel so good! Anyway, if you're interested in checking it out, please feel free to visit my website at: www.mandyolsen.myarbonne.com. Feel free to email me too if you have any questions. Good luck. I know how frustrating this can be!

my mom has used Xenical in the past, and I also have tried it a couple of times...it does work, but mainly because you won't want to eat bad foods w/grease or high fat in them becaue it does a number on your tummy if you do eat certain foods, and take Xenical!!!