Is xenical safe in losing weight?

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There is no magic weight-loss pill, supplement, fad diet, or juice. The ONLY way to lose weight is to consume less calories than you burn. Brad Pitt didn’t get buff for Fight Club by drinking green tea, and you won’t either.The only “fat burning” supplement that actually works is the Ephedrine/Caffeine/ Aspirin (ECA) cocktail favored by serious athletes. I don’t recommend it for the casual dieter. I used when I was an active duty Marine, in my twenties, preparing for a bodybuilding contest. Obviously I was in excellent shape already. Ephedrine has been known to cause serious heart problems.Hoodia, on the other hand, has been scientifically proven to reduce hunger. The problem with hoodia is that it is not regulated by the FDA, and studies have indicated that most products claiming to contain hoodia actually have little, if any, pure African hoodia. Those products that did contain hoodia were inconsistent from one capsule to the next. I have found two brands that seem to be consistent and effective, Relacore and PowerNutra.Exercise doesn’t mean you have to join a gym or go to an aerobics class, although I would highly recommend it. To burn fat, you should exercise at a moderate pace for at least thirty minutes. A moderate pace is one in which your heart rate is elevated but you’re not so winded that you can’t carry on a normal conversation. That is the mode in which your body burns fat stores. High heart-rate cardio work tells your body to burn glycogen and store the fat for later—you don’t want that.Walk for 30 minutes every day including weekends, Mondays, and Fridays. Do at least 30 minutes of weight training each week. Do 60 minutes of additional, higher intensity cardio each week. You don’t need additional equipment—infomercial products like the Ab Lounger, Sauna Belt, etc. are all worthless gimmicks so don’t waste your money.Eat breakfast, and eat five small meals per day instead of three big meals. Don’t starve yourself during the day—many low-calorie diets fail because when you go hungry, your body switches to “famine mode” and stores fat for the coming drought. On the other hand, if you don't wake up ravenous, then you ate too much the day before. Stop eating at least two hours before you go to bed.Cut back on the foods you eat with high fat and high sugar content. Eat only single servings (read the label) with less than 3 grams trans fat and 3 grams sugars. Your primary source of sustenance should be grilled boneless skinless chicken breasts and canned tuna (in water, not oil). No dairy (except low fat cottage cheese occasionally); no processed meats; no heavy sauces; no chips, cookies, sodas, breads, etc.Don't consume alcohol—alcohol is nothing more than empty calories with no nutritional value. Some people will argue that alcohol has some health benefits when consumed in moderation—I’m not debating that—but we’re talking about weight loss here. Lay off the booze if you want to lose the belly.Drink lots of water, then drink more. Not tea, not Gatorade, not milk. Water. If your urine isn’t almost clear, you need to drink more water.

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safe? absolutely!That is why it is going over the counter.If you are honest about taking the medications, you will reduce your fat intake which should help you lose weight.

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I started at 269 pounds (the most I ever weighed)! My weight was at 223 when I officially stopped taking it. I lost 40 pounds during the 3 month period that I was on/off this drug. Initially I took it every day. After a couple weeks, I cut my diet down to eating 2x a day. I generally had a 99 cent hamburger and a diet soda around noon and the same type of meal around dinner. Some days I ate a real 'healthy dinner.' I also consumed massive amounts of rum and diet soda to sustain me throughout the day. There are 80 calories in a shot of rum, so I probably received 600-800 calories a day from its consumption. In time, I also worked my way up to jogging 1 mile, running 1 mile, and slowly walking the last mile. I took Xenical because it aided in blocking the absorption of fat. If this is one of your major problems - consuming too much fat, I would say that it can be beneficial. Now let me state - I would not follow the effective, yet harmful, method that I mentioned above. Over time I learned effective lifestyle changes and am working the rest of the way to a healthy weight. So like I say, it helps block the absorption of fat. And guess what? You will know when it is working. I say it only took me a couple of weeks to change my diet because I am a relatively fast learner. With it blocking a lot of the fat you consume, you will be spending some time on the toilet if you choose to eat a high fat meal. My greatest weakness was my ability to consume a whole pizza in one setting and my love of fat-filled, greasy, fried foods. So, um, yeah, it didn’t take long, and I would pay dearly for my overindulgence. Upon eating a high fat meal (over 30% fat) %26lt;you can take Xenical during or up to an hour after the meal%26gt;, I would have excessively oily stool. These would ‘leak’ out of me and I started wearing a protective covering for my undergarments. I would have a sudden, uncontrollable urge to go to the restroom and sometimes release almost nothing. My now liquid stool was generally an orange/brown color (as well as the stains). Sometimes they are fatty as well and you will smell (as well as the house) for quite awhile until/unless your body manages to adjust. Like I said, you will spend more time in the restroom and may have to visit more frequently. I would suggest that if you start using it, you test how you react to high fat meals on Xenical on a day off. As time goes on, the symptoms will lighten up, or if like in my case, you change the amount of fat you attempt to feed your body during each meal, the side effects of Xenical will be much easier to deal with.

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