First for those who tried and gave up on Xenical after only 1-2 months sure don't know how to diet. With any medication or diet you need to be steady and stabilize yourself on it before it can be truly effective.

I was in your boat. I tried it September 02-> November 02 and it gave me the same problems that you all experienced. I went back to my doctor told him about it and he tells me to stick it out. That my body learns to control and overcome these side effects (no spills in the pants and other problems)

Well he was right. I got back on September 03 and it's been 1 year. I got down to 285 with the pill alone and my side effects went away (4-5 visits to the bathroom but never a spill). It got me down to a point where I felt comfortable going to the swimming pool.

I'm now 260 and going down about 2-3lbs week. I'm on a multivit. to ensure I keep my nutrients up and I'm on low carb diet with a lot of lean meet. Chicken, lean burger, tuna and plenty of Cheese.

While I eat a few more than 30% of carolines from Fat, my body has become tolerant of the side effects.

It's not an easy road for any of us but saying Xenical + Atkins is a bad idea isn't true either. Medically, if you take the right nutrients and don't eat straight fat all day, you can combine the two with sucessful results.