Tue, Oct-28-03, 11:37
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Senior Member
Posts: 127
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Plan: LC
Stats: 266/224/185
BF:?%/30%/15%
Progress: 52%
Location: St Johns, FL USA
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Xenical & low carb??
OK, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this question, but here goes. In the past, I went to a Dr. who prescribed Xenical for me. I was able to lose some weight while taking it, but of course my high-carb, low-fat diet caused my Type 2 diabetes problems, high cholesterol and high triglycerides to escalate even further, hence I'm now a thoroughly convinced low-carber. Here's the question: Xenical works by blocking about 30% of dietary fat from being digested. It simply passes through. If I take Xenical while doing Atkins, will I still get the benefit of 30% of my dietary fat passing through my system undigested while retaining the LC benefit of those fat calories keeping my metabolism up and hunger at bay? Or does the dietary fat have to be digested, or at least available for digestion? I'm thinking sort of a double-whammy effect here. Yeah, I know, the Xenical causes nasty side effects: " ...gas with oily discharge, an increased number of bowel movements, an urgent need to have them, and an inability to control them, particularly after meals containing higher amounts of fat than are recommended." excerpt from www.xenical.com. I had those side effects when I took it before, and I'm willing to live with them for a while if it will get my weight loss moving (I've been on Atkins induction since 9/22 and have only lost 2 or 3 lbs, depending on what the scales say that day). I'm thinking only use it for one, maybe two meals per day so that I don't spend every waking hour on the toilet.
Anyway, does anyone have any ideas??
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