Re: Meridia or Xenical? (Belle/anyone)
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 08:30:28 EDT
Belle -
I hadn't heard about Meridia coming off the market...wouldn't my internist
and endo know this? He asked me to check with my endo to make sure she was
okay with me taking it (along with everything else, I guess). She said
okay...maybe she is just hopeful that something will get me to lose some
weight or at least get a jump-start.
Unfortunately, my problem isn't with being hungry.....I am NEVER really
hungry b/c I eat constantly. Before I go into a room, I take something with
me to eat. Therefore, I am never really hungry for a "meal" (of course I eat
anyway). This is extremely frustrating. I am not a "bad eater"...I mean, my
meal is pretty low fat for the most part...and I am very picky too...no
sauces, no dressings, etc...very weird eater - I should be tiny....it's the
junk I eat in between. I could eat grilled chicken and string beans every
night and be fine with it...it's the chips I eat before and after....:(
Anonymous
In a message dated 6/11/2002 5:13:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
anonymous@medispecialty.com writes:
> Subj:Re: Meridia or Xenical? Anyone Else?
> Date:6/11/2002 5:13:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:anonymous@medispecialty.com">anonymous@medispecialty.com</A>
> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pcos@obgyn.net">pcos@obgyn.net</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:pcos@mail.medispecialty.com">pcos@mail.medispecialty.com</A>
> Sent from the Internet
>
> I agree with the other posts, I think Meridia has been taken off of the
> market here due to deaths. I think the majority of people have had
> difficulties with Xenical - but I may be thinking of a different drug.
> Whichever, if you are not hungry, these products will not be of benefit.
> They are hunger suppressants. You need some behavior avoidance
> strategies.
>
> You might try reading in your spare time, working a puzzle, figure out a
> Rubik's cube, take up cross-stitching, painting, etc. This will keep
> your hands busy. This is very much like trying to stop smoking. Keep
> your hands busy and do other things during the time you would normally
> be eating.
>
> Next, do NOT buy junk food. If you do not have it in the house, you can
> not eat it in front of the TV (I know - profound! :-) ). If you only
> have good, nutritious food like broccoli, cauliflower, etc. it will be
> more difficult to gain weight (not impossible). Try snack foods that
> take a long time to eat like shelled peanuts, taking the nut out of the
> shell takes time that would normally be spent eating.
>
> At Thu, 6 Jun 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
> >
> >Thanks, Sonnet. Unfortunately, my problem isn't the fact that I'm hungry,
> >it's that I apparently feel that I need to constantly eat
> something...before
> >I walk into my home office, living room, bedroom, whatever, I bring
> something
> >to eat with me. I don't think I've ever just sat and watched TV or worked
> on
> >the computer without something to munch on in front of me. I am never
> hungry
> >b/c I am always eating. I dont' overeat on the "meal foods" ...just the
> >junk food I eat in between....
> >
> >Anonymous
> >
>
> --
> Hope this helps,
>
> Belle
>
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