a low fat diet

homealone_2

i am taking xenical tablets that are supposed to help you lose 30% of the fat you consume straight away. i should be following a low fat diet with it. trouble is i cant find an easy to follow one that contains normal food and not lots of cooking involved as i am disabled and besides having limited mobility have to eat whatever family is eating with a few tweeks. cant expect husband to prepare completely different foods for me and then another menu for him and the kids. so something that i can work into the family menu would be cool. i have done a search on the net but they either want to rope you into an online slimming club or have weird named dishes that i know my husband wont have heard off. is there someone out there that could please post a weekly eating plan for a low fat diary please?

tru

Sorry, I haven't got a proper plan but when I want to lose weight I just choose low-fat food instead of a diet plan because I immediately want something that's not allowed Jacket spuds with beans or tuna, spag bol (making sure the fat is drained off the mince before adding it), lots of fruit and veg, cereals, sandwiches with wholemeal bread and no butter, lean meat.

Did the doc put you on the tablets? My friend used tablets like yours, if she ate ANY fat it would go straight through her, accompanied by agonising stomach cramps

lynzpower

Could you get a weightwatchers cook book, loads of amazon/ebay.

Ive got weightwatchers 123 Ive made quite a few things out of it and no one has noticed

Theres no reason why everyone couldnt use it really

Gingham_Ribbon

Have a look here. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=281337

Nicki

Your doctor or practise nurse should be able to give you a diet plan, as there are lots of medical conditions which mean you need to eat very low fat. I had gall stones 15 years ago, and got a good plan from my doctor though don't still have it. Also your local library is likely to have some low fat cookbooks. I think Rosemary Conley is particularly good as her recipies are accessible, tasty and don't use odd ingredients. They are also available for not much money second hand on Amazon. HTH

sophiesmum_2

Hi homealone
A friend of mine is taking these and gets a lot of support and recipe ideas from https://www.watch-that-fat.com - this is a self help forum for people taking xenical.
Hope this helps
sophiesmum

jellycat40

Hi there, almost any recipe can be adapted to low fat.

Cut all visible fat from meat, remove any skin.

Do no add any fat when browning onions or vegetables. Just use a small amout of water or use a spray fat like Frylight.

When cooking mince, use lower fat variety and drain fat off with a colander before adding any veg. If you want to irradicate all the fat then also wash with boiling water from the kettle by tipping it over the mince in the colander.

Do not add any margarine, butter or low fat spread to sandwiches.

Do not have any creamy sauces such as mayo, salad cream or creme fraiche.

Do not have full fat cheese.

Do not have any meat products such as burgers or sausages - unless they are the very low fat ones.

Switch to quorn which is low fat instead of meat

Cut out all pastry and cakes

No chocolate or chocolate drinks

Change to skim milk

These things will make it possible to have what the family have as the extra fat is no good to them either.

You could try charity shops for low cal cookbooks they are often quite cheap as they get so many of them.

Good luck.

Louise

jellycat40

How is the low fat diet going so far?

Louise

homealone_2

sophiesmum wrote:

Hi homealone
A friend of mine is taking these and gets a lot of support and recipe ideas from https://www.watch-that-fat.com - this is a self help forum for people taking xenical.
Hope this helps
sophiesmum

thanks, have just registered with them

homealone_2

jellycat40 wrote:

How is the low fat diet going so far?

Louise

have printd out your recommendations and must admit that in itself makes sense. i guess i was hoping for something easy, but nothing easy about losing weight, its the night time thats the worst. wake with pain at least 4 times a night and while on way back from loo find it impossible not to stick something fattening in my mouth. if i could crack that i woul be half way there