"i have been taking orlistat 120mg for around 3 months now. when i first started i had a bmi of 28 and weighed 12st 12lb. three months on these pills, with a holiday to new york and rome, and a few other local breaks, when i was away i stopped taking all together, due to the side effects (orange oily discharge), i have so far lost 1st 9lbs, which means i&#039;ve lost 13% of my overall body weight. 
after reading on forums i found the golden rule is &#039;no more than 15g of fat with each of your 3 meals a day, and any snack must have less than 5g of fat per 100g, limit to two snacks a day&#039;. i was already going to the gym 2-3 times a week, and i have not changed my gym routine at all, just capped my fat intake, i&#039;ve had no side effects when behaving."