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I began losing weight in 2003 while my husband was deployed in Iraq. I lost around 85 lbs and I have kept it off for 3 years. I have struggled to lose these last 25 pounds. My husband once again is deployed to Iraq, I would like for his jaw to drop again when he steps off the plane. I received my prescription today and will begin taking tomorrow morning. I have began taking a water aerobics class and try to attend at least 3 days a week. This mornings class was brutual.

Current Weight: 185

Long Term Goal Weight: 160

Short term Goals:

August 6: 7-10 pounds lost

Sept 6: 5 pounds

Oct 6: 5 pounds

Nov 6: 5 pounds

Dec 6: Goal weight of 160

Exercise Goal: Attend water aerobics 3-5 days weekly

August: Begin weight training (once released by surgeon) 2-3 days weekly

Drink more water which I hate!!!!

cella

Welcome to the forum! Congratulations on the 85 lbs. weight loss. What a feat!

I look forward to hearing about your progress and I wish you the best of luck!

Char

starlet

Cella, Welcome! Can you tell us about your first major weight loss victory - what you did, how you did it, and your secrets for keeping it off for 3 years?! I’d love to hear your story! Ellen

yesimln

Welcome! And i must say, as always, i agree w/ Ellen. I would love to hear your story!

When does your hubby come home also?

Amanda

amandads

With all 3 pregnancies, I had gestational diabetes. With the last one, I began insulin shots at 7 weeks. In 2003, the doctor diagnosised me with diabetes and gave me the option of trying to control it with diet and weight loss for 2 months. I hated taking insulin shots, so I agreed to a major diet analysis and change in my whole lifestyle. The month my husband left, I gradually cut out refine sugar, flour, and pasta products. I went through major withdrawals. I had migraines for over a week and was not fun to live with at all. I realize now that I was addicted to the carbs and sugars. I have not had any flour products, sugar, or pasta in the past 3 years. Everyone asks me how I stay on the diet and my response is "it is not a diet, it is a lifestyle change." I had to be ready and willing to give my food choices to God. Now, I eat lots of low starch/carb veggies, protein such as chicken, fish, and beef, and watch when I go out to eat for hidden carbs. I am now at the point that my body does not want to lose anymore, even though I am still 25-30 pounds from my goal weight.

I have to confess that I hate to exercise, so for the first year I only focused on the food choices. I would exercise, but not regularly. I started going to the gym about a year ago and didn’t think that I would miss it, but June 2 I had surgery and believe me now I do miss it. My dr agreed to let me take water aerobics and when I return for my 2 month appt, he stated we will talk about lifting weights again.

Amanda, to answer you question about my husband, he left in September and should be home this coming Sept.

I am going to the beach this weekend, maybe I will be brave and allow some pictures and I will try to post when I get back.

Good luck to all!!!!

Cella

cella

DAY 1:

I had to make myself eat today. I felt a little jittery at times today. In fact I was trying to frost cupcakes for my son’s baseball team and I had intended to make them look like baseballs, but my had was shakey to needless to say I ended up not making baseballs due to I couldn’t make straight stitches. The team loved them anyway!

I am so excited to be going to the beach this weekend. I am even wearing a two piece swimsuit. Yikes!

Good luck to everyone!

Cella

cella

Hey Cella…what part of KY are you in?

amandads

Amanda:

My husband is stationed at Ft Campbell. Where in Kentucky are you at?

cella

hello all. after reading pages and pages of posts, i decided to post my own story. here goes, i will be 30 at the end of this month. i have two boys ages 7 and 5. they are very rowdy and keep me very busy. i am getting married to a great guy in august. we have been together almost 5 years, and i am very scared to remarry after being married to a jerk for 6 years. i moved from texas to minnesota 1year and a half ago. since then i have gained 15 pounds. i would love to lose that before i get married. i am 5′8" and my starting weight was 189. i started phentermine on june 16, and i am now down to 179. the hardes thing for me is that i live with 3 very hungry boys who want to eat all the time. i also work a full time job as a bartender in a casino 5 days a week from 5:30 pm to 2:30 am. i have been working out 4 times a week since sep and did not lose a pound, did not gain anything either. so i decided it was time to watch what i eat. i now take my food to work so i don’t have to eat work junk food, and make sure to fill up on fruits and veggies. it is very hard because i am used to eating whatever i want. thanks for all your support. my goal weight is 160.

moonbaby

by the way i take 37.5 of the phentermine. half at 10:00 and half at 2:00. that works well for me because i work late hours.

moonbaby

Welcome to the site moonbaby! And Congrats on your loss to date. Sounds like you are doing very well so far.

Congrats also on your upcoming wedding. I’m sure you will look wonderful on the big day!

Keep it up and Good Luck. Keep us posted!

Amanda

amandads

http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt…094/weight.png

ok. lets see if my ticker works. didn’t take pill yesterday because i like to take breaks on my day off. today my goal is to work out for an hour and a half, because all i have been doing is walking. i need to do more weights it is just hard in the summer because my kids are home. my weight today was 178. i just hope i can continue going down as i start my pms week. this is the week i want to eat anything bad for me. i usually start diets and never finish them, but this time will be different because i know i will have lots of support. thanks you all.

moonbaby

Welcome moonbaby!!! I hope you find all the support you need in this little forum here! I just love it! Everyone is so willing to help everybody else!!! GL on your weight loss journey!!!

sweet4jay

moonbaby-the way to use your ticker is to copy and paste that link into your ’signature" on your profile page..that way you don’t have to copy and paste every time

Amanda

amandads

thanks amandads. lets see if this works

moonbaby

looks like you got it to me

amandads

Hi! I began taking phentermine this morning! 7/7/06

My stats are as follows:

Weight -208

Goal-170

Height - 6 ft.

Size - 14/16

I am a 30 year old mother of 4. I have never battled with my weight until the last 3 years. The sad thing is that I have been in the fitness industry for the last 8 years. I owned my own commercial fitness gym. 400 members strong. So how did I become overweight? I guess I got burnt out. Tired of eating tuna and protein bars everyday. It is hard dealing with other peoples weight and health problems everyday and being their motivation on a daily basis. Once I started to slide, I couldn’t stop it. Not being "perfect" made me feel like I couldn’t efficiently help others, and I was ashamed. I had to sell my business this past January. I was so stressed out that my hair was falling out - literally. I have managed mine and my husbands businesses plus taking care of my family. It was too much. I turned to food. I love to cook - all the bad southern foods my mom used to cook. Cooking allows me to de-stress and zone out. However, I miss my healthy body. I miss seeing my muscle, I miss working out, I miss being an example. My eating is not in control. I eat whatever I crave. I have tried over the last year to get back to my original routine, with no success. I look in the mirror and think it is hopeless. Any little problem and I turn back to food. I am ashamed to ask anyone for help. I am a certified trainer and health consultant, I shouldn’t have this problem - but I do. I don’t shop anymore, I don’t go out much, I don’t take pictures with my girls - this has made me miserable. But I am ready to do something about it. I hope that phentermine will give me the ability to control my cravings and keep me from thinking of food so much. I have the knowledge - I know how to eat and exercise - I just have to get the food intake controlled. This forum is so beneficial - I feel like I can face this. Talking about it here has already helped so much. I am a wealth of knowledge when it comes to diet and exercise - if anyone needs any info. However, I am new to Phentermine. Any advice or usage comments are greatly appreciated.

motivated

Welcome Motivated!

It sounds like you’ve had to handle a great deal of stress lately. It is SO hard to be the support system for everyone BUT yourself. I have always felt that way and have finally decided it’s time to take care of me for a while; otherwise I am not much good to anyone else.

Best wishes on your road back to being fit and to gaining back some of your self-esteem and confidence.

Here’s to seeing those muscles again!!! \/

- karen

2muchextra

Welcome! And I hope you find the motivation, support & guidance that you’re looking for! This is a great support system we’ve got going here!!!

sweet4jay

Hi motivated…welcome to the Forum!

It sounds to me like you know exactly what you want and how to get it…so from here you are on the right track.

As far as the Phentermine. It is very good @ controlling your appetite and the cravings. I think you will probably be pleasantly surprised. Atleast I certainly hope you are!

Welcome again, and don’t hesitate to ask if you have questions or anything!

Good Luck and Keep Us Posted!

Amanda

amandads

Thanks!! I’m in day 3 and have already dropped 7 lbs. I’m pretty happy.

motivated

SUPER!!! Keep it up!

sweet4jay

Okay so I am starting my journaling today 07/07/06 with goals and expectations for myself. I am excited and hoping in five short months I will be ending this journal w/a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction w/my new slim toned body. I am not trying to lose this extra weight for any particular event or anything, I just want to be happy w/my appearance this Christmas and forever……

Stats:

Height- (pushing) 5′2

Age- 22yrs old

Highest Weight- 224lbs

Starting Phen Weight (July 2006)- 211lbs

Current Weight (July 7)- 209lbs

Goal Weight (Dec 2006)- 160lbs

Mini Goals:

08/01/06- 202lbs

09/01/06- 195lbs

10/01/06- 186lbs

11/01/06- 176lbs

12/01/06- 170lbs

12/31/06- 160lbs (New Years!!!!!)

History:

I am 22yrs old. I have been married twice, I have two daughters (Alexis Paige- 6yrs old and Juliana Maria- 2yrs old). I live in Kentucky (don’t love it here), I moved here from M’boro, TN (loved it there) two yrs ago. I work as a mortgage specialist and I love my job, but I sit on my bum all day, so not great for someone steadily gaining weight and wanting to lose. Prior to having my first daughter and getting married to her father I was around 140lbs and after her birth I was around 180lbs. After divorcing my 1st husband I joined Inches-A-Weigh and lost 40lbs, so I was back down to prepregnancy weight (looking pretty darn good, I will post some pics from those days). Three years later I met my husband now and got married (still at 140-150lbs) and he loved how I looked, he loved the curves and the thickness (in his words). After 2yrs together I got preg w/my youngest and I was 160 in the beginning and when I delivered I was 201, NOW I am 211lbs (2yrs later, What’s up with that???)

Okay, so body description: I am thick everywhere, okay more detailed, I have big arms that I want to slim and firm, I have a pudgy tummy from having two babies and not working out, I would love to eliminate this back fat stuff that appeared in my second pregnancy and that’s never went away, also last but not least (my hubbys only request) to build my booty into a round apple bottom, its not flat now by any means, but it could use some shaping and plumping. Anyway trying to watch what I eat now sorta (keeping my calories intake at or below 1500 per day) and my exercise level is very low (like 20min every couple days to none at all). I know I know, can’t be fit and looking HOT by December at that pace…… So, I am taking my phen, trying to pick it up on the exercise and make it a daily routine and of course watching how I get my 1500calories per day and looking for any weightloss tips, advice, or motivation from other phensters……

cdhunte

hey Cyndi, what part of KY are you in? I’m in Glasgow myself but from Bowling Green.

A few tips…you certainly need to try and up the exrecise. Once you start doing it on a regular basis, you will be surprised that you actually somewhat enjoy it LOL I know that sounds shocking, but once you get used to it, it feels great!

Drink LOT"S of water! Lot’s, lot’s, lot’s!

Other than that, I think you are ok. Make sure you get plenty of proteins in too.

Good luck! Keep us posted.

amandads

Cyndi, Welcome. Squats and lunges are the way to go to shape up that bum. And frankly you can do them anywhere, including in the break room when no one else is looking, or in the basement while you throw a few things in the wash. Sounds to me like you have a solid eating plan - I’m THRILLED to see you eating a healthy 1500 calories a day. Too many people starve themselves and that’s no good at all. Just start adding simple activities to your world - like park far away from the office door or the mall entrance you’re going to to get the steps up there. (Get a pedometer to see how much you really are or aren’t moving.) However you proceed, I’m sure you can do it. Sounds like you have the support of your family and of course you have ours! Welcome again. Ellen

yesimln

woohoo glad you got your own journal started!!! You go girlfriend! Sounds like you’ve got the plan down pat…. just do your best to drink lots of water and slowly add a little more exercise each day… it’ll add up and you’ll see a difference for sure!

kimberpc

Here are some recent pics, I will post some from the ol’days so you can see what I am trying to get back to, later……..

Me and my 2yr old daughter, Juliana, at the airport picking up my hubby and he caught a pic of me talking on my cell

Me this morning playing around w/my camera

My husband and my daughter at Church posing for the camera

cdhunte

Thank You everyone for all the encouragement!!!!

AmandaDS: I live in Bowling Green by the new Walmart. On the water issue, not a problem, I don’t think that is a problem w/anyone taking phen. I talk to over 60-80 people on average everyday, so I am constantly drinking water to keep me hydrated. My prob is fast food, not necessarily junk food, but fried food. But I have been okay the last couple of days, so go me!!!!

Yesimln: Again, water not a prob, I probably drink my 64oz a day w/out thinking about it and more. I know the exercise thing is my prob but I am trying to pick up on the little things like you mentioned. Parking further away, even walking on my hour lunch some, and I have these 2lb weights I do arm flexes w/while I am on the phone throughout the day. I have this great belt from Curves that makes you sweat and when I wear it I keep my tummy sucked in (I am sure in some way that helps shape it or something) and it also makes me sweat (UGH!, I know) on my under bra back fat area, so maybe that will help in some strange way….

Kimberpc: YAY!!! for me I know, I got my own post to document my weightloss so I will stay off yours doing my updates, sorry, I honestly didn’t get the jist of things, until you told me. So, thank you….. I will still of course visit yours to ck up on you and yours. And definitely trying to up my exercise mins but I feel if I take it slow in the beginning than I won’t get burnt out so easily, ya know, maybe instead it will just become a new found lifestyle.

Update:

July Challenge

06/07/06- 15min of exercise and 799calories

06/08/06- 0min of exercise and 1317calories (trying not to eat too late and its 8:37pm)

cdhunte

OMG you have a gorgeous family!!! You’re a beautiful Mama!! That hubby of yours is so handsome and what a gorgeous little doll baby of a daughter… she’s gonna be a heartbreaker for sure!!! I dont care if you post in my journal… I’m easy like that I like you to have your own journal though so everyone else can keep up with you and be supportive of you

kimberpc

Thank You so Much, yeah I think I did alright too snaggin my husband, and my daughter’s head will be too big from all her compliments before she is five to fit in our house. She got really lucky to get that perfect skin tone w/out having to go spend endless hours at the tanning bed. Lucky lil’ Girl…. Anyway, I will try and figure this scanner thingy out and put some ol’ pics of me, I have this one taken right after I lost the 40lbs w/my first daughter in this bikini and I am like, okay 6mths or less after having a baby and I look better than ever, but I know that will never be the same situation this time b/c Juliana left me some signature marks that take away that awesomeness of a six pack even if I were to get one, someday……

cdhunte

Where do I start?

I can’t believe I need to lose 100 pounds! It’s like trying to lose almost a complete second person! It seems so daunting right now. In case anybody’s wondering, I just got my Phentermine 37.5 this afternoon & start taking them tomorrow morning, so I’m still skeptical.

I plan to take one pill in the morning & eat healthier along with learning Pilates. I’ll just have to take it one day at a time & hope the results are amazing.

I’m a little nervous about the public journaling here, but I suppose if it was private I wouldn’t keep up with it. I can’t wait until the morning!

thischick

Good luck to you my friend! You will find that the public journaling is a big PLUS cuz it gives people a chance to respond to your posts, & give you support, motivation, cheers, etc…

Keep in touch!

sweet4jay

Welcome to the forum….. and congrats on your decision to lose the weight!! I’m losing 71 pounds… and to date I’ve lost 46 pounds in the past 5 months… WITHOUT PHENTERMINE….. anyone can do it if they put their mind to it!!!

kimberpc

Thanks for all the support to those who saw my journal & posted. I wasn’t expecting anyone to see it, let alone reply with such enthusiasm. Thank you, it really does mean alot to me.

Day 2 has been pretty good so far. I took my pill this morning & so far have only eaten regular sized portions & junk food is still tempting but I avoided it today. The one thing I was amazed with was how much energy I had today. I wasn’t jittery or spazzy or anything like that, but I definitely felt a difference.

I have an 8 year old daughter & a 7 month old daughter & after I gave birth to my youngest it was so hard to bounce back from it this time that I put on alot of weight (30 lbs) & I’m exhausted most of the time. I need a nap every afternoon just to be able to make it through to 8 pm & I wonder how I’m going to go back to work in a couple of months. I’m pleased to say that I took both my girls out to the driveway (hey, it’s a start) & we rollerskated. No, not inline skating but the true old-fashioned quad roller skating we did when I was a kid! It was truly a great day!

I’ve promised myself to only weigh myself once a week so next Saturday it is! I just have to take it one day at a time. Nobody’s gonna do it for me.

I want my life back…

I want me back…

I want to buy my dresses off-the-rack!

thischick

wooooo hoooo you go girl rollerskating!!! That’s definately a start.. a good start

kimberpc

Please tell me you didn’t put a 7 month old on roller skates! LOL. Ha!

Welcome to the forum. We’re glad you’re here. I’ve found journaling insanely helpful, probably more helpful than the medication which unlike Miss Kimber I do take. Please feel free to join our challenges - July is on right now (no pithy name this time!) A lot of us, including me, have found it helpful to have smaller/shorter-term goals as part of our strategies. I need to lose more than the 50 pounds on my ticker but more than that seemed daunting to me… and having the challenge goals has kept my focus since I started this journey back in February.

Keep on posting, and keep up the great work! Ellen

yesimln

Thanks ladies, you are great, I’m still laughing!

The baby was in her stroller, it has quad wheels, does that count? She did better than all of us, she’s the only one who didn’t fall down! Oh, I kill me!

Moving back to reality, I’m new, what’s the July challenge? I haven’t heard of it so far. I’m up for a challenge, if only in my dreams!

Thanks for everything &

Good luck with your efforts ladies

thischick

Well I see that you have started a journal LOL Good, I’m really glad! And allready getting post, I can promise you will get a ton more LOL I think I’m allready up to like 30 something pages full! This is just the BEST bunch of women! We’ve laughed, cried, and even gotten ticked at each other. We are like one big family, that’s for sure!

So welcome to the loony bin! hehehe

WTG on the roller skating! Gosh I miss that stuff. Only I know I would break my neck trying to do it now. I used to be THE STUFF on them though

Anywho, welcome welcome, welcome! Glad you are here

amandads

7/7/06 - Weight - 208

7/9/06 - Weight - 202

Goal - 170

Height - 6 ft.

Can anyone tell me how to add the ticker???

motivated

welcome to the forum! good luck to you in your weight loss Get your ticker code and then go to "profile" and paste it into the big signature box

kimberpc

Hi, Motivated! Get back here! What’s going on? Where are you?

susanpesek

Greetings Motivated , I read your entry and thought I was reading mine at first. I am also 6′ I am actually 6′1". I weigh 210lbs. Started phen 37.5 2 days ago and I have lost 4 lbs, started at 214. My goal weight is 175-180. I am actually waiting to see what feels graceful not just trying to get to some magic number. Since our challenge is about the same I am going to keep a look out out for your current and future success. Best of luck…..Tallandvogue1

tallandvogue1

Welcome motivated

To put a ticker here you need to get the codes from someplace like tickerfactory.com then put a image file in your signature. To get to the signature box you would click profile ^ up there at the top of the forum then put in your image file

[ img]http://myticker.com[/img ] You would have to remove the spaces from the brackets and add the code address they provide.

3Tsandme

Hello Gals,

I have been lurking around for a while now, reading all the posts and following everyone’s progress. Time for me to be brave and join in the fun!!!

A little background: I am a 39 (honestly!!!) year old mom of 3 boys, aged 22, 17 & 15. I went from having a job that kept me on my feet to having a desk job about 5 years ago and the weight started to pile on. I joined Curves, WeightWatchers etc, with no improvement. I finally bit the bullet, so to speak, and saw my doctor. After a battery of tests he told me that my metabolism had "stalled". He recommended Ionamin. I have been on for a little more than a month, so we shall see. I really need to work on the exercise thing. I definitely get my fair share of water daily.

Just a side note: my pharmacist tells me that Phentermin (Ionamin) is no longer available in Canada, so I may have to go this on my own!

Klassy

Welcome! Lots of luck to you on your slim-down endeavor!

starlet

So, you’re in Canada???

sweet4jay

I am in sunny old Saskatchewan. Where are you all from?

Klassy

TEXAS! Where the men are men, the women are too and the sheep are scared…

(Actually, I first heard that joke about Alabama.)

starlet

Hi, Klassy. I am from what feels like the oven of the world, Alabama.

We went across Canada by rail one winter–21 magical days–absolutely breath taking countryside.

Good luck on losing and welcome to this forum!

susanpesek

Hi Klassy, I am from Canada aswell. I am now in the same situation trying to find phentermine. To bad you live so far away from me, I am in Ontario. I know Canadians use to go over to the states in bus loads to see doctors and get perscriptions no longer available here in Canada. It’s just finding a doctor that will treat you for this. I can’t take time off work and do this. So it makes it really hard. Our Government stinks when it comes to these issues. It shouldn’t be this hard if you want to treat yourself. Talk to you soon!

otweety

I’m just wondering b/c I have been on phentermine 30 mg for about a week and I’ve only lost about 2-3 pounds. I’ve been reading some posts and most people are saying that they’ve lost like 10 or more pounds within like 10 days or less. How is everyone else losing it and I can’t?

Tara

itzmoe58

I can’t do it either. And the first week or so I didn’t either. Everyone is different - and remember 3 pounds in the right direction actually is a big deal and a great accomplishment! Keep up the good work.

Ellen

PS: Oops I forgot - I’m taking 37.5 as my doctor prescribed.

yesimln

I’m taking 37.5 x1 per day as prescribed by my doctor. I have lost 8.4lbs in a week, but as you can see in my long term goal I have a lot to lose. I also drink over 100 oz of water a day, keep my calories to about 1500, and exercise several times a week.

3Tsandme

Hi! I turn 44 tomorrow and a few days ago decided it was time to get a grip on things. Things being namely how I feel about myself physically. I’m 5′1, want to get down to 118, now about 170. I went through a very difficult period about six years ago, had a "traumatic" experience, gained nearly 60 pounds. I realized the other day I had finally emotionally healed from this experience and was ready to tackle the weight issue.

So! Started phentermine three days ago, taking 1/2 a 37.5 a day. It’s amazing stuff. I’m doing a detox right now too, so I know I’m going to have some rapid weight loss the first week or so, and I’m hoping that’ll transition me into a good frame of mind for the long haul. I think it will!

Anyway, my first post … so excited. I love the journey, the unearthing of the woman I bury at times … the becoming! Thanks to you all! OH YEAH, ONE MORE THING!:

HEY! I want a ticker! How do I do that?!?!

radishgirl

Hello and welcome! If you want a ticker- go to tickerfactory.com LOVE that site

Ann

isitgoneyet

Welcome Tina!

My ticker helps get me stay motivated to lose more, that and fitting in smaller sizes.

Good luck with your detox!

3Tsandme

Thanks for the info on the ticker!

radishgirl

Dear Diary,

Four days on phentermine and feeling great. Eating 800-1000 cals/day.

I have to say that phentermine is helping far more than I could have dreamed of. It’s my first time using it.

Normally my cravings are out of this world, particulary when I get off work and get home … stress eating consumes me (while I consume everything in sight!) I bought a bunch of those 100-cal snacks they sell now to help me through any cravings, they are really doing the trick. My cravings are nearly non-existent.

So! I was at 175 at my heaviest a few months ago, lost about ten through torturing myself over three months or so, started Sunday at 165, was 161 Tuesday.

Heaviest: 175

Long Term Goal: 118

Current Weight (07/20/06): 161

Short Term Goal: 153 (35 to go and can squish myself into a size

Short Term Goal Date: 08/01/06

Go, girl, go!!!!!

radishgirl

Welcome to the forum Tina!!! This place is soooo great Best of luck to you in making it to all your goals…

kimberpc

Keep up the great work!!

gYmGuRl

Tina you are doing great!

3Tsandme

This is my very first entry into my new weight loss journal. I’ve given it the title "Garden Walk" because I am also planting my very first garden. I hope that while my garden takes root and blooms, so will I, on my way to weight loss.

morninglory

Cool insight! You’ll do great! You’ve got the right attitude! Keep it up!

sweet4jay

Thank you sweet4jay! How nice of you to stop in and encourage me!

morninglory

Well, today I go to the doctor for my follow up visit.

Hopefully, I will get the phen today. She would have given it to me last week based on my initial physical but they were out of the 37.5 mg. which she wants me to start on. I told her I would like to split the dosage as I am usually sensitive to medications and I expect I may get very jittery. I am a little bit afraid of the effects and how I will do at work. I may even take a quarter dose, that is what I chicken I am! I love my coffee but from what I’ve read it sounds like many phen users give it up. Snif! Hopefully, I will become a water lover because at this point the only time I generally love water is after pizza and I don’t plan on doing pizza!

I am sooo ready to lose this weight and for the first time in a long time I feel like I will. I have been on a diet since I was six years old. I remember it vividly because we were on vacation and my mother handed out fudgesickles to all of the kids but me. I got an apple. I remember I felt so deprived! And I think I have carried that feeling with me right up until now when I am 52. I’ve been on a thousand diets! Always, always dieting! My lowest weight was 110 lbs. when I was 30. I only stayed at that weight for 2 weeks as I only ate one meal at lunch time and a plate of veg’s at dinner to sustain it. I couldn’t hang in there with that nor was it healthy. My weight immediately jumped up to about 122 and I stayed there for about a year following Weight Watchers diligently. That was the old program of WW which was much more restrictive than now.

I met my (now) husband and gained some happy weight and then got married at 32 and weighed around 128. 9 months later, pregnancy and I gained 65 lbs. Lost most of them and then my second pregnancy at 34 I gained 69 lbs. Well I have never been the same since! But, hey, the kids are worth it!

The lowest I’ve probably been in 16 years is about 140. That used to sound awful to me but now it sounds like "WHAT A BABE" weight!

I am 5′ 2" and I’d really like to get down to 128 which I feel super good at.

Well this is a lot of blah, blah, blah, but it sure feels good writing it all down!

morninglory

Hi Morningglory,

This may sound unbelievable, but once you start guzzling water (and you will when you’re on the Phentermine cuz it gives you a super cottony mouth!), you will find that you actually CRAVE it!!! That’s ALLLLLL you’ll want after a little while! Trust me. I used to couldn’t STAND the thought of water. I HATED it! I NEVER drank it unless it was the only thing available!!! In fact, w/ my last pregnancy I went into labor early just cuz I was dehydrated (that’s what the dr said anyway…) Then, about 2 years ago, I just started MAKING myself drink it (cuz I was doing Atkins) & after a while, that’s about all I wanted! I couldn’t BELIEVE it!!!

When I started Phentermine, same thing! The more I drank, the more I wanted. It’s sooooooooo good for you to drink lots of water every day! That’s what the body needs & wants!!! That’s all I drink now is water! Once in a while, I will have Crystal Light, but other than that…just water!

Good luck to you!!! You’ll do great!

sweet4jay

Thank you sweet4jay! I hope you are right about that!

I’d nearly rather skip food than drink water. Sometimes I gag on it!

morninglory

Well, I just got back from the doctors and happy day I got two weeks worth of phen. They are 37.5 mg. blue and white spec tabs. that I am going to cut in half. I am going to try half in the morning to see how it effects me and take the other half at noon if necesseary.

I am excited to begin and see how these work for me.

I hope and pray I have no bad side effects that derail me.

morninglory

Wow! I was so excited to get here and write this all down that I could barely stand it!!! This is day one for me taking the phen. I woke up with a headache and being the wimpy, (should I mix this with that) person that I am, I was afraid to take my pill cuz I knew I’d need some ibuprofen for my headache. Then I wanted coffee so bad cuz, 1) I love my morning coffee and 2) it is good for a headache. But …. I was afraid of mixing, coffee, ibuprofen and phen. So……I dazed and confused for about an hour and looked up info on the internet re: ibuprofen and phen (which btw, you CAN take together, no problemo). Then I had a cup of coffee and a bowl of oatmeal and my head started to feel better w/o any ibuprofen so I decided … drumroll please….to take the phen for the very first time. I broke my 37.5 mg. pill in half and being the klutz that I am, one half turned out much bigger than the other. I took the smaller one about 8am and off I went to work. No cotton mouth, no jitters, nothing. Just a satisfied feeling and no real hunger. At lunch time, I wasn’t the least bit interested but my stomach was growling and my co-worker said "lets go eat" I am starving. Usually I am right on that same bandwagon with her, but today, I could have cared less. She is a tiny 100 lb. girl and also a vegetarian, but man she can eat. We’ve been on this cottage cheese, tuna, fruit lunch kick for about 2 months. So, I grabbed my pear and cottage cheese. It took me the full 1/2 hour to eat the pear and I had about 1/4 cup of cottage cheese. I was 100% satisfied. At about 12pm, I was ready to take the other half of the pill but I didn’t want the original (bigger) half from this mornings pill, so I broke another one and took another smaller half. About 45 mins. later I felt it kick in, but not any big deal, just a feeling of a little more "alertness".

Now today is HUMID, about 85 degrees with about 90% humidity and although the office is a/c it was steamy and I did a lot of physical work today whereas usually I am at my desk. I cleaned out some of our storage areas, went on a major shopping trip for supplies, etc., and I was ON IT! I mean really motivated! I usually don’t sweat but today … today you could have wrung me out! I am not sure if it is the phen, the weather, both, or what! But I just kept thinking … SWEAT….. GOOD!

Right now it is almost 5pm and I don’t really feel jittery or anything. I was a tad hungry and I’ve read and read about making sure to eat, so I had one of my protein bars, 150 cals. with (yes) a cup of coffee. I am hoping the coffee will jolt the phen a little bit to carry me through the night. I hope I am not sorry about this at say … 2am this morning!

Ok, I am feeling the effects of the caffiene right now. oh oh. It definitely jolted the effects but nothing bad. Once the sun goes down, I am going to go do some planting in my NEW GARDEN! It is a perinneal garden and since I know absolutely NOTHING about gardening this is quite an adventure for me~! The garden area is huge! About 20×20 ft. My husband and son have fixed the area and put boulders and rocks around the border and five yrds. of top soil. Now it is ready for me to plant. I only have 13 plants so far (hey, it gets expensive). So it will be an ongoing process.

My summation:

No bad side effects AT ALL! Felt no cotton mouth, no jitters, but it did give me an over-all feeling of satisfaction as it relates to food.

One really suprising thing is the lack of cotton mouth, I was actually looking forward to high levels of thirst as I am not a thirsty person AT ALL and I never drink as much water as I should. While it wasn’t a huge chore for me today, it still was somewhat difficult drinking the water today.

I am going to continue taking the pill 1/2 in the morning and 1/2 at Noon as long as it works this way for me.

Anybody reading this, if you’ve gotten this far……please give me a shout. I’d love to hear from you and support you too!

God Bless~! And thank you Lord that these pills seem to help me!

morninglory