New to Forum and Phentermine

renastitch81 · 11-18-2008, 07:12 PM

Hi everyone. I just started taking Phentermine today. I am taking the 30mg Blue/Clear Capsules that my regular family practice doctor prescribed for me. I am anxious to see how they affect me. I am hoping I am able to deal with the side effects and that they help me to get some of this weight off. I am also tracking my calorie intake and am trying to not go over 1760 calories per day. I will also be walking on my treadmill daily...starting out with 20-30 minutes a day and hopefully building up to an hour from there. I imagine the phentermine will make my heart race, and give me some sleeplessness and jitters as this is what normally happens to me with Sudafed, and my doc says the chemical makeup of the two is very similiar. I am looking for a buddy or a few to join me on my weight loss journey for support. I weighed 153 lbs when I got married, almost 7 years ago, and that was the smallest I have ever been. Most of my life I have been between 180-190 lbs. The most I have ever weighed was 230 lbs. I believe I weigh about 210 lbs right now, and will be getting a scale today to make sure I track my weight accurately. I want to get down to around 140 lbs. I have never been on any type of weightloss medicine before. When I weighed my lowest, 153 lbs in the past... I dropped about 40 lbs on my own just from working 50-70 hrs a week in retail management with odd schedules and not sleeping much. I am sure I wasn't eating much because I was so busy. I wasn't trying to lose weight, it just slowly came off in about a year period on it's on. I plateaued at 153 lbs and remained that on my own for a little over a year, before I became pregnant with my son. I gained 40 lbs while pregnant with him. And the day he was born I had lost 25 lbs of it, but I immediately started gaining weight after that. I wasn't working, and just staying at home with him and being a young mother with not much to do but take care of him and the house, I ate out of boredom. I have always loved food, and I know I eat when I am bored and stressed.
I went to the doctor about 3 months ago for a sinus infection and when the scales read 205 lbs, I about had a nervous breakdown. I had not been over 190 lbs since I was about 17 years old, even when I was pregnant! I knew it was time to stop the eating and try to get back to a healthy weight. My son is 5 years old and just started kindergarten so I now have a lot of time on my hands at home. I am currently looking for a part time job to fill some time. But taking care of him and the house is my full time job.
My husband has always loved me no matter what I weighed so it has been easy for me to neglect my weight...But no more! I am no longer happy with my chunky frame and I want to feel good about myself. So starting today I am going to lose the weight and keep it off. I want to become a healthier, more energetic, happier me. I look forward to getting to know all of you and making some friends for shared support of this journey!

a new me · 11-19-2008, 10:47 PM

welcome to the board. good luck on your journey

**susanpesek** · 11-20-2008, 12:26 AM

WAR EAGLE, Rena! My degrees say UAB, but I claim Auburn, where I spent my first 4 years!

It's so nice to hear your story. This is something you can accomplish. I lost on a healthy, healthy diet and though I regained a little, I quickly lost it again.

You are going to be SO proud of yourself, Girl. You can lose to your best weight by eating healthy and good tasting foods. Be sure to measure and count calories. Help your blood sugars stay level eating some form of protein every 3 hours and keeping your carbs complex. Here are a few food ideas:
Vegetables
Asparagus
Avocados
Beets
Bell peppers
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Collard greens
Crimini mushrooms
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Garlic
Green beans
Kale
Mustard greens
Onions
Peas
Portobello mushrooms
Potatoes
Rainbow chard
Romaine lettuce
Shiitake mushrooms
Spinach
Summer squash
Sweet potatoes
Swiss chard
Tomatoes
Turnip greens
Winter squash
Yams

Calcium-Rich Foods
Almond milk
Cheese, low fat
Cottage cheese, low fat
Milk, skim or 1%
Orange juice with calcium
Rice milk
Soy milk
Yogurt with active cultures, low fat

Fruits
Apples
Apricots
Bananas
Black olives
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries
Cranberries
Figs
Grapefruit
Grapes
Honeydew melon
Kiwifruit
Lemons
Limes
Nectarines
Oranges
Papaya
Peaches
Pears
Pineapple
Plums
Prunes
Raisins
Raspberries
Strawberries
Watermelon

Grains
Amaranth
Arborio rice
Barley
Brown rice
Buckwheat
Bulgur
Corn
Jasmine
Millet
Oats
Quinoa
Rye
Spelt
Triticale
Wheat berries
Whole grain breads, cereal, pasta
Whole wheat breads, cereal, pasta
Wild Rice

Proteins
Almonds
Beef, lean
Black beans
Cashews
Chicken, skinless
Chickpeas
Egg whites
Eggs
Fish, unbreaded
Flaxseed
Garbanzo beans
Hemp seeds
Hummus
Kidney beans
Lima beans
Lentils
Miso
Navy beans
Nuts
Peanut butter, natural
Peanuts
Pinto beans
Pork, lean
Pumpkin seeds
Salmon, canned or fresh
Seafood, unbreaded
Sesame seeds
Soybeans
Sunflower seeds
Tahini
Tempeh
Tofu
Tuna, canned or fresh
Turkey, skinless
Veggie burgers
Walnuts
Wild game, skinless

Miscellaneous
Canola oil
Dark chocolate
Green tea
Olive oil

renastitch81 · 11-21-2008, 04:50 AM

Thanks for the welcome both of you. And Susan...a big "Roll Tide" and a little brag about *ahem...being #1 in the nation*

lol I am married to an Aubie though

Thanks for all the good advice and food ideas. Protein is what I seem to eat the least of, SO I am working on adding that in by introducing new foods and foods I rarely eat to my diet.
Today is Day#3 and I had my first very noticeable side effect...but hopefully it will get better in the next day or so, or at least day week 2. I hear that's when most go away. I am also having some trouble sleeping at night. If it doesn't pass in a couple days, I will prob try the melatonin someone suggested. Almost 11PM...gotta try to head to bed now...nice talking to ya!

**sahmof4** · 11-21-2008, 08:15 AM

**sahmof4** · 11-21-2008, 08:17 AM

**sahmof4** · 11-21-2008, 08:17 AM

Hi Serena,
Welcome aboard !! My weight gain was from not losing inbetween my babies,I have 4. Iam a sahm to and have a teenager in school plus my second child who is 5 just started school too.
My DH really never said anything about my weight it was my own personal descision to try to lose it. I wish you much success and look forward in following your journey.

ttyl c.c.

**sahmof4** · 11-21-2008, 08:19 AM