[blueyedtigress]

Hey all! I picked up my phen today Aug 21 and will start it tomorrow:p . Im very nervous, scared and excited its been such a huge deal (my weight) for me that now I hope there can be an end to the struggle.

I guess here's my story. I was always a skinny kid up until I reached my freshman year is when I started gaining the weight. I was 5'7" and was goin on 160lbs. It wasnt until my sophomore year in h.s. that I was at my heaviest. I was 175lbs and still gaining. I got on the scale that day and went into a sort of anxiety depression thing. I refused to be that heavy. So, unfortunately I went to the unhealthy side of dieting which was starving myself for days on end and eating only when I was starting to see stars. In 3 mos I dropped to 125lbs and I was happy to be there. I never had a problem with my weight after that until I had my kids. After my daughter whos 6 now I shed the lbs quickly and was 15lbs from my pre weight when I got pregnant with my son whos 4 now. I had a tubal ligation (worst thing to ever do!!!) and I not only worked my butt off to lose it but seemed to only gain weight. I held steady at 165 for 2 yrs and had some hormone problems so they put me on yasmin. I gained 20lbs in 2wks mind you I was still exercising and eating healthy. I went off of them firstly to stop my TOM which was goin on day 15 when I had to stop thinkin I would bleed to death lol. This was almost a year ago. Now I find myself at my heaviest at 189 wait I take that back 2 mos ago I was 197lbs (and I even grew and inch after h.s. lol) and I cried. For the past 4 yrs Ive been very depressed off and on and felt very gross to my husband. I was very active up until I had my tubal and my energy, my mood everything just went downhill. I loved to play basketball, volleyball, softball and go jogging and I just was too tired and depressed to do that. I felt HORRIBLE about myself. It wasnt until my last doc appt at 197lbs that I met a corpsman female who told me about phen. She said in three mos she lost 45 lbs. So I researched it and ordered it. I got it off a ugetmeds.com in 4 days. I then was looking for reviews to see how well it worked when I found all of you (thank goodness). I want my body, my happy personality pretty much my life back the way I was when I was athletic and happy. I have realistic expectations of what I think I will lose and am hoping to exceed those. My biggest fear is that this will be like all the weight loss pills I have taken like dexatrim herbal, dexatrim H20, redline, hydroxycut the list goes on; those didnt do anything for me. Yes, after a while I was taking a couple of different ones at a time. Dumb yes I know but nothing was working the only thing it did was make me incredibly angry towards everyone so I stopped them all together. Like I was saying, I fear that this will be like all the rest and I will work my but off for mos and lose only 3 lbs. I plan on getting an eliptical bc Im not fond of goin to gyms. I walk everyday (which will now be 2x a day) with my babies and my fat bulldog, Bertha :cool: . We also have a bowflex knockoff in our backyard I have to get to using. Unfortunately, thats gonna be a push thing for me bc I dont care too much for lifting weights. I am so thankful to have a huge amount of a support group and cheer squad from you all. It makes it so much easier specially when Keith, my hubby, is deployed. So with that, thats pretty much the gist of my diary a little long I know, and to think I had to crop it a bunch lol. Oh I do have one question for you all. Anyone that has had kids and is on this, how does the belly flab from the preg slim down? Is it pretty easy or is there something special you all do to get rid of it? Heres to shedding the lbs and getting into shape.

Lynn

[susanpesek]

Mornin', Lynn! You are going to do great on the phen. I am so excited for you! We all support each other here and many have similar stories to yours. High School and college were tough for me, too. I gained about 10 pounds a year during high school then in college, where I had to walk to each of my classes, I lost about 10 pounds every year.
After I married, I was impressing my new husband with my cooking and then birthing little ones which added up to a substantial weight over load. BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Backing up!

We CAN do this, Lynn. We CAN and we WILL and it will be the last time we EVER have to 'd-i-e-t'...

[susanpesek]

Hi, Lynn! Copy and move this post to the journal area under "Phentermine Support". That way everyone can more easily see you and get to meet you.
:confused: How did it go on your first couple days on Phentermine? Post soon and let us know!!

[blueyedtigress]

Ok I copied and pasted it and put it in the phen support group.
Im still getting acquainted with the site still, slowly but surely it will come lol. Ive been on them now almost a week, it will be a week on monday and I weigh in the morning and am 183-185 which is 3 to 5 lbs lost but then at night im back up to 188-190 so im not sure which one is right? I did read a website off a weight loss site that said take ur weight b4 breakfast in the morning and thats what u go by so if thats the case ive lost 3 to 5 lbs lol. Im gonna readjust my diet to the cabbage soup diet and keep on with my walks and cardio and hopefully they will come off better. I took the measurements of my body too a day after I started so even if I dont see it on the scale maybe it will be there with the tape. Anyways, thank you for helpin me out I appreciate it. I will make sure and post my progress with the new diet.

[susanpesek]

'Morning, Blue! Step on the scale after you winky-tink and before you eat or drink in the morning. Don't weigh at other times because what you eat and temporarily retain can show up as several pounds a day. YIKES! Weigh at least once a week but not too often because it can be discouraging. Most folks blame themselves for a daily weight fluctuation and never consider the 3 pound meal they ate for dinner last night!
Also, Hon, don't move the scale around. On rugs and on hardwoods, your weight will be different.

[rainbow_tears]

I agree with Susan, keep the scale in one spot, sadly mine is in a awkward position but is staying put! it is on a angle that means it is impossible to shut the bathroom door! - oopsy