[jessicals81]

I started taking Phentermine a week and a half ago and lost 8# my first four days and then quit seeing results. I got real discouraged this weekend and ate lots of junk. I took the pill today and still had a appitite!! I am making myself get back on the band wgaon tomorrow and be serious about losing weight again. Could it be I am not drinking enough water? I don't drink anything but water, but could I not be drinking enough? My first week the pill was really helping with supressing my appitite and I was eating hardly anything. Now put the padlock on the fridge I want to eat everything I can get my hands on. Could I have been starving myself and now my body is trying to make up for it? I haven't been exercising, but thought the walking I did at work would compensate it ( wrong )!!! I know now I am going to have to start doing some kind cardio when I get home at night. My weight is really making me upset I am tired of being fat!! Can someone please give me some ideas on what I should do to see some results.

[Buffalo]

I know that for me, the pill supresses my appetite, but at times I'll think "I'm starving." Then, if I ask myself, if I am PHYSICALLY hungry or is it just psychological, it is almost always in my head.
The pill seems to make my stomach always feel full or never have growling/starving sensations, but that doesn't mean I don't eat.
Sometimes, I eat when I know I'm not really hungry. I'm aware I do this, but haven't figured the best way to stop. Maybe you too?

[amandads]

Sometimes, while taking the Phen, you WILL feel hungry. This happens for, in my expercience atleast, one of two reasons. One being, not eating enough of the RIGHT foods when you do eat. Even though you don't feel hungry, you HAVE to make yourself eat something! Your body has to have energy to keep you going. Try to keep it in the 1000-1200 calorie range. That's as low as you want to go in a day. When i say eat the right foods, I mean that you want to get some protein and fruits/vegie's in every meal, and it's best to eat 4-6 mini meals a day. It sounds like a lot, but it's not really because you aren't eating that much to begin with. And eating that often DOES help your metabolism.
The second reason for "feeling" hungry is that you may not be getting enough water. Most times that hungry feeling is actually a sign of dehydration. Your body telling you it wants more water. A good way to tell how much water you should have in a day is to take your body weight and divide it by two. That's the number of ounces of water you should try and drink. So if you weigh 200lbs...you should aim for 100 oz of water.
Honestly though, I would concentrate on eating a better variety of foods to start with, and of course drinking more water NEVER hurts LOL. Keep us posted on how you are doing!

Amanda

[princesspolkadots]

This is the second time I have used phentermine ~ I think it is a wonder drug and am so confused over the hesitation of doctors to prescribe it. I would much rather lose weight than risk diabetes or other weight issues.

The last time I was on it, after the birth of my firstborn, I can tell you I was still hungry during the first few weeks, but the phen does take the edge off a bit ~ motivates me and gets me up and going to the gym. The dry mouth side effect has me drinking TONS of water. After a couple of weeks, your body adjusts to your new way of eating and the hunger goes away ~ chew lots of gum.

You still have to work to lose the weight ~ it is not a magic pill. Last time I took it I lost 45 lbs in about 4-5 months, I only took the phen for the first 3 months. I promise, it really does help because it retrains your mind to pay attention to every single thing you eat.

I think the biggest thing for me this go-around is realizing that I have been eating for other reasons ~ I THINK I am hungry when I am really just bored, or feeling emotionally drained, or tired. That isn't truly hunger, and using these 3 months to get those issues fixed while taking the phen is part of the big goal I have.

Now that baby #2 is 4 months old, I have to lose alot more than 45 lbs...because I have really let myself go, but I am confident that the phentermine is the best way to go. It really does work if you work with it.