[frenchgirl]

i went on phenetermine last year lost 65 in 5 months,but the side effects were horrible! along with loosing that weight i also lost my hair,and once i went off i gainedf it all back plus 30 pounds more.
help!!

[kimness]

Frenchgirl... wow! That is hard. Are you exercising and trying to eat healthy and still gaining? What side effects did you have? I lost weight on Phen and started putting it back on, so I decided I needed to relook at how I was eating as well as maybe look at being on another diet pill. I started on Phentermin-d last week.

[cmomof2kids]

Originally Posted by frenchgirl

i went on phenetermine last year lost 65 in 5 months,but the side effects were horrible! along with loosing that weight i also lost my hair,and once i went off i gainedf it all back plus 30 pounds more.
help!!

Hi I have been on Phen for 3 months now and I do 1200 calories or less a day. How did u eat? I didnt take Phen for 5 days in December and STILL didnt over eat. Why is it that people gain this weight back? I make sure I EAT. I messed up in December (not real bad) but I didnt eat really good b/c of a major crisis in my life. I hope and pray this doesnt happen to me. I think Im going to make an appt with a Dr to find out what to expect afterwards.

[aztcqn]

40momof2 Thanks. I do watch how I feel. Stopped the Phen for a few days, as I felt I was going to crash with a cold because of lack of sleep. No caffeine while on Phen!!! Common sense some time goes out the window when you smell the Gingerbread Latte at Borders.
As far as weight results....I've only lost 2 pounds. But, I've not been strict on the eating sensible part.
But, yes, when we set our minds to it, we can do this!
Next step - Set my mind to it.

frenchgirl Ah, that's tough. I know how it it to succeed and then have it all slowly come back. I suppose stress on the body can affect hair and skin. I know when I stress, even w/o any meds, I lose hair.
Unfortunately, Phen makes me more susceptible to colds from a lower immune responce. Even at 18.75mgs I feel a strong effect. Which means, I have to eat balanced every 2 hours and take vitamins religiously. Kimness makes some good points, perhaps a different weight control.
cmomof2kids Your comments make me think of my own experiences. I like your no nonsense/kicka$$ approach. Makes me take a good hard look at what I can do to get my life on track.

I've been on diets most of my life. In hindsight and struggles to face a harsh self-awareness, I realize I am an emotional eater driven by low self- esteem and lack of confidence. I can see the mechanics of putting on weight in my own eating pattern. Never more clear than in the last 6 months. Facing a difficult life event, being in a crisis mode that didn't quit, was the ultimate trigger for revealing my eating pattern. In the last 6 months I put on 25-30 pounds.
This has been a life long issue with me. Therapy helps, but ultimately, one has to make the effort to change the things you know are harming you, spirtually and physically.

So, this year, in January I started Phen to help me get control back. I have 40-45 pounds to drop. Phen is a tool I want to be careful useing and at the same time implement the good knowledge of nutrition that I know. My key factors is to rope in a trainer for my back, my doctor to moniter my progress and apply specific therapy for my lower back, and to do this with support.

Just writing this and reading the responces has put me in a positive mood. And am getting excited to start to define my plan for success.

[40andmomof2]

Hey CMOM,
I am back, been so busy the last week or so. I finally made my
20 lbs. mark. YEAH ME~

Also, like you I take a few days off here and there w/o Phen, to test myself to makse sure I have really changed my eating habits and I think I HAVE!
Except, I am soooooooooo constipated( sorry-a bit TMI), I do eat plenty of fiber, water no problem..... but I gotta talk to Dr. in FEB.

If I get up too late and it is after 10:30am, I do not take Phen b/c I do not want to be up all night,.
i just do the same eating habits, i think my stamach has shrunk enough to know when i am full and not to GORGE myself.
Still gotta a long way to go but taking one day at a time!!

How are you ALL doing?