[jeannie2]

Hi, my name is Jeanne and I just ordered two bottles of Phentramin tonight and should receive it within a week and I am very anxious to get started to finally get rid of this baggage of weight that I've been carrying around for a while now.

Before I quit smoking I never had a weight problem and could eat whatever I wanted and if I gained I could lose it quickly. As soon as I quit smoking I have just packed on the pounds and have been finding them very difficult to get rid of! This has become very discouraging. I swear I gain just by looking at food.

I have tried to cut back. A normal day for me begins with a whey protein shake (chocolate) with a 1/2 cup of low fat vanilla yogurt added, 1 tsp of fiber and a half cup of skim milk. I drink this every morning because I have always had a problem digesting solid food in the morning and this works well for me and I LOVE these shakes!

Lunch is either a few slices of deli turkey with a little lettuce no dressings on a wrap (plain, spinach or tomato basil) or else I have a salad with tuna and a variety of lettuce and a few black olives and a few croutons and I use red wine vinegar dressing.

Dinner is whatever my husband makes which can be a problem. He is a professional chef and cooks with creams and butters and all kinds of fattening stuff so I just need to learn to have smaller portions than normal.

Oh and I also drink lots of water!

I started working out last week on my recumbant bike I bought after I quit smoking. I've been doing 5 miles every few days.
I would like to ride it daily because I love the boost I feel from it, but I think you are suppose to rest for a day or two between to let your muscels heal??? So I ride for either 2 or 3 days in a row and then take a day off.

I am really hoping this Phentramin works for me. I have done a lot of research on different products in deciding which one to try and I think this is the one that may work for me.

I have used other products such as SlimQuick and Hoodia and neither worked for me.

I have also been taking Green T pills and they have worked for me until recently they have seemed to rebounded.

I was down to 125 and then I went on Keflex and my body has seemed to have gone beserk!! My stomach is very bloated and my breasts are killing me and I have been spotting between my period. As I mentioned I am beginning perimenopause and I believe this is a lot of my problem. I think I didn't ovulate last month and my estrogen may be low which is why I think my weight just suddenly jumped and my work pants are so tight I'm afraid they are going to rip! This weight needs to go now!!!!

Even if I can just lose at least 5 pounds within a couple of weeks I am sure I'll feel a bit more comfortable.

When I do receive these should I start them on my day off or a day before my day off? I'm not sure what to expect from these?

I am not a coffee drinker and so the only caffeen i normally get is from any diet Pepsi if I have any.

I am also hypoglycemic and don't know if that will have any effect?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Sorry for such a long post.

Jeanne

[susanpesek]

Jeannie, it is so good to see you posting on different boards! It is the only way to learn about each other and insights others may have. I think your hypoglycemia may improve so much that you see a huge improvement! I sure hope so!
The hormones do cause big changes for most of us. I am 54 years old and had to eat things differently after that time. I have no idea why but sometimes we gain after peri-menopause....how are you doing right now?