[kimberpc]

WOWSERS!! You are doing so great!!! Congrats to you on those 40 pounds GONE forever Can't wait to say that I've lost 40 pounds... oh that day will feel so good.... Congrats to you again and good luck on the rest of the weight loss!!

[NolezGirl]

You really are doing fantastic!!!! Such an inspiration!

5 kids must keep you busy! What are your tips for getting in exercise?

[dreamy039]

WTG MissyC
Gosh you are doing great! Keep Up The Great Job ! :smt038
Lots Of Luck!!!

Dreamy

[MissyC]

So I have been gone for awhile, have had some serious drama in our lives. Daughter in a serious car accident, almost killed, broke her hip.Friends dad took them in his truck, in the back, while he was drunk, flipped his truck twice and rolled twice at 75 miles an hour, because he yanked the wheel, fighting with his wife.But she is ok now, husband, geesh can not even go into what happen to him very sensitive matter. Needless to say..we have a huge lawsuit against a company he had gone to work for because the Reg.VP , who was his direct boss, attacked him. Just odd and tramatic..so we moved..after losing everything because of this attack,now in Birmingham Al. several months into a fed. court lawsuit, him at a new job, family trying to get through this trama.

I think all this has put my weightloss in over drive. I have lost another 40 lbs since my last visit, for a total of 80 lbs. since Jan. so in about 7-8 months a 80 pound loss. I do not think this is a typical loss. But I did follow a basic low carb plan through most of it. But a healthy plan, lots of skinless chicken breast..salads and veggies. I also went off every couple of weeks to eat fruit for a few days. I have been eating "normal" for almost a month, have not gained any weight back. I have even had some ..ice cream, now and then..I just do not eat junk any more. No cokes, unless diet, no empty calories unless I give the occasional treat.

I have ordered more phentermine, just to have on hand incase I notice a poundage increase. But not sure if I need it yet. I did hit a point after about 4 1/2 months of becoming "used" to the phentermine, but I just stopped for a couple of weeks, kick started it back up.

Do that if you hit the wall, do not double the does, it will not help, and it will just build up the resistance even more...lead to problems. You should watch the movie "Requiem for a Dream" if you find yourself wanting to take more diet pills than you are suppossed to, LOL, it will cure you of thinking of that mistake . Also I have been in the hospital a couple of times, it does show up as Amphetamines if they test your blood for anything, keep that in mind, you do not want to be hooked on those because you up your dose.That could be unhealthy.

Anyway with out the phentermine I NEVER would have lost this weight, I have tried for years, never could...then this med. My Dr. got me on it, I was at my last wit. This to me was a drastic thing to go on a pill like this when I first did. But I am so happy I did. I am where I am happy with my weight now, after years of being unhappy.

I can throw on those jeans and a tee now, hell I even throw on shorts and a tee shirt now.

So if you started this pill, stay on it if you are feeling ok. Eat well, drink what you should. I drank so much of those flavored waters from walmart, gave me my fruit fix. Crystal light, and pure protien bars along with a healthy as you can make it low carb way of eating with vitamins. I had slow downs, stops in weight loss, stalls, but you get through it. It WILL pass.

I did exercise, as I lost the weight, it just felt good to do it. Just do something you WILL do. I watched dance videos for weightloss. Jumped around and acted silly with my girls , they loved it and we had fun.
You can do it, if I did trust me, you can.

[starlet]

wow Missy. what a post.

i am glad that your baby girl is okay... i hope you are too. whoa... what a wild ride you have been on lately.

all i can say is that if you need to talk, there are many girls on here that would be here for you. your motivation would also help all of us too!

xoxo

char

[dreamy039]

So glad that your daughter is ok ...gosh that must of been so scary.
Just remember we are all here for you if you need to talk.
WTG - on losing the weight 80 lbs . Dreamy

[susanpesek]

Hi, Missy! I can't believe I missed your journal~I just never saw it until today. Wow! You have really been a success story in losing weight and getting healthy. Congratulations on that, Girlie! And you are close to me; we live in the burbs of Birmingham, too.
I just wanted to say hello and I am glad to finally meet someone who has lost as well as you have! Any advice for a 50-something gal who eats less than 1,200 calories and can't seem to lose quickly?:confused:

[MissyC]

I think some people just lose slower. For some reason it just took off fast when I started. I think at first it just totally took my hunger away so I acually had to make myself eat. Plus I think my body had just slowed down soooo much. I did the low carb with it, a lot of people do not like that. But I tried to be healthy about it, not using a bunch of "fatty foods" while on it. So I think that kind of sped things up. Kind of had a ton of stress for a few months as well, LOL, that did a lot in making me lose some I am sure:p.

If you are taking in only such a small amount of calories it should come off. You are losing, it just takes time sometimes. Like they say you have more chance losing and keeping it off when you lose slower usually. Maybe just do something to raise your heart rate some. Exercise of any kind can help kick start things. It is always just so sucky to have to start doing it!

Yep, we are in the Burbs, have not been here but for a short time. It is so confusing to figure out where we actually live,LOL. The mailing address list Birmingham, but I think it may be Hoover? Not sure ,it is off the 280..down past the 459 .We actually live in Highland Lakes Subdivision out here. It is nice so far, got the kids in school, my oldest came back home to go to college here instead of Seattle where he was. So we are all together and starting over. My husband started in with Brunos out here.