Karina's weight loss journey!

**KARINA** · 04-20-2006, 02:13 PM

Girly thanks! I can tell you at first I just couldn't connect with alot of you but it was cause I wasn't all into it yet and now Im glad I found someone to relate and hoping more you can see my success and I know you all will.

Dreamy its hard sometimes but everyday I see some sort of improvement and makes me more and more motivated and it just amazes me how good the feeling is. When I first started you should have seen me, I cried when I saw the scale and didn't have a clue who to talk to and my old friend told me about phentermine when I told her I was going to see a diet dr. I had tried southbeach and weight watchers but those didn't help and I felt I needed something else to push my appetite. Here at work alot of the girls are all active and athletic and I felt so left out after my baby. Now I feel like Im someone new and have tons of energy! I am just glad I found this forum browsing in the internet. I sure thought it was a hoax or something at first and devated on signing up for it but I can tell you no regrets. Girly its the part where you feel down and able to go to someone that can relate and you guys are it for me and can say motivation has been there from the beginning. Even if I didn't get responds, just reading them made up keep going.

Guys I have this other girlfriend here, she was crying when she came to me cause in one month out of the blue she gained like 40 pounds she was 179 total and shes the type of person that was skinny all the time it just suddenly I guess stress and everything just got her. I felt so bad for her and I told her to check herself to go to a doctor and make sure everything is fine blood pressure cholesterol diabetes etc... and after that I told her about phentermine, first time ever telling someone besides my husband.. She did and I dont know if shes join the forum but I do know she started phentermine and she came running to me yesterday telling me how 5 pounds were gone, she was all happy and I felt so good to be able to help her. She even joined the gym here in the building and will start monday her workout. guys I feel so good about being able to help. I just didn't know what else to tell her and Im hoping I did the right thing. Just wanted to share that with you'all. Things like this are happening to me that make me feel motivated and want to prove to everyone that it can be done! It just takes dedication and no negativity!!!! Thats a no no!!
Hugs

Karina

**KARINA** · 04-20-2006, 05:53 PM

Guys I couldn't wait till friday so I weight in! I did loose 2 pounds! Now im more motivated than ever!! Im getting there slowly but Im getting there..
Im just excited.. wanted to share that with you'all..

Karina

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**dreamy039** · 04-21-2006, 03:28 PM

Wooohoooo WTG :eek: 2 lbs thats great... Its very sweet of you to help your friend like that. Im sure that you will help keep her motivated.........
I will weigh Tuesday I hope ive lost at least one pound but i dont know...Im trying to keep up with you......Anyhow wishing you lots of luck .. Hope you have agreat weekend... Dreamy

**KARINA** · 04-21-2006, 03:37 PM

Thanks dreamy!
What a challenge ha??? Im really enjoying myself but I can say I had a brownie last night!! awful me!! but you know I dont think I gained my pounds back cause of that.. I will be good the rest of the weekend!
Im working extra hard during my lunch hour today. I will weight in on tuesday and see what happens than.
Have a great weekend!

Karina

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**dreamy039** · 04-21-2006, 03:41 PM

yOu Are doING GreAT.... :grin: hey did you get my private message...
Dreamy

**KARINA** · 04-21-2006, 03:44 PM

I dont see none! unless Im not checking the right place! where was it sent?

Karina

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**yesimln** · 04-21-2006, 05:02 PM

Congrats on the 2 pounds! That's great!

About your friend who had that sudden weight gain... she should also think about PCOS as a diagnosis. That's one of the hallmarks of it. If she has irregular periods, it could be the case. They'll probably test her hormone levels as part of the diagnosis. There are treatments, but no cures. Weight loss generally speaking helps people feel better from the other symptoms too. Just another thought!

Ellen

**retsof** · 04-22-2006, 02:57 PM

Karina: Thanks for posting to my journal! I'm new here and it means a lot to me. Congratulations to you! Your story is very encouraging to me. I want to lose 40 or even 50 lbs. I am trying not to be scale-obssessed, so I'm trying to measure progress weekly. It's great that you are in a size 12 - I would love that! Keep it up!