Janna's Journey

IWillBeSkinny · 08-23-2006, 04:54 PM

Well here goes nothing! I have been lurking on the site for several days now and i thought that it was time that i started my own journal. [/color]
My name is Janna I am 32 years old, 5'2, and I weigh 187. I have been married for 14 years and have a 13 year old son. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 at the age of 25. I also had to have a full hysterectomy the same year. Due to my cancer i am not allowed to have any HRT and that reeks havic on my body! I have been on Weight Watchers since Jan and have lost 30 pounds. However, I have all of this weight to lose and now i am stuck. I went to the doctor for a routine visit and talked to my doctor about my weight and he perscribed me Phentermine to use along with my WW. I do not want to be on this forever so i am being very careful to follow the WW program.

K so.... I started taking the Phen (I believe it is the time released capsule. blue and white?) on Saturday and immediatly felt the effects. I have just about NO appetite. I have to force myself to eat and when i do i can only eat about 1/3 of what i would normally eat. I am very happy with that! I drink a TON of water due to the dry tounge feeling. The pill does not make me feel too weird and i am adjusting to it. There are two things that i am struggling with, sleep and constipation. I am tossing and turning all night. Yes i am kind of tired but also it is nice to jump right out of bed like you have been sleeping all day when in reality you only got maybe 3-4 hours. The main thing is the constipation and i am trying to explore new ways to deal with that.

With all of that being said.... I still have about 60 pounds to lose and with the help of you and Phen i know that i can do it. I look forward to getting to know you and sharing my journey with you! [/font]

~♥Janna♥~

HW 218/SW 187/GW 130

Started 8/19/06

**ckeener1982** · 08-23-2006, 05:41 PM

Hi there,

I know how you feel with the insomnia and constipation. It's a frequent "fun" effect! LOL. The way I deal with the constipation is with Milk of magnesia or taking a stool softener. It took one does of MOM to get me back on track my first 2 weeks. For the insomnia I use meletonin. Just on the nights when it's getting to be 4 am and I have to wake up in 2 hours. It usually helps me fall asleep in 20 minutes, without that groggy feeling if I have to get up before the 8 hours is up. Also taking the pill early helps a small amount.

Good luck with your loss! Keep us posted!

Colleen

**dreamy039** · 08-23-2006, 05:48 PM

Hi Janna
just wanted to welcome you to the site and to wish you luck.
Sorry to here of all the things you have been through . Sounds
like you are a pretty strong women. We are all here to do the
same thing.To lose weight and to help each other.
Wishing you lots of luck...Dreamy

**malisa** · 08-23-2006, 06:00 PM

Welcome to the forum. We have a poop expert here her name is moringlory and she has told us to take (2) 500mg and you'll be good to go. Good Luck.

**sweet4jay** · 08-23-2006, 06:04 PM

Hi Janna & Welcome!
Good to have you hear to join this journey w/ the rest of us!

It is never an easy one!
You sure have been through a lot & for that I feel for ya! How tough to be diagnosed w/ breast cancer at the young age of 25!!! :( That's TERRIBLE! I'm glad you beat it!

GL on your weight loss endeavor! Feel free to post as often as you'd like, & to ask as many ?'s as you'd like as well!!! We'll try to help as best as we know how! We're not experts, but sometimes experience is the best teacher & best answer!

It's good that you are gonna continue to stick to WW along w/ the Phen!
It is sooooo important to eat healthy while you're taking these pills! Some people expect them to be a "miracle pill" & therefore, they continue to eat as they did before & then complain that they "didn't work & were a waste of $$$". Well, you just CAN'T do this! So glad you saw through that before you even started them!

IWillBeSkinny · 08-23-2006, 06:16 PM

Thank you so much ladies for the warm welcome. Does anyone else experience chills or like a skin crawling feeling?

**tatiana40** · 08-23-2006, 09:18 PM

Hello Janna and welcome. Chills and crawling feeling - yes, I had those too. I took half of the pill and it helped with side effects. It also helped me with my sleep.
I am sorry that you had to go through a lot in order to survive. Good luck with your weight loss.

**susanpesek** · 08-24-2006, 02:45 PM

Hi, Janna, and welcome to PhenForum! Sounds like you have already completed a big weight loss since January. Congratulations on that one, Girlie! My husband and I were on Weight Watchers almost 30 years ago :eek: and did real well on it. It was so HEALTHY, but I do remember being hungry. I am so glad the phentermine is helping you stay with that program because it is one of the ones that really can help you re-teach your body new and healthy ways to eat. I look forward to additions in your journal!