[iluvbsks]

You are hilarious. Sounds like you are doing great. I haven't lost that much but was only taking the 30's. I took two a day and now I"m on 37.5 just started and I'm supposed to take those twice a day so we'll see if the results are better. Kudos for Easter stick to your way! I am finding that as I lose hubby and others just find ways to tempt me. It's like he complained I was heavy and now he's worried I'm loosing. Oh well~! Do it for you.

[kszczyrbak]

I hear ya Kimie!! Too loud and clear! My mother had gastric bypass surgery years ago and I remember as the weight dropped so did most of her friends. It's hard for me to understand... if one of my friends was doing anything to better themselves I believe I'd be happy for them and encourage their success. But maybe most people aren't like that. She told me no one ever cared if she was smarter than them but if she weighed less.... well, watch out! cause that was a whole different story. I can see how true that is. I think a lot of women feel like it's worse to be called fat than it is to be called ignorant. The whole thing is strange..... how someone losing weight seems to make everyone else so sketchy. I feel like I don't even want to tell anyone that I've lost weight because who knows if they'll hold a grudge. Another pearl of wisdom my mother gave me... Don't waste your time trying to rationalize others' irrational behavior.

Anyway, onto other topics concerning intelligence and wisdom... My daughter's 3rd grade teacher recommended that she be evaluated for the Gifted Program at her school. I figured she'd do well on the test, maybe even well enough to get into the Gifted Program. But I got the results in the mail this weekend and I was blown away!! She placed in the 99.5 percentile for her age group! The was evaluated in three topics: In math she got scored at the 5th grade level, at reading she scored at the 6th grade level, and at spelling she scored at the 8th grade level!! I just can't believe it!! I felt my heart beating faster and faster when I was reading the results. They put her IQ at 132.... that's close to genius! For some reason I just feel like this changes everything somehow..... I know she's still exactly the same but somehow... I can't explain it. It's like, we all tell our kids they can do and be anything they want to be, I've always told her that and I've always truly believed it but now... it's like now everyone has to believe it too. I almost feel like a burden has been lifted off of my shoulders. I don't have to worry about her now because she's really smart. That sounds stupid to say out loud but those are the only words I can find that come close to describing how I feel...... Besides PROUD of course.

So now the joke is:
Well, my mother and my daughter are intellectually gifted... Guess it skips a generation!!!

[pinupdoll]

The first month back on phen along with kickboxing I lost 20lbs but I was on only 37.5 mg a day. Is your doctor recommending you to alternate the way you do? Bc taking 60 in one day seems like Uh Too much. Iuno Id be scared to get off of them bc its a high dose and a side affect is psychosis. And that my friend can be some scary Sh**

[torip75]

Just wanted to say congrats on having a little genius! It must be nice to know that you don't have to worry about your daughter not being smart, that just comes natural. Now, if you could not have to worry about the other stuff!! LOL

[spice2621]

Aww you must be so proud of her...I know I would...you are funny too..lol! Have a great night!

[kszczyrbak]

OMG!!! What is PSYCHOSIS?!?! I've got to go google now.....

Psychosis: generic term for any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted

Taking high doses of phen for extended periods can lead to psychosis.

I does look like my dose is higher than normal. But most of the examples I read were like, 90+ mg per day over years. And yes, the doc did instruct me to alternate doses like that. But, it does seem strange that I haven't seen anyone else with similar instructions. Well, I know you'll think this sounds silly but I'm not that worried. I guess because I don't really have any of the normal symptoms (except dry mouth) let alone the rare ones. One thing that does worry me though is having a high dose may make me build a tolerance to the phen faster. I'm hoping this doc has some kind of game plan to lower the dosage little by little. Though from what I read about the psychosis... stopping the meds right away treats the psychosis vs. causing the psychosis. But you are definately right Pinup, that stuff I read is some scary s&%t! Especially this one: http://www.jfponline.com/Pages.asp?AID=2824