Jenna's Journal

**pigpen065** · 10-17-2009, 03:14 PM

Hi jenna!! Sometimes it takes a little bit for our bodies to get used to the phen...but once it does...LOOK OUT! lol!! As long as you are not having any serious problems, I'm willing to bet that you will get levelled out in a day or two. The sleeping sometimes still gets to me, too, but usually not very often. And not really sure I can blame it on the phen or just life in general! lol!

Your trip to the clinic sounds interesting...I didn't know that drs would prescribe it for people like that either...not sure if that is the right thing or not, but maybe there is more to it than we realize. Never can tell, sometimes.

I am looking forward to seeing how you are getting along...so be sure to keep us posted!

Good luck! And have a great day!

jennabug24 · 10-17-2009, 03:20 PM

Day 2 on phen...its just starting I took it earlier today around 7am instead of 9-10am hoping it will help me in the sleep department. Good news is I didnt get that spacey feelings this morning! I have my fingers crossed that it will be a good night! So far I dont feel nearly as tired as I did yesterday!

**pigpen065** · 10-17-2009, 09:37 PM

Way to go! Yes, taking it earlier is definately a good idea, especially when you first start the meds, and if you experience any problems with sleeping.

You are on the right track!! Keep it up!!

jennabug24 · 10-18-2009, 05:41 PM

So yesterday was my day 2 on phen. It was great! I was able to eat my correct portion sizes and stick to my "box" lol!

I 1164 calories. I took my phen around 7-730am. I had a decent amount of energy all day, not like super woman or anything but not sleepy. I did notice that by dinner time 5pm I could feel my hunger pains. Then after I ate I was fine, but around 8 I was hungry again so I had a yogurt and a couple little rice cakes. I slept like a baby! wooo hoo! Thank goodness!
So today day 3 I woke up very shakey. I think maybe my body was trying to adjust to my lower calories and correct portion sizes from the day before.

I was definitely hungry though! I took my pill about 815am. So maybe my evening will be a little better, that's when I seem to struggle the most. My late night snacky doodles!! LOL! Once I ate breakfast the shakes went away. I am going to try to go for a swim a little later. I am feeling pretty good today.
I love how this medication is letting me control my hunger. I totally feel in control and so far no urges to even grab or a soda or chips!

jennabug24 · 10-19-2009, 11:37 PM

So far the phen is working great for me! I have been able to say no easily to snacks and treats. I even went to buffalo wild wings and just had a salad and water. I think that might be a first! I didnt even put my dressing on my salad I would lightly dip my fork into the dressing and fork lettuce and stuff. I was given a GIANT salad and only ate about cup. I was pretty impressed that I could have that much self control. I have stuck to my calorie intake pretty well. I am not quiet hitting 1500 cals im averaging about 1100-1200, and im not even starving or anything. My energy is up, but the down fall is im still having super bad cramps from my IUD. I have a dr appt in the morning to make sure it was placed correctly...I dunno if I should get the sucker out. I cant walk/stand for more then 15-20 mins and my uterus feels like its on fire! I dont get it...im actually pretty annoyed with it. Otherwise phens working great!

**pigpen065** · 10-19-2009, 11:53 PM

Be sure to get the IUD checked out by your dr...I have one and did not have anything like that...it sounds very bad and dangerous! I had cramping for the first couple of days after getting it, but that was all, so be careful!!

jennabug24 · 10-20-2009, 05:49 PM

I had my Dr. appt this morning. My obgyn took my IUD out and I feel 100% better all ready! holy cow....she said some womens bodies just dont agree with them, and I was one of the lucky ones I guess. LOL! So I feel better. I told her I joined a weight loss clinic and how the dr kinda creeped me out and she said she will prescribe the phen for me, its not a problem. So I was really happy about that!! So she wrote me a and RX for phen 37.5 they are white with blue speckles made by mutual phar co...so we shall see how these work!

jennabug24 · 10-21-2009, 03:41 PM

So today is day 6 almost 1 week on Phen 30mg I have one more day on the 30mg and then I switch to a 37.5mg. I will see if those will carry the same results, if not I will have to go back to the 30mg.

I was busy running around yesterday shopping and cleaned the car out, that was a task! LOL!
I could have done better eating yesterday. I made healthy choices all day I just didn't get time to pack my box and I think because of that I didnt eat not near enough calories I should have. I am aiming between 1200-1500 a day but I think I squeezed in 1000 just barely. All of switch werent really meals. My only meal was breakfast, well I guess I had lunch I made a lean cuisine broccoli and potatoes with cheese. MY all time favorite one! Then the rest of the day I only had what felt like snacks because I wasn't hungry and I kinda wasnt feeling all that great. I had 4oz of left over turkey breast, string cheese, yogurt, cantaloupe, mandarin oranges, a cup of juice, banana and rice cakes. I figure if Im going to snack I should snack on fruit...I dunno if this is a good idea or not, since fruit can have a lot of sugar. I am having a hard time with veggies, I REALLY am not a veggie person. I usually gag them down LOL

As for my weight loss I am pretty impressed tomorrow is my one week mark and a of today I am 6.2 lbs lighter!