How I Lost 50+ Pounds with Phentermine, Effortless Weight Loss!

The weight loss drug Phentermine has been a miracle beyond miracles! I have lost over 50 pounds and keep on losing. Read my continuously updated journal of how phentermine changed my weight and my life forever - for the better!

My weight loss journey officially began around the end of February 2010, but I didn't get serious until March 9th, the day I started using Phentermine for weight loss. And I must say, the weight loss journey has been absolutely enjoyable! I have learned how to avoid common side effects of phentermine, how to understand my body and nutritional needs, how to stop cravings, and so much more!

This is my personal weight loss journal, which is updated monthly. It is a continuation of my first six months of weight loss, starting in the 7th month of using phentermine and the resulting weight loss. The first entry you will read, therefore, begins in the 7th month, not in the beginning.

If you would like to read my journal from the very beginning, please see the first edition at this link:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2780954/my_experiences_with_using_phentermine.html?cat=5

Without further delay, here is my entry for month 7 of my weight loss journey using Phentermine!

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October 31, 2010

Well, so far I have lost 55 pounds. I have been writing my monthly weight loss on the wall in my closet, in permanent marker, so that I never forget where I was and how far I've come.

I didn't use any phentermine at all this month. Likewise, I didn't lose even a single pound. But honestly, that is a good thing. It means that I didn't gain anything!

This month has been really stressful though. My husband was diagnosed with a very serious illness and, needless to say, I am stressed beyond reason. I have been eating a lot more than what I should, and the wrong things too. I feel those old habits and old unbeatable cravings sneaking up on me. I feel like... Blah! I can tell that I don't have the same energy levels and overall well being feelings that I did when I ate my veggies and avoided the bad foods. I know I need to get back on track but I feel a little overwhelmed. Okay, a lot overwhelmed.

This last month our finances were way, way tight. Every time I had enough money to buy my phentermine I wound up having to use it for something else. So here I am, a month later, and now its time to buy the next month's worth and I still have no money. I am hoping I will be able to get it this month, though.

One thing is for certain, I can really tell a big difference between how I felt while eating healthy and how I felt when I ate what I wanted. I really shouldn't eat chips or dip or drink regular pop. I know that. I'm smart. I get it. But by George it is so hard to avoid that temptation. Its like once I allowed myself a little indulgence, I couldn't break the habit. Or I should say, addiction, to the junk. I get it. And I'll get back on track. I promise.

November 6, 2010

Woohoo! Got my pills back. Today is day 1 back on track, so to speak. Got up late but took the pill anyways. I was looking thru my month to month pictures where I've documented my weight loss and... wow! What a difference between when I started and where I am now. I am still embarrassed to say how much I weighed when I started or to show you these pictures just yet. But, once I reach my goal, I will share. I will want to inspire and educate others about weight loss, because I know there are lots of women out there just like me who can't lose weight no matter how hard they try. I thought that a life of starvation was all I had to look forward to, or a life of feeling out of control and unhealthy otherwise. Now I know different.

What's so sad is that the doctors who said "diet and exercise, diet and exercise." Well yes, that is true, to an extent. What they failed to tell me (and you, I'd imagine) is what TYPE of diet or what TYPE of exercise that is best for you. Even my weight loss doctor where I'm getting my phentermine didn't even bother with any of that. I've never met a doctor who has! So I hope you will be inspired by my weight loss journey and, if you think my way would work for you, follow in my footsteps.

I know now that it is very possible for me to continue to lose weight even without the pills, even with very little exercise, if I will just remain dedicated to my healthy diet, not a starvation diet, not a depravation diet - but a diet that is right for me and my body. And thankfully, when I flub up, which I obviously did this month, I have a saving grace to get me back on track thanks to phentermine. This is what I am going to do now, get back on track.

As of present, I have lost 55 pounds from the beginning of this journal. I will continue to report to you as I progress as well as tell you about anything new I learn about diet and exercise that works.

Thank you for following me and my 50+ pounds weight loss journey, thanks to phentermine!

Dec. 4, 2010

I am rather disappointed in myself this month. No weight loss. I haven't really been trying very hard though, so what else should I expect? Also, I had been doing some yard work for about an hour or so, 3 times a week, which I haven't been doing now. I'm finding myself sitting down more, not because I'm trying to be lazy, but because my ways of making money involve sitting down. Its like... which do you want... money to buy food, pay for utilities, and get christmas for the kids.... or do you want to lose a few more pounds.

I'm thinking that has got to be a dilemma for many, many other people out there, too. There are lots of us who have sit down jobs. We know its not good to sit around all day long, as evidenced by our ever-widening rear ends. So what do we do? Give up our means of income? This is the big problem with a lot of us these days, in our "modern" world. None of us "work" to grow/gather/hunt our food anymore. We all think that "work" is going to a job somewhere, then we come home and we do more work like cleaning house or taking care of the lawn or whatever.

So is it just that we need to get out there and exercise, then? I don't think its quite that easy. Our society here in America tells us that exercise involves one of a few general category activities, typically sports related, and rarely involving getting dirty. Sweat is optional. Somehow the idea of moving around a bunch of big rocks and digging a hole isn't what other people would call exercising - its a chore. But to me, it is a workout.

I think that if more of us would think outside of the box we would be more likely to be more active. I need to listen to my own advice, put on my coat, and get out there.

I also think that a lot of us feel that exercise is a waste of our time, because we have so much to do, so many errands to run, that we don't have time. This is very much true for me, too. It is highly unlikely that I would purposely go out for a jog around the block because it doesn't accomplish anything other than making me tired. I find that putting a chore and exercise together is best. I am planning to put in a garden this spring, for example, so I am motivated to go outside and work on it. In turn, I am also exercising and for sure not wasting my time.

Again, I need to listen to my own advice.

I'm wondering how much I'll get done over the next few months, considering that the days are shorter and the weather is getting colder. We'll see if I lose any weight or not over the winter. I'm disappointed that I didn't lose any this month, but then again, at least I didn't gain any.

Jan 8, 2011

Happy New Year! Its hard to believe that its been almost a whole year since I started my weight loss journey. Phentermine has helped tremendously, to say the least. I'm still not back on the mostly veggies diet. I should be. I know. But our food budget is rather low at the moment, so I feel guilty buying food only for me.

The good news is, this month I did lose another 5 pounds. So the grand total now of weight loss is 60 pounds. And, as it turns out, I did lose a whole HALF of a pound last month. Wow. Impressive, huh? (enter thick sarcasm here).

Then again, losing half a pound during the holidays isn't so bad, considering that I didn't exactly hold back when it came time for family dinners or party trays. A half a pound is a half of a pound after all, right?

This month I've done the same thing as in the past, taking a phentermine tablet some days and not taking it on others. I tend to take the pill most often when I know I'll need more help with appetite or if I need extra energy.

And I'm going to make an admission here too. On some days I may take more than one pill. Wrong, yes, I know. But I took the extra on three occasions this last month, not because I needed extra appetite help, but to help me stay awake when I had to be working all night long. I coupled this with energy drinks and protein snacks, mostly beef jerky. It worked while I needed it, but the crash afterwards was always brutal. I would not recommend the practice to anyone unless you're massively desperate to stay awake AND can handle the two days of recovery thereafter. After staying up all night long I would often have to sleep the entire next day. A massive, migraine from hadeze would plague me for a good day and a half, sometimes two days. Nothing, and I do mean nothing, would kill the pain. Not tylenol, not ibuprophen, not even prescription pain killers. Seriously, it was scary. I also couldn't handle any light at all. If I moved my eyes, it hurt worse. You might be asking, why didn't I just use caffeine, coffee, no doze, or something? Well, frankly,because they don't work for me. Was it worth the headaches? Well, not really, when you compare the pain/massive sleeping to the work done. But then again, when you've got to stay awake no matter what, well, it gets you by.

I find that I can take phentermine for maybe three days or so, go off of it for about two days, and not have any appetite issues. Once the two days are over, and my body is basically purged of the medication, appetite is more noticable but not overbearing. I noticed that if I eat the wrong things (like that tempting package of twinkies) then the appetite is much harder to overcome. If I eat the right things, I can get by pretty well without the phentermine. I also find that if I'm going to eat a big meal, its best to do so earlier in the day, like between about noon and 3pm. That way, I can come home and cook/clean/do whatever for the family and not feel starved/deprived or tempted to eat what everyone else is eating. By the time bedtime rolls around, I'm often feeling satisfied. I might have a little small snack, like a handful of raisins, but that's about it. In the morning, I don't feel ravenging hungry like I would if I ate a meal later in the day or before going to bed. Strange how our bodies work that way!

I was so amazingly stoked this last week or so. I was able to button up a nice denim jacket, mens size large, across the hips without bulging or stretching. Woohoo! Works for me!!!

Here's to continued weight loss on my end, and to your success in your own weight loss endeavors!

Feb. 24, 2011

Well folks, in less than a week I will have reached my 1 year anniversary of when I started losing weight. As of today, I still have not lost any additional weight. The phentermine, at this point, isn't doing anything for the appetite. Not really. The phentermine is more for the energy factor these days than anything, especially on days when I have to stay awake. I am thankful that Spring is at my front door, as I look forward to getting back outside for my exercise. I am certain that my weight loss will continue once I can get back to a normal, warmer weather routine.

I didn't have any phentermine at all for two solid weeks. I was stuck indoors after the blizzard of 2011 slapped 3 feet of snow outside the front door. We couldn't get outside! All we had to do was sit around, eat, and sleep. That's about it. So I thought, huh, what's the point of taking Phentermine if I'm just going to eat anyways. So it wasn't a good time for dieting, let me tell you.

So, in honor of my year anniversary, I believe that I will bid you a final farewell. Overall, I learned that to have effective weight loss, I needed to learn about my body type and use a diet for my type, rather than what the doctors, nutritionists, or dietitians tried to shove down my throat. I learned that I needed to find some sort of exercise that was best for me, not what an exercise chart says I should do. I discovered that I could exercise, do meaningful work, and enjoy what I was doing all at the same time, which made exercise fun, profitable, and beneficial all at once. I know now that dieting is a daily decision, if not even an every-meal decision. Its not enough to just tell yourself "I'm going to eat different." No! You have to make healthy choices every single time you open your mouth. And, if you fall to temptation, and trust me, you will, don't give in to those little voices that say, "Well, you flubbed up bad at lunch already, you might as well round out the evening with a good fattening meal for supper, too." Finally, I have discovered that its perfectly natural to be on a weight loss plateau. I failed in the past because I hit the plateau, could not budge off of it no matter what, and gave up. I tell you now, you should not give up. I'm not giving up now, and I won't in the future. It is much better to stay on that plateau than to start gaining weight again.

I wish you all the best in your weight loss endeavors. If my weight loss journal has inspired or helped you in any way, I would like to hear from you!

With the warmest regards,

Amy