Diet pills from the doctor

robinkcotton wrote: »

RGv2 wrote: »

It's not all about clean eating. It's calorie control, how you get there is up to you, but to say it's all about clean eating is false.

Now tell me why that is false?? Do you know what clean eating is?? Clean eating is choosing foods with less carbs and less calories... Healthy fruits and veggies... That is clean eating.. You read labels on the "healthy" foods?? May be low calories but loaded with carbs!!! So not everything that is LOW calories is good for you...

Not true... Carbs aren't bad...

Fruits and veggies are loaded in carbs and "clean eating" is about eating unprocessed foods not low carb and low calorie. Clean eating isn't necessary. A calorie deficit is.

So much misinformation.

singingflutelady wrote: »

Fruits and veggies are loaded in carbs and "clean eating" is about eating unprocessed foods not low carb and low calorie. Clean eating isn't necessary. A calorie deficit is.

So much misinformation.

Agreed. Look at people who go on junk food diets. They eat unhealthily but can lose weight still because of the calorie deficit.

As for the OP, she probably has lost a good bit of water weight so I would wait to see her rate of loss in the next few months before saying she's losing too quickly. The more you need to lose, the faster it comes off initially.

OP, it's not uncommon to see great weight loss over the first few weeks. In many cases it's driven by reductions in glycogen from less carbs, reduction in sodium content (more water weight) and reductions in the volume of food in your GI tract from eating less.

Personally, I would never advise 1200 calories for a young and active person. My goal is to maintain as much muscle as possible during a cut (weight loss), as muscle is the biggest driver for things like metabolism and how good you look naked.

Overall, the problem most of us have with pills is it doesn't teach you how to eat long term as it falsely suppresses your appetite. Once the pills become ineffective in a month or two, it might make things more difficult.

23874wnvlslksmileybugster08 wrote: »

Ugh I envy you. I've heard nothing but good things about adipex phentermine but my doctor refuses to let me take it. I don't know what. They just said no way. I want it so badly

keep that doctor!!!!

Add me as a friend and I'll be supportive. Send a message why you are friending me. I've used many forums. Unfortunately the one here is full of people that have nothing better to do than cut other people down. Not for actual help and support. And NEVER post about diet pills here. I've lost over 40 pounds by careful eating, exercising, AND using Phentemine.

Don't do pills. They are unnecessary.

bmwny1 wrote: »

Hello all,
I just started my weight loss program set up by my doctor and I am taking adapex and weekly b12 shots. I have drastically changed my eating habits and have exercised more than before. I have only been on the diet for 9 days and I've lost 7.5 lbs. I know that is a lot for one week. Doing a 1200 calorie diet. My question is for people who have done similar programs. Once you stop taking the pills/shots after 6 months were you successful in keeping the weight off?

when you start a "diet", especially one enhanced with medication, there is often a large initial weight loss. Much of that is due to fluid shifts as the body adjusts to the substantial changes. It can be psychologically rewarding to see that scale number decrease, but that rate will likely not last and it doesn't mean much positive or negative right now.

As for your second question, 90%-95% of people who lose weight via radical diets/pills regain the lost weight within two years. These methods can be initially successful. Unfortunately, it can be pretty devasting to lose all the weight, get all the compliments, and then watch it all come back. I've seen it happen with more than one person who took phentermine and I would never, ever work with anyone again who was following that regimen.

Although the historical numbers are pretty dismal, hypothetically, it should be possible to institute effective lifestyle changes to keep the weight off. The biggest problem can be seen in your choice of words. "Losing weight" is not a temporary activity. You don't just "lose weight" and then go back to a "normal" life. This is what tends to trip all of us up. Over time, the same stressors, activities, behaviors, relationships, etc that contributed to the weight gain in the first place exert their influence and we slip back into old habits.

It sounds like you have committed to this routine, so I won't try to talk you out of it. All I can say is start making permanent lifestyle changes now. Instead of focusing on a 1200 calorie "diet", work on creating a lifestyle you can follow for a lifetime. And be prepared for the fact that when you stop the medication, your body is going to through a readjustment and you will likely start gaining back some weight. That is when vigorous and consistent exercise will start to play a more important.

Good luck.

I've been on a similar diet and taking phentermine. I've been on this diet for a month and a half. In that time, there have been days that I don't even take the pill and am able to stick with the diet. I try to think of it as a means to train myself to healthier eating habits.

If phentermine works in the long term for people then I'm not going to judge. I tried it and I nearly lost my mind and my marriage...