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I just had my second follow up with my doctor, 6ish months on Phen. She doesn't like to put people on it for longer than that, and she said people around that time start to notice it stops having effect. I've started to forget to take it, actually, just because I don't really feel the need for it. I'm only half through…

Walking is great, if harder workouts aren't possible yet. Just walk as long as you can.

Amen, sister! I was to the point of giving up and just getting heavier and heavier until it killed me! I didn't want to try losing anymore - I'd tried a lot of times and didn't lose. Phen gave me the thing I'd lost: HOPE! I'm so glad it's working for you! And also glad that you're working on how to change your lifestyle…

I've been reminding myself that I can love just one cookie and appreciate that one fantastic, delicious cookie a lot more than 6 cookies piled in one after the other without even thinking about them. :)

138 days. 45 pounds down! 60 to go. I haven't really lost anything in 4 weeks, though. I'm not sure exactly what's up with that. I might stop taking it soonish and see what happens. I was hoping to get to half before that. I'm trying some new things to see if it'll help.

I've heard more than a few people who didn't lose once they got under 1200 calories, especially considering exercise, because their body just held on to every single bit of food that it did get. EATING is NECESSARY. What you choose to eat is important. My nutritionist has encouraged me to eat 6 times a day, approximately…

I am also looking for geeky friends. Here and in my local town. Does anybody else have trouble finding local geeky friends? Why is it so hard to find friends as adults?

I think 3 times a week counts as living it! ;)

Interesting! Give it a few weeks and let us know if it came back off? I've skipped a few days here and there and not noticed an overall difference. But I have no idea what to expect when coming off it for good...

I haven't lost more than a couple every week, but it's been a couple every week for the last three months and that does add up! It does feel like this will take forever (I'm trying to lose about 105 pounds) but at this rate I'll do it within this year and that's impressive! It took me 8 years to gain 70% of the weight.…

Hey @jennahiggins782015, there are a lot of apps for the phone that help remind you to drink water. I'm using Water Drink Reminder for Android. It'll ask your weight and give you an idea about what you should drink. You can set your wake-up and bedtime and it'll give you reminders throughout the day, with a little "you…

@Tsartele, Welcome! It sounds like you're off to a great start!! You've got your motivation going and that's sometimes the HARDEST thing to do. I think all of us understand the venom that gets spit at us as people who have found the need for a medical solution to lose weight. You won't get that from any of us. I do agree…

Exactly! I'm so glad I'm not the only one. :)

Oh my gosh, this is a beautiful chicken!! :heart:

This might be really weird, but I put deodorant down there and it's helped me.

I think I'm starting week 7 on Phentermine (37.5). I've gone from 243 lbs to 228 lbs, something like 2.5 pounds a week and I'm tickled. :) I'd worry if I was losing more than that much in a week because I don't think it'd be healthy for me.

Friend! :) Same here for me. Feel free to friend me. :)

Right?! And there are so many people on the forums who are all hating on the diet pill users. :( We've got to stick together! (I saw you got a lot of grief today in a Phentermine thread. Sorry that happened. :( )

I enjoy the Yoga Booty Ballet stuff. Maybe one of these might have ideas that work for you? Abs and Butt workout Hip Hop and Abs

My cankles are actually turning into real ankles! I hadn't noticed until I was shaving my legs yesterday and managed to slice the skin off the unusually prominent bone on the outside of my leg there. Hurts like the dickens, but I was amazed to notice that I have actual ankles!

I've just discovered that there's a Phentermine Users group here in MFP. Looks like it's mostly quite these days, but maybe those of use who are taking it can migrate over there and liven things up a little bit -- try to support each other as we're working through the unique problems and challenges that are part of using a…

It seems weird that the body would burn muscles first before fat. I mean, if I'm exercising at all after not being exercising previously, and doing stuff that even that isn't specifically strength but just walking, then I'm burning something for calorie energy and it seems like it'd be the fat, and that my muscles are…

I think the shoes decision is going to be a very personal decision. I don't wear shoes during my workouts, but my feet are fairly "normal" and I find that working barefoot helps strengthen my feet. And like @try2again said, she finds wearing shoes important. So that would really depend on your feet and your comfort.

@aprilflower18232 I want to be just like you when I grow up! :heart:

My doctor gave me several years to try to lose weight on my own. And after 3 years of losing 15 - 20 pounds and then gaining it right back on, checking my thyroid and other possible medical conditions, we discussed the diet pill option. I'd said for years and years that it had to be possible for me to lose weight…

Absolutely find something that you look forward to doing! If those videos sound like fun, then go for it! I think the idea is to find something that will get your heart rate up and get you sweating for 30 minutes a day (or total of 2 1/2 hours per week) or more. Something important to remember, though, is that you might…

Your 10 year old has her period? How early are kids getting it these days?! :astonished:

Oh! OP, one more thing: No alcohol while you're on it, according to the drug info. But booze is high in calories and not nutrition anyway. :)

I've been wondering this SAME THING! :) I've been reading through the threads about lifting and looking at how great people look when they've been lifting and wondering why so many people wait until they're down in weight before starting to lift because it seems like having more muscles from lifting would help so much in…