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I just started Contrave yesterday. I'm sad I gained most of the weight back that I lost with Phentermine. After two years on Phentermine it just stopped working at all for me. How are you doing on Contrave? In case anyone is curious about how the Phentermine worked, I lost 44 pounds in the first 10 months I was taking it.…

Anyone here besides me get mad at yourself for gaining weight? To make yourself feel better, you eat. And you gain even more weight. Then you just give up and go on what I call a binge because I don't know what else to call it. It's been six months of out of control eating for me. I've thrown my hands up in the air and…

https://www.fitbit.com/user/4KR22H Hi! What if you don't know your exact exercise time started/finished?

I have the same issue. I can eat great all day, then later all I want to do is snack. Even though it is healthy food, like raw almonds and fruit, I can't lose weight when I eat all those extra calories. Lately I have just been saying NO to myself. This is the little talk I have with myself. "You looked and felt great when…

I hear you on gaining it back. What "diet" don't people gain it all back on? Even with diet pills, I still have to be careful to log my food here, get plenty of rest, exercise, and eat good healthy food. I eat a lot of fruit, vegetables, and raw nuts, but that's just the way I do it. Your own way is the best.

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…

I feel your pain! I actually really DID gain 8 real pounds in three weeks, just by drinking too much wine, which stimulated my appetite so I ate more. I'm still working on getting those pounds off and getting back to working on my weight goal.

Here's the thing. On any "diet" it is easy to gain the weight back, and more. I know what you mean about people not eating because they weren't hungry. I have done that before on Phentermine, and exactly what you said happened. Logging here is what is keeping me make progress. The problem is when I stop logging and eating…

I forgot about this group!

I'm still taking it, two years later! When I stopped taking it, I started gaining weight fast. I begged my doctor to let me stay on it. Feel free to friend me!

Stopping logging! Bingo, that's my problem too. When I log it keeps me honest. It's GREAT that you kept losing after you stopped taking it! Garcinia Cambogia which I always thought was a big scam has been working, at least for a week! I took it before and it did nothing. I tried this 1234 brand. The guy at the store said a…

That's a tough one. Why are you failing? I'm not understanding. I am the opposite. I should probably eat more meals instead of eating all day long. I naturally want to eat breakfast, then a lot of small meals until dinner, which is pretty small. I am working on not snacking at night!

I LOVE that none of the snotty haters are in here bashing us! Feel free to friend me, just put a note in that you take Phen too. I have problems with maintenance. I have been taking Phen almost two years. When I try to go off it, I pack the pounds on. Logging my food here helps, probably more than the Phen does. The…

Feel free to friend me! I went from 162 to 120 in eight months on Phen. Then I gained 20 pounds back, in a heartbeat! I asked my diet doctor if I can take Garcinia Cambogia along with it. She said it is also a stimulant, but as long as I don't have problems it's okay. I never thought anything over the counter could work.…

Me too; just say in the friend request why you are friending me!

Go to a MD who is a Bariatric Physician. I see my doctor once a month. She checks my vitals and gives me tips about eating right. She gave me a prescription for Phentermine. It has been really encouraging to see the weight drop off with carefully logging food and exercise. I wouldn't trust the over the counter stuff.…

Phentermine has helped me to lose 40 pounds. I've learned that with carefully logging my food and exercise here, it is a really effective combination. I know what you mean about stopping, then wanting to eat everything in sight. It's the same as with any 'diet'. My goal is to keep up the healthy eating after I stop taking…

First of all, get off these threads. These people have nothing else to do than shoot other people down. What I've learned to do is talk about issues on my own page with the friends I have made here, in my status. Feel free to friend me. A couple of my friends here are vegan.

The other way around here. I put all the weight on from drinking my bottle of wine a night. I took 40 pounds off just from quitting drinking. In December I went back to my old habits. Guess what? I gained 8 pounds in 3 weeks. Drinking stimulates my appetite, too! Back off the booze now.

44 pounds. Any questions or problems you're having, message me. I don't like to talk on these public forums. Feel free to add me as aa friend :)

Here's my dilemma now. I feel like I can't do this without Phentermine. Last year, with careful logging my food and exercise here, I went from 162 to 118 in less than a year. On Phentermine. I am short, so that's still a Size 10. Phentermine was a useful tool for me, but I still had to work hard to not overeat. My doctor…

It's not magic, like MKE said. You still have to log your food, and exercise. It's also not for everybody. My doctor does an EKG, takes blood pressure, gets blood work, and a complete physical before she prescribes it. If I had side effects like you guys said, I wouldn't take it either. I found that the first couple of…

PSK you did fantastic! I am in a normal BMI range for the first time on over 20 years, due to Phentermine. If you ever take it again, this is how my doctor says to stop taking it. For first 5 weeks: 2 days on, 1 day off. For next 8 weeks: 1 day on, one 1 day off For next 3 months: 1 day on, 2 days off I started with 3 days…

Sorry, Pika. You're right. I should have used a different word. "For people with different opinions" would have been more appropriate.

I'm another one that had success with Phentermine. I lost 42 pounds using it. I started on it last February. I am in the normal BMI range. For the first time in 25 years. The "secret" to keeping the weight off. It's to taper off the pills gradually. People that gain weight after they stop taking it don't taper off…

I had the same issue as you, just wanting to eat all the time, and never feeling full. For me, the answer to losing 25% of my body weight in the past nine months was from eating how I like eating. Before, I always used tricks and tips. The Paleo diet, high carb, low carb, whatever diet was in vogue. This is the first time…

It is nice that in clothes I look tiny. I can't even picture myself tiny until I look in the mirror and don't see a fat lady staring back at me. It is also nice to see photos of myself now. I'll let you guys know if exercising tightens things up a bit. If not, I will be happy with what I've got. I agree that I will take…

How to lose belly fat with this one little trick :) ;) :). But seriously now, I have found that even if I get my abs in top shape, there still can be a layer of fat over them. I recently lost a lot of weight. I went from a Size 2X to a Size 8. My belly and waist are very small now. Even though I have not been working out…

I do wonder if it will eventually change. My doctor has a scale with printouts I get each month. My muscle weight is going down in addition to my fat mass. I am thinking that if I build up my muscle, and stop doing so much Zumba (cardio) I should be able to take care of some of the saggy baggy? I would be okay with gaining…