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Hi Amanda! I hope we keep this positive, too. Not sure if you saw my thread with lots of Negative Nancys. I got the moderators to delete it. I see my doctor once every 28 days and she doles out the Phen. Only 28 pills in a container, no clue why. I don't usually lose as much as you did. I lost 11 pounds the first month. I…

It hasn't helped me lose weight at all. I've been on full replacement dose of Synthroid for years. I wish I could say it does, but I've gained plenty while on it. It may have helped when I first started it, I don't remember. My dose fluctuates between 125 and 150, depending on my weight. I get it tested pretty often. Right…

I wouldn't do it except under the control of a doctor either. My doctor too had me do complete blood work, and EKG, and takes my blood pressure every month. She is very into nutrition. Some of the stuff she likes, I won't take. Like protein powder shakes. I like eating more natural. Problem was, I was eating lots of fruits…

I can't quite figure out how that one on Amazon works! It looks like it goes around your wrist? I do think that's a good idea, though, a heart monitor. My exercise bike will say I burn 200 calories in an hour of averaging 15mph. On here, it will say it burns over 400 calories.

Logging calories is so new for me! I've been writing down my food, but not the amounts. Logging is keeping me honest! I have even started weighing my food to see if I am logging it correctly. I hope I can start eyeballing it like some of you are doing, that will be great.

Feel free to add me too, everyone. I log daily, my foods and exercises. I would love to get a circle of motivating people! I will be your cheerleader :)

Also, I can't understand why some of you are being so downright mean to the person that started this thread. There are different ways of doing things. Please be nice. She posted that she is disappointed that people are not being supportive. Then some of you threw cruel insults at her. Why? Is there something in it for you…

Hannah, I just joined a few days ago too. I posted a thread about being on medication. This site, MyfFtnessPal, I found out is NOT the place to talk about being on medication that was prescribed by your doctor. You are not lazy! You are doing your best.

CoopMay, I hear you.I feel that it is our job to be supportive of one another. Not to judge. Feel free to friend me. I promise to be supportive. That's why I am here. I am disappointed too. I met a lot of people here who were great. Then I found that I should have never posted a thread that was controversial on these…

Quasita, you are so right about four to five glass of wine not being how "normal people" drink. Unfortunately, I just have to not drink at all, period. If I have one or two, soon I am back up to drinking way too much. I may even be an alcoholic. I have a glass of club soda with a lime when I go out to dinner now.…

I feel like such an idiot! I posted a thread about Phen, and got slammed!

Yep, that's what I do too. Maybe logging will be the trick. That's the thing, thinking that's it a diet. Then it's over. It's like when I quit drinking wine. I did it last time I "dieted" and lost fifteen pounds just from the alcohol calories alone. Kept on "dieting" and I got down to 140. Then a year later, I was at my…

This is a big one for me. I got down to my last goal weight the end of the summer. Then I started drinking a lot of wine, which I had given up when I was dieting. The wine stimulated my appetite, and I started eating junk food. Ice cream, cake, pizza, etc. I don't know why I let myself go like that. By February, I was back…

Lora, that is fantastic, I am happy your doctor gave you Phen. It really does help you kickstart weight loss. You just have to be careful after you stop. Your appetite will come back with a vengeance. Just remember to keep eating the healthy way you are now. I'm giving you that advice, but I am really telling myself that.…

Hi CBC, I seem to be around 1200 calories a day. I wasn't exercising enough, so I started doing more, and poof, I lost 2 pounds this week. That's a lot for me. Usually I lose 1/2 to 1 pound a week. I have 17 more pounds to lose until my son's wedding the end of May. I don't lose very fast on Phen after the first couple of…

Somehow I actually managed to lose two pounds this week. According to what it says here, with my exercise/calorie ratio, it's only supposed to be a pound a week.

I pretty much know I will probably gain some of it back. This is a quickie fix to lose weight for my son's wedding. However, that being said, I intend to keep logging my food here. I intend to keep being diligent about my exercise. This is the difference between the diets I have been on before. I want to stay slim in the…

I know 2 pounds a week is unreasonable, but this chart says I am pretty much on track to do it. http://s155.photobucket.com/user/mac_girl2062/media/ScreenShot2014-03-22at113547AM_zpsead717e5.png.html] Now I have 10 weeks to lose 17 pounds

Just curious if anyone's doctor has given them Phendimetrazine to take along with the Phentermine? My doctor mentioned she may give it to me next time I come in if the Phen isn't working that well for me anymore.

CBC, you hit the nail right on the head. I eat one square of chocolate a day. Before Phen, a candy bar did not last. I would eat the whole thing. With Phen, even if I am eating "bad" food I don't eat that much. My friend came in from out of town, and she wanted to go for Chicago pizza at what I think is the best pizza…

I don't know if it made me gain weight. I've been taking it a long time

Thanks, now I understand. I get a printout each month. The last mont's one said my BMR is 1279 calories. My calorie deficit has been about 500 calories a day. So that's probably more like a pound a week. I try to stay under 1200 but usually it is more like 1300 or 1400, then I get credit for exercise. I really appreciate…

Thanks you guys. This is all so helpful! I do exercise. Mostly Zumba and my stationary bike, and exercise DVDs. Maybe I need to step it up! I question the calories it says here we burn on exercise. Last night I did an hour on the bike and the readout said 200 calories, and here it said 400 or 500 calories for moderate…

I hear you on not trusting MFP calorie burns. I have heard that what you burn from exercise isn't that much and you shouldn't subtract it from the calories you eat. Last night I did the exercise bike for an hour, and it said something like 500 calories. The readout on the bike said about 200 calories.

I use Estrogel, a gel you rub on your arm. I have to take progesterone with it. Mine's just the generic. I feel fine.

Thanks! I never tracked calories before. I just wrote down what I ate with no quantities. I think you are right about the calories. It's helping. I didn't realize I was eating that many calories before.

I have 19 more pounds to lose. I am 149, and I would love to get to 130 by my son's wedding the end of May. I know that's pushing it; trying for 2 pounds a week. I just started on myfitness pal and would love to make some friends! June

Hi! I am well over 50! Last year I celebrated a birthday with a zero in it. Would love to make some friends here, I just found this site. If you want to friend me, I would be delighted! June

So you want to lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks? Geez, I lost 1 pound in the last 2 weeks. I would totally love to lose 2 pounds a week. Now that I found this site, it is easy to plug in food. I never counted calories before, but I think it will help. Last night I knew how many calories I had for the day, and really thought about…

Brad - I don't know why all the supplements. It's just what my nutritionist gave me. I've been doing an interval training DVD. I like it! Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone. What's the fat burner? Does it do anything?