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I used to go on a week-long camping trip every year. No Diet Coke. I'd have horrible headaches for about 3 days and then I'd be free. Of course as soon as I got back home I'd get back on my fix again. :) It was the caffeine.

I can't wait to lose my moobs.

Whenever my weight loss stalls it's a clue I have been eating too much and need to reduce my caloric intake.

Phentermine is an old drug (1959), so it's quite possible that she was taking the same stuff. High blood pressure is a possible side effect and my doctor looks for it when I have my monthly check-ins. So far no issues.

Not all doctors will prescribe it, regardless of your issues. Some doctors, like some of the people here, are of the opinion that you should just be able to tough it out on your own willpower and if you can't, too bad. I had one doctor tell me that she would rather sign me up for bariatric surgery rather than prescribe…

Topirmate can cause memory problems, but generally in the doses prescribed for weight loss, which are far lower than prescribed for migraines or seizures, side-effects are mild. The doctor did tell me that I might have trouble coming up with a word (like being on the tip of your tongue) and I have noted that a couple of…

I don't track macros, only calories, so I don't care about anything involving macros. The ads don't bother me, but then I use Adblock Plus. So I don't really see anything of value to buy.

I don't pay any attention to macros. It's all about the calories.

This is what I don't get though. Well, I do get it, but it kind of goes against the "learn new habits" mantra. If you are eating properly for 6 months, this should be sufficient to learn new eating habits. So why doesn't it stick after you get off the drug? I'll tell ya why: Because hunger comes roaring back when you get…

Totally agree. Generally if you aren't losing, it's time to crank down the caloric intake. There are some exceptions, but I suspect the biggest issue is incorrect logging of food causing more calories to actually be eaten than is being logged.

I, too, am starting to only take the medicine every other day. Or I will go two days on, one day off.

Every day. Back in February I bought a Withings WiFi scale and it automatically syncs with MFP. I get on it as soon as I get out of the shower.

Yup. This is co-authored by Dr. Rudy Liebel of Columbia University Medical Center. I posted his video concerning this topic before. Basically what happens is when your body detects lowered leptin levels due to reduced fat levels, it takes steps to try and restore the leptin levels (and thus the fat levels). One of the…

My personal experience with the drug is that that is definitely not true for me.

I am currently taking phentermine with topiramate. This is the generic equivalent of Qsymia. Phentermine is amphetamine - speed. Topiramate is used to treat seizures and is somewhat of a depressant. Both drugs have appetite suppressant qualities. They are, however, serious drugs and require a prescription. Doctors…

During the week I definitely pre-log breakfast and lunch and snacks, as they are all brought with me to work. I don't know what we will be having for dinner, but by pre-logging I know what is available to me at night calorie-wise.

You are basically on maintenance within a window of 10 pounds for the last 18 months. You need to eat fewer calories (or exercise more). Careful logging is the key.

Aaaand now we see why people see the "personal failure" meme as shameful. Because that's exactly how it's leveled - with no regard for biology. From the data I have provided before, the effect has been seen to last for weeks in the laboratory during the course of studies, and has been extrapolated to last for years…

Great video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX2btaDOBK8

Probably because so many people throw that term around with the intent of shaming. It's often leveled at people who fail at weight loss with no regard for the biological mechanisms that work against weight loss. As if the decision to fail was made completely arbitrarily for no reason.

No, it's not a personal failing. It's ignorance. Most people have no idea how many calories are in what they are eating until they already have a weight problem and then they start looking more closely at what they are eating. When I was growing up, food was a pleasure to be enjoyed. And when you sat down to enjoy…

Here's how it roughly works. You plug in your stats into MFP, and your desired weight loss. The maximum it will allow is 2 pounds per week. If you tell it you have a sedentary lifestyle, then it will tell you how many calories you need to eat - while sedentary - to achieve a 2-pound-per-week loss. If you exercise on top of…

You're worried too much about the kinds of foods you are eating. Unless you have health or self-control issues with certain kinds of foods, you should not worry about eating bacon, eggs, or carbohydrates. You may want to reduce your carbohydrate intake somewhat simply because carb foods are often calorie-dense. But there…

Well, some of you say it is, so I guess for some of you it is. All I can say is every time I have ever lost weight I have been hungry, except when I have taken appetite suppressants, as I am currently. Otherwise, it's never been easy for me. It's constant hunger and cold. And given the fact that the majority of Americans…

This is the correct answer. You can't tell a fat person, "Hey, the way to lose weight is to eat whatever you want." Because they are going to think, "Really? Because I've been eating whatever I want my whole life and that's how I ended up this way." When you tell someone that the way to lose weight is to "eat whatever you…

Recent studies indicate that there are probably no health issues with aspartame. http://www.nhs.uk/news/2015/03March/Pages/Research-casts-doubt-on-aspartame-sensitivity.aspx http://www.hcplive.com/news/Aspartame-Blinded-Study-Demonstrates-Safety-Again

Yup. It is staggering how little food you really should be eating, and you won't know this until you start weighing and counting calories. I used to eat nuts for a snack. I'd open a jar of them and eat probably 5 or more handfuls as a "snack". Each handful was probably 300 calories. I was eating nearly my entire day's…

This is a great idea, thanks! We always struggle with dinner choices because our kids (and my wife) are picky eaters. We never wanted to be "you must eat everything on your plate" parents because I think this teaches unhealthy eating choices - to eat when you are not hungry. I like the idea of cooking a variety of…

Drink all the water you want. I drink about 3/4 of a gallon a day.

Shoot. For me, a pint of icecream was always a single serving. And I ate it right out of the carton. New York Super Fudge Chunk, baby!