Let's talk about how things are going!

Esquire - are you feeling better?? Worried!

Sparkpeople - if you want to PM me - I'm on the site occasionally too!!! but of course, that's my "real" identity" ha!

I have a funeral to attend today (so sad - a child pt.) But will be back tomorrow. Thinking of you all - hoping you are all well and healthy!
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I've given in and just placed my order with uspills. Since running out of pills from customhrt I've been eating like a pig and don't want to gain back the little weight I've lost. I'm trying the 30 mg yellow capsules this time because the 37 mg made me too jittery (even 1/2). Originally I tried to lose the weight for a wedding but never seemed to lose as much as I really wanted - it was very depressing trying out cocktail dresses & seeing your reflection in those 4way mirrors - Especially because it's summer & every thing is sleeveless or backless. I tried to stay away from plain old black but that's what I ended up with - also ended up buying one of those "miracle" girdles (or body shaper as they're called now). Maybe i'm too hard on myself - because I seen lots of women my age and around my weight wearing slinky dresses & they didn't seem to care that they had blubber sticking out. Wish I could be like them. I couldn't even allow myself to go sleeveless - I ended up buying a little shrug jacket that covered up my arms a little. Hope I get those pills soon!

Hey Guys!

Sorry I didn't post earlier. My Server was down.

LeighHop I understand what you mean. But when I pick at my food (I eat slow anyway & it drives people nuts!) my friends say I am trying to become anorexic! Today I only took 1/2 of Phen & sometimes, like today I take it right before I work out. I do sweat a lot during the workout, but I can't really tell if it's the workout or the Phen. Thanks for thinking about me!

PedsNurse, thanks for thinking of me as well. I didn't want to worry anyone. More than anything I think it was in my mind (at least I hope it was). Because I know that Phen raises your blood pressure, when I lie down I continuously feel my heartbeat over & over again. It's like I am looking for something. Weird, but like I said I took 1/2 today & I've felt fine & still kept my eating at a minimum. I actually haven't eaten enough today. So sorry to hear about the child patient. I know that's always rough.

Bjay, seems like you made a good choice with us-pills. Haven't ordered from there, but other have surely had success. I know what you mean about trying on clothes. The dressing room was always the place where I vowed I was going on a "diet." I have a wedding coming up in almost a month & I pray that I am smaller by then so I won't feel self-conscious.

Hope to hear from you all tomorrow. How's it going Imworthit & Sharon Marie?

Hi all so glad to see everyone posting I only missed a day and there ar like 2 extra pages WOW! I somach is messing me up really bad right now becasue I drank some weird flavor of Jamba Juice. What was I thinking Peanut Butter Mood it is chocolate and regardless it has my stomach bubbling and making sounds and to say the very least I have not been able to go far from the rest room since..... it's like a bad drunk I just want to stop spinning boohooo

Equire you made me run to the TV the other night to watch Extrem it was great and that little girl and her Mom made me cry I was so happy for them.

I have been a total obsessed woman as far as the scale goes. I am on the thing like twice or three times a day. I am afraid NOT to do this becasue the last time I did not weigh myself everyday I gained a ton of weight.

So is anyone else taking Metphormin with their phen?

Hey MacMom! I was trying not to leave anyone out. SORRY.

Hope you feel better. I LOVE Jamba Juice! I used to go there every morning when I lived in Houston, but we don't have it here in GA .

Glad you got to see Extreme Makeover. It was a very touching show.

I have been in the restroom COUNTLESS times (if course LOL) & I haven't weighed since Monday. I PRAY that I have good news next Monday.

Take care!

As a reply to the question about taking metformin- I am taking both. I am borderline diabetic, and have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrom), so losing weight is VERY hard for me. I am taking (supposed to take) 2000 mg per day of the metformin along with the phen. So far, my system is doing well, I think I've lost 4 pounds, so we'll see. I'm also taking aldactone, which is similar to a water pill, which is used to help with some of the other symptoms of the PCOS.

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I decided to register- that last post about metformin is from me

Good morning everyone !

Yesterday my phen arrived and because it was already 12:40 I only took half ....boy let me tell you, I acomplished more in a half a day then I have in a month , I cleaned the entire house and took the kids to the park for a picnic then came home and fixed dinner went outside in the yard and pulled all weeds from my flower beds .
Needless to say Im pretty darn sure this the the real thing. I think Iwill stick with half since it did so well for me .....anyone taking half in the am and half around 12 ? Today food will not control my thoughts !! I will not overeat
I know all about secret eating ....I never ate alot when my husband was home but when he is gone at work I would eat like a pig. I guess i never ate in front of him because I didnt want him to think I ate like a pig.........strange as that sounds

I've noticed that I am getting hungry in the evening- does taking half in the morning and half at noon help with that? Does it keep you up late at night? I've been taking it for about 5 days, I've seen some results, I just want to keep seeing results!! Thanks!

I haven't heard of Phen messing with that. My next Doc appt is next week and I plan on asking him. I am on the pill seasonale so I'm not sure I would notice since i only have 4 of tom a year.
I also haven't had any nightmares or other side effects other than loads of enegy. I've generally always had low blood pressure so this side effect isn't a problem for myself.
I'm down 11 lbs total now in 3.5 weeks. I'm glad it's coming off slow, and I'm not glad it's coming off slow. Doc says weight loss that is too fast can be very rough on the heart, but I'm impatient just like the rest of us
Hope all is going well for all!

Hi all I am back on track with the stomach thing. So I have been trying not to jump on the scale these past two days so I will weigh in the morning an I hope to see a few less pounds. It is hard to tell becasue my monthy popped up. I will tell you the metphormin makes it hard for me to predict when it is coming becasue I do not get any cramps like I used to get. I do have some blottingtoday but what can you do the good thing is I am not eating my way through it and for that I have the Phen to thank.

Polyh-How do you find the Met, Phen and Water pill are doing for you ? I am such a baby when it come to pills I choke them down like a fish out of water LOL. The phen is easy but the met is hard I take four big horse pills each night. same 2000 doze as you. I will tell you they said I am border line so the weight loose is supposed to put me on the right side of the line so to speak.

Good luck this week end all.

Hey Macmom-

I'm not really sure how all the pills are working so far, hahaha. I have been on the aldactone for a while, but my doc just doubled the doseage on Friday. As for the metformin, I have a hard time getting them in my day. If I don't eat enough and I take the pill, I'll be in the bathroom all day. So, I'm trying VERY hard to focus and to take the met right when I eat my meal. I don't know how you are able to take all four at night! I was trying that with two at night, and first thing in the morning, there I was with my bathroom!

So far, I have lost 6 pounds since Sunday, so in 6 days. I don't know how much of it is water weight as I'm also having a visit from TOM I will say that I was able to lose almost 30 pounds like 2 months ago. I was 265 lbs, and developed some kind of stomach problem (maybe an ulcer,) which made me not hungry, so my eating went to much smaller portions. That helped get me going. However, I gained 10 of that weight back and that's when the doc gave me phen.

So, with a combo of the new phen (37.5 white/blue specks), actually taking the 2000 mg of the extended release met, and the aldactone acting as a water pill.....hopefully I can get this weight off!

Hope this helps! Keep me posted on how you tolerate met so easily!!

Hi everyone!

I went to the Dr. today for my Lipotropic shot & my weigh in. He wasn't impressed at all with my weight loss, but he was happy to tell me that I lost 5 pounds of FAT & 6 pounds overall! Well thank God for small victories. I keep trying to tell him that I started on Phen & the low carb plan he put me on a week after I came to see him. So, it's only 6 pounds since last Monday, July 2nd. Not that great, but I KNOW coming off of the Master Cleanse & losing 15.5 pounds & then heading straight into this I think my body had already gone through its quick weight loss phase.

By the way TOM arrived today, a WEEK & 1 day LATE!!! So, I had to get on the scale like a bloated WHALE. I've actually been feeling bloated all week. So, anyway my official weigh-in day for the week isn't until Monday, so I will update you guys then. Maybe I shouldn't weigh until TOM is gone so I can drop this excess H20!

By the way Sharon Marie, on the other phen forums MANY of the women had TOM issues. 2 weeks early/late, sometimes skipping months, being on for a whole month, heavier flow (TMI, sorry) & worse cramps too. I guess that's why I didn't really worry about it. I don't like it being thrown off though. Most of them are on Birth control as well.

Hope you guys are all doing well! Talk to you again soon!

By the way, PedsNurse WHERE ARE YOU???

Hello everyone !
I've been taking my phen for 3 days now and already seeing a 3 pound loss I am having no side affects but I haven't been sleeping very well I was wondering if I could take a over the counter sleep aid . Just wondering if anyone has done this with good results?