Hi Amy,
I'm the other Amy
You might try a diet diary. I kept a strict one and wrote down every single thing I ate and I was shocked at the cracker here and the bite of whatever there that added up in a day's time. Just a suggestion. It really opened my eyes as to where my problem was. I wasn't eating that much at meals, I was just munching more than I realized. To keep me honest, my diet buddy and I shared our diaries every day. I quit munching because I didn't want to take her abuse
By the way, I only lost 8 lbs the 1st month. My diet buddy lost over 20 lbs that first month on Adipex. It was really discouraging for me. I had my 4 month check up last week and I've lost 30 lbs. That averages 7.5 lbs per month. I am on Bontril.
Keep up the good work and it will come off. The smaller amounts of monthly weight loss add up, too.
Amy