Being 265 of course I would love a quick fix! And I have had diet "success" before--I starved myself for 3-4 mos and loss 90lbs! And so much for success the weight came back the minute I put food back into my mouth--now all I have to show for my success is more fat than ever, permanent dark circles under my eyes and a metabolism slower than molasses, (and some skinny pictures)! I do take phen but I know there is no miracle I needed a starting place and the boards here and phen seemed like a good place to begin. I know I need to eat healthy, exercise and drink tons of water to achieve success and maintain any weightloss in the future. I guess the pill for me was just an acountability thing-I spent money on it and I was going to give it my best. So I take my pill daily and check the boards, eat much better than I have in years--I still have an occasional lapse but I just keep on rolling along, and I have begin to exercise which to this day I still hate. I am out of shape and uncoordinated and exercise is the last thing I want to ever do. But I do try. I thought of doing Atkins or South Beach or some other plan--but I know myself well enough by now to know if I forbid myself from anything I am doomed for failure. I decided to go the more liberal approach--I can have anything just use good judgement and keep in mind the choices I make will effect my weightloss. I began on June 7th and I have lost over 25lbs. The ironic part of this story is that I counted my phen today and I have only taken 23 pills from a 90 day supply. I just forgot it some days and other days I just didn't take it to see how I would do. I realize I have not lost near enough weight to be an authority here but as for me I am no longer going to use the pill and keep on doing what seems to be working. But without the pill in the biginning I really dont think I would have stuck to it this long. I hope everyone has the success they are trying to achieve it is by far one of the hardest things I have ever tried to do. Good luck to all of you! I do not by any means want it to sound like I think everyone should stop the phen or diet drug they are using--I am just telling what works for me personally. Like I said if I didnt start with the phen I would have more than likely given up by now.
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