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SunnyCA · January 15th, 2003, 06:44 AM

HI all-

I have been lurking around this forum for about 6 months and I thought I should finally introduce myself. I almost feel as if I know many of you from the posts I have read.

My weight story - I never had a problem with weight until I was 23 years old. Like a lot of people, tough times brought out the bad habits. I was getting out of a bad relationship, I lost my job and my best friend died in the space of 3 weeks. That was about 5 years ago. At the time I gained about 40 pounds. I got into partying and drinking. My job was almost all travel so I ate a lot of expensive food and drank a lot of expensive vodka. Over the next 4 years I maintained the higher weight, but didn't gain any more.

Then, this past year, I got married.

It has been tough (I heard the first year is always tough). He lost his job, we didn't have any money, we had to deal with immigration (he is from the UK), and I lost almost all of my friends because they all think married people are evil. That is an exaggeration, but we were a very tight group of VERY single girls. Anyway, I gained another 20 pounds in about 2 months and my doctor totally freaked out.

I half-heartedly have been trying to lose weight throughout 2002. But, in November, I got really serious. I started keeping a food journal at fitday dot com. It is AMAZING!!! And FREE!!! I could really see what I was putting in my body everyday - what a shock! I have only used phentermine a few times just to help out. But, it doesn't do much for me. I have to stick the old, boring routine - eat better, exercise more, drink water

Wow!! This post is soooo long. Sorry - and thanks for all your posts. They really help!!

SW- 180
CW- 171
GW- 135

Keew · January 15th, 2003, 06:52 AM

Welcome Sunny!!

Glad you piped in. You will notice if you haven't already, lots of people here don't use Phen for one reason or another.

The support here is for weight loss and every day issues in life. Glad your aboard!! Keep us posted and again...welcome to Phenland!!

suz1 · January 15th, 2003, 07:05 AM

Welcome and I am also fairly new and just think this place is great ~ Good Luck on your weight loss and see you around ! Suz Glad you posted !

rach1happygirl · January 15th, 2003, 07:27 AM

This reply is for Sunny,

I've just started taking Phen today, I'm afraid to get my hopes up that it'll work for me as well as it has for others, and when I read that it didn't work for you I got even more sceptical that it won't work for me either. Why don't you think that it worked for you and has it ever worked for you in the past?

Wicca · January 15th, 2003, 07:40 AM

SunnyCA...6 months

A belated welcome to you

So happy you introduced yourself!!

Don't worry about not being able to use phen, as Keew said...many here don't use phen for one reason or another. I made a 90day supply last a year and I still have some left

Which I won't be using cause Hubby and I are trying for a baby.

You are not alone...diet and exercise and water are the major keys to success. Phen does help most but it isn't the "reason" the big losers have lost...dedication and the 3 previously mentioned ingredients are

Rach1happygirl Welcome to you too

Don't be afraid. Hopefully phen will work for you but even if it does don't put all your faith in it. Start now with a great exercise program, drink your water (fitness experts recommend 1 gal a day but start slow and work up), and eat a healthy well balanced diet (at least 1200 calories a day). And do like SunnyCA and use a tracking system for your calories it really does help. For one many forget to eat in the beginning and their body goes into starvation mode (refusing to drop a pound).

Best of luck to you both...come here often for motivation and support and don't be afraid to speak up if you need anything

LisaS · January 15th, 2003, 08:27 AM

Welcome, SunnyCA ! Wow, 6 months! Glad you could pop in finally.

Let us know if you need anything.

As well, welcome rach1happygirl !

Lisa

Rhapsody · January 15th, 2003, 08:51 AM

Welcome! Don't be shy! Nice to have you with us....I look forward to seeing some of your posts & getting to know you. Good luck!

Nettie · January 15th, 2003, 09:07 AM

Hi, I thought I'd post here as well. Also new to this website and a one week user of Phentermine. I have gained my extraordinary girth with love - love of food, and love of having children(heredity also snuck a whammy on me) Anyway, my father passed away from a heart attack over a year ago while I was pregnant with my last child. I made a pact with myself that when I was done with my pregnancy and nursing I would commit to whatever it takes to drop the weight, not just for myself and my own health but for my children. I want to make sure I am around for them for a very long time.

So here I am 1 week using phen, and it has been a miraculous tool for me. I have no problem with exercise or being on a sensible diet. My problem has always been the desire to binge and cravings. The phen has short circuited my brain somehow and taken away those cravings. I have chips(salt), choclate covered m&m's(choclate), and Frosted Flakes(sugar)in the house and have no desire to eat them. My first week has been astounding. I have lost 7 pounds. I still have a long way to go but I know with my cravings under control I have a real chance to change my eating habits for good.

It's nice to have support through this website and to see everyones pictures. I will have to post some when I get to my first goal of below 200. Thank you everyone for helping me with inspiration.

sw - 235
cw - 228
stgw - under 200
ltgw - 135

kakacboy · January 15th, 2003, 09:26 AM

Welcome! There is so much encouragement here, you won't believe it! People to cheer you on when you do well and people to help you out when you don't want to do so well!

Ph@t · January 15th, 2003, 09:30 AM

WELCOME SUNNY AND NETTIE!! Good to see you here and in the right frame of mind! I look forward to hearing your success stories! Good luck!

health4life · January 15th, 2003, 11:03 AM

Hello and Welcome to Phen
Goodluck and I wish u much success on your weightloss goals

ThisisIT · January 15th, 2003, 11:32 AM

Welcome -- this is THE place to come for support, and just general good vibes in your weight loss journey. Good luck and see you guys around!

MD2004 · January 15th, 2003, 12:10 PM

Hi all - I posted under new members but thought I would say hi here too. I have been reading for a while and just started taking phen last Thursday - so I guess that means I have been on it for a week! I have noticed that I do not snack at all like I used to. I am drinking tons of water and eating reasonably well. I am not on the Atkins diet but have decided to try as much as possible not to eat carbs. Oh, I am a single mother of a 4 year old daughter - and I am in my second year of medical school. I do not have a scale so I have no idea if I have lost any weight yet - I think I will just go in every month and weigh at the hospital. My ideal weight would be somewhere around 120, I am only 5'2" so extra weight really shows on me. Perhaps more than that would be if I could fit into a size 8 - what really got me going on the diet was the fact that over the Christmas holiday I had to buy new clothes because nothing fit me - I had been wearing either scrubs (which are quite roomy) all day and then pjs at home for at least 4 months so I put on a lot of weight. Anyway, eventually I ended up going to Lane Bryant because no one else had anything that fit right - and I was stunned that the size 18 was a little tight on me. I decided then that for my health I needed to lose the weight - so that is my story and here I am.

January 15th, 2003, 06:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
Keew Diamond Phenster Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mass. Posts: 2,523 Lost Weight: 0lbs Goal Weight: 150	Welcome Sunny!! Glad you piped in. You will notice if you haven't already, lots of people here don't use Phen for one reason or another. The support here is for weight loss and every day issues in life. Glad your aboard!! Keep us posted and again...welcome to Phenland!! ******************************* "If your mind wasn't so narrow, your waist would be" -Dr.Atkins ***************************** SW 387 CW 230 GW 175 LOW CARB FOR LIFE!!**

January 15th, 2003, 07:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
suz1 Gold Phenster Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 706 Lost Weight: 19 Current Weight: 173 Goal Weight: 158	Welcome and I am also fairly new and just think this place is great ~ Good Luck on your weight loss and see you around ! Suz Glad you posted ! - ~~ Coincidence is when GOD chooses to remain anonymous ~~

January 15th, 2003, 07:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
rach1happygirl Silver Phenster Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NY Posts: 152 Lost Weight: 40 (started phen 1/15/03 @ 209) Current Weight: 160 Goal Weight: 140	This reply is for Sunny, I've just started taking Phen today, I'm afraid to get my hopes up that it'll work for me as well as it has for others, and when I read that it didn't work for you I got even more sceptical that it won't work for me either. Why don't you think that it worked for you and has it ever worked for you in the past? SW 209 (1/15/03) CW 170 12/15/03 GW 140

January 15th, 2003, 07:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
Wicca Platinum Phenster Join Date: May 2002 Location: East Bay, CA Posts: 1,795 Lost Weight: 25 Current Weight: 136 Goal Weight: 125	SunnyCA...6 months A belated welcome to you So happy you introduced yourself!! Don't worry about not being able to use phen, as Keew said...many here don't use phen for one reason or another. I made a 90day supply last a year and I still have some left Which I won't be using cause Hubby and I are trying for a baby. You are not alone...diet and exercise and water are the major keys to success. Phen does help most but it isn't the "reason" the big losers have lost...dedication and the 3 previously mentioned ingredients are Rach1happygirl Welcome to you too Don't be afraid. Hopefully phen will work for you but even if it does don't put all your faith in it. Start now with a great exercise program, drink your water (fitness experts recommend 1 gal a day but start slow and work up), and eat a healthy well balanced diet (at least 1200 calories a day). And do like SunnyCA and use a tracking system for your calories it really does help. For one many forget to eat in the beginning and their body goes into starvation mode (refusing to drop a pound). Best of luck to you both...come here often for motivation and support and don't be afraid to speak up if you need anything Vicki's Pics or Wicca's Page

January 15th, 2003, 08:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
LisaS Platinum Phenster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,408 Lost Weight: 45.5 lbs Current Weight: 184.5 Goal Weight: 145	Welcome, SunnyCA ! Wow, 6 months! Glad you could pop in finally. Let us know if you need anything. As well, welcome rach1happygirl ! Lisa SW 230 SW on Phen 228 (10/19/02) CW 184.5 GW 145 "I can't be scared. I have teenagers."

January 15th, 2003, 06:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
SunnyCA Phen Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Southern CA Posts: 8 Lost Weight: 9 Current Weight: 171 Goal Weight: 135	HI all- I have been lurking around this forum for about 6 months and I thought I should finally introduce myself. I almost feel as if I know many of you from the posts I have read. My weight story - I never had a problem with weight until I was 23 years old. Like a lot of people, tough times brought out the bad habits. I was getting out of a bad relationship, I lost my job and my best friend died in the space of 3 weeks. That was about 5 years ago. At the time I gained about 40 pounds. I got into partying and drinking. My job was almost all travel so I ate a lot of expensive food and drank a lot of expensive vodka. Over the next 4 years I maintained the higher weight, but didn't gain any more. Then, this past year, I got married. It has been tough (I heard the first year is always tough). He lost his job, we didn't have any money, we had to deal with immigration (he is from the UK), and I lost almost all of my friends because they all think married people are evil. That is an exaggeration, but we were a very tight group of VERY single girls. Anyway, I gained another 20 pounds in about 2 months and my doctor totally freaked out. I half-heartedly have been trying to lose weight throughout 2002. But, in November, I got really serious. I started keeping a food journal at fitday dot com. It is AMAZING!!! And FREE!!! I could really see what I was putting in my body everyday - what a shock! I have only used phentermine a few times just to help out. But, it doesn't do much for me. I have to stick the old, boring routine - eat better, exercise more, drink water Wow!! This post is soooo long. Sorry - and thanks for all your posts. They really help!! SW- 180 CW- 171 GW- 135

January 15th, 2003, 08:51 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rhapsody Platinum Phenster Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,815 Lost Weight: 106 pounds Current Weight: 152.5 pounds (9/2/2003) Goal Weight: 140	Welcome! Don't be shy! Nice to have you with us....I look forward to seeing some of your posts & getting to know you. Good luck! ~Shelly~ Started 10/1/02 258.5 lbs Started Phentermine 10/11/02 253lb Height: 5'7" 04/25/03 Reached goal of maintaining between 150-155, average weight of 152.5 106 pounds lost! Current weight: 162.5 Goal weight: To maintain between 155-160 Only those who risk going too far will ever know how far they can go. Link to before & during pictures: http://<a href="http://groups.msn.co...y/pictures</a> The birthday pic is from Sept. 2002 at my highest 258.5, the next one is April 2003 approx. 155 lbs, and the others are June 2003 approx. 152 lbs [IMG]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0YgDdAvUgz6pbrp%2a!1SLMt3q2iv9BWDrYf3ZpAKF4aOS7o5r 6BsTQ852IhD8ovFh1mMUf7!83MBeuzfurf!SRI!T9Nw%2an4OC VL79oSqg7Th6L4%2av**HoFjQU5MfMRgszgQJzIqxDdZ5WyyPA 6BjTYzA/Shelly-most-recent.jpg%3fdc=4675421378744992846[/IMG]

January 15th, 2003, 09:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
Nettie Silver Phenster Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Montana Posts: 110 Lost Weight: 53.5 Current Weight: 181.5 Goal Weight: 140	Hi, I thought I'd post here as well. Also new to this website and a one week user of Phentermine. I have gained my extraordinary girth with love - love of food, and love of having children(heredity also snuck a whammy on me) Anyway, my father passed away from a heart attack over a year ago while I was pregnant with my last child. I made a pact with myself that when I was done with my pregnancy and nursing I would commit to whatever it takes to drop the weight, not just for myself and my own health but for my children. I want to make sure I am around for them for a very long time. So here I am 1 week using phen, and it has been a miraculous tool for me. I have no problem with exercise or being on a sensible diet. My problem has always been the desire to binge and cravings. The phen has short circuited my brain somehow and taken away those cravings. I have chips(salt), choclate covered m&m's(choclate), and Frosted Flakes(sugar)in the house and have no desire to eat them. My first week has been astounding. I have lost 7 pounds. I still have a long way to go but I know with my cravings under control I have a real chance to change my eating habits for good. It's nice to have support through this website and to see everyones pictures. I will have to post some when I get to my first goal of below 200. Thank you everyone for helping me with inspiration. sw - 235 cw - 228 stgw - under 200 ltgw - 135 SW Jan 7, 2003 - 235 CW - 181.5

January 15th, 2003, 09:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
kakacboy Bronze Phenster Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 33 Lost Weight: 0lbs	Welcome! There is so much encouragement here, you won't believe it! People to cheer you on when you do well and people to help you out when you don't want to do so well!

January 15th, 2003, 09:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ph@t Milkshake Phensta Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 8,834 Lost Weight: 30 lbs Current Weight: too much Goal Weight: 170	WELCOME SUNNY AND NETTIE!! Good to see you here and in the right frame of mind! I look forward to hearing your success stories! Good luck!

January 15th, 2003, 11:03 AM	#11 (permalink)
health4life I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO LIVE A HEALTHY SLIMMER LIFE Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: florida Posts: 6,748 Lost Weight: 98 lbs Current Weight: 170 lbs Goal Weight: 150	Hello and Welcome to Phen Goodluck and I wish u much success on your weightloss goals

January 15th, 2003, 11:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
ThisisIT Silver Phenster Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 230 Lost Weight: 10 lbs. Current Weight: 168 Goal Weight: 135	Welcome -- this is THE place to come for support, and just general good vibes in your weight loss journey. Good luck and see you guys around! SW: 178 8/02 CW: 169 GW: 135.

January 15th, 2003, 12:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
MD2004 Silver Phenster Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 378 Lost Weight: 0lbs Current Weight: 189 Goal Weight: 120	Hi all - I posted under new members but thought I would say hi here too. I have been reading for a while and just started taking phen last Thursday - so I guess that means I have been on it for a week! I have noticed that I do not snack at all like I used to. I am drinking tons of water and eating reasonably well. I am not on the Atkins diet but have decided to try as much as possible not to eat carbs. Oh, I am a single mother of a 4 year old daughter - and I am in my second year of medical school. I do not have a scale so I have no idea if I have lost any weight yet - I think I will just go in every month and weigh at the hospital. My ideal weight would be somewhere around 120, I am only 5'2" so extra weight really shows on me. Perhaps more than that would be if I could fit into a size 8 - what really got me going on the diet was the fact that over the Christmas holiday I had to buy new clothes because nothing fit me - I had been wearing either scrubs (which are quite roomy) all day and then pjs at home for at least 4 months so I put on a lot of weight. Anyway, eventually I ended up going to Lane Bryant because no one else had anything that fit right - and I was stunned that the size 18 was a little tight on me. I decided then that for my health I needed to lose the weight - so that is my story and here I am. Steph SW01-07-2003): 174 CW06-26-2003): 174.5 GW: 120 "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

January 15th, 2003, 12:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
BLAZE31 Silver Phenster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: KY. Posts: 751 Lost Weight: 25 then gained back 5 Current Weight: 149 Goal Weight: 135 - 140