[kcs231]

Hi I'm a new phenster and have been taking it almost a week now. The first day was like wow! It totally suppressed my hunger all day. I had to force myself to eat. Now it's a little different. I get a little hungrier. Also when I first started phentermine 30mg (1.5 hrs befor breakfast} I got a mild headache and a foggy feeling that is slowly going away as also the hunger is slowly coming back, but not totally.

Also the big question is why does everyone,meaning phensters, say drink a lot of water. What is the key to this?

[coliecatt]

One reason you may be getting headaches is because Phen dries your body out everywhere & you may be getting slightly dehydrated. Drinking lots of water washes out your system & also cures some of the little hunger feelings. I have always drank water, but now that I am taking phen I seem to crave it! I have luckily not had any side effects & it has really curbed by hunger. I try to drink at least 3-4 20oz bottles of water every day. Sometimes at dinner I may drink tea, but then I drink some more water before I go to bed. Flushing out your system will also keep any fluid build up off! That alone will make you feel better! I have been on phen for about 3 and a half weeks & have lost 16 pounds. I know some people lose a lot faster- but I would rather lose it slow because it is a lot easier to keep off. Good luck & hope I have been some help

[health4life]

Hello and Welcome
I copied this from our famous water post.

WATER
How 8 Glasses A Day Keep Fat Away

Incredible as it may seem, water is quite possible the single most important catayst in losing weight and keeping it off. Although most of us take it for granted, water may be the only true "magic potion" for permanent weight loss.

Water surppresses the appetite naturaily and helps the body metabolize stored fat. Studies
have shown that a decrease in the water intake will cause fat deposits to increase, while
an increase in water intake can actually reduce fat deposits.
Here's why: The kidneys can't function properly without enough water. When they don't
work to capacity, some of their load is dumped onto the liver.
One of the liver's primary functions is to metabolize stored fat into usable energy for
the body. But, if the liver has to do some of the kidney's work, it can't operate at full
throttle. As a result, it metabolizes less fat, more fat remains
stored in the body and weight loss stops.
Drinking enough water is the best treatment for fluid retention. When the body get
less water, it perceives this as a threat to survival and begins to hold on to every drop.
Water is stored in extraceiiular spaces (outside the cells). This shows up as swollen feet,
legs and hands.
Diuretics offer a temporary solution at best. They force out stored water along with
some essential nutrients. Again, the body perceives a threat and will replace the lost
water at the first opportunity. Thus, the condition quickly returns.
The best way to overcome the problem of water rentention is to give your body what it
needs....plenty of water. Only then will stored water be released.
If you have a constant problem with water retention, excess salt may be to blame. Your
body will tolerate sodium only in a certain concentration. The more salt you eat, the more
water your system retains to dilute it.
But getting rid of unneeded salt is easy......just drink more water. As it's forced
through the kidneys, it takes away excess sodium.
The overweight person needs more water than thin ones. Larger people have larger
metabolic loads. Since we know that water is the key to fat metabolism, it follows that
the overweight person meeds more water.
Water helps to maintain proper muscle tone by giving muscles their natural ability to
contract and by preventing dehydration. It also helps to prevent the sagging skin that usually
follows weight loss...shrinking cells are buoyed by water which plumps the skin and it clear,
healthy and resilent.
Water helps rid the body of waste, during weight loss the body has a lot more waste to
get rid of....all that metabolized fat must be shed. Again, adequate water helps flush out
the waste.
Water can help relieve constipation. When the body gets too little water, it siphons what
it needs from internal sources. The colon is one primary source. Result? Constipation. But,
when a person drinks enough water , normal bowel function usually returns.
So far, we've discovered some remarkable truths about water and weight loss:
*The body will not function properly without enough water and can't metabolize stored fat efficiently.
*Retained water shows up as excess weight.
*To get rid of excess water you must drink more water.
*Drinking water is essential to weight loss.
How much water is enough? On the average a person should drink eight 8oz. glasses every
day. That's about 2 quarts . However, the overweight person needs one additional glass for
every 25 pounds of excess weight. The amount you drink also should be increased if you exercise
briskly or if the weather is hot and dry.
Water should preferable be cold...it's absorbed into the system more quickly than warm
water. And some evidence suggests that drinking cold water can actually help burn calories.
To utilize water most efficiently during weight loss, follow this schedule:
MORNING--1 quart consumed over a 30min. period.
Noon-- 1 quart consumed over a 30min. period.
Evening--1 quart consumed over a 30min. period.
When the body gets the water it needs to function optimally, it's fluids are perfectly
balanced. When this happens you have reached the "breakthrough point".
What does this mean?
*Endocrine-glad function improves.
*Fluid retention is alleviated as stored water is lost.
*More fat is used as fuel because the liver is free to metabolize stored fat.
*Natural thirst returns.
*There is a loss of hunger almost overnight.
If you stop drinking enough water, your body fluids will be thrown ot of balance again
and you may experience fluid retention, unexplanied weight gain and loss of thirst. To remedy
the situation you'll have to go back and force another "breakthrough