Looking for Phen in all the wrong places...

[innerhottie]

Hello All,

I have tried every diet in the book (and bought EVERY book about diets) I walk 4-6 miles a day (alternating walking and running), I eat moderately healthy, don't drink soda and chug water all day long. Why am I fat?
I have gained 25 lbs. in the past 3 years. I have never lost the weight from my pregnancy 8 years ago.
I have asked my regular doctor and my obgyn for Phentermine and been turned down flat.
They tell me to just keep exercising and eating the right way. I am so depressed.
What does it take to get a ** for this stuff?
I too am afraid of meds and side effects, but I figure a lifetime of being obese is probably more dangerous than 3 months of a drug.
Help!

[kamandkatesmommy]

Hugs to you! I wonder if your BMI isn't high enough to take Phentermine? Have they checked your thyroid? It sounds like you might have something going on if you are exercising that much and still overweight, you should be ripped, lol! Also, have you tried a food diary? When I did that I realized all the hidden calories I was eating in a day without even realizing it. Good luck
Sara

[innerhottie]

My BMI is 36, so it's high enough.
I did a 10 mile walk in one day last week, 7 miles the next day (I'm training for a half marathon) and ate on target, I still gained a lb. that week.

They have checked my thyroid in the past and it has came back fine. I think I am going to have them check my cortisol level.
Thanks for the support. It is so depressing... and I do journal by the way.