Weight Loss with Phentermine: Results

Happy New Year! It's a time for a fresh start for many, including those who resolve to work on better health, including weight loss, over the coming year. Is 2018 going to be a good year for you?

Last Sunday I weighed 219 pounds, and a couple days later was up to 220 (after Christmas indulgence). Today I am back down to 217 (the bloat is gone!) which is a 2 pound loss for the week (plus re-losing that extra mid-week pound).

On January 1, 2017 I weighed 260 pounds. That's a loss of 43 pounds for this year... and all but 2 of those pounds were lost over the last 4 months since I started phentermine. So far, the losses have been great: 18 pounds from my start in late August through September, 8 pounds each for October and November, and 7 pounds in December.

As you can see from my weight graph, I've lost pretty consistently. You can see the two slight bumps up (2-3 pounds) for Thanksgiving and Christmas, both of which came right back off when my carb count went back down. I'm still taking the phentermine and hope to continue this rate of loss into spring.

An interesting note: according to my Weight By Year page, this is the most I have ever lost in any calendar year. Second closest was 42 pounds in 2010 on Medifast. I find this way of eating (low carb, low calorie on phentermine) to be much easier than Medifast was, and also I feel it is helping me in several ways. Like Medifast, the small portions I eat on phentermine are causing my stomach to shrink. I cannot eat *nearly* the volume of food that I used to and I am satisfied with much smaller portions. But unlike Medifast, my diet this time around is teaching me more about moderation and choices in real life situations, and takes into account my lifelong history of food preferences and traditions. On Medifast I just had to flat out STOP eating fruit. And sweets. And basically anything that did not come out of a packet or from a strict list of meats, vegetables, and fats I was allowed. With phentermine, I can choose to eat anything. I can have an apple, or a cookie, or a baked potato if I like. I just need to be mindful of those portions, carbs, and the frequency of those choices. Eating this way has helped finish up my several-year-long journey of breaking free from food obsession and healing the emotional aspects of my past disordered eating.

I'd love to hear how you're doing and what your goals are for the coming year. For me, I am excited for the renewed energy spring will bring along with the opportunity to get back outside, walk more, and build my fitness as my weight goes down. Here's to a great 2018!





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