Clinic Check-In

 Updating before I go to Clinic this afternoon. My weight this morning shows I have lost 10.8 in the last three weeks (the last time I was in Clinic.) I am so excited for that! 

AFTER APPOINTMENT: 

She said I have lost 25lbs on Phentermine with a little bit of regain while I was sick bringing my total to 22.6. I am happy with that. What I am not happy with is that she gave me my last prescription of the medication  so we will see how this goes. My PCP has said that he will write it for me, but I do not know if I will go that route or not. 

Phentermine Month One Results

 Today is the last day to weigh in for month one. I didn't hit the goal I wanted to but I am still proud of myself. I had a few moments were I was hard on myself for not meeting this (unrealistic goal according to my therapist) goal but some prayer and a couple hours on the walking pad took care of that - mostly. I know I did well. I just struggle with not pushing myself harder. Any way... I lost 12.2 pounds this month. Here's hoping next month will be successful, too! 

Honeymoon Phase or Not?

 I have blogged a bit about how things have been going with the Phentermine, but I thought some stuff deserved it's own space so here we go. 

Since starting this medication I have had a brighter outlook on life. I am on antidepressants, but my dosage hasn't changed so I do not think that is it. I feel so much better mentally, physically and emotionally. Sleep has been an issue with the medication, but I can deal with that (so far).

I am still having pretty good appetite control. I am eating smaller portions. I am exercising most days. A couple days some things came up that couldn't be avoided that prevented me from walking, but otherwise I have been on the walking pad every day this week. 

As if news couldn't get better than all of this - I went to log my weight for this week. I was down 6.6 pounds!! I cannot tell you when I have done that ever! I don't think I have lost that in a month's time since I started my surgical weight loss journey! I am so excited! I am proud of myself and thankful to God for this progress! 

Phentermine - Day 2

 The morning started very, very early today. I only slept about 4.5ish hours last night. By 5 AM I was up for the day. I haven't even been able to take a nap. I definitely feel more energy than usual. My appetite control is good. I feel good physically. I did an hour on the walking pad. I did strength training again today also. Emotionally, I feel good too. The only down side, I lost less than half a pound today. I don't know why but I expected more. I have weight loss goals for this month and I am afraid I will not make those goals. Of course these are self-imposed goals. The clinic didn't set goals for me for this month. All in all it has been a good day and it's not over yet. I have therapy tomorrow. Hopefully, that will go well. 

Day 1 - Phentermine

 Today, I got up and took my first dose of Phentermine. I wasn't sure what to expect. Would I react like last time (very hyper, barely able to eat, etc) or would it do nothing for me? First of all, it did give me more energy, but I wouldn't say I was hyper. 

My appetite wasn't GONE, but it was pretty well controlled. For breakfast I had a protein shake. For lunch I made heart of palm spaghetti. I was only able to eat about half of my portion. Normally, I would eat it all. Dinner was burgers and fried potatoes. Normally I can eat half a burger. Tonight was no different. Normally, I have Quest chips with it, but I had two bites of potatoes and was full. I could've done without those two bites. By 8'clock, I was hungry so I had the rest of my heart of palm spaghetti. Now, I am done for the day. 

I walked on the walking pad for an hour tonight. Then, I did weights with Isaiah. Not a lot of weights, but it is a start. 

Overall, today was a good great day. I feel so good physically and mentally. I am so grateful to God for a good day. Hopefully tomorrow will be just as good or even better! 

ETA: It is now 3:11AM. I slept about three hours. I have been up over two hours with no more sleep in sight. I am sure it is the Phentermine. Although, I do have trouble sleeping. It isn't usually this bad. It is well worth it if this helps the weight loss, though. 

October Bariatric Appointment - Phentermine

 Today I had what has become my monthly appointment with my bariatric doctor. I met with the PA. She didn't even tell me what I had lost this month, but if my calculations were correct, I believe it was about two pounds. I have brought up the subject of weight loss drugs before several times, but the answer has always been no so I didn't bother this month. Ironically, the first thing she did when she walked in the room was recommend weight loss medication.

Together we made the decision to put me on Phentermine for six months and see if that helps. She said I could only take it for six months so hopefully it helps A LOT and QUICKLY. I am not sure why she said only six months, though. I guess it is just their policy, because I talked with the pharmacist when I picked up my prescription and she said I could take it as long as I needed to. If my bariatric doctor won't prescribe it after the six months and I still need it then I guess we will look into other options. It wasn't covered by my insurance, but thankfully the pharmacy applied a discount code so it was pretty cheap. 

I am pretty excited about this. I have taken it before. If you have been around a while, when I lost the seventy-something pounds before, it was in-part, thanks to Phentermine. I am trying to be cautiously hopeful that this will help me lose the rest of the weight I need to lose. 

Today I weighed in at 215.2...