I'm very new here, although not new to weight loss. I've been on Phentermine since May of this year (yes my dr is doing monthly checkups and' it's perfectly safe). I have lost 32 lbs so far, but I've hit a plateau!! I cannot get motivated to exercise like I was and my eating habits are going south. I had them changed until about a month ago, and now I just don't know WHAT to do!!! I just feel like sitting down and crying. I am an emotional eater, so that does not help things at all. I am needing friends and support to keep me on track!

HAng in there, and keep in mind everything you have done, you have lost 34 lbs so far. Don't give up now. When you feel like eating drink lots of water or eat a healthy snack, just not before you go to bed. You can do it.

Welcome!!

I've only been here a week, and I had the hardest time motivating myself to exercise more. Joining a group and signing up for challenges was a good place for me to start. It helped being accountable to someone other than yourself. The harder you work, the more the group succeeds.

If you need to vent, feel free to PM me.

thanks ladies!!! tracy, i totally agree with being accountable to others!!! i hate having to tell someone i haven't done my committment, which is what happened yesterday. whoops. hopefully it will come with time and patience.

Hang in there! Im new too. I just joined a all womens workout center and I am supposed to start today. I completely understand the motivation issue, when I get down, I dont want to exercise and it is easier to say yes to eating things I shouldnt. You have lost something, that is great! I however havent lost anything yet, but seeing you have and many others is very comforting today for me. Stay strong!

thanks hon!! i started the meds in may and joined this board over the weekend. i had hit a plateau and had no motivation!! i hope we can stick with it together!!! i have faith in you!!

Please be careful with the Phentermine. I know that it is suppose to be safe and all. Any med a Dr. prescribes should be . . . but all of them do have their own side effects. And, well what may be safe for one person, doesn't mean it will be safe for the next.

I do not know how long you have been on this, but years ago I was on the very same thing for 11 months. I did great while I was on it and I lost a lot of weight....but here is the thing. Noone can stay on a diet pill forever. Eventually you do have to come off of it.

When I finally stopped taking it I had a side effect from it. It gave me an irregular heart beat. My heart is fine now, but I ask you to please be careful with this medicine.

As for not losing any more weight. I think that is something that everyone goes through eventually. For me the Phentermine supressed my appetite and I never ever wanted any food! I never ever craved any kind of food, not even just a little bit. But, the thing is this....because it effected me in that way, I had to force myself to eat every single day. I never wanted it and never was hungry at all...but you do have to eat to live.

Different meds effect different people in many different ways. Just please be careful is all I ask.

Michelle