Keeping Weight Off

Updated on November 30, 2011
L.M. asks from Overland Park, KS
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Ok so I am back on Phentermine for a month or two, and I know I will loose a few pounds... I know when you get off phen you gain it all back (which I did). So I am very annoyed with myself but at the same time thankful that my doc put me back on it (reluctantly). But when you stop phen, how the heck do you keep the weight of?

I made a list on the fridge of what I SHOULD be eating vs what I need to avoid. LIke berries and nuts vs chocolate.. or whole grain bread vs bread rolls, buns, white bread and pastries etc. I am trying to add more fish to my diet, and less fatty meats... Oats instead of cereal... No fruit juices, instead - fresh fruit and raw veggies...

I am just scared I am doing this for nothing. Any advice or support would be tremendous!! (One thing I hate about Phen is it gives me terrible dry mouth and I can't sleep!)

Thanks mommies

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Thanks ladies!! Wow what great input. Here is my plan

1. Cut the Phen in half (try it for a week, see if I get same results)

2. Create a daily "menu" of what Dawn just said - Protein in the morning, handful of nuts (no more), meat size of a deck of cards..

3. I will work in fruits/berries in the morning or for a snack with lunch with greek yogurt and a slice of whole grain bread.

4. I will drink an 8oz glass of water every hour

5. I will go to Jazzercise twice a week instead of once a week, or take up walking for extra excercise

6. I will not eat after 7pm

I don't drink soda or much fruit juices but I do drink coffee at home. I will need to cut down and ween myself off as I take sugar and milk too... yikes.

I will keep you posted...

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A.L.

answers from Las Vegas on

I would add to this list, cardio and weights... I think it's important to do both. Not to mention, when taking something for weight loss, I think some people tend to rely heavily on the meds themselves and tend to overlook the need for exercise and building muscle.. Additionally, if you can build more muscle, then your body will burn more fat (even when at rest)... Also, if a med is giving you dry mouth, I suspect it's dehydrating you , which leads me to.. drink more water..
It's one thing to get the physical on track, but it's equally important to get the emotional/mental on track... don't depend on a pill to change your mindset... as long as the reasons that you became heavy are still in place, no pill will ever really help and if it does, most of the time, it's only temporary...

in the end, diet and exercise are the way to go..

my best to you and yours

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B..

answers from Dallas on

The list you have is great. You could also add no soda, coffee (at least, the chocolatey Starbucks kind. Those are calorie killers,) prepackaged foods and snacks, etc. You can't really hope to keep weight off, without some sort of exercise...unfortunately. If that's not part of your routine, I'd definitely add that. The best thing we do when my husband is trying to lose weight, is just not buy anything he shouldn't be eating, and get our heart rate up every day.

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M.H.

answers from Atlanta on

Medication won’t keep it off and dieting won’t keep weight off either. I helped my husband lose 110 pounds six years ago and he has kept it off easily. He comes from a large family and everyone is overweight. He thought it was genetic. When he came home after getting on the scales at a local grocery store and was pushing 400 pounds, he freaked. He came home ready to diet again. (That had never worked.) I flat out told him no.I wasn’t going through that again (the grumps). Everytime he did that he gained it back with a vengeance. I told him we were going to get him healthy and that’s exactly what we did.

I started him on a specific absorbable multivitamin/mineral complex and he started losing weight. He didn’t change his eating habits OR his activity level. (He was never an overeater and never a couch potato!) He dropped 60 pounds in six months. Over the next 6 months, he started running and lost 50 more. (He ran track in college so that was a comfortable way to get some exercise. He finally felt like he could carry his weight on his ankles again.) He dropped 110 pounds and has kept it off for SIX years. He is still slowly losing. I TRULY believe that if the body gets what it needs it will NOT hold additional weight. There are so many things in our system (synthetic chemicals from our food, bath and body products, cleaning supplies that absorb into our blood stream through our breathing, etc.) that our body doesn’t have a clue how to react so it simply shuts down. My husband’s best friend lost 50 pounds doing this and my sister in law lost 10. Neither was trying to lose, but the health benefits took that weight away.

Not all vitamins are good for you. Some are even dangerous. If you’re interested in going a different route in trying to get the weight off, I’ll be glad to help. I hate to see people miserable and the fact that my husband was not the only first-hand experience I’ve seen, has made me a believer.

I hope this helps!

M.

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J.K.

answers from Milwaukee on

The 10 calorie rule is very simple. Body weight x 10 = how many calories you can eat per day. If you do this, you will lose 1-2 pounds/week.

Also drink LOTS of water BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER eating. You'll eat less if you do this.

Also, avoid anything and everything artificial. Artificial sweeteners, dyes, flavors. Trans fats (eck!!!) high fructose corn syrup. MSG. These things are all chemicals. Chemicals screw with your body. They cause diseases, even cancer. My family avoids them at all costs.

Have a positive attitude. You CAN be healthy, but you have to believe in yourself. Avoid people who bring you down. I had to change some of my friendships after I "got healthy" because I was constantly being put-down for being healthy. Seriously!!

Lastly, exercise. Even walking briskly for 30 minutes/day will help you out by leaps and bounds!

Blessings!

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C.J.

answers from Milwaukee on

I'm on it too and worry about regaining.

I run every other day and work-out at home on the days I don't run. Right now I have to force myself to eat. Sleeping isn't an issue for me. If you get the PILLS you can snap them in half and they still work great and you can double your supply. They work just as well as the full pill (at least for me.)

I never had the dry mouth issue because I drink an OBSCENE amount of water everyday. Normally I drink 1-2 GALLONS of water a day. Can't gain weight if you're always running to the bathroom!

Good luck.

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D.B.

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Drink half the amount of water in ounces as you weigh in pounds. (Like if you weigh 150 pounds, drink 75 ounces of water a day.) Nuts are high in calories and fat, though they are healthy. If you can't eat just a few, leave them alone. Don't eat more than 2 whole grains a day. Raw veggies are nice, but you actually get more nutrition from cooking some of them (if you don't make them mushy.)

Get lots of protein, especially in the morning. A big protein boost in the morning helps your liver and keeps you from having big swings in blood sugar. Eat several small snacks a day that are protein based - like low-fat string cheese, low-cal cottage cheese, or Greek yogurt that is high in protein, 20 grams or so. Don't eat a piece of meat bigger than a deck of cards for dinner. I KNOW that I'm supposed to eat small meals, get enough protein, leave out the sugar other than a few fruits a day, and drink water all day, yet I still forget that snack because I forget to eat, and then night time comes and my body starts screaming for food. Eating atfter 7:00 is the kiss of death for a diet. Ugh!

Rather than the list you have on the frig, why not what you CAN eat instead of what you can't? How about putting together a menu for the day with times that you will eat? (I should follow my own advice.) I have 10 pounds to lose and I'd really like to do that in 3 months. (Healthy weight loss so that my face doesn't look bad.)

Good luck!
Dawn

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