WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY STEP 2: THE BEGINNING.

Decided to create a blog just for my weight loss journey! Soooo....welcome!

As you know, a huge New Year's Resolution for me was to lose weight. I started this journey Jan 1 (or maybe a few days before) weight 216. Today, 3 months later, I weigh 193. Yes this is an accomplishment but nowhere near where I want it to be. 1 pound a week? I workout AT LEAST 5 days a week and average 8-12k in steps a day. My diet is good. I have all healthy food in my house. My grocery bill has gone up because it's so expensive to eat healthy.

My husband has been more than supportive as I try new recipes every week and he has liked all of them (or so he said...ha). I know I have been moody. I hate dieting. It's slow. It's frustrating and while there are many "good" healthy foods I still feel as if I am punishing myself because I can't eat the donuts that everyone else is eating.

Support team is key! I have a few friends from work and we have created a Facebook group just for us to encourage one another and support each other. It has helped a lot. It keeps me going.

Yesterday, I went to the Dr. for the first time in forever (insert Frozen song here). I went because I have been depressed. Some the weather. Some this time of the year is my LEAST favorite. Some is problems at work. Some is problems at home/money. And some...alot is my frustration with weight loss. My body is all over the place and I even gain weight sometimes. UGH!!! I know my period/ovulation messes up the scale but I see a # and that's it!

While I was at the Dr. office yesterday, we talked about many things. She has been my Dr. for years and she understood my concerns regarding depression/anxiety. She prescribed meds that I hope will perk me up a bit. We then talked about my weight loss and I explained to her how frustrated I was and her thoughts on a diet pill. She was hesitant at first and said my BMI was a little high but I didn't have far to go to get in range. She prescribed a very low dose of Phentermine. She explained all the possible side effects and I admit...it scared me a bit. I know how important I am to my family which is the reason I am trying to lose this weight to begin with. I am to monitor my heart rate and blood pressure regularly and follow up in a month. At which time she may increase the dose if I am doing well.

Last night when we got home, I was so excited, I just wanted to try it to see what it was going to do to me. Was I going to get sick? If so, I wanted to do it then and not today when I have to go to work. I'm already on the "You Suck!" list. So I took one, We stayed up til around 10. I didn't really feel anything out of the ordinary. Then I went to bed. I was wide awake. I was wide awake all night long. I got up to take some sleeping pills at 12 but they did nothing. I finally got to sleep around 4. Slept maybe 3 hours. Got up at 730 this am and took my 2 new pills. In the night my heart was racing so that scared me even though the Dr. warned me of this. My HR was 100. This am, after sleep it was the same but took the pill anyway because I read that your body will get used to it.

This am, I did my cardio workout and checked my pulse frequently and it was never over 145 so I was happy with that. I did sweat alot but I finished the entire workout without tiring so that was exciting for me as well. Now my HR at rest is 80. 80 is good. I like 80!!!


For those of you that are interested in my weight loss journey and the effectiveness/side effects of this drug. I will blog weekly.

Thanks for reading!

Current Weight: 193