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Oh also soon as I was off it the weight came back again in record time.

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If you have 20 pounds to lose but "can't" lose it you're not doing something right.

It doesn't matter if you lose 20 pounds with phentermine or not. How are you going to maintain it without phentermine if you don't change the way you're eating / exercising long-term?

You can't kick this can down the road.

Figure out what you need to be doing long-term to maintain your weight loss permanently and start living that lifestyle today. Otherwise, you'll soon be 40 pounds away from your goal.

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I took the smallest dose for three months. The side effects were very scary. My heart would palpitate and race. I went to my PCP and when he saw my blood pressure (which was already borderline high) on the chart he said, "What in the hell are you doing?!" I confessed and he told me I was to stop cold turkey and never touch it again unless I wanted a heart attack.

I continued to lose weight on my own but it was much slower. Then over two years I gained forty of the fifty pounds back. That's when I decided to have WLS.

Try everything else first. Try Whole30. That's freaking difficult but I lost ten pounds in 30 days and felt better than I ever have before. It's a lot harder than popping a pill but it's good for your body and resets your relationship with food.

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My doctor put me on it and suggested I take 1/2 instead of a whole one. It still controls my appetite. I'm no longer gaining the weight back even though I'm still not losing fast.

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