Update 9-20-09

As of September 7th, 2009 I have been taking my Phentermine on a daily basis religiously early in the AM. I was advised I needed to take it 10-12 hours before bed time - WHAT?!?!? What was I getting myself into? So I took my Phen 0530 AM and the Journey began!

I'm not sure on my first day I really noticed much because I was for warned of some possible side effects from a friend of mine who had been on Phen. I was preparing for NO appetite, cotton mouth and some possible jitters. I made sure I ate and drank plenty of water (more then I am use to, which is none -Ooops). But with all said and done it was just another day in my busy life. I did not notice much of a loss of appetite because when I get busy I (or my husband) normally have to remind myself to eat. So that wasn't unusual for me.

I have been pretty good about tracking my food in a composition book. I keep it close to the fridge so I can be sure to track my food intake. Pretty proud of myself because I think it takes great discipline to track food daily. So far I have been pretty good about keeping under 1300 Calories per day. Why 1300?? Not sure, just sounded like a good number that wouldn't make me completely starved for food and end up cheating. Since I have been tracking I am sooo much more aware of what I eat and how many calories are in a serving/portion size. All I can say is OMGosh!!! I'm pretty sure the "normal" amount of Calories I had been eating were astronomical. Really makes me think about what I have been doing to myself over the years. I so far have tracked and kept under 1300 Calories for 14 days and counting. I'm hoping I hit day 21 and these habits will last me a life time.

I have not (shame on me) added any extra cardio/work outs to my schedule YET! I have found that the Phen does give me a great boost of "non-jittery" energy. I have been in the best of moods even though my daily life can be chaotic. Without the Phen effects I would normally stress and freak out over the simplest things. I don't find that I am stressed as much and handle life issues more level headed. Who would !have thunk!! As of this week I had committed to my youngest that we would ride our bikes to pre-k instead of drive. We are less than 5 minutes away from our kids school. I figured if I was already on the bike, that maybe on the way home I might find myself taking the scenic route home. (wink wink)

So here's to the next few days on my Phentermine Journey