Started Phentermine today and have question for healthy-weight people

[Anonymous]

Here’s my story- I’m 47. I maintained a healthy weight until I got married- lots of eating out and Netflix. And then had a child. From 37 to 47 I gained 80 lbs.

Even though I maintained a healthy weight for most of my life, I’ve always been pretty obsessed with food, like it’s ALWAYS on my mind. I just never gave into it until I got married.

Anyway today I took 37.5 mg Phentermine. While I would not say it silenced my appetite totally, it shut it down about 80 percent. I ate a banana for breakfast. By lunch I was happy to eat my salad-which, disappointingly didn’t fill me up immediately, but it was fine. I had pho for dinner and was really looking forward to it.

Normally I think about food from day to night. Today I had a fraction of what I normally eat, and while there was a bit of hunger, it was manageable. If you are a healthy weight person, is this how “normal” feels without any medication? You eat something, feel some hunger but it’s NBD, eat a healthy lunch and dinner and don’t constantly think about food all day long?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s my story- I’m 47. I maintained a healthy weight until I got married- lots of eating out and Netflix. And then had a child. From 37 to 47 I gained 80 lbs.

Even though I maintained a healthy weight for most of my life, I’ve always been pretty obsessed with food, like it’s ALWAYS on my mind. I just never gave into it until I got married.

Anyway today I took 37.5 mg Phentermine. While I would not say it silenced my appetite totally, it shut it down about 80 percent. I ate a banana for breakfast. By lunch I was happy to eat my salad-which, disappointingly didn’t fill me up immediately, but it was fine. I had pho for dinner and was really looking forward to it.

Normally I think about food from day to night. Today I had a fraction of what I normally eat, and while there was a bit of hunger, it was manageable. If you are a healthy weight person, is this how “normal” feels without any medication? You eat something, feel some hunger but it’s NBD, eat a healthy lunch and dinner and don’t constantly think about food all day long?

It depends. Some days yes, some days no. On the latter, I have to rely on willpower and the knowledge of what is a “normal” amount to eat to keep my consumption in check. When I’m very busy I find myself focusing on food less

[Anonymous]

Not for me. I love food and also think about it all the time. I am very fit, but I always gain when I don’t track. I correct by implementing a few weeks of cutting whenever I start feeling uncomfortable in my clothes. I am just refusing to buy larger clothes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not for me. I love food and also think about it all the time. I am very fit, but I always gain when I don’t track. I correct by implementing a few weeks of cutting whenever I start feeling uncomfortable in my clothes. I am just refusing to buy larger clothes.

This is OP yes that’s how I was for a long time but then I started giving in to emotional eating and ultimately gave up and it got really out of control.

I’m on Day 2 of Phentermine now and have no appetite- I forgot to eat breakfast. I know the effects will wear off but for now it’s incredibly liberating to not have thoughts of food driving my entire day.

[Anonymous]

NP. I could've written the two PP's answers verbatim. It's harder as I age to keep weight from creeping up, but spot on.

[Anonymous]

Op, Do you mind sharing where you got your prescription?

[Anonymous]

Never thought about food. Was addicted to exercise (running & weightlifting).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s my story- I’m 47. I maintained a healthy weight until I got married- lots of eating out and Netflix. And then had a child. From 37 to 47 I gained 80 lbs.

Even though I maintained a healthy weight for most of my life, I’ve always been pretty obsessed with food, like it’s ALWAYS on my mind. I just never gave into it until I got married.

Anyway today I took 37.5 mg Phentermine. While I would not say it silenced my appetite totally, it shut it down about 80 percent. I ate a banana for breakfast. By lunch I was happy to eat my salad-which, disappointingly didn’t fill me up immediately, but it was fine. I had pho for dinner and was really looking forward to it.

Normally I think about food from day to night. Today I had a fraction of what I normally eat, and while there was a bit of hunger, it was manageable. If you are a healthy weight person, is this how “normal” feels without any medication? You eat something, feel some hunger but it’s NBD, eat a healthy lunch and dinner and don’t constantly think about food all day long?

It depends. Some days yes, some days no. On the latter, I have to rely on willpower and the knowledge of what is a “normal” amount to eat to keep my consumption in check. When I’m very busy I find myself focusing on food less

Agree with this, but will add that food cravings have increased with perimenopause.

[Anonymous]

I would say I don’t think about specific foods all day, but I am low level hungry almost all the time. Unless I’ve just eaten, I am always hungry and it’s always in the background. Perimenopause sucks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, Do you mind sharing where you got your prescription?

Sure. I had my Dr do a referral for me to a bariatric practice. I went to https://www.novaphysicianwellness.com/

Bc I have a referral, my insurance picks up the cost. I meet 2x month with a nutritionist and nurse practitioner. The nurse practitioner wrote the script- my insurance requires a pre authorization but they are familiar with my insurance (Humana Tricare) and knew how to do it easily. Script was $4 for 30 days.

[Anonymous]

I've always been at a healthy weight and no I don't really think about food. It's not always a good thing... I don't enjoy going to restaurants and I really do hate making dinner for my family. Dh cooks for us and he's not a very good cook, but it doesn't matter to me because I just eat what I'm served.

[Anonymous]

I had the exact same experience with phentermine. It took the edge off so that I wasn’t thinking about food and hungry all of the time, and food was less appetizing so I could make better choices. It actually reduced a lot of stress I had been carrying because thinking about food and my weight constantly was really stressful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, Do you mind sharing where you got your prescription?

Sure. I had my Dr do a referral for me to a bariatric practice. I went to https://www.novaphysicianwellness.com/

Bc I have a referral, my insurance picks up the cost. I meet 2x month with a nutritionist and nurse practitioner. The nurse practitioner wrote the script- my insurance requires a pre authorization but they are familiar with my insurance (Humana Tricare) and knew how to do it easily. Script was $4 for 30 days.

Thanks. Sounds like a great program with lots of supports built in. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s my story- I’m 47. I maintained a healthy weight until I got married- lots of eating out and Netflix. And then had a child. From 37 to 47 I gained 80 lbs.

Even though I maintained a healthy weight for most of my life, I’ve always been pretty obsessed with food, like it’s ALWAYS on my mind. I just never gave into it until I got married.

Anyway today I took 37.5 mg Phentermine. While I would not say it silenced my appetite totally, it shut it down about 80 percent. I ate a banana for breakfast. By lunch I was happy to eat my salad-which, disappointingly didn’t fill me up immediately, but it was fine. I had pho for dinner and was really looking forward to it.

Normally I think about food from day to night. Today I had a fraction of what I normally eat, and while there was a bit of hunger, it was manageable. If you are a healthy weight person, is this how “normal” feels without any medication? You eat something, feel some hunger but it’s NBD, eat a healthy lunch and dinner and don’t constantly think about food all day long?

I’m pretty skinny and often have to think really hard if I’ve eaten lunch or not.

[Anonymous]

Phentermine stops working after a few weeks. I took it several years ago. The weight I lost came back quickly and doubled. The only appetite suppressant that has worked for me long-term was the removal of the hormone that causes hunger via weight loss surgery.