Phentermine ~ to take it or not to take it? :)

Yep - I dove head first in to my phentermine pills...Got them last week - forgot to add that to my last post.  My doctor prescribed phentermine, a chromium pill and a water pill (I tend to retain a lot fo fluid).  So 1 full week and I lost almost 5 pounds.  So far so good - no weird side affects.  I try to take them before 8 a.m. every morning, hoping they won't affect my sleep - and so far I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary.  I am grateful for a little extra energy that gets me thru the day.  Now my body keeps up with my mind... nothing worse than your brain going 90 to nothing and you're too exhausted physically to keep up...

My husband & I completely revamped the way we eat months ago(which I enjoy) - And we also exercise more now than we used to.   I enlisted his help especially with the exercising - because he lovingly motivates me, even when I whine about doing it...lol - if you read my last post - you see the "want to" isn't completely ingrained in my  being just yet... but I am working on it.  :)  I know this has to be a way of life, not just a whim. 

So, I am using these pilss as an aid, not the answer -  I didnt ask my doctor for them until I had already made some major changes...  So technically - my journey didnt just start here, but this is the next step.  I am looking forward to meeting some others who are in the same situation...