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samh83
samh83

Well I have lost just short of 9lb in 4 weeks. Ive gone from 92kg to 88kg. Im pleased but also slightly disappointed as I wanted a bit more, but the doctor gave me another 8 weeks worth of tablets and said to leave it 8 weeks for my next weigh in. 

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  • emma33586
    emma33586 samh83

    Posted

    9 llbs better than nothing. First day for me today! Hoping for a stone in 4 weeks - too optimistic? 
  • beryl28215
    beryl28215 samh83

    Posted

    Wow. You have really done well. I am just starting my third month, and have lost 9 lbs.

    i have decided to keep at it. If i can lose 5 lbs. a month consistently I will be happy. Not ecstatic, but happy.

    Hang in there boys and girls!

  • beryl28215
    beryl28215 samh83

    Posted

    Wow. You have really done well. I am just starting my third month, and have lost 9 lbs.

    i have decided to keep at it. If i can lose 5 lbs. a month consistently I will be happy. Not ecstatic, but happy.

    Hang in there boys and girls!

  • samh83
    samh83

    Posted

    Doctor said it was a good loss he didn't think it would work for me. Do you think u lose more if u have more weight to lose? Cos usually when on a diet the more u have to lose the bigger amounts come off? Or is that a myth? 

    I wanna get down to about 75kg which will still have me on the chart as overweight but better than I am now! 

    • emma33586
      emma33586 samh83

      Posted

      I would like to loose 6 stone. Have tried everything so just hoping this works. Will need to try hard not to be de motivated if I don't get big loses! 
    • samh83
      samh83 emma33586

      Posted

      Well ive tried everything. I can diet but I lose faith after a few weeks. This has scared me into watching what I eat more than anything cos the side effects are horrendous. Believe me I'll not eat pizza again in a hurry! 

      You will do it. Once u get into the swing of it it really does get easier. I really struggled for the 1st 2 weeks.

  • beryl28215
    beryl28215 samh83

    Posted

    My doctor told me that patients who need to take anti depressants or psychotropic drugs almost always gain weight. I take such drugs and he didn't think I would lose weight, but I am losing five lbs. per month and hope to continue to do so. I also take insulin shots and basically insulin converts carbohydrates into fat. This adds to the stress. I know people sneer at fat people and think they are slobs with no will power. Even doctors say things like that.

    i think weight control is a very complex problem. I think the anti depressants make you hungry all the time. Tough it out and carry on! X

     

    • samh83
      samh83 beryl28215

      Posted

       any weight loss is better than none. so if I lose anything its a bonus. I was sceptical in the first 3 weeks taking these tablets. Its only been this last week ive had some confidence in them xx 

      If u are losing weight when they thought u wouldn't then that's awesome! x

  • rachel10525
    rachel10525 samh83

    Posted

    Well done everyone! ! I went for my first weigh in last week and lost 10 lb I was slightly fed up as I though I'd lost more buy hey Ho I'd rather lose 10 lb than gain it!! 😊 Good Luck to all. Xx

  • beryl28215
    beryl28215 samh83

    Posted

    Good luck and carry on. I live in Canada by the way. We are all doing our best and if we keep trying we will succeed. Xx
    • samh83
      samh83 beryl28215

      Posted

      I hope so! Im 8 weeks stopped smoking this week so im much more positive in myself with achieving that! If I can give up smoking I can do anything! 

      im gonna do a meal a day as a shake, I needs to cut out some carbs in my diet! 

      If I lose 9lb per month that's a nearly 2stone in 3 months. I was just disappointed after I'd read that people had lost more than a stone in the first month. Tgats a good weight loss! 

      Everyone on this forum seems to be doing really well with their weight loss! 

  • marion0509
    marion0509 samh83

    Posted

    good luck sam, keep it up it will be worth it, iv now lost 5 and a half stone, its took me a year, still want to lose more, im now off the orlistat and just eat healthy meals, still have a treat every week, keep focused
  • maureen777
    maureen777 samh83

    Posted

    Well done Sam smile If you were to fill up your scales with the lb for lb and physically look at it ?  visually to see the amount you have got off is brilliant, just take a day or week at a time and keep focused weight off is better than on, keep focused smile x

     

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