Another Update

I'm trying to do this more regularly. Of course I don't know that anyone is actually reading my posts! But it's good therapy for me.

Anyway, I had my first check up with Steve Thompson. Since I'm taking Phentermine I have to go back every month for a refill/evaluation. This first check-up visit was awesome! I knew I had lost almost 20 pounds since my annual visit and I couldn't wait to see the look on my nurse's face.

Well, Mary weighed me and Sherry was taking my blood pressure when all of a sudden she says, "Is that right? I had you at 247 last time and this says 229." She was so surprised! In a good way of course. She said she was pretty sure I had set a record with that!

I explained that I know the weight loss will slow down and be more gradual as time goes on, but I'm ok with that. I know it's coming and I know not to be discouraged. Steve said most people get the greatest benefit from Phentermine in the beginning. But hey, I needed something to help me get a jump start and it certainly worked.

I have a goal to be down to 200 pounds by Christmas. At this rate, or even one a little slower, that should be no problem whatsoever! In fact, I may even surpass my goal. But at this point, I'm not changing the bar yet. If I happen to reach my goal well before Christmas, I'll set a new one at that time. When I figured out what my goal was I used the average of 2lbs/week. Obviously I lost a little more than that last month!

The Google 15 continues to be a good tool. One cool thing it does is show you what the weekly change in weight is. So every day I put in a new number, I know how much less it is than that day the week before. Strangely enough, it's tapered off to around 1.6-1.8 lbs/week. Right where I should be.