Hi y’all! I’ve been lurking and reading for awhile so I thought I’d introduce myself. Apologies if there are any guidelines I’m not yet familiar with.
I am a student from Florida living in Texas for medical school and have found myself at my highest weight ever after a number of years battling depression, anxiety, student life, and a major family crisis. I have been trying since the start of this school year to lose weight (for the billionth time) with little to no success. I recently started seeing a doctor to get some help with weight loss and he started me on phentermine as a kick-start. I’ve been on it 6 days now and I’m down 4 pounds but I am so miserable. Every side effect in the book I’ve had: severe nausea, anxiety, headache, blurry vision, dry mouth, constipation, the jitters, you name it. I’m going to give it another week or so to see if I can push through the side effects but if not then I am going to need to find another option. With studying all the time I can’t afford to be so miserable. I was hoping it would work to help me reduce what I’m eating and get used to the routine of eating less without the cravings, but I don’t know if it’s worth the side effects so far.
I’ve struggled with weight my whole life and I tend to be really motivated for awhile and lose it after 6 weeks or so. I want it to be different this time. I am starting to notice that things are harder because of my weight and I’m over it. I’m done being the fat friend and feeling like shit about myself all the time. Done hiding my insecurities and my body from my boyfriend who loves me so incredibly freaking much. And ultimately I need to start practicing what I preach. I just started my second year of medical school and if I’m going to be an effective doctor I need to be taken seriously as a health professional, which I feel like I can’t do where I am right now. I’ve got a long way to go but I feel it deep down that it’s going to happen for me this time. So here I am, looking for support and motivation from all of you wonderful people!
SW: 285 CW: 281 GW: 155
Thank you in advance for your support. I look forward to taking these steps to change my life with all of you!
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