Monday, June 14, 2010

Weight Loss: Diet Pills...

I'm sure as many of you out there trying to loose weight, tried diet pills as some time or another. I did about 4 years ago. My hair dresser had lost weight and when I asked her about it she replied with Phentermine.

Thats when my journey began. I went to the weight loss doctor she had told me about and saw the doctor. There really wasn't too much to it. I made an appointment, he checked my weight, asked me if I was allergic to anything, told me about the medication and sent me on my very happy way. I took the pill immediately, and it worked. I saw results within days. I also didn't eat so I guess it's a no brainer! Not eating = weightloss .... except in a very unhealthy way.

I literally could not eat anything really. I had absolutely no appetite. I just took the pills, drank lots of water, ate very very little and worked out. A couple months went by and I was looking good. Not sure how I felt, but I looked good! Now that I had lost all that weight, I stopped taking the pills. It was getting expensive and I didn't need it anymore. Of course I started gaining the weight back in record time. My body was starving. So I ate, and ate, and ate. You catch my drift....

Within 6 months my weight was back and plus some! However I started noticing that my hair was thinning out. It was just falling out as I brushed it and it scared the shit out of me. I really started to see the damage I did to my body 3 years ago when my hair had thinned out substantially. I guess one of the side affects of not eating is hair loss....

I was so stupid to do that to myself. My body is a temple and I violated it...big time. It's taken me a year plus to get my hair back to a healthy point and am still working on it. Luckily it's a lot stronger and thicker these days. I take vitamins everyday in addition to biotin which has helped my hair a lot.

Looking back now I think how stupid can one be? I mean I starved myself for months. Who knows what kind of real damage I did to my insides..all I can do now is try to fix it my feeding my body with nutrients that will make it stronger. I will never take diet pills again. They are not safe, and honestly there is no need for them. The real problem for me was portion control, eating healthy and exercise. No diet pill could have or ever will fix that, trust me, I know!

There is no magic pill to losing weight. It takes hard work, determination, and control. I am learning how to work hard, be determined, and control my portions and what enters my body. I want this to be a lifestyle change for myself, not 3 months only.

TD

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