Plateau's come and go

It has been 8 months since I started this journey.  Three months on the pill and I lost 19 lbs.  Yeah, you read that right.  After the first 6 weeks I didn't lose any more weight.  It was a stressful time at work during the last 6 weeks.  And if you already don't know, stress hormones called Cortisol.  You can thank it for the spare tire or belly bulge.

So after the first three months on Phentermine, I took a month off per the doctor.  Your body can become adjusted to it and the pill won't be as effective.  Great, so November, home of the most gluttonous day of the year, is my month off.  I kept to my 1500 calorie diet and on Thanksgiving I ate what I wanted to and let it go.

At the first of December I was to start another three month stint on Phentermine.  I had lost 3 lbs.  Not even on the pill!  At the end of December, another 10 lbs was lost.  January 31st,  I was down another 5.  Now, at the end of February, my weight had not changed in a month, but I could definitely start to tell in my clothes.  Turns out I had dropped a total of 42 lbs since July 31st.  And I dropped two pants sizes.

So, April 1 started my next three month stint.  If I lost another 20 pounds, that would average out to be a pound a week.  Which is really healthy, but not as fast as I would like it.  Having PCOS though, I couldn't expect better results.  Its easy to lose a lot of weight when you have a lot to lose.  The more you lose or the closer to your goal weight you get, the less likely you will get the same results from the Phentermine lifestyle.

Here's to hoping I have continued success!