Weight-Loss Story:
Florence Brier

Age 31, from Tampa Bay, Florida

I've always been a beach bum. I love the beach, everything about it. When
I was a teenager, I spent all the time I could out at the beach. It suited
me too, I was a tall and tan blond little thing, and I turned heads wherever
I went. In my early 20s, I noticed that my metabolism was starting to
change. The food that I ate was really affecting me more than ever before.
I couldn't just shrug it off like I used to. My hourglass figure was
starting to change. The difference wasn't that big, but I really took it to
heart. I noticed that my stomach was starting to hang a little out of my
bikini bottoms, and I was getting love handles. I was definitely worried,
but not devastated. I figured the problem would work itself out, and I
tried to eat a little better, so that I could prevent anything worse from
happening. I didn't know it or understand, but that never really works out.
I wasn't getting any exercise, and I still wasn't eating great - I was
just eating slightly less of the bad stuff. So I was still gaining weight,
just at a little slower rate.

Well I remember one summer I had a bit of a breakdown. It was the first
good day of the season, and I decided I wanted to go to the beach. So I got
everything ready, and tried on my swimsuit. Wow, I really didn't notice how
much weight I had gained over the winter. I could barely fit into my
bikini, and I was bulging right out of it. When I saw myself in the mirror
I just started crying. I felt miserable, and didn't want to face the world.
I just couldn't do it. That was definitely my turning point. I decided
right then and there, that next season I was going to put on my bathing suit
and look fantastic.

That summer I started roller-blading. I didn't drive anywhere anymore, I
just skated to wherever I needed to go. It was way more of a workout than I
thought it would be, but soon I got used to going long distances and longer
periods of time. That's how I knew I was beginning to get into shape. I
also took a yoga class, and stretched every morning. That gave me energy to
face the rest of the day.

The big problem was diet. I didn't know how to handle that, I always had a
really fast metabolism before and I was used to being able to eat whatever I
wanted. I didn't know how to keep myself from eating bad stuff. So what I
did was take Phentermine diet pills. I have had friends who took them, and
some had great success. What the pills did for me was keep my eating habits
in check. I didn't have the appetite to binge on junk food anymore, so I
had to make sure that what I did eat was worthwhile. Junk food filled me up
and made me sick, so I found it easier and easier as time went on to stick
with healthier stuff. I have a lot of vegetarian friends who know a lot
about health food. They even got me to go out to vegan restaurants here and
there. I slowly learned what I liked and what I didn't. I never had to cut
meat out of my diet or anything like that, I still ate things that I liked.
I just tried to compensate with exercise. I can't believe my success, I
reached my goal weight of 115 pounds in just 8 months! I attribute most of
that to Phentermine, otherwise I wouldn't have known what to do with my
cravings and appetite. Also I've been able to successfully stop using the
Phentermine, and am keeping up my healthy lifestyle. I think I look better
this season than I ever did before.




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(#1) Anonymous posted on May 26, 2006 (IP: 199.126.232.81)

How much did you weigh at the start of the 8 months? I am happy you reached your goal

(#2) Anonymous posted on Jan 09, 2006 (IP: 24.10.194.1)

Happy that it worked for you. Keep up the good work.

(#3) Anonymous posted on Feb 28, 2005 (IP: 168.212.249.4)

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