Weight-Loss Story:
Terry Adams

Age 33, from Detroit, Michigan

All throughout school, I was in perfect health, and a good size. I never
imagined that I could be at risk for weight gain. I was one of those kids
that could just eat and eat and never show it. In grade 10 I was 6 foot 3
and weighed 180 pounds -- mostly muscle. In high school I never fluctuated
any in my weight, I just stayed around the same size, which was good for my
athletic career. But then it came time to go off to college, and my parents
got me a car. That was a big mistake. In college I started driving
everywhere that I needed to go. No more walking. It was kind of a pride
thing. I also started making use of, of course, the drive-thru restaurants
for quick meals. I really believed there was nothing that could touch me,
that I'd be young and thin and healthy forever. It never dawned on my that
I might be taking a dive with my new lifestyle.

I gained weight hard and fast though. I didn't want to believe it, but it
was happening right in front of me. I was not having as much success with
the ladies as I used to. And before I knew it, I had to quit the basketball
team because I just couldn't pull my weight anymore. Oh and that's not a
pun. That kind of crushed me, because I've always loved basketball. It was
one of my favourite parts of school life. I knew I needed to do something,
and fast. I felt like my mental health was at risk more than anything else.

I began looking into dieting, and the different kinds of diets people go on.
They all looked dumb to me though. I mean, I'm a pretty intelligent guy,
and I'm not very impressionable. You really have to prove something to me
if you want me to go with it. And I didn't see any diet that could possibly
prove its worth. And I didn't know anyone who had struggled with weight
loss and succeeded. So I decided to take a different plan of action. One
day I was talking about dieting with a friend of mine who is into nutrition,
and she recommended to me that I try something called Adipex. I didn't
like the idea of taking drugs, but the thing about Adipex that sounded
promising to me was that it wasn't a quick fix, and it didn't promise
results -- it just was a tool to help me as I work off the weight. I was
excited about trying it.

I started Adipex in December of 2002. Of course everyone knew I was
taking it because I was quite open about it. I even joked about it, not
imagining that I would be able to acheieve much with it. Not everyone I knew
supported the idea. They said that I wasn't doing things the "natural" way
or whatever. But, I mean, what is "natural" anyways? Adipex doesn't
do anything crazy, it just lowers the appetite, and that's what I tried to
explain. Some of my friends were really ignorant and thought it was some
kind of miracle diet pill.

The first results I saw were within a month of taking a pill. That quickly!
I noticed that I had already lost 11 pounds. That's no small potatoes for
not having done a whole lot of work. I needed more though, I needed to do
something proactive. That's when I did the hardest thing I had to do -- put
the car in the garage and leave it there. I let my roommates use it, but I
gave them strict instructions not to give me the keys and not to give me
rides. They loved the idea of bossing me around, and had fun with it. But
they knew it was for the best. Now with the inconvenience of being so far
from the fast food places and not having a car, I found it pretty easy to
lay off the junk food.

Now, after 6 more months of my new lifestyle, I have lost another 36 pounds!
I'm back down to a pretty sensible weight, and I have even begun
practicing ball again. I think I may be ready to join the team next year.




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(#1) Anonymous posted on Jan 16, 2009 (IP: )

I have been on adipex for 6 months and i have lost 43lbs I am a female age 33 and I love it but concerned my bllod suger has dropped from 94 to 66 and i wonder if this is related to adipex?

(#2) Ms. LT posted on Aug 07, 2007 (IP: 74.229.90.70)

This is okay an okay story only thing is that you can lose this type of weight without adipex.....

(#3) Anonymous posted on Jan 10, 2006 (IP: 24.10.194.1)

Good job, i hope i find some way to loose weight to.