Broken record

Trying something new, again. This time however, I feel like I've been given tools to make this a habit rather than yet another try. I am seeing a doctor at a weight loss center and she's a gynecologist. She has made it her mission to understand weight and why we struggle with it and how to overcome that. So I have rules to follow and pills/supplements to take. I weighed in at her office on 2/19 at 226. That absolutely is THE heaviest I have ever been. NOT okay with that. She did blood work and an EKG and talked over the program with me. Then sent me on my way with a prescription, a notebook filled with information, and good wishes. The prescription is phentermine, a weight loss pill. In addition to that, I take fish oil, vitamin D, a multivitamin, and a chromium complex supplement each day. Her focus is on drinking plenty of water (of course), and making sure you get enough protein each day (100g for women, 150g for men) and limiting sugars to 10-15 tsps per day. The latter is calculated by taking total carbohydrates minus fiber divided by 5. Another neat "trick" (I guess you could say) is to make sure you limit breakfast to 1 tsp of sugar so that your body is burning fat from the get-go. It's been really neat making these changes and learning to read labels better.

As for results? If my scale is as accurate as hers... I've lost 11 pounds this week. Pretty darn proud of myself. Hoping I can kick this once and for all!