Diet pills

 Anyone take diets pills after surgery to get their last 30 pounds off???

This does not apply to me, but how does one maintain a lifestyle with diet pills?  What's the purpose of taking the last of the weight off with diet pills, if you cant live the lifestyle to maintain the weight loss?  If you could live that lifestyle then you wouldn't be considering the diet pills. I just don't get it, does the person want to take the weight off with diet pills just so they can say that they took the weight off? Or do they want to get to their goal and stay there? 

If diet pills worked none of us would need surgery.

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My sentiments EXACTLY!

Why on earth would you even consider taking a diet pill? You got the weight off without one and with the surgery, dedication and hard work. Get the last 30 off the same way. If you can't lose the last 30, I'm sure that is something minor in comparrison to what you have already lost. Not everyone is going to have a perfect body after all is said and done. Be grateful for what you have done so far and just keep pushing yourself.

YES you can for all it will do is take away your appetite just the surgery did BUT you still have to make right choices and work your ass off just like you did after the surgery

There are lots of things that you can do that will take off pounds quickly, the problem is as soon as you stop doing them the weight comes back and then some! Plus, they can really negatively impact your health in other ways.

I'm working my way down (almost halfway) though my final 30 and I'm still enjoying my life. Just doing the healthy eating (high lean protein and veggies, low carb), drinking lots of water and exercising.

You can do it too- just be patient.

Oh and as for Rhonda's response-she says that she still has 60lbs to lose...so...yeah...there's that.

:Danni

I will be honest. I am over 1 year out and had a certain goal that I had.  I did take some phentermine that I had from pre op and was awake for 3 days. It was not worth it and it did not help my appetite. 

WIth you being 3 years out it is hard to lose like it was post op at 1 year to 1 1/2 years out.  Be careful if you do decide on diet pills.



Tamara

Are you sure hat it is realistic for you to lose 30 more pounds? Or are you trying to get to a weight that is so low that you will not be able to maintain it even if you get there? Only you can choose whether or not to take diet pills, but as someone else pointed out, if diet pills worked long term, none of us woud have needed surgery. I would have liked to have lost an additional 10 pounds (not to mention NOT having bounced the 5-7 from my lowest weight) but my body has made it very clear that THIS is the weight it is happy at, and is a weight that I can maintain with just a reasonable amount of effort instead of obsessing over the scale and what I eat.

I would encourage you to stop looking at the scale number but focus on continuing the eating plan that got you this far, really watching the protein and carbs and some of that 30 pounds may still come off.

Lora