My Duromine Weight Loss Diary

I'm writing this blog to keep track of my progress when i begin taking Duromine tomorrow morning. After researching on the internet i have found a lot of people are confused about its side effects and dont know if it is worth taking. Hopefully this blog will be of some use to someone.
I am 28 yrs old, currently weigh a little under 200lbs (90kg i think) am 5ft 6. I have decided to start this medication becasuse i am feeling that nothing is working for me. Having recently been diagnosed with Polysistic Ovaries, i think this has added to the problems im having with my weight. I have gained over 15 pounds in the last 6 months and am having a VERY hard time shifting them!
I will begin taking the tablets tomorrow and update again to start to track my progress.
Wish me luck.......

Day 1....
Woke up at 6am, and took first tablet, then was so tired went back to sleep for 2 hours, i expected to wake up full of beans, but i was still really tired. Think that is down to the slow release of the medication.

I wasnt sure how hungry i would be in the day so took to work with me some fruit, tin of tuna, and small pack of crackers. I was hungry when i got to work and really enjoyed eating the fruit, but after that i didnt feel like making anything else to eat all day! I more or less forced myself to open the bag of crackers so that i was still eating to keep the metabolism up! I would normally eat the pack in 5 mins, but today one pack lasted over an hour!

When i got back from work, i went for a run/walk for 4k. then by the time i had got home, showered and tidied it was too late to eat anything for tea even if i was hungry so im just going to make the most of not wanting any food and go to bed.

I didnt feel too energetic today. i was expecting to be rushing around here and there but instead i was quite tired all day!

Im a bit nervous about tomorrow because we go out for lunch with work on Fridays so im worried how im going to tackle that. must find low calorie version and just have to eat it!

Overall today has been a good day, i was excited to see how the tablets made me feel and to be honest i didnt feel that much different, i just didnt have the desire to be eating all day as per usual! When i went for my run/walk i wasnt going faster than i have ever run, in fact i run regularly and today i was running worse than normal. I didnt experience any feelings like my heart was going to jump out my chest but i was worried about feeling this so maybe that is why subconsiously i wasnt trying to push myself too hard!

Day 2....

Woke up at 4.30am which i wasnt too impressed with! I wasnt tired though when i woke up, i was immediately awake. After finally admitting i wasnt going to get back to sleep i went for another run/walk for about 45 mins, got back and couldnt resist jumping on the scales to find i had lost just over 2.5kg!!!!! Sure thats mostly water weight though so nothing to get too excited about!

I decided not to take a pill today because my pharmasist told me i didnt need to take the pills every day so i thought i would just see how i would go taking them every other day (they would last longer this way too) i still didnt feel the need to eat much during the day, i went out for lunch and managed to quite happily leave some on the plate something i would never normally do, no matter how full i was i would find a way to fit it all in! Rest of the day was ok, i did eat more than i did yesterday but i was trying to just eat little and often. By the evening though i did find myself thinking what was in the cupboards to snack on.... something i wasnt doing yesterday.
I didnt drink as much water today and wasnt feeling as thirsty as i was yesterday.
I will be taking my next pill early tomorrow morning and hope tomorrow will be a day where no thoughts of food enter my head!

Hi, I admire your actions. Best of luck. I am also very much over weight, have been for as long as I can remember. Will you please advise me on how to get Duromine tabs please. I have really terribily in need to loose LOTS AND LOTS of weight. Many thanks - and really best of luck with your journey. I'm sure you will be successful

bellabella wrote:

Day 2.... Woke up at 4.30am which i wasnt too impressed with! I wasnt tired though when i woke up, i was immediately awake. After finally admitting i wasnt going to get back to sleep i went for another run/walk for about 45 mins, got back and couldnt resist jumping on the scales to find i had lost just over 2.5kg!!!!! Sure thats mostly water weight though so nothing to get too excited about! I decided not to take a pill today because my pharmasist told me i didnt need to take the pills every day so i thought i would just see how i would go taking them every other day (they would last longer this way too) i still didnt feel the need to eat much during the day, i went out for lunch and managed to quite happily leave some on the plate something i would never normally do, no matter how full i was i would find a way to fit it all in! Rest of the day was ok, i did eat more than i did yesterday but i was trying to just eat little and often. By the evening though i did find myself thinking what was in the cupboards to snack on.... something i wasnt doing yesterday. I didnt drink as much water today and wasnt feeling as thirsty as i was yesterday. I will be taking my next pill early tomorrow morning and hope tomorrow will be a day where no thoughts of food enter my head!