Question by marquette: How to maintaine weight lost after using appetite suppressants.?
i have used and appetite suppressant (Phentermine) giving to me by my dr. and i lost weight. I’m scared that the weight might come back + more now that i’m not taking it. I’m more active now and eat very healthy in small portions but rumors are that now that i’m finished no matter what i do i will still gain the weight back. How can i maintain my weight lost without gaining it back and are their natural appetite suppressants that are safe?
Best answer:
Answer by Lori M
Just look online for a calorie calulator and you can figure out how many calories will keep you at the maintain level! Don’t go over those calories! Do work out, don’t eat junk food and sodas! Keep it healthy and you should maintain without any further help from a pill! Plenty of WATER!
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Yes it will if you do not balance out the energy requirements.
Calories intake needs to be in balance with your caloric requirements(BMR+Physical Activity)
Also be careful, phentermine causes heart valve issues.
Why you thumb down me? Didn’t like my answer?
How do you think people get fat in the first place? They over eat and the excess calories overfeed into fat cells. – That simple.
Dj
Go to this site and find the total calories per day that you need to eat to maintain your weight then only eat that many calories and no more on an average. You may try and confirm the total calories from your Dr. too, the one that asked you to take Phentermine.
Also you do need to keep a written record of what you eat (number of calories, and also number of calories you burn, exercising every day) and add them up at the end of the day and then day again at the end of a week. Then as the need dictates you need to adjust it next week, this way you can enjoy a party from time to time but once in a blue moon only.
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Here is some more info.
So try doing little more and eating little less, but do not go below 1500 calories for any prolong period of time keep record of cal burn and cal consume, sleep 8 hour per night, make your first meal the most calories and last 2 to 3 hour before bed time the least amount of cal. Eat at least 3 main meal a day and for snacks use water, must drink a gallon a day minimum.
If you reach a point when the weight does not drop (a plateau). Then.
To get off this plateau, you may have to shock the system, there are many ways to do this but best is to turn total vegetarian for few weeks say 4 weeks. See what happens. If you are walking then you can start running for same amount of time. Please do not take up jogging, it is high impact and can produce bad results in terms of cracked bones and damaged joints.
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All may not apply to you but here is some more info:
You can eat any thing and every thing, but must watch total calories in take per day, add up for the week and adjust the intake to compensate as needed next week, this way once in a while you can even pig out at a party. Never deprive yourself but if need be postpone the cravings. Never eat less then 1200 calories on any day, on long term bases never eat less then 1500 calories per day at the least, eat at least calories listed on the link on most days. Keep good written record of both the calories intake and calories burn.
Find some abdominal exercises and just do it , include side bends too and total body work out, to build hour glass shaped good firm fit strong body. All this is in the library and on the Internet too. So find it and do it, start slow and build up.
Here is an extract from my previous answer, see what applies to you.
Answer is simple.
Parts specific exercises, you can find it in library and on the Internet. So get going. Find them. Select them. Do them.
If. You are a teen then, you are still growing so you may grow taller too. So any rigorous routine may stunt your natural growth so you must not make any major changes in your eating habits may even have to eat little more, but depends. You just need to get more active.
Weight loss is simple but needs “will power” and “discipline”. Loose a pound per week but better still loose an 1/2 pound per week and keep it off for ever slow and steady wins the race. Haste is waste and it all shows up on your waist, in no time.
Your weight should be per the link below. To loose you need to eat right. Not eating carbohydrates is wrong you must consume all food groups. Little unsaturated fat is a must and some complex carbohydrate and fruits should be included too, eat lots of vegetable and rest of the calories should be in proteins. Avoiding buns and cake is Ok but must not be excluded, if you exclude any items then the craving will take over all of a sudden and it can be really bed and throw you off the diet without even knowing what happened.
You may be slightly over weight, but if you are under 30 years of age then you can still grow taller, by doing:
1). Pull ups.
2). Bicycling.
3).Swimming.
4.)Stretching.
You cannot loose weight just by watching the calorie consumption unless you are super active. You do need to find time to do body parts specific exercises paying attention to side bends and abdominal routine. You can find them on the Internet.
Here is some more info:
Link:
http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.…
The best way is to eat right and exercise, loose it very slowly a pound per week but 1/2 pound will be even batter, loose it slow and keep it for ever loose it fast and gain it all back plush a few pounds. haste is waste and it just shows up on your waist latter.
Just eat right, sleep 8 to 9 hours, drink a gallon of water and exercise. Math is simple, burn 3500 calories and loose 1 pound of fat. Eat the calories per link and you will not loose mussels tissue.
Hint: You need to use the weight if you like to bulk up for competition, or just to show off. For toning you must not use weights or only very light weights.
Read Body Building, How to increase the height and weight loss answers given by me in the yahoo answers.
But here is some general info:
Study this site and make your own program based on the Knowledge imparted by the site and t