Hi everyone,

First day of Duromine....

My goal is to lose 20 kilos. I am getting married in September this year, and its my second marriage. I absolutely refuse to be a chubby bride (again). As this is going to be my last marriage (lol) it's my only chance to finally look good in wedding photos. I have been trying to lose weight on and off for about 10 years, it's now time to get serious. My doctor has prescribed the 40mg tablets, and I have to see him every thirty days for a weigh in.

Age: 37
Starting weight: 75.9 kgs
Goal weight: 55 kgs
Height: 152cms
Mini goal: 65 kgs

Anyway, I could use some support, so anyone who wants to tell me their story and come along for the ride is most welcome. Hope to hear from you soon. I am based in Brisbane, and would love some duromine buddies.

Hey,
I start duro tomorrow, I was given the 40mg too. I am brissy based my self aswell and congrats on the wedding :-)
My age 20
Weight 115kg
height 175cm
goal weight 80kg

so I got a lot of weight to shed!

Also anyone who is reading this, My doctor took me off my original contraception the depo as this is the main and only reason I weigh so much! I never was told that the depo-provera can reduce your metabolism rate by up to 80% so please trust me when i say be carefull what contraception you use ladies!

Toodles for now :-)

Holy Frijoles, guys! 40mg is INTENSE! Where is your Doctor?! (I'd like to get me some of that!)

I have the Implanon in my arm right now. It would be interesting to see if I drop weight if I got it out... but then that would increase the whole baby thing, which I'm not ready for at all

And Wanna Be A Hot Mumma... I'm on the SS Lotsa Weight to Lose with you! I have a total of 39.7kg to lose (21.4kg to go!!)

Hey guys, thanks for replying...

Laura, am based in Brissy, so might be a bit far for you to come for the stronger meds...lol. I am very inspired by your progress so far, so please keep posting.

Wannabeahotmumma, might be easier to lose if it's just contraceptive weight? Fingers crossed for you it is...Hows your first day going?

Well, my day two so far

Went to sleep at midnight, awake at 4am. It's now lunchtime and I'm feeling pretty good in spite of the early morning.

Foodwise am aiming for about 1200 calories per day...

Toast and two cups of coffee for brekkie

2 handfuls (about 40grams) of dry roasted mixed nuts for snack

1/2 cup green grapes and a fruit yoghurt for lunch

Planning to have:

Dried apricots for afternoon snack

Steak and garden salad for dinner

Was ravenous when I woke up this morning and in fact still a bit hungry, but am doing ok. No weird symptoms yet...dry mouth seems to be about it, but that works for me cos I'm not a big water drinker so it forces me to drink more.

Anyway, good luck guys...hope to hear from you again soon.

Well done ladies you are doing great!!

First day was today, doc put me straight on 40mg. So far no side-effects other than a little bit of dry mouth, no cravings! and energy (which I dont mind at all)

Laura bear - Be carefull with the implanon, I had it in around 3 years ago and stacked on about 15kg in under two months! Not only that it also moved up in my arm, but everyone reacts differently to different things.
I am now totally off the depo and started taking the pill again as of yesterday..

I was suprised that my doc gave me the 40mg duro straight away but he said the stronger dose will really help me get my metabolism back to normal and the pill will help as well so fingers crossed x

Good luck ladies you're doing great!!! :-)

Keep me posted on how your doing & I will do the same cya

Okay, so nearly three weeks down, and nearly four kilos lighter. Not as quick as some of the others I have seen on here, but I'm pretty happy with it regardless. The first week I had bad headaches, broken sleep, hot flushes, dry mouth, racing heart...basically the works. Now however, I have no symptoms, lol...even to the point I thought the tablets may have stopped working cos I lost no weight last week. However, we moved house last week and my eating wasn't the best. I decided to jump start this week by missing a day of the tablets and starting fresh, and so far it seems to have worked. I feel re-energised and focused again, so fingers crossed.

SW 75.9
CW 72.2