Duromine 30mg - start of a journey

G'day everyone - yes, even you hiding up the back!

Started my Duromine journey on Monday (2 days ago), after a couple of weeks of hesitation and research.

My weight has been fairly constant these past number of years, and being the wrong side of 45, it certainly is difficult to shake those kilos! And especially when married and the lovely wife makes such great food!

So, anyway, got sick & tired of being sick & tired. Tired of being covered in sweat when walking from bus stop to work. Tired of being exhausted. Of feeling bloated. Tired of being embarrassed of my photos, and avoiding mirrors!

So, changed my diet and worked hard to lose some weight. After 3 weeks - nothing.

Went to my doc, she took pity on me and prescribed Duromine 30mg for a month, and then head back fo her to see where I'm at.

Got to admit, the reported side effects put me off. But in the end I wanted a better rear end, and stomach!

Will be interesting - I do love my snacks, especially when the TV is on, or off! And my pizza. Lord give me strength!!

I've been keeping a daily diary, which I'll post here for those who are interested - been really helpful reading the posts of those going thru it or been thru it. We're all different, but our aim is the same - a little less of us to look at in the mirror!

Here's to a thinner me!

 

Thanks. Is it best to post updates here or in another part of the forum?

 

Thanks. I started 4 days ago, no real side effects so far. Here's day 1's diary...

Duromine - Day 1 : 9-Oct-17

Weight: 133.5kg
Took pill: 6.20am

Breakfast: 3 Weet-bix 6.20am
A cup of tea at 8.15am

Water throughout day - about 3-4l

Lunch: bowl of salad 12.30pm

Dinner: 4 kransky sausages 7.30pm
Banana

No side effects

In bed 10.15pm - slept till 5am (slept 5 hrs 50 mins according to Fitbit)

 

Duromine - Day 2: 10-Oct-17

Up at 5am
Took Duromine 5.20am

Breakfast: 3 Weetbix 5.20am

Banana 9am

Lunch: bowl of salad 12.45pm

Exercise bike 10 mins 6pm

Dinner: chicken breast steaks w/mango, ginger & kaffir lime; sweet potato mash 8.30pm
Glass of sarsparilla

Waist: 137cm

No side effects

Slept 6 hrs

 

Duromine - Day 3: 11-Oct-17

Up at 5.50am
Took Duromine 6.20am

Breakfast: 3 Weetbix 6.20am

Water during day - 3-4 litres

Banana 10.15am

Lunch: bowl of salad 12pm

Exercise bike: 10 mins 6.30pm

Dinner: tortellini w/bolognaise
(7.40pm)
800ml bottle of water

Bed 10pm, slept 7 hours

No side effects
Appetite normal

 

On day 4 now - will post full day's diary tomorrow, but noticed today my appetite changed - didn't want to eat as much at lunch.

Not sure if headache or getting a cold - tightness in the forehead all day. Noticed I get a little short-tempered - normally a quiet, placid guy, get irritated faster - but nothing too major.

One embarrassing side effect, which I've read elsewhere does happen - embarrassing for a guy: some shrinkage down there. Was worst on day 1, gets better each day. Which is good

 

Yeah, I did the same. Noticed drinking water helped, or a cup of tea. Will have to try the gum thing

 

Oh, yeah - the exercise. That's normally a rude word in my household.

But been walking more, and have done 10 minutes on exercise bike 3 days in a row. Some people might think "10 minutes?! Pfft!" but I'm happy with that. Better than 0 minutes.

 

Duromine - Day 4: 12-Oct-17

Up at 5.40am
Duromine 6.20am

Breakfast: 3 Weetbix 6.20am

Banana 8.30am

Water during day - 3-4 litres

Lunch (out): 12.30pm
- slice of pizza
- apple juice

Exercise bike: 10 mins 6.25pm

Dinner: 8.45pm
- buffalo tenders (chicken)
- BBQ grilled vegies (Aldi)

In bed 10.30pm, slept 7 hours

Side effects
- starting to get dry mouth
- headache (tight forehead) - all day, but better by bedtime

I'm not wanting to do a crash diet, I want to learn things I can put into practice for beyond Duromine. Back in 2000 I went thru a traumatic personal time and my weight fell from 130 kg to 90 kg, but I never learned good habits, and so it ended up going back up to 120-130kg up till now.

I might eat a slice of pizza, or some carbs - its more about learning to eating in moderation, for me, and stopping the mancave snack pigouts when watching TV at nite.

I also need to buy a decent set of scales, instead of the cheap Target one I have! Weight changes on that just by stepping on and stepping off and on again! Going off measurement of my gut for now, and it looks like I'm starting to lose some of it. I'll know for sure when my pants want to fall off and I need a new belt!

 

The big test will be tonite (Friday) and the weekend. Tonite is mancave nite - just me & my TV shows. Its easy to stick to a food plan at work - so busy. But the weekend is a test - will be interesting to see how I go!

 

Rather than bore everyone with daily stuff, will report back in a few days, once I get to the magic 1 week mark.

Am definitely noticing my appetite decreasing - don't have the desire for food and when I eat, eating smaller portions. Which is good.

 

Week 1 update:

Starting weight: 133.5 kg
End of week 1: 130.0 kg

Weight loss: 3.5kg

Good result. Wanted to get below 130, as 1st goal, and very close.

Weekend went well - wasn't tempted to pig out. Duromine kept appetite in check. Threw out a lot of the junk food, kept a little. Spent most of weekend tidying house - spring clean.