TXGal
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Hi everyone,
I'm a 48 yr old female from Texas. I have gained alot of weight from perimenopause and cannot seem to find a way to lose it. I've always been someone who rollercoastered up and down with weight, but my natural state wants to be what I like to call "fluffy". But PeriM wants to pull me into Marshmellow stage and I'm trying to find ways to reverse this trend.
In the past during the beginning stages of my perim (after age 40), I could take phentermine for 3 months and lose weight and keep it off for a year or so, but in the last 2 years that's not as effective anymore. I tried semiglutide last year. My insurance didn't cover it (was going to be $1000/mo at the local pharmacy when my dr prescribed it). So I went to a local weight loss place that would get it from a compound location, still the cost high. And after 3 months, I lost 15 lbs. It didn't feel the cost was worth the loss and I was experiencing a bad gerd side effect. And with kids in college I decided it was a route I would have to come back to. And now is the time to come back to it. I'm intermittent fasting, OMAD and still gaining weight. I always take care of my family, but not myself. And I need to put my health as a priority. It's time.
Now I'm realizing everyone gets their supply from the same places and that I'm more than capable with some good research, knowledge, and support to do this on my own. I've ordered some Ret and I'm going to start that this week (arrived today). But only enough for this month, because I want to see how I do on it, before getting more. I'm hoping to find some friends in this forum to help along the way of this weight loss journey that seems to be kicking my butt as the scales continue to rise and my health continues to decline.
I'm a 48 yr old female from Texas. I have gained alot of weight from perimenopause and cannot seem to find a way to lose it. I've always been someone who rollercoastered up and down with weight, but my natural state wants to be what I like to call "fluffy". But PeriM wants to pull me into Marshmellow stage and I'm trying to find ways to reverse this trend.
In the past during the beginning stages of my perim (after age 40), I could take phentermine for 3 months and lose weight and keep it off for a year or so, but in the last 2 years that's not as effective anymore. I tried semiglutide last year. My insurance didn't cover it (was going to be $1000/mo at the local pharmacy when my dr prescribed it). So I went to a local weight loss place that would get it from a compound location, still the cost high. And after 3 months, I lost 15 lbs. It didn't feel the cost was worth the loss and I was experiencing a bad gerd side effect. And with kids in college I decided it was a route I would have to come back to. And now is the time to come back to it. I'm intermittent fasting, OMAD and still gaining weight. I always take care of my family, but not myself. And I need to put my health as a priority. It's time.
Now I'm realizing everyone gets their supply from the same places and that I'm more than capable with some good research, knowledge, and support to do this on my own. I've ordered some Ret and I'm going to start that this week (arrived today). But only enough for this month, because I want to see how I do on it, before getting more. I'm hoping to find some friends in this forum to help along the way of this weight loss journey that seems to be kicking my butt as the scales continue to rise and my health continues to decline.
