Duromine Day 1

[Dee2017]

Here is the recipe for the cheesecake I brought low fat ricotta and baked mine in muffin pans filled them halfway (2 spoons approx) as they rise and then fall back to half a muffin when cold the items i used worked out to approx 70 cal each and if i use maple syrup next time as its sugar free it will be approx 50 each so as products vary this count is on the products I used

cheesecake

• 600 g ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup (100 ml) honey (or pure maple syrup sugar free one would cut the calories )
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon gluten free corn flour
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla essence

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 170 deg C. Grease and line a 22cm cake tin (use a springform cake tine if you have one).
2. Place ricotta, honey, eggs, cornflour and vanilla in the bowl of a food processor and blend for about 30 seconds, until smooth
3. Pour into prepared cake tin, smooth the top and cook for 45 mins until the top has browned and the centre doesn’t wobble.
4. Allow it to cool in the cake tin completely

reminds me of a baked cheesecake and as I said i cooked some strawberries down and placed a teaspoon on top as a treat

 

[Dee2017]

Who? Huh? What? Where? Feeling like that old grandpa… You made me deaf, Dee!!! =))) Love your excitement!!! Way to go! It’s funny how you ran to the scales like to the Christmas tree on Christmas morning. I did the same thing when I was losing weight. =)) Ha-ha, I know the feeling. Happy your Christmas present was wrapped up with a HUGE red bow on it! Finally! No more three digits! “I’ll never be one hundred again!” © Scarlett O’Hara trying to lose weight”

Sweetie, did you check what is inside of that fabulous chocolate of yours instead of sugar? Just wondering… Those sneaky manufacturers…

Damn, was I laughing hard when I imagined you talking on the phone and breathing so… interesting. =)) However, what you do, due to such way of riding-talking, is that you have the interval training, which is extremely beneficial for weight loss. So, when you are listening, try working in the hardest and fastest regime, and you’ll get even more efficiency.


PS. That semolina cake… hope you’ll make it without the syrup?

Hi April

Thats it no more 100's be gone with them I say

Oh dont ruin it for me Il have another look the writing is so small but I know when i have used it in the past the cal were low as I mixed them with cocoa powder etc so the overall count wasn't bad once I had finished cooking and with the chocolates I make with it I usually have 3 max and they are smaller than ice cubes some might have peanut butter filling as they are frozen I can suck on them so they last longer...i was counting carbs at the time... I know its only 3 ingredients and the butter will be the main killer...its just cocoa beans, vanilla and cocoa butter but I will check the ingredients

Yes I try to do that.... speed up when I am listening what about riding the 1km at a higher speed (3) Im only on 2 and thought that might help tighten/tone the /calf/leg? I also use my toes to push the peddle then i put my foot in fully when i get tired and use the whole foot to peddle I hope that makes sense?

No sugar syrup this has oranges in it and just honey/maple syrup to sweeten it

Dee

 

[Dee2017]

Dont worry i did too when I said I was going to ride extra KM etc on the first day and didn't... but that's only cheating me the main reason I do this post daily is to be honest and keep me on track and it motivates me to stick to my goals...

Oh yum roast pork I had pork stir fry tonight....

Yes it makes a huge difference to able to talk about it, and to know others are in the same situation going thru similar struggles/cravings etc

I look forward to reading your next update

 

[Athena Rusch]

Hello all,

I am so glad I stumbled across this forum. I started with 30mg of Duromine today and I would love any tips and support on here. I am a self-confessed emotional eater. I eat when I'm sad....I eat when I'm happy....I eat when I'm busy... I eat when I'm bored.... I use any excuse to eat!

My big concern here is I even eat when I am not hungry. So I am worried I will eat even on this drastic pill. I really want it to work, I am carrying weight from pregnancy and it is making me so miserable, I have struggled for 5 years to get it off. This is a very drastic step for me and I want to try my hardest to make it work:

Stats:
Started: Feb 14th 2017
Starting Weight: 67.2kgs
Goal Weight: 49kgs
Height: 1m 59cm

 

[Athena Rusch]

I'm a shorty - which is why my goal weight is so low! I was 45kgs - 50kgs my whole life until I had kids!

 

[Gwynedd]

Heyloooo,
Yesterday I did a big Pile of house work. Took kitty to vets for a Lion cut, and then went off to work. Had a cereal bar, a nectarine and my lunch was the Lamb kofta curry I made on Saturday, which is crazy hot, but good. Did 26mins yoga and weighed in at 96KG. Just want this to happen so magically quick! No patience. But awesome that hunger pangs aren't there. Finding myself bored more often though, as opposed to satisfied lounging on the couch. Hence all the house work. Lol. It certainly needed done!
Valentines day today! Aim is not to be too bad. Have had 2 cereal bars, a nectarine and left over pork roast from sunday. Yum. And will do some yoga after picking kitty up and heading home. Today is one of my 10.5 hr work days. So I end up pretty tired. Plus sleeping was super hard last night.

 

[April]

Hello Gwynedd. Love the fact that you post regularly, very nice, thank you! I really wish you would dedicate a little more time to exercising. You have to realize that you must make your body work. I know that you are a very good “house maid” and your house is sparkly clean now. However, you have to give your body some new things to work with, some new muscles to feel. Yoga can help, and so can Tabata. I love this type of activity! A workout can last as much as 8 minutes, yet you will burn a pile of calories and your bodies will keep burning them several times after the workout, even if you are lying down on the couch.

Wish I could see your kitty after the Lion cut… I am a real fan of cats. =)) Good luck and Happy Valentine’s Day! More sweet sensations, less sweet sweets!

 

[April]

Hello Athena Rusch. I am sorry to hear you have to struggle so much with the food addiction. The first and best thing you can do for yourself is to throw away/give to poor all the junk food you have at home. Replace it with veggies, fruits, greens, lean meat and dairy foods. You can leave some legumes and cereals (better not refined industrially). Your main problem is eating without being hungry, and even without having strong emotions. You use food to replace something in your life. Now you have to find something that can help you replace food. Start knitting, drawing, embroidering. You have to find something to keep your hands busy with. Even when you are sitting and watching TV.

With all my heart, I wish that Duromine helps you with the cravings. Though, it might be useless, because you eat without being hungry. Duromine is capable of reducing hunger, YOU are capable of saving yourself from binging for no reason.

Stop hiding your emotions. If you feel sad – cry, if you feel happy – to a little dancing and singing, if you are angry – punch the pillow. Seems to me, you are hiding your feelings under all this food. STOP! Feelings are feelings, hunger is hunger. In fact, hunger also can be thirst. SO always drink a glass of room temperature water when you feel hungry. Wait 10-15 minutes. Then, if you’re still hungry, go and eat a boiled egg with a cucumber, for example. Or make yourself a colorful useful salad with all kind of greens, veggies, grilled chicken breast and some pumpkin/sesame/ flax seed. Your task is to change your attitude towards food.

Ok, I think that is too much for a simple welcome. =)) Hopefully, you will go all the way through this journey and will achieve your goal. Keeping my fingers crossed.

PS. Many of our D-friends find it very useful to post daily, so that they get useful advice and support on a daily basis.

 

[Dee2017]

Hi Everyone

Tuesday 14th February

weigh in was 99.6
I had a poached egg on toast today for breakfast, lunch was crisitini sticks (6) plus dip, I snacked on 4 dates, peach, half a salada and slice of cheese, plus I had 3 of those avocado truffles (25 cal each) dinner was orange ruffy with salad and I also had a slice of the semolina cake (130 cal)...

I've done 40 min on the vibration machine, 15 dance with weights, i felt a twinge in the back of leg so I didn't do any more, I have ridden 13 km (5 on the higher number) and also 20 resistant band exercises

Ive been really hungry today not sure why... I just noticed i haven't had a milk drink today... almond or normal?

I hope everyone is well

Dee

The semolina cake is very nice the oranges once cooked were a little bitterits not like the one were the syrup is poured over it the oranges are baked in the cake and make it very nourish it also has almond meal, I think if the oranges had of been sweet I would have reduced the honey the kenwood whipped those egg whites up so well I ended up putting the cake in 2 pans as i only made them 3 cm high I cut them to a width of just over a cm ... not sure how it will freeze but il soon find out

 

[April]

Hey sweetie! Love it that your scales keep approaching the figure your fingers wanted to type a couple of days ago. Looks like 98 is really close… Hope, you will keep yourself well in hand, and remember about the goal next time you want to grab an extra piece of something.


You’ve been really hungry… when is your period due?

How’s your leg? Praying, it’s fine by now and you will continue exercising. You’re doing really well with these!


Keep it up, dear! Happy Valentine’s Day!!

 

[Mrs-B]

Hooray Dee!! Great job on being under 100, it must feel amazing

 

[Dee2017]

Hey sweetie! Love it that your scales keep approaching the figure your fingers wanted to type a couple of days ago. Looks like 98 is really close… Hope, you will keep yourself well in hand, and remember about the goal next time you want to grab an extra piece of something.


You’ve been really hungry… when is your period due?

How’s your leg? Praying, it’s fine by now and you will continue exercising. You’re doing really well with these!


Keep it up, dear! Happy Valentine’s Day!!

Hi April happy Valentines day to you too

I do my best when i snack to say to myself do I really want this look how far ive come etc... Just some days are really hard... my period is due in a week but could come early sometimes the medications that i take when doing IVF can play havoc for a couple of months on my body and mess it up... last month it was 5 days early... so I am hoping that this month I will be back on track

Leg is good thanks... arms were a little sore today but I pushed thru and gave them a good work out I am determined to get to to 98??? by Saturday

Enjoy the rest of your day

 

[Dee2017]

Hooray Dee!! Great job on being under 100, it must feel amazing

Hi Mrs B...

Thank you!

Long time since I heard from you I hope your going well?... I will be by your post soon

Actually it was only yesterday when I put my work pants on that I could pull them out and I thought ohh i might be finally seeing it mind you it doesn't stay that way .... then today I looked in the mirror and I could see the tyre around my belly is shrinking I wanted to go to the shops and pick a 5kg bag up to feel what that weight is like off my body.... but because of my back Im only allowed to lift a max of 2kg at the moment ..

Enjoy the rest of your week

 

[Dee2017]

Hey Gwynedd,

Just stopping by to see how your going....
Sounds like you are loosing so that's fantastic today will be a week for you? is your dr weighing you every month?
oh gosh kitty with a lion cut thats what my little man needs except i dont think that would suit him due to the short hair so I just have to put up with his lion attitude LOL he is boss of the staffie

 

[Dee2017]

Hi Athena,

i just wanted to say welcome and wish you well on your journey I look forward to hearing how your first day on D went....

I found when I first started that D didn't do it all for me I didn't loose my appetite etc... I remember sitting at work and eating like I always did on my snacks (which really were mini meals) then I stopped and thought what are your doing you will never change if you cant change the bad habits... so I took my container and put it in my bag promising myself that this time on D I am going to do my part and change where I can and try my best to stick to it... from then on I am super conscious of what I eat...I am not perfect but I am working on being the best I can be...

not sure if these tips help but they have me... as I said sometimes its not easy but I need to say to myself do you really want this if so walk away .... Sometimes I drink some water and wait to see if I am still hungry or I make a low cal milk or almond drink (made with half water) that fills me up at nighttime before bed if i am hungry... I locate very low cal items to snack on like seeds, water melon etc (place a small amount in a container that I can have for the day and space it out), or cristini sticks you can nibble on them, I try to keep busy I find if I have time on my hands I eat or I think about food and when i think about it my tummy grumbles...I have incorporated exercise and have done so since Ive started D I only ever walked before and then I was never regular, this time ive done it every day (bike dancing with weights and vibration machine) and that in itself is one of the best things I have done.. set yourself a low target and increase from there

I hope that helps you a little... you will do this!
Dee

 

[Dee2017]

Hi Everyone,

15/2
weight was 99.3

Breakfast was cereal with some milk , lunch was a salada biscuit with a slice of cheese snacks were 4 cristinis sticks, half protein bar, plus some trail mix and I had a coffee with almond milk, dinner was a pork chop with lemon juice over it, I crumbed it in panko crumbs only... no egg butter etc and 1 teaspoon of oil was needed for the pan okay I wanted the oil to crisp those crumbs, a little mash, I know April I can hear your voice already good news....no butter just a little milk (2 tbls spoons) and salad.
Desert was a semolina slice

Exercise wise I danced like a crazy women and even thou my arms were a little sore I persevered they feel okay now, I did 15 min with 1kg and 15 with 500gm weights all up I did 40 minutes, ive done 40 on the vibro machine and rode 3 km on the higher number of the bike I will try and do another 1 before bed

Oh and some good news looks like I wont having key hole surgery... i still need a fibroid removed and will learn more when I see my specialist in a week or so.......fingers crossed I can still postpone the procedure for a couple more months

 

[April]

Rrrrrr!!!!! That crumbed steak fried in oil… rrrrrrr… at least your mash is ok. =)) And you totally brought the smile back on my face with the fact that there was a salad to that. Good! You know what could’ve been better, and I am glad you do. Still, I can understand how you can feel like eating something a bit unhealthy at times. However, like you already said before, if you eat something unhealthy, you have to make sure that the rest of your meals are perfectly healthy and that you exercise more this day. I am sure you managed to compensate that meal with your exercises.

That 1-2 km you do before bed.. try to make it a good interval training. Ride 40 seconds at maximum speed, like you’re riding away from a furious rhinoceros, then 20 sec. at your normal speed. It does make a difference. Hope you’ll love the feeling of a good ride. =)

Fingers crossed for you, dear. Hope, your doctor will agree to postpone the operation and let you get to a good weight.

Have a great day and a fantastic mood!!!

 

[April]

Athena, hi! How are you doing? How do you feel? Dee gave you some more great tips, and I hope on hearing from you soon. Really wish you could defeat your food addiction. Fingers crossed you are very decisive with your decision to change your life for better.

 

[SarahG]

Hi All

I went to my Drs yesterday and asked for Duromine, I was a it surprised how easily he wrote the script for 30mg and I got more information from the Chemist about taking it

My starting weight is 96.7kgs and I am 172cm tall

My goal weight is 75kgs.

I am hoping to only be on Duromine for a short time to give me a bit of a boost/kick start.

Hopefully I can share a success story with you all in the future

Sarah

 

[Dee2017]

ha ha ..... did I mention it was an itsy bitsy bit of oil and I didn't use anything to attach the crumbs

But in saying that I did work a little harder yesterday and even harder today... I have a new goal for the end of week 6

I am afraid that rhino got me. OMG I tried but my long legs nearly fell off... so I did 1-2 km at 20 fast and 20 slow and stopped when needed I will work on that... yep i got that feeling for a moment i thought I cant walk lucky I already rode 2km at the high number LOL I still had to dance so i did some of the vibration machine to loosen things up and danced later when I felt my legs could handle it

I think he will postpone the operation if I ask, I did mention duromine but i don't think he was listening as it was 9.30 at night when he called me (he is a very good dr) because his reply was thats okay no problem... but from what i have read you need to stop prior, he said I can continue with exercise so that was my main concern as I said to him im trying to set a routine and its only been 5 weeks... anyway I will discuss when i go into his clinic to discuss things fully with him

Thanks April I hope your having a great day too... my mood is wonderful I found some more great music to dance too... and my weight is.... well Il be back later to share