I am Michelle D. Carter

I miss Fen-phen. Fen-phen was the combination of two drugs, fenfluramine and phentermine, that proved to be effective at loosing weight. I’ve struggled with my weight all my life. When I started taking Fen-phen, I was working out, loosing weight and feeling good about myself. I was in the best shape of my life. After studies indicated that the drug combination caused heart value disease and high blood pressure, it was pulled from the market.

I know I’m fortunate to not be one of the women that have health problems resulting from taking the drugs. An EKG ensured that my heart is healthy. I am sympathetic to those who took the drugs and have lost their most important asset, their health. However, I miss my skinny inner self showing on the outside.

I work out. I work out hard. It’s my eating habits that need improvement. I know that, but it is so difficult to eat healthy on a regular basis. Given that I hate to cook and my family is nothing but a pack of picky eaters, I don’t stand a chance. I just want an easy fix to help jump start the weight loss. Will there ever be another Fen-phen that won’t cause health issues???? 

Thanks Dorsey! She wrote:

From what I’m to understand, Alli and Xenical are the new thing. Unfortunately they come with some pretty disgusting side effects. IF its not TMI, they can lead to very loose bowels and “greasy discharge”…NO thanks!! I’ll just keep pluggin away at the Wii Fit and monitoring my diet.

I agree! I don’t want those nasty side effects either.

1. Dorsey Says:
   September 5th, 2008 at 10:30 am

   From what I’m to understand, Alli and Xenical are the new thing. Unfortunately they come with some pretty disgusting side effects. IF its not TMI, they can lead to very loose bowels and “greasy discharge”…NO thanks!! I’ll just keep pluggin away at the Wii Fit and monitoring my diet.



2. Debbie Yost Says:
   September 5th, 2008 at 11:19 am

   I hear you on the picky eater thing! My husband recently had to change his eating lifestyle due to some medical issues. I have to learn to cook a whole new way. It’s not a diet, it’s a change of life. We are eating a lot more fish now, which we like, but Diva hates. She’s not afraid to let you know it either. Peanut has the opposite problem and we need to make sure she put ON weight. She’s the pickiest of them all and can be very difficult. If life didn’t have enough challenges! Good luck. I know it’s disgusting when you try so hard and can’t take the weight off and then there are other people who can eat what they want and be lazy and never gain a pound. Just remember, you are in much better physical shape than they are and can beat them to a pulp!

   Oh, and that Alli stuff sounds really bad! I’ve heard stories. Yuck.



3. Lora Says:
   September 8th, 2008 at 12:08 pm

   I don’t think you need Fen-phen or anything. You are beautiful just the way you are!



4. emily Says:
   September 8th, 2008 at 12:46 pm

   Hey… try Weight Watchers. It is slow, but it works… and it is about changing your lifestyle.
   I may throw Alli into the mix, just to keep myself HONEST! But I am liking the WW. thing.
   hugs,
   emily



5. Alice Klenklen Says:
   September 9th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

   Michelle,

   I am drinking Ensure everyday for breakfast and dinner I am on my second week. I will let you know if it works. I have just been eating normal food for dinner without pop, chips, french fries and things that I know are really bad.

   Alice