Warding off the Weight with Pills

Many people can manage to lose 20 lbs, but then it comes right back. Sometimes, no matter how determined you are to stick to your diet or exercise routine, you just can't manage to stay trim. The main reason for this is that most people don't significantly change their lifestyle. External influences—stress at work, grief from family problems, depression—can often make people jump right back into the same old boat: binge eating, microwave dinners, excessive television watching, and general laziness. The biggest problem when it comes to maintaining weight is that identifying the problems isn't really all that helpful. Most people can't just leave their job. You probably don't want to leave your family either. So what do you do? Turn to medicine. • Big project coming up at work? • Have a family member that is dying or has passed away? • Moving to a new home? • Picked up a second job to pay the bills? • Super-busy with classes and studying? Situations like these come up in every life at some time or another. There is no harm in getting a little help. There are a number of good weight loss drugs on the market. However, some of them have adverse effects on your body and life and should only be used in extreme cases. Most of the rest don't really help to maintain a healthy weight. You could end up losing too much weight, and then the bounce-back to your flabby old self is even worse. Why does stress cause weight gain? It has to do with the natural fight or flight response. When your brain feels stress, it alters the types of hormones in the body. This includes cortisol, the major stress hormone responsible for weight gain. Specifically, stress hormones impact your weight in these specific ways: • Metabolism – Your metabolism can slow down causing more calorie storage as fat. • Cravings – Your body will demand especially sweet, fatty, or salty foods. • Blood sugar – Changes in your blood sugar from stress can make a big impact on your eating habits. • Exercise – The hormones stymy your motivation to go for a jog or bike ride. • Emotional eating – Stress is what causes you to binge on potato chips, ice cream, and brownies. A potential option is to use Phentermine. Though it is known as a short-term weight loss drug, doctors have been known to prescribe it for patients who need help maintaining weight over an especially stressful or busy period of time. Talk to your physician about the possibility of using Phentermine to get through an especially difficult time without gaining back all the weight you struggled to lose. Phentermine is approved for short-term weight loss by the FDA, but like many prescription medications, it is used off-label for other reasons. Do not use it in any other way than advised however, because prolonged use can increase the risk of developing heart, lung, liver, or kidney problems. If you already suffer from cancer, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, or similar problems, this might not be the way to go, but discuss your options with your doctor.

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