"on the recommendation of a friend i started taking phentermine 37.5. went to the md on 3/30/15. i didn&#039;t want to wait to start next day so i took my first pill in the car at noon on the 30th. starting weight 284.5lbs. literally hunger vanished, no cravings. woke up next day, lost 1.5 lbs. today, 4/1, i am down 3.2 lbs and haven&#039;t even taken my 3rd pill yet. i&#039;m going to go to the gym today to see if that boosts the effect. i&#039;m eating very lightly. trying to stay below 1200 cals a day. this pill really helps with not making poor decisions. the doctor recommended drinking gulps of water between each biteful of food. and to unlearn the bad habit of eating til i&#039;m full or cleaning the plate. he recommended using a bread plate as my guide."