"i am 25 years of age and my weight has always been an issue. after i had my old son, now 8 months old, i got up to 300 lbs. i didn&#039;t want to get any higher. this was the kicker. i want to live a long healthy life and be able to interact with my son as he grows. i started phentermine 37.5mg on june 10th and by the 24th i have lost 22 lbs. it has been hard i will admit. i&#039;ve always been an emotional eater, never alcohol or smoking and of course no illegal drug use. food has been my comfort all my life pretty much. now i am just trying to find out what to replace that comfort with. i admit i haven&#039;t even exercised and i need to do so. i am planning on walking today and i&#039;m going to absolutely have to stick with it. that&#039;s going to be the hard part."