"i started phentermine capsules end of august 2016 weight was about 197-199lbs starting out. i tried to lose weight for 2 years i had never been this heavy &amp; felt miserable everyday cut out pop was drinking only water &amp; attempted to diet with no success. tried the tablets before 37.5 mg gained 10lbs so this time my primary doctor called in capsules to the pharmacy, within the first week i lost around 7lbs which i&#039;m sure was water weight. first month i lost 25lbs give or take then the 2nd month i didn&#039;t lose so i went off of them for 2 weeks started again lost a couple more lbs. i am now 165lbs feb. 2017 i haven&#039;t lost since but i have maintained. i also never exercised. 500 calories the first 3 weeks on them with breaks here &amp; there."