Weight loss isn’t simply about popping Generic Phentermine pills at leisure and waiting for the weight to disappear. It’s also all about healthy eating. Here are a few healthy eating tips for you:

1. Choose lean meats and poultry without skin, and prepare them without added saturated and trans fat.
2. Choose fat-free, one per cent fat and low-fat dairy products.
3. Cut back on foods that contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils – in order to reduce trans fat in your diet.
4. Cut back on foods that are high in dietary cholesterol. You should aim to eat less than 300 milligrams of cholesterol each day.
5. Cut back on beverages and foods that have added sugars.
6. Choose and prepare foods with little or no salt. You should aim to eat less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day.
7. If you drink alcohol, drink in moderation. i.e. one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men.
8. When you eat out, keep an eye on your portion sizes. Smaller is obviously better.

Good luck on your quest to lose weight!

It was announced recently that Australian professional road racing cyclist Nathan O’Neil tested positive for the appetite suppressant Phentermine at the 2007 Tour of Elk Grove (Illinois), where he had won the prologue time trial and the overall title. O’Neill is an 8-time Australian national time trial champion, and although he quickly admitted to taking the drug for its intended use (to lose weight) out of competition and not for any performance enhancement purposes, his team – Health Net Pro Cycling Team – terminated his contract immediately, and it is expected that he will also face some official suspension from the sport for a period of months (minimum) because of the positive test result.

In the professional cycling world, Phentermine is not banned for use out-of-competition, but it seems that O’Neill made some sort of error in his calculations / estimations in terms of when to stop taking the prescription, as it seemingly had a longer than expected clearance time for the drug to leave his system.

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