I posted some more information on healthy weight loss in this thread. http://forums.psychcentral.com/showf...5&o=31&fpart=1

Is there a reason your doc thinks you should use the diet pills? I would think you would be better off changing your lifestyle. The pills will help you lose weight, but what happens when you stop them? Dieting is a dirty word in my opinion, the only thing that is going to keep weight off is changing the way you eat for good. Slow and steady wins the race.

Did you doctor tell you that bulk fiber can help lower cholesterol? My mother has high cholesterol and she takes bulk fiber to control it as an alternative to statins.

Good luck with your ultrasound. I'm sorry that your physical did not go so well.