Day 1

History: I was just over 150 lbs. and decided to try a weight loss product. I chose Xenadrine at random. I remember the side effects from when I first started the original Xenadrine with the ephedra alkaloids. My pulse rose, I sweated more, sometimes I was nauseated if I didn't eat anything of substance before I took it, and I actually wanted to drink more water. I didn't even crave soda's anymore. THAT was a big shock! I'd been a soda junkie my entire life! But after a short time, I had everything evened out and the weight fell off of me. Here I am at a Halloween party in 2004 after 3 months on the original formula of xenadrine. I weigh 113 lbs. here and am completely comfortable with my appearance.

A lot has happened since 2004 and I've not been able to keep the weight off without the Xenadrine (gotta love the FDA for "helping us" with this product). I have tried Xenadrine EFX, hydroxycut, Metabolife, and several other products. Waste of money for me.

But when I saw that magic phrase "RFA-1" last week, I started keeping my fingers crossed that lightning would strike twice.

Day one in my experiment to see if the new "Xenadrine RFA-1" is as good as the original. My starting weight is 164 lbs. and I'm 5'2" (5'3" if I do my hair right! :D). I was walking for exercise but learned I have plantar fasciitis. Big words that mean my feet hurt all of the time and I'm not supposed to be on them much. I swim when I can and enjoy bike riding when I've got a partner. Not as often as I'd like, but I was spoiled by the original Xenadrine where I lost the 40 lbs. of extra weight I carried without having to do any extra exercise. Now I wait!