prescription med and weight loss...please help!!

[solson28]

I have ADHD and am prescribed Adderall for it. I want to emphasize that I'm not on Adderall for weight loss although I know it's a side effect. What I'm wondering is if anyone knows how to keep my metabolism up and lose the weight in a healthier manner. I'm not looking to drop a ton of weight really fast just to gain it all back and then some. If anyone has any advise or has had similar issues, please help me out.

By the way, I know that not eating slows your metabolism down and that is one huge side effect of this drug. Will forcing myself to eat and still exercising keep my metabolism up? Thanks for any help.

 

[austin_88]

Just eat healthy.

Figure out for BMR + Lifestyle (stickies), take off about 20% of that amount and stick to that amount of calories each day. Just make sure you don't ever go below your BMR.

You get used to adderal after a while and the appetite loss will go away, your body gets used it to.