"i&#039;m a 26 year old female and i started taking this medicine along with a fluid pill on 01/25/08. at my heaviest weighing 317 lbs, i tried everything under the sun and lost maybe 10 lbs maximum here and there, but it always came right back. when i began this medication i weighed 308 lbs. its 07/16/08 i weigh 218 lbs. that&#039;s a 90 lb loss from the date i started and 99 lbs since my heaviest. i do excerise for around an hour several times a week. i eat almost anything i want just in small portions. i cry when i look in a mirror."