"started contrave 12/25/14. now 2 lbs short of losing 40 (1/3 of goal) wt. fluctuates due to how much liquid i have. with salty foods, i gain. water helps. i was a binge eater and i was a coffee drinker. with chocolate, now don&#039;t want it or just a bite. fruit, veggies, water are my go-to&#039;s. i eat other foods but now count all calories. try to be under 1000.  i hated water. now it&#039;s my ultra fave, over diet iced tea, diet mixes/pop. i don&#039;t diet; just not stark raving hungry where anything will do. i now think about what i should have. eat anything i want but not much. now picky. only effect now is constipation so miralax daily/prunes weekly. side effects were bad at 1st mainly cuz i was eating/drinking addict food. once realized, all good since. =) happy me"