"this is my 2nd time taking this and the first time i lost 15 lbs in the first month and couldn&#039;t loose anything else. now with my second time i have lost 8 lbs in two weeks. it is true it works better to take it for a 3 week period then a break for a week or 2. i eat 4 x 400 calorie meals a day and excerise 3-5 days a week."