"i have lost 127 pounds over the last 3 years. i used belviq as one part of my process. it definitely helped reduce my hunger and i didn&#039;t experience the side effects some people describe. but it only worked for me if i stayed with my plan - weight watchers for keeping track of weight loss, weighing my self every day, exercising - about 45 minutes every day. what i have learned is that there is no &quot;dieting&quot;. it is a life long process of accepting that i cannot live like i had been and finding great ways to enjoy food and movement - not a life long deprivation, a lifelong change for the better. i wiill continue to take belviq, i gave it 8 out of 10 because it is $89 a month and that is a significant amount for me."