"so, i&#039;ve been on it 4 days?  i&#039;m starving.  because i&#039;m on a 1,000 cal diet with it.  the suppressed appetite hasn&#039;t kicked in yet.  i&#039;d say i&#039;ve probably lost some water weight - mostly because i&#039;m drinking so much water to keep from starving.  i went through cmwl at the recommendation of another doctor, and because i&#039;ve gained about 50 lbs in the last year - some of them were that boyfriend belly &amp; then i got that break-up belly.  now i&#039;m 33, 5&#039;5, 263 lbs (!!!), and i just have to make a change.  i&#039;ve finally reached the point where i don&#039;t want to be like this forever.  i was always around 200... and okay with that.  but i can&#039;t anymore.  i don&#039;t even want to look in the mirror.  so i&#039;m ready to get over the side effects."