craftygeek

Wow! Great responses everyone. I appreciate all the time in answering and the input!

When my knee is bugging me, I stick to walking, swimming and biking. Ice and rest as much as you can, get the best cardio you can in without aggravating the knee and get your upper body strength in. Good luck!

That is a fantastic attitude!!!

I'm new here too - also with three kids, but mine are a bit older and more spread out - 8, 6 and 2 1/2. Add me as a friend if you like and we can support each other!

I took it for 6 months and lost 55 lbs for my wedding. Yes, I looked fabulous on my wedding day, and I didn't have any bad side effects. BUT...it basically took away my appetite entirely so that I didn't eat anything all day. At night I would realize, "Oh hey, I haven't eaten anything!" so I would have a little something…