I am sorry, but this is c**p. I have talked to and seen so many people all over the internet and in person who have all had the same experience as myself. Major weight gain within months. The "average" that they give us of 5 pounds within the first year is c**p. Within the first three months I gained 11 pounds. The next three months, 15 pounds. The weight gain continued for a long time. I was a dancer for 13 years and danced for 5 hours, minimum, for 5-6 days a week regularly and I still gained all of that weight. I have been off of the shot for 14 months now and I still have not been able to make no headway in losing any weight. The most I have lost was 5 pounds in six months and even then, I was exercising more than I was doing anything else. This is ridiculous.