I am a stay at home mom and artist. I lost about 35 lbs last year on with the drug Topamax, it made food taste funny and my appetite just went away. Especially sodas! I couldn't stand them. Unfortunately some of that went away and I have started regaining the weight. I am trying to stop the sodas again - WHY did I ever start drinking them again? and control my portions. I ate what I liked just in much smaller quantites. I was happy and thin.