At first I took the carb blockers WITH the meal. I got on the scale the next day, and I was disappointed to find that I gained.

I started thinking that maybe I took them at the wrong time, but when I looked on the bottle, there was no mention made of when to take them. Again, these are the Phase II brand which are supposed to be a good brand.

I never took another after that until one day when I was at the healthfood store, I asked the owner how to use them and made mention that there was no directions on the bottle. He told me to take them 1/2 hour before I ate.

After that, I had no problems!