the depo shot can definately make you gain weight hun!

i have the same thing
i look like i'm pregnant.. lol

gosh atleast i'm not the only one! man it's depressing

I JUST posted a question asking about this same thing! I don't know why, but I'm in the same boat as you, except I don't have the depo shot to blame it on I got married a year and a half ago, and since then I've gained sooooo much weight. I was always really small, I think on my wedding day I weighed 93 pounds, but I was proportional as I am only 5'3". Now, I see 118 on my scale regularly (which is about how much weight you've gained as well). I feel like this is a lot in a not-so-long amount of time, and I've started to feel bad about it. It's seriously alllll in my stomach area, and I hate to wear jeans now because I feel like it makes me look even worse and they are really uncomfortable now. I've had to buy a bunch of new clothes because all my old ones don't fit anymore (granted I wore the same size clothes throughout high school and my first year of college, but still... its devastating). The last straw was the other day at work when this rude male coworker of mine asked if I was pregnant. Ughhh! The worst part was, I'd JUST found out that I wasn't and to be honest I was a bit bummed about it. Even my mom has begun asking me when the last time I went jogging was and questions like that, and it just makes me mad. She has a small frame herself, and even after having both me and my brother has never had to worry about her weight in her life. She seriously had the nerve to ask me if she could have my old jeans since "they probably didn't fit anymore." Ugh. My dad is also lean, so I have no idea why this is happening. I'm so self conscious about it lately though, I never want my dh to touch my stomach and I'll change my clothes a million times just to TRY and find something more flattering. I just want to be comfortable in my own skin again and feel sexy with a lean and toned body. My dh of course assures me I'm the most beautiful thing ever, but I have a hard time convincing myself he's being completely honest when every other person in my life it seems has noticed my recent weight gain. I KNOW he sees it too, and I just want to look good for him! Right now I could seriously take a picture that would pass as a not-so-cute baby bump



Me on my wedding day:



Me a few months ago. Not the best picture but please notice the huge belly:

I know the feeling. Peope just up and say I'm getting fat! Now that hurts! My belly could pass a baby bump also! I'm VERY self-conscious! I went thru my pants and i'm gonna give away 17 pairs of pants becuase I can't fit them anymore! But some of those pants I've been having since my freshmen year in college. I totally have to shop for pants now! I can no longer fit a 1/2 or a 3/4. I really need to start working out as in RUNNING or WALKING! I don't like to lift weights very much.

Haha we're twins I swear. I too was wearing a 0, 1, or 2 and now... oh gosh I can't believe I'm even going to type this... the other day when I went shopping I bought a size 4 and a size 5. I know there will be people out there that will roll their eyes at that, but seriously, that is big for a person of my height. I'm going to blame that on the fact that I was shopping on the first day of af (which = verrry bloated) but still. Move to Texas so we can be exercise partners

LOL...my finace is always rubbing my belly as if I'm pregnant! I'm like STOP i'm not pregnant! Yes during af i'm so bloated I can't button my pants! Geez I need new jeans! My arms are tiny and my legs a tiny. I freakin have love handles now! ewww

Oh my gosh, I would NEVER let my husband rub my tummy lol... I'm way too self conscious right now for that. The minute his hand lingers there for a second I move and start hoping that hes not thinking that I'm gross. I seriously will go to class sometimes with the top button on my pants unbuttoned lol. Looking at the two random pictures I posted I can see that I have gained weight in my arms and legs too, but it's nothing like the weight I've gained in my stomach. What makes it worse is that my husband has not an ounce of fat on his body it seems.

I try getting a size M for a shirt but it seem slike it's not work and I may have to move up to a size L. My upper arms have gotten big. I'd like to be about 120-125 lbs. I need to get fit because my finace and I are ttc. My fiance has gained weight since we've been together. Geez it's so hard to follow a diet and it's expensive! What part of TX U stay in? You should come cross the boarder and be my workout buddy! I think if I had one (a girl) I could work out like everyday! I can't with my fiance. Our schedules are soo different and plus all he likes to do it lift weights.

I'm in the Houston area. I really wish I was close to you so we could be each other's support group. I really want to be more toned and lean before getting pregnant as well. You don't have that far to go though! I'm sure you can do it. Have you ever tried the Special K cereal with red berries? It's actually pretty good. It's also the one that claims you can drop a jean size in 2 weeks. It seems pretty easy, you just replace 2 meals a day with special k cereal (any flavor you like), eat a snack (they have several things you can choose from), and then have a third meal as you normally do. I haven't tried the diet, but the cereal really isn't too bad. I really do like food though... I don't know if I could do it. Maybe if you grabbed a box we could do it together and see if that crap really works

http://www.specialk.com/?id=challenge

After all, the model on the web site doesn't have a baby-bump-look-alike

sounds pretty easy! I wouldn't mind trying it! I think I will try it! Being full off of that may make me feel better rather than being full off rice and meat! My fiance is from Orange, TX. That's a long ways from Houston! Yea maybe we can do this together some how?! I will def start this tomorrow! I'm gonna go get me some tonight @ Walmart!

Sounds good. I'm in it if you are! Starting tomorrow morning I guess I'll be a breakfast-eater. I guess that's one of the many reasons I gained weight anyway

I'm not sure, but I think they suggest eating it with skim milk. I've got 2%, but I don't really drink the milk from cereal anyway, so I'll stick with that. Hopefully it won't screw it up too bad.

If anyone else wants to join our little club feel free At least now I'll have something to report on the site now that I'm not charting temperatures like crazy

Yes i'm in! I drink 2% milk too. I only drink milk from cereal. I love cereal so maybe this would be good!

Yes anyone that wants to join please feel free to join!

I may even pick up some of those protein bars for snacks!

the Mrs youre beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah she really is!

I like the strawberry special k bars that are 90 calories... they are soooooo good! I don't think I've ever had a better breakfast bar ever. I haven't tried the protein bars though, let me know how they are when you get some.

I think the only way I will ever do this successfully is by having other women as motivation. This site is great.

Aww! That was nice to hear after all this diet talk I honestly do think both of you are beautiful as well.

It really is! Hey I joined the Special K yahoo group! I'll see how that goes.

Haha I just joined as well. My membership id there is lorenfrenzel, but I haven't posted or anything.