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Q: Bc And Weight Loss
asked by: Bridget on April 30th, 2007
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does anyone know if the pill hinders weight loss? i've just been trying so hard for 4 months and i've only lost 17 pounds. in the past when i've done weight watchers it's come off much faster, but i wasn't on the pill then.

it's just really frustrating.
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Zanny replied on April 30th, 2007
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I've heard that it can cause weight gain.. so yeah it might be affecting it. I'm sorry hun =(
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Dannzibelle replied on April 30th, 2007
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For the breif time i was on the pill i went up a dress size Sad
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mc4ever02 replied on April 30th, 2007
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Yes, every person can react differently to the hormones. While I didn't personally put on any weight. It was impossible to lose weight. I had to work very hard just to maintain my wheight. Since I stopped I have lost 7 lbs and have not changed my diet/exercise at all. And on top of that I am constantly bloated/retaining water, so once that stops I don't know how much I would have lost.

You going off soon, right?
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OctoberBaby06 replied on April 30th, 2007
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Before I got pregnant I was on the pill & I think it helped me keep my weight down but now since .I've had .Kaylee I think it's making me put weight on & making it a thousand times harder to lose the weight. It could be your problem though, I've heard of it making people gain & keep weight on.
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Bridget replied on April 30th, 2007
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i really want to go off it and see if that helps. i need to lose at least 40 pounds by october and it's not going to happen if things keep going like they're going.

i was planning on going off it in august but we decided that before we'd set the date for our wedding in october. now i don't know what i want to do. i guess we could still start ttc in august and if it happened right away i'd only be 2 months along at the wedding, but i don't think it'll happen right away.

hmm... nick is supposed to be picking up my next pack tomorrow. maybe i can talk him into me going off it now and then we can just use condoms or something...
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mc4ever02 replied on April 30th, 2007
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IHeartMyBostonTerrier wrote:
hmm... nick is supposed to be picking up my next pack tomorrow. maybe i can talk him into me going off it now and then we can just use condoms or something...


I think its worth a shot!
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Willa Weintraub replied on April 30th, 2007
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the first time I was on bc I gained weight but now 3 years later, it made me lose my apetite
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Becky replied on April 30th, 2007
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i defintely would if i was you. give you time to get it out of your system
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arcadia replied on April 30th, 2007
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ahh now .i'm dreading starting the pill! hahah i still want to lose another 20-30lbs!
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Bridget replied on April 30th, 2007
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arcadia wrote:
ahh now .i'm dreading starting the pill! hahah i still want to lose another 20-30lbs!


well, i was still able to lose 17 pounds by following weight watchers.

i googled it and from what i read it seems like the low dose pills (i'm on yaz) don't seem to make you gain weight so maybe i'm just having a harder time for some reason. maybe pregnancy weight is harder to lose? i don't know... i'm just going to start exercising and stick to ww and see what happens.

i decided to stay on the pill for now, we hate condoms and it's only for a few more months anyway.
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arcadia replied on April 30th, 2007
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i might try out weight watchers or something similiar.

we hate condoms, too. chris is lucky if he can keep an erection once he puts one on.. for reason they kill his boner. lmao. so we're excited for me to be on bc.
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Eyes Wide Shut replied on April 30th, 2007
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I was on birthcontrol (the patch) until .oni was 4 months.

It seemed like as soon as I got off, I started losing weight.

I'm down from 172( a month ago) to 153(a few seconds ago)!

I've been eating right and excercising a lot. I didn't like to excercise, until people could see the results. go figure! loL!

Sarah
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