Coming off the pill- weight gain

dropping_10
dropping_10 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 30 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi All,

I came off Diane 35 a month ago after being on birth control for 13 years, I think I was on diane for the last 5 or 6 years. I am very worried because in the last week I have gained 1.7 kilos with no lifestyle changes. The only reason I can think off is coming off the pill. Has anyone else experienced this? Will the weight gain even out? Has anyone lost the weight they gained by coming off the pill. I am desperate, it is very hard for me to lose weight, this is a huge blow.

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    This is the health and fitness DEBATE section, by the way.

    But yes, you may notice a spike on the scale after stopping birth control. Chances are you are getting ready to ovulate/hormones in general are causing water retention. Just relax and continue with your deficit.
  • dropping_10
    dropping_10 Posts: 3 Member
    Whoops, I saw the word health and thought it was the right section. Thank you arditarose
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I came off the pill 4mths and didn't have any weight gain. Just kept plodding along as usual.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    When I came off the pill my life was hell for a few days. My ovulation pain was so bad I thought I had appendicitis and had to leave work. Obviously there was water weight gain with that. Everyone is different.
  • samgamgee
    samgamgee Posts: 398 Member
    Yeah, it'll be water weight - 1.7 kilos is something like 3.7 lbs. It takes 3500 calories over maintenance to put on a pound, so you'd have to have eaten about 13,000 extra calories over maintenance for this to be real weight. Your body will just be holding on to water for whatever reason, probably hormonal. Don't worry, it'll go away again - just continue to eat and exercise according to your goals like you usually would, it'll be fine!
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