Is the pill stopping me from losing weight?

georgina0426

IV been on the pill about 3 years now and I've gained weight ever since but I did go to uni straight after going on it.shall I come off the pill to lose weight faster because I'm not finding it easy at all at the moment! And I don't know whether the pill is making it harder!

kgirlhart

I was on the pill most of my adult life. I lost weight and gained weight while on it. If you want to lose weight the pill will not prevent you from doing so.

misskarne

No, it's not. You just need to put the effort into being accurate with your intake.

spzjlb

The pill does not change your weight per se. It may alter your appetite, temporarily. Frankly, when we go on the pill, it's because of lifestyle changes (as the OP aptly noted). Those changes have more to do with our weight than the pill itself.

rawhidenadz

I'm on the pill and I am losing weight. It could be other factors.

trigden1991

No

zoeysasha37

Nope. It comes down to calories

Wolfena

It could be the pill... there's so many different ones and people all react differently. I suggest a chat with your doctor, maybe they can switch you to a different one.

I have been on pills in the past that caused me to gain excessive weight within just a few weeks with no exercise or food eating changes.

VintageFeline

It's not the pill.

Side effects can cause you to retain water whilst the hormones regulate and your body adjusts. It can increase your appetite. But as long as you are accurately tracking your intake there's nothing magical that happens with pretty much all medication that affects weight loss/gain (thyroid medications and steroids being some exceptions).

JDixon852019

It is your fork not your pill. Loosing weight is easier once you accept personal responsibility for it.

dragon_girl26

No, as long as you continue to stay within your calorie goal and log your intake accurately, you shouldn't experience weight gain while on the pill.
Good luck!

callsitlikeiseeit

im on the pill for irregular menses and i still lose weight

blossomingbutterfly

I'm on the pill and I've lost almost 100 lbs. It's not the pill.

meritage4

If you go off the pill the danger is gaining weight for 9 months and then raising a child for 18+ years.

jo_nz

I'd say starting Uni around that time is more likely the cause of the changes than the pill itself.

Alluminati

The pill affects your hormones which may make you feel sluggish and/or affect your appetite. Once you realize this, you can counteract it. The pill itself does not make one big or small (i.e. Alice in Wonderland)