Birth Control and Weight Gain

michaeljacksonfan333
michaeljacksonfan333 Posts: 56 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, I was just wondering what different people's experiences have been with birth control in terms of weight gain (or knowledge of the matter). I am asking because my metabolism seemed to significantly drop when I started taking birth control. After the time I began taking it, I gained about 25lbs. I just got off of it about a week ago, for the first time in about 2 years. It is too soon to tell whether it has positively effected my weight loss, but so far, I weighed 132lbs 2 days ago, and 130lbs today.

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  • gizmo_2014
    gizmo_2014 Posts: 37
    Birth control does not make you gain fat weight. It can make you gain water weight however it will not lead to fat gain unless you change something.

    I have been on a few different types over the years and never gained fat weight unless I changed something. The change of hormones can make you feel more hungry leading to an increase of calories. It can make you feel more tired leading to a decrease of activity.

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