Looking for before and after Mirena success stories!

lh1626

Hi all.......I am frustrated and having issues losing anything more than the 1-5 pounds I have been going back and forth with. I have been doing MFP since May and have not lost anything...no inches....no nothing. I have researched every BMR/TDEE topic...post...calculator....tried an HRM....using a Fitbit now....you name it!

I was walking 3-4 days per week over the summer and doing 2-3.5 miles each time and still.......no loss. I have tried WW over the past several years three different times and gotten nowhere. I have been diligent....tracking, measuring, counting.....even bites.

I have varied my calorie intake from 1250 to 1600-1800/day. I even did maintenance for a month..... I have had my thyroid tested.....everything. I am now wondering if my Mirena is wreacking havoc on my body. 3 months after I had it put in back in 2005, I gained 30 pounds and then some. I chalked it up to post partum depression...etc.

So......sorry for the rant! : )

Has anyone had a similar experience and lost after having the Mirena removed? I am going to have it removed next month and am hoping that this is the culprit.


Any feedback would be great! I am not opening up my diary however as everyone has a different opinion on what you should and should not be eating. I am in the middle of "junk vs clean" and doing everything in moderation. I have always been able to lose on a calorie deficit and exercise....that is up until Mirena~~~~

Thanks in advance!

lh1626

Sorry....it was 2008 that I got it.

tiffanylacourse

I've never heard of this issue, but I've had my mirena in for 4 years, and come to think of it, thats when it became almost impossible to lose weight. I don't really gain either, but its frustrating to be stuck.

I'm bumping this as I'd like to know more about this too! Thanks for posting!

aStrongerSteph

I'm on my second one and I love it personally. I gained a lot after the first one but, it's because, I was eating crazy...can't blame the IUD. Second one was about months ago.

Jennisin1

I had a Mirena put in in Jan 2012, didn't have any weight gain, weaned my daughter in August, started really being serious about eating well and exercising the first of Oct and have lost 10 lbs this month.... 30 to go to pre-baby #1. I am 10 lbs lighter now then when I got prego with #2 that just turned one.

I have wondered if Mirena effects weightloss, but it doesn't seem to bother me, but the thinnest I have been as an adult was when I was not on any birth control.

We shall see!

J3nnaLyn

Bump. Would love to hear other responses.

SuggieDa

I have had my Mirena since June 2009. I was very overweight before then and it didn't cause me to gain weight since then. Actually my weight stayed pretty much the same until February of this year when I decided it was time to lose weight after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. I have since lost 70 pounds and still have the Mirena

Leigh_b

I have a Mirena. I had it put in right after my youngest daughter was born 3 years ago. I weighed 159lbs after she was born (about 2 weeks after) and now am 125 so have lost a total of 34lbs, 13 of them since I joined MFP. I've still got 7 lbs to go before I am at my goal and it's taken me a very long time and A LOT of hard work to get to where I am. I figure it will eventually come but I am only 5'3" and 42 years old so I've got issues working against me.

shaneliz05

Maybe that is my problem! Intersted to see what everyone else says. Thanks!

Jodycnd

I got mine in February 2010 and struggled to lose my baby weight (when I had fairly easily lost 45lbs of babyweight in 2007 after going on low dose pills). I used Weight Watchers in 2007 but ever since the Points Plus was introduced, I completely stalled after losing an initial 15lbs. I eventually gained that 15lbs back because I kept getting frustrated with Points Plus. Since coming on MFP in July, I have lost 15lbs-ish. I had thought my lack of losing weight was caused by Mirena but now that I've switched to calorie counting and a regular exercise program, I've had success.

I'm a big believer in alternating strength and cardio workouts to get the best of both worlds. Maybe try something like that to build some muscle and increase your metabolism?

gzus7freek

This probably won't help you much, but I just went and had my tubes tied and an ablation done on Thursday for the same reason. To lose more weight. I think Birth Control is bad for someone that wants to lose weight. If you are done having kids you should consider having your tubes tied too. I have a few friends that have went the same route and after getting off of birth control their weight dropped too.

Read the side effects of any birth control that you use. Most of them say weight gain or difficulty losing weight. Especially Depo shots! I put on 75+ bounds the 3 years I was on that! and no matter how hard I tried I could not lose it till I was off of it!

sweetCJ

I have to say that I only had Mirena for 142 days, and those were the worste days of my life. So I did not have it long enough to notice weight gain, but I did notice no weight lost. The day I had it removed, I felt like a new person, I saw sunshine and I started to loose weight, not alot, but enough to say I lost 1-2 lbs per week. My suggestion to you is, have it removed and see what happens.
Good luck!

SabrinaJL

I have had my Mirena since June 2009. I was very overweight before then and it didn't cause me to gain weight since then. Actually my weight stayed pretty much the same until February of this year when I decided it was time to lose weight after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. I have since lost 70 pounds and still have the Mirena

Similar thing here. I was around my heaviest (245 lbs) when I got the Mirena inserted. That was in 2005. I never got any heavier. I got my 2nd Mirena in 2010 and started trying to lose weight in March of 2011. I'm currently at 175, which is the lowest my weight has been since I was 18 (I'm 35 now). I don't think it made any difference at all.

KodAkuraMacKyen

Hello everyone. I have the Mirena as well, and have had it for 4 1/2 years. I gained weight after I got it but that was all my fault. Newly married and ate and drank everything in site. I've been able to lose 37 pounds so far and don't feel it's been a challenge at all to my weight loss or a contributor to my weight gain. I have absolutely loved it. It's worked well with my body.

Juliejustsaying

I had Mirena in a total 2 months before having it ripped out. HATE HATE HATE!! my body is far to sensitive to hormone and chemical changes. I stopped losing about the time it was put it..havne't really lost much since...but I don't know if it is really the culprit...Just hate the damn thing...I'm not 5 weeks post tubal ligation/ablation..and still having issues.

Anyone thinking about getting a mirena I woudl say run!

SherryR1971

I have always been over weight until now, and I am losing weight and have one in...of course it is about time to get a new one...it will be my third one. I would choose the protection over the weight loss, but that is just me...like my OB told me when I was complaining that I thought the pill was causing my weight to stay up..."If I take you off of it, you'll really have a weight gain in 9 months!!"

lh1626

Wow...so many responses! It is interesting to see how different people react to Mirena. I was on the pill for years and never had a weight problem....>I was actually the thinnest I had ever been in my life on the pill. I can't take it anymore though because I have a blood clotting disorder.

Mirena was my only choice at that time. I can't get my tubes tied because any type of surgery for me now is high risk due to my disorder.



My other choice is the old "snip snip".....LOL! I already told my husband that is his winter project!

lindsaylou10

I had my daughter in July of 2010 and weighed about 155 after and had lost weight and gotten down to about 145 in the year that followed. In may of 2011 I got the mirena and stopped getting my period all together. After I stopped getting my period everything was fine for a few months and then I noticed the weight gain. I worked out and did MFP and weight watchers and could not lose a pound. I would just gain. When I went in mid September of 2012 I get it removed I weighed 178. I had many side effects fom the mirena. My doctor did all the blood tests and they all came back fine. I went right on the pill after removal and she told me it may take a few weeks to see any weight loss bc she had seen this before and sure enough in the third week of my pack of pills I lost 10lbs! I am hoping that is just the start! But I went from looking 7 months pregnant all in my belly to somewhat normal again. So good luck to everyone. I know some people it has been great for and others who have hated it.

smilesalot1969

im just about to have my third mirena and i love it. ive lost 125lbs with one in and am only 9lbs away from goal weight. I wach my calorie intake, weight train and do 1hrs cardio a day 5 days a week

SlinkyPinkyBunsOfSteel

I've had mine since March 2010. I've lost 51lbs since Jun 2011. I've not had any problems with it at all.

tinad5000

TRy some vitamin d3 and rasberry keatones. Dr Oz says it works I am getting some soon. I too was thin before birth control Used the pill. for 7 years . Got my tubes tied last go around. Losing weight since exersising and logging food, Slow but steady