weight loss and contraception.

From what I've heard here, you need to find a contraceptive that works for you and you only! Trial and error my friend. I am on the pill and even though it works theres a down side but luckily I know when/if I will gain.

ive been on depo well over a year now and havent gained any. I try to eat healthily and i dont do any exercise other than walking as much as i can. i cant really say i have anything bad to say about depo. And given the choice, i wouldnt change to any other form of contraception. It has proven to be the best for me.

The most recent research I have read on BC state that while BC does not cause actual weight gain, it does make it harder to form good muscle tone/gain muscle mass, which I think can impact you metabolic rate to some extent. Keep a close eye on your weight/water/sodium/calories/gym time. Be sure to be more than brutally honest in your diary for the next three months and see what happens. If its only 3 months, I don't think much can happen that you can't reverse once the shot wears off.

I was on depo for a couple of years. I didn't gain weight but had some acne and mood swings from it. Its not great for your bones over the long run, the max my doctor allows patients to be on it is 8 years. Try it and see, that's my advice.

I started the Depo shot right before I started dieting and exercising seriously. I have lost about 10 lbs in 2.5 months. The first three months of the Depo shot are considered the WORST, after that your body adjusts to it. I had really really bad hormones, like a raging PMS, for the first part, but then it evened out. I love Depo because I will never remember to take the pill (I tried) and I am unable to use the nuva-ring or IUD. Don't go into Depo hating it, like any other medication it will have positive and negative aspects that you need to realistically weigh. Everyone's body does react differently, but for the vast majority of women, the weight gain from hormone medications does come from an increased appetite. Pay attention to yourself and the actual side effects, monitor your "calories in - calories out" closely and decide if you want to continue the shot after the first dose. Don't be afraid, take control of your body.

Everyone is different, but I am that happy person on Depo. I love love LOVE it. No PMS, no mood swings, no weight gain. Every type of BC will be right for someone, just see how it goes.

It really just depends on your body. Every body will react differently to birth control. You won't know until you're on it.

i'm aware there was a similar post about this yesterday. i have an appointment with a nurse on thursday to get my depo injection, the doctor refuses to put me on the implant straight away, so i have to bare with the injection for three months and i can't take the pill because it interferes with other medication i take for my heart.
i've heard so many horror stories about people gaining anywhere from 10-200lbs on this injection, but i'm really active. i spend an hour and a half at the gym every week day (usually burning 600-700 calories), i have dancing two days a week and a fitness class every friday evening. on top of that, i have a weekend job which allows me to be on my feet for six and a half hours over the two days and i have a healthy intake. am i still going to gain despite all that? i can't see it happening, but i'm really scared and i don't want all my hard work to go to waste.

OMG I hate Depo!! I had one shot of it after giving birth and gained 30 lbs in one month! never again!

I had horrible luck with pretty much every form of bc I've tried except for my Mirena IUD. The down side to that? It took me from the time I was 18 until I was 28 before I could find a doctor to let me get one. They also wouldn't do the implant for me. Here in the North East US apparently the view point is that they have enough negative long term fertility side effects that they won't do either of them on a female unless she already has a couple of kids, and even then its a struggle. I have a friend who had her 3rd (and what she hopes is her last) baby at 25, and is happily married, and they still were reluctant to give her an IUD... I say North East US because my own personal experience has covered more than 20 doctors (both gynos and primary care docs) across 4 states....