Birth Control Pills and Weight Gain

I did gain weight around the same time I started the pill, but I don't know if one really has to do with the other - I like to think so, but it's probably more likely due to the extra eating/drinking/celebrating/etc that I did with a partner rather than the very strict diet I was on when I was single. That's the biggest tip for not gaining weight - try not to fall into your partner's eating patterns, because guys can usually eat a lot more than us without gaining the weight! It becomes so easy to eat out more often, order pizza, go out for ice creams, and on and on

It actually is a myth that birth control causes weight gain. I'm on the pill, and I have not gained weight, nor do I have any problem losing weight.
The pill may cause a small amount of fluid retention, but not significant enough for you to gain weight.
This myth is from when birth control was first released because the pill had more hormones than women actually needed to prevent pregnancy, so it did cause weight gain at the time. But now, the hormone levels in birth control are where they should be and gaining weight shouldn't be a problem.

I have been on it and have been on about 10 different ones and never gained a pound of weight. There is just the probability of fluid retention which can be taken care of!