Birth Control Pills and the Last 10 Pounds

emuravyeva
emuravyeva Posts: 103 Member
edited November 11 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm down to my last 10 pounds, but it won't go away! My doctor told me that it's basically impossible as long as I'm taking birth control pills, but I find that hard to believe. I have no medical conditions that should mess with hormones or anything like that. Looking for advice for anyone who succeeded or just ideas. Thanks!

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  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    Your doctor is wrong. I lost weight while on birth control pills, along with many others on this site. If you aren't losing, you're eating at maintenance. Lower your calorie goal. Or if your goal is already low (like under 1500 a day) then tighten up on your logging.
  • sherbear702
    sherbear702 Posts: 650 Member
    That's stupid. If you've been losing weight the whole time while on the pill, why would the last 10 pounds matter? Like previously posted you probably need to adjust your calorie intake or maybe start exercising more? When you're body gets closer to its ideal weight, the weight starts coming off much slower. Don't quit, hang in there.
  • terricherry2
    terricherry2 Posts: 222 Member
    I call bulls**t. There is no peer reviewed conslusive evidence that supports this. It's just an excuse some people use. Now, saying that, they have been shown to increase appetite in some people so you may put weight on from that. But it still comes down to calories in vs calories out.
  • chaitrex
    chaitrex Posts: 94 Member
    In my personal experience, the pill does really, truly change my metabolism. Not my appetite, not my water, retention, my metabolism. The last time I went on it, I had to stop because I kept getting yeast infections and awful headaches. Even after 3 months, I still was nauseous every morning. For me, I'm naturally estrogen dominant, so the extra estrogen just sent my body over the edge. And even though my diet didn't change, I walked everywhere all lovely hot summer, I gained 15 lbs in 3 months on the pill, that was absolutely not water weight. This is one reason doctors usually put women on low dose bcp, because high estrogen levels can mess you uuuuup. But my natural estrogen level was already high beforehand, so plus the low dose pill, it started changing how my body metabolized carbs, and it was like whole wheat bread turned to sugar as soon as I ate it. Ugh. Not fair.
    However, if you were in the same boat as I am, I think you would have noticed, due to a whole bunch of other nasty side effects. There HAVE been studies linking bcp to less ability build lean muscle mass, but then again, my sister got totally ripped when she she started training hard on the pill. Everyone's body is unique, and the last ten pounds are notoriously hard to lose.
    Your doctor is probably just trying to be helpful based on what other female patients have recounted. A lot of omen do struggle with weight and other issues when on the pill, but it sounds like you're doing fine, just hitting the stubborn final countdown of your weight loss.
    I would say to give it plenty of time. Train hard, eat healthy. If, say, a year goes by and the scale hasn't budged, THEN consider it.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    I lost weight and competed in a bodybuilding competition while taking birth control pills. It is not impossible. Most people struggle with the last 10 pounds. It is often a combination of letting your logging accuracy decline.
  • rayneface
    rayneface Posts: 219 Member
    I don't think it's impossible but I agree it could be more that you are needing to tighten your belt on logging, weighing, measuring.
    Depending on the hormone make up of the pill you are on it may very well make it more difficult, but it would not be impossible. Nothing is impossible :smile:
  • LovingLife_Erin
    LovingLife_Erin Posts: 328 Member
    I am on the mini pill and have been losing at a very good rate, so long as I eat right and exercise. I agree that for some people it might make things more difficult, but I cannot see that it is impossible. As others said, perhaps reevaluate the amount of calories you are eating, and your activity levels. It might take a bit longer, but it can be done!
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