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  • I have had my implant in a little over two years at this point after switching from oral contraceptives. As many have already noted, every woman's body responds differently to different types and combinations of hormonal birth controls. For me, the oral pills were wrecking havoc on my body. Two months after switching to…
  • Thanks for your input! After having plateaued for a month and a half, I did get particularly anal about logging, and I have increased my daily protein intake hoping to minimize any muscle loss. The only thing I haven't heard before is the whole eating back your exercise calories... does this mean if my net calorie goal is…
  • I know everyone reacts to ANY form of hormonal contraception differently, but for those of you who GAINED a ton of weight while on it and got it removed... did the weight come off right away? I am just curious, since you're saying the gain was due to the implant itself.
  • My body generally LOVES to stay exactly the same weight (no yo-yo-ing here!), which is nice since it takes a bit for me to gain weight, but makes it almost impossible to lose. I had plateaued about 10 pounds heavier than my goal weight for the past year. I got the Implanon put in three weeks ago and have already lost 3.8…
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