gaining weight on the pill

Hiya

Am thinking about going on the pill soon but I heard it makes people gain weight? Just wondering if that happened for anybody here?
Personally, gaining a little weight wouldn't be too bad for me, so I wouldn't mind it. But just wanna know if it's actually true?

Thanks!

Reply 1

guccilittlepiggy

depends on how you react to the pill, its not the same for everyone. it may increse your appitite but its hard to guess whether you'll actually put the weight on.

Reply 2

Elusive Moose

It made me gain a bit of wait, some on my stomach, and my breasts went up a cup size. But I only gained a bit and then it pleataued (if that's even a word), it wasn't a continuing problem. I did ask my Doctor about it, wondering if there were others that wouldn't have caused this, but she said it would probably have been the same with most of them. It probably depends a lot on the person as well- my weight fluctuates like anything if I have a bit of a binge day, or if I don't feel very well and don't eat much or something, but I know people who can eat as much or as little as they like and their weight won't change at all so I'm probably more succeptible to it than people like that anyway.

Oh, and it wasn't a very noticeable weight change around my stomach, or at least not to other people I don't think. And where it was noticeable I wasn't going to complain :wink:

Reply 3

guccilittlepiggy

i went from a 32b to a 32dd bra size, didn't put on weight though

Reply 4

Glory

my breast got bigger also, and it made me crave foods. Not necessarly eat more i just fancied different foods.

Reply 5

thegreatstupendo

The average weight gain on the pill is 11lbs. Read that in the paper this morning.

Reply 6

Glory

thegreatstupendo

The average weight gain on the pill is 11lbs. Read that in the paper this morning.

thats about a stone right?

Reply 7

funky_faerie

just mentioned on another post - i somehow managed to lose 9kg in a month on the pill. it's plateaued now and is fairly stable. didnt really change my bra size, just lost the weight around my tummy and hips. but i do know ppl that carry around an extra 3-8kg on some varieties of the pill. it's really different for everyone.

Reply 8

*~Emma~*

It must depend on the person. I've been on the pill for over a year now and havn't gained the slightest bit of weight, boobs are no different etc.

Reply 9

Anonymous #1

thanks everyone. the one side effect i really wouldnt mind is the bigger boobs lol, fingers crossed!

Reply 10

tarka

my boobs got a little bit bigger but no other obvious changes

Reply 11

supertramp

I gained a bit of weight and it made me kinda angry (the pill, not the weight) and gave me heartburn.

Reply 12

thegreatstupendo

Glory

thats about a stone right?

1 stone is 14lbs.

Reply 13

Anonymous #2

I'm 5'4 in height and was 9st4 when I started the pill, now a few months later I'm a couple of pounds away from 10st, but the weight is stable. So much of it is water retention though. I took the pill continuously for two months and have just had a one week break, where I lost 6 pounds and had boob shrinkage! I'm only a 34A so I love it when my breasts feel swollen on the pill and actually feel full when cupped in my hands, so that's a perk for me. :biggrin:

I hated the weight gain at first but to be honest it's not actually noticeable, my clothes still fit and I don't look any different, so don't be put off the pill just because there's a possibility of putting on weight. I would much rather be a little bit heavier than to have dreadfully painful periods and bad PMT symptoms again!

Reply 14

Anonymous #3

Most people put on weight in the pill, not as a result of the pill itself, but because they expect to, and start eating more and snacking when they wouldn't usually...

Reply 15

Wild Thing

hmm i put on 3 kilos. So did my bestfriend and shes really really really careful with what she eats unlike me, so im sure she DID put on weight. My boobs went 1 cup size bigger.