excess skin around wait & stomach!

I just noticed today that I have so much excess skin/fat folds around my waist and stomach! arghh. I think it may be because I'm on the contraceptive injection depo-provera, I'm due another jab this saturday so I'm definately going to mention it. I can't believe it, I've always been lean, fit and just the right weight for my height.
I think I better get down the gym........ :eek:

edit: the title is spelt wrong, sorry.

Reply 1

Jennybean

13

I swear Depo Provera is the root of all evil. I gained ten pounds quicker than you could blink on the damn thing....by the time I came off it I think I had put on about a stone and a half, some of it gained AFTER I went on an incredibly strict diet and exercise plan to combat the initial weight loss! AND all of it was round my middle, where I'd never gained weight before. I was used to having big thighs because of horse riding but my belly had always been flat so it was incredibly depressing. As soon as I came off it I lost the first ten pounds really quickly but I was left with a much fatter tummy than I'd had before it. Gah.

Reply 2

LipGloss

Depo Provera (and other hormonal contraceptives) only cause a weight gain because they increase appetite. *reaches out for another cookie*

Reply 3

Jennybean

13

Nein. Sometimes but not always. Depo Provera in particular suppresses the production of oestrogen and because oestrogen controls the distribution of fat, placing it in the classic feminine places, when it's absent you get fat laid down in places more like where men store it, i.e. belly rather than hips and thighs. Basically it's why women get the middle aged spread when they go through the menopause. But I'm not a menopausal woman dammit and I don't want a belly when I didn't have one before.

Reply 4

Shockley

OP

15

Jennybean

I swear Depo Provera is the root of all evil. I gained ten pounds quicker than you could blink on the damn thing....by the time I came off it I think I had put on about a stone and a half, some of it gained AFTER I went on an incredibly strict diet and exercise plan to combat the initial weight loss! AND all of it was round my middle, where I'd never gained weight before. I was used to having big thighs because of horse riding but my belly had always been flat so it was incredibly depressing. As soon as I came off it I lost the first ten pounds really quickly but I was left with a much fatter tummy than I'd had before it. Gah.

I have big thighs from horse riding aswell :smile:

Reply 5

Jennybean

13

LePinkPanther

I have big thighs from horse riding aswell :smile:

Yeah I figure the shape of my legs is a worthwhile sacrifice for having such a nice hobby lol.

excess skin around wait & stomach!

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