Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

the pill

Question:

Is there anyone here who’s on the birth control pill that’s had a hard time losing?  I’ve heard estrogen affects loss, but I don’t know how much. thanks! Katie

Response:

Hi, I was going along just fine, had no trouble maintaining at ~140 – 145 (down 100 pounds) until I began taking the stinking Loestrin FE pill (low dose, even) in December.  Now staying at ~150 is a fight – my appetite went insane and so did I.  There are days I want to just sit in a corner with a bag of cookies and a sharp stick, and others when I want to push the slow old ladies at the mall through a store window.  I’m not happy, especially since the condition they were prescribed for (PCOS) isn’t being helped. (On an odd little side trip, these *white* pills turn urine teal blue/green!) Take care, Carmen

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I haven’t had any problem losing and I’m on the pill.  Lost 35lbs in about 6 months. Deirdre

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when i go on the pill i gain 15 pounds now I need to lose 15 more pounds (lost 50 so far) And its stubborn as hell.  The pill sucks. — -Beth, Pseudo usenet cop BikeE FX, AT and rans gliss Anchorage, Alaska http://home.gci.net/~dawg/

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Is there anyone here who’s on the birth control pill that’s had a hard time losing?  I’ve heard estrogen affects loss, but I don’t know how much.

Katie, I went on depo provera (birth control shots, each lasts 3+ months) and gained about 120lbs in a year and a half. I tried every diet known to man while I was gaining, incl. low carb which had been successful before, but I couldn’t stop gaining! Once my weight leveled out — my body had adjusted to the hormones — I was able to start losing. Until that point, I just tried to not worry too much about it. Now I am losing OK, though I think the hormones are not helping with chocolate cravings Perhaps you should talk to a doctor about your problem? (You don’t have to mention low-carb if you think your doctor would have an unfavorable reaction. If s/he asks, say "Well I’m cutting out sugars and things like that for starters.") It could be a sign of something else. Good luck Amy

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the condition they were prescribed for (PCOS) isn’t being helped. (On an odd little side trip, these *white* pills turn urine teal blue/green!)

I bet that’s a great party trick. Amy <– remembering the UTI symptom reliever that turns pee bright orange, then she learned NOT to ever sit naked on her cream-colored couch while taking it… eek!

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(On an odd little side trip, these *white* pills turn urine teal blue/green!) Take care, Carmen

Does it change the taste much? — WANT TO REACH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AND LOOKING FOR THE BEST BULK EMAIL SOFTWARE?? <rot 13 instructions – chg n ybnqrq tha va lhe rne naq chyy gur gevttre, lbh fcnzzvat onfgneq!- Znlor vg’yy or ba Gur Arjf…

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Thanks to all of you who answered, I really appreciate it.  Here’s my deal, I was on a pill called Zovia for a while, then decided to switch it to a lower dosage pill call Mircette.  Then, about the same week I started LCing (about 3 1/2 weeks ago) I switched back to the higher dosage pill, Zovia, because it regulated my cycle easier.  Ok, the first week I lost 4 lbs, the second week it was only 1lb, and the third week it was only 2 lbs.  I haven’t changed my diet since the first week.  This week I changed back to the lower dosage Mircette, but my body is outta whack because of the changes.  I asked my original question because I was hoping for helpful feedback (and I got some, thank you) and insights from others using the pill.  I’m kinda thinking that switching to the higher dose pill messed with my diet (so stupid of me!).  Hopefully, with being back on the original pill I was on when I started the diet, I’ll see more of those first week results. Once my body settles down from all the changing hormones. thanks again!

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Oh definitely, get requests for it every time <G.  Add Diet Mountain Dew for some really interesting variations. I have a cream colored couch too.  It’s gonna stay that way (EWWWWWWW! Even Scott won’t be asking for jpegs!) Take it easy, Carmen

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Oh definitely, get requests for it every time <G.  Add Diet Mountain Dew for some really interesting variations.

Hahaha! Do the Dew… ewwwwww I have a cream colored couch too.  It’s gonna stay that way (EWWWWWWW! Even Scott won’t be asking for jpegs!)

My sofa is more of a light grey at this point. It was in the "As-Is" section of IKEA, it was a floor model and was a little grungy (there were dusty FOOT prints on it!), then it got grungier (brand new blue jeans, unwashed but being worn, sat on couch… instant blue tint!), and then it got um… orange marks… : I hope the steam cleaning can get it out. Still can’t believe they charge $109 for 5 rooms carpet cleaned, but want $150 for my sectional sofa. Maybe they psychically know why it needs to be cleaned and feel it’s a grossness tax! : Amy

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Borg, you need a hobby  <G.  Or maybe just an agent. Take care, Carmen

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Hi Amy,

I hope the steam cleaning can get it out. Still can’t believe they charge $109 for 5 rooms carpet cleaned, but want $150 for my sectional sofa. Maybe they psychically know why it needs to be cleaned and feel it’s a grossness tax! :

Have you considered in investing in a Bissell Big Green machine?  I have one and wouldn’t be without it.  Definite money saver in the relatively short haul. Take care, Carmen

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then decided to switch it to a lower dosage pill call Mircette.

Hi…I take Mircette and found that initially, it made it very difficult to lose.  But as my body has adjusted to it, I am losing again.  Apparently, estrogen and its relatives increase the body’s circulating levels of insulin…and you guessed, bringing on the hunger and cravings similar to carbs!! I found that adding extra fat helps reduce the hunger and cravings. Good luck. BarbF

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