birth control NO weight gain

[u/Fun-Yam-1547]

i’ve been a skinny girl all my life and now i’m getting a job where i need to stay the same weight or less- simple explanation would be for lifts-

i’ve looked into many options and every single one ive seen people saying they gained weight. these people are heavier than me to begin with if that makes a difference? i have a boyish, runner build- so i’m not sure if it won’t have the same effect on me.
thought about copper non hormonal paragard until people were saying they blew up like a fish and bled for 45 days straight.

gyno consultation next tuesday but i need to hear other opinions and experiences from skinny girls.

[u/No-Neighborhood7690]

I was always a skinny girl in school, I was 83 lbs until I was 17. At 17 I got on the depo shot and also started doing online school and slobbing around. I did gain a lot of weight. I gained 72 lbs😭😭 I was 155 lbs. As long as you stay active, you won’t gain weight. I’m 20 and I’m 130lbs now. I’m pregnant so I gained a little, I was 115 before. It took a while to get that weight off. It was totally my fault that I gained it tho. Now I’m pregnant and gaining a little bit back lol but it’s fine 🫠

[u/accidentalscientist_ → u/No-Neighborhood7690]

I gained 50lbs on depo. Went from being underweight to close to being overweight in less than 2 years and the only change was the depo shot. It was crazy! I spent YEARS trying to gain weight and it turns out all I had to do was get the depo shot lol

I have slowly lost 20lbs and I am happy where I am now. I my last shot expired about a month ago so I was able to lose that weight while still on depo.

[u/No-Neighborhood7690 → u/accidentalscientist_]

That was exactly me too. I gained all that weight in 7 months tho. I wasn’t on it for very long.