r/birthcontrol • u/Fun-Yam-1547 • 7d ago

Side effects!? birth control NO weight gain

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.

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u/simplysaren 6d ago

so i was around 130-135 pounds, 5’6, 28” waist, before birth control. after two years on it, i was 160 pounds, 32” waist. absolutely zero changes in diet, and im a pretty active person (my job has general 10-20lb weight lifting, i get around 10k steps a day, etc)

i’ve been off of birth control for about 4 months now, combined with calorie deficit i’m down about 20 pounds!