Have you ever???

[SouthernEve]

I'm 29 5foot2inches and Friday I weighed 222.6 lbs. I have been struggling to lose weight for 6 years now. 6 years ago I only weighed 125. I started taking a medicine for help that my doctor prescribed. I eat a low cal diet. Cut out simple sugars. I exercise daily. And have been for two and a half years. I have only now started to see any weight lose for all my effort. Today I weighed my self. 215.4. Wow. That's 7lbs I've lose in 4days. But my doctor said it would be fast at first due to water I am or as of now was retaining. My doctor said that it is due to the fact that I have been on a high dose of birth control for 15+ years that I'm having trouble losing weight. Have you ever heard off ppl having trouble losing weight due to birth control? Or using meds to help?? I'm only using meds as a last resort! Thanks.

[XZC]

You are 29 years old and doing something about it. Congratulations.

I would stop the birth control and use some other source, because you know what is causing the problem.  

You are very smart to have your doctor monitor the problem, thus he will not any hormonal changes at the right time.    Now, you and I are weight about the same and I just found out what works for me.

Everyday is a struggle, but I do it.  15 min of walking in the morning. and at night I try 30 min's

Drink 4-5 10 oz of water.  There are times I add lemon, mint or other fruit.  Just add the chunks into the bottle NO SUGAR

Eat the caloric amount of food your doctor recommends.  I am every other day at 1400 or 1500 and I weight 212.2 today.

Eat and make sure you keep your Food Journal current.

Sleep Sleep Sleep ,,, this helps your body and mind heal.

No fast foods, no junk foods, no sweet sauces, no excuses.  

If there are any emotional dramatic people in your life that are causing you stress, learn to shorten there interaction with you.  You need to heal and create a peaceful environment for you.  

Keep me posted.  and Good luck

[SouthernEve]

Thanks! I have been on a low cal diet (1800) but dropped it down to 1233 a day.  This year I've started growing my own food!! It tast so much better!!! I will have to ask my doctor about the apo-e 4/4. Thank you!!

Birth control can make you gain some weight,  but you can lose on it. I was having the same type of issue 3yrs ago, and it turned out I was an APO-E 4/4. Which meant I couldn't process fat or sugar properly. I changed my diet radically, cutting out most pre-processed foods, lowered my meat intake, and watched my fat intake 40g to a 1500 calorie diet. I started to lose weight and I lost it quickly.  At first I was extremely strict, if a label had sugar, syrup, sucrose, fruit juice, or fructose in the label; I put it back on the shelf. I also cut out dairy which was hard for me as dairy was in almost every meal I use to eat. I would prepare most of my own food from scratch. I ended up losing 52 lbs in 6mos starting off with 9 lbs a month and total weight loss was 57 lbs. When I had lost 35lbs, I increased my caloric intake as I didn't want to lose much more weight. Until my father passed last fall, I kept the weight off and considering I went on a total comfort food eating spree for 9mos, I only gained back 20 lbs. I'm not saying you're an APO-E 4/4, but if you change your diet elminating pre-processed foods and increase your fiber intake you will lose weight. Most pre-processed foods contain added sugar and fats to make it taste good. If it's low-fat they probably snuck sugar in there someway, and if it's low sugar generally it has extra fat in the product. The fake sugars like splenda, equal, and the pink packet fluctuate your insulin just as much as sugar does. I use added sugars sparingly and I get my sweet fix from natural sugars like fruit with the exception of my one square of dove dark chocolate a day.  I started back on my healthy eating habits last month and with a few big cheats I've still managed to lose 7 lbs.