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I joined the gym a couple of months before my holiday, and I actually thought I looked okay for the first time in my life, and then i started taking the pill to sort out my periods for holiday, and now i have a horrible flabby stomach that makes me feel sick to look at. Is it normal for the pill to make your weight fluctuate?
I don't understand the idiots who said no to this because being on the pill, gaining weight IS a side effect. Not always, but it is one.
I gained some weight on it but then after a couple weeks it went back to my normal weight.
Man..I've been thinking about going on the pill to sort out my periods, but I am just dreading the possibility of gaining weight. It's like one of my worse nightmares coming to life.
Fluctuate, no. Gain weight, yes.
The majority of it is water-weight from water retention, but some is fat, because oestrogen slows fat cycling so its stored instead of used.
You can't put stuff in your body without consequences.
It is normal, but it CAN also stay with you, so up your cardio to lose belly flab. Side note: I went off the pill after 5 years and lost 5lbs, and I hadn't gained anything from starting it, but my sister gained 40lbs and couldn't shake it for years afterwards.
Definitely normal. It should go away after your body gets used to the hormones. I felt bloated when I first started it and gained about 5 pounds on my stomach but now i'm back to normal.