seeked advice about my weight loss

i went to the docs today and he confirmed that the trouble im having losing weight is due to the depo injection i had been on...grrr

i had a good old cry there and he has booked me in to see the dietrition for advice and guidence until the injection is out of my system. i have been tracking my temperature for a month and half now and he has given me a clue to what to look for in the charts.

i also found out my scales are WRONG by 3 kg!! 6lbs!! i weighted in at 68.1 at home and 71.1 at the docs.... oooh and im also over an inch shorter, ive always been 5'5/5'6 lol im actually a tad under 5'4 does that allow me to join shorty clubs? lol 5'3 and bits

has anyone else seen a dietrition before? what can i expect from them help and guidence wise? and should there be anything i should be doin in the mean time until my appointment? i keep a detailed food diary already....

When you say depo injection, do you mean the birth control shot? Coz I'm on it, and I've been on CC for 2 weeks, following my calories pretty closely and haven't lost anything yet. I wonder if that's what my problem is?

I was on depo for about 2 years...I blame about 10 pounds on it.  An alternative birth control that my girlfriends like is an IUD.  My gynocologist recommends that unless you're in a long term exclusive relationship that you stick with condoms because you do run the minor risk of an infection which could make you barren.

I like the Nuva Ring.  I had absolutely no side effects, a tiny period, my skin cleared up, and I lost weight.  I sound like an ad.

Anyway, I have read that birth control does not in fact cause weight gain.   What explanation did your doctor give you?  I mean, did he explain what the mechanism at work was?  Just curious.

From what I have read it may be possible that progestin, the acting hormone in Depo causes an increased apetite -- it does not interfere with the metabolism.  In which case counting calories should still allow one to loose weight or maintain weight.

wow that's alot of different measurements and situations to be dealt with in one day!  No wonder you were upset.  i say, join any club that you feel will best suit you.  good luck!  :)

I gained 30 pounds on Depo. I was NOT eating more, in fact I was trying really hard to be reasonable and I swam and walked constantly. I feel your frustration!!

Good news is that the weight really did just drop away after I went off the shot, without me having to do any sort of strict dieting.

After the Depo, I became intolerant to other forms of hormonal b.c. so I got an IUD and love it. But yes, I'm in a long term relationship.

i was the same emilym, i have gained 30lb and cannot shift it for love nor money!! hopefully the shot is out my system completely something should start to happen, i been off for about 45 ish days now... how long did it take to get out ur system? i asked the doctor but he said cannot guess, hence y im tracking temp to see any changes.

im not in a relationship anymore, weight gain and no bf were reasons for coming off, i want to be 'normal' lol again

bunnyish - for the first few months nothing happened. Then I lost 10lbs./month for 3 months straight with no effort on my part. In fact I was eating more than usual and still losing weight. BUT once that 30lbs. dropped off, I gained 10 of them back because by then I was used to eating like a horse and losing weight, lol, that was my own fault!

Since the shot is supposed to last 3 months, I would think that it would take at least that long for it to be totally out of your system. It also depends how long you were on Depo. My stepmom was on it for about 10 years and it took her a year to lose the 30lbs. I was on it for only 2-3 years.

Good luck and don't give up - I know I felt like literally banging my head against the wall all the time I was trying and trying with no results, but it WILL clear up. Your doctor is right that everyone is different so maybe you will have quicker results than me :)

hey thanks emilym, cheered me up to know that

i was only on for a 1 yr and 4 months total, so if they 30lb i gained drop off that easy and i control my intake and exercise hopefully everything will shape up quite nicely, i guess your right if it lasts in the system for 12weeks must be around that for it to get out the system...

:-)