has anyone lost weight while taking birth control pills?

You have to ask a doctor... I am taking them and I didn`t have any troubles in loosing weight. But there has to be something... I mean, why do most women`s breast grow one size while taking the pills? This happened to me, to my friend and some other girls I know. Perhaps it causes water retention, but at least I didn`t have your same problem. Perhaps you can see a doctor and change the pills if you really believe that they are the cause.

Someone said something about the muscle tone, I didn`t have problems with that either, lol! Perhaps it is just me, who knows.

But I strongly recommend u talk about it with a professional, alright? Good luck!

Yes. But theres actually more than one issue, one is your age, you didnt say how old you are, but obviously as you get older, it already gets harder than it was to lose weight. The other is the birth control itself. But the pill i do believe is the best of the birth controls as far as weight goes, i gained a ton of weight when i took depo as a teenager, and have taken the pill as an adult, and been able to lose weight with a good diet. talk to your doctor, maybe they can try you out on something new.

I gained 20 lbs on the pill, doctors tell you the pill wont make you gain weight but it does. Its makes allot of sense -the pill is all about hormones. Hormones will make you crave food (like PMS) retain water weight and slow metabolism. I had to stop taking the pill and was glad when i found out it CAN cause female cancers! The doctors still say it wont because they are lied to by the drug companies that just want to sell more drugs. Please get off of them and switch to spermicide gel or condom. Thyroid, hormones and metabolism will all be thrown out of wack on the pill and its hard to get them on track. I'm using a great all natural mineral supplement now that is getting everything back to normal, I'm even loosing the weight without dieting! The supplements are inexpensive, easy to take and there are NO bad side effects. You will even have a great natural energy and sleep better at night. I'm curing depression with another supplement made by the same company. This is the only thing that has really worked for me. email me for more info, I love to help!

the pill is known to have an effect on weight. You can lose weight, but its very hard to get muscle tone when you are on birth control. Thats a side effect.

I did. But it was really brutal; I had to totally restrict junk food, and no snacking. I also worked out about 2 hrs. a day, but you probably won't need to do this (I already excercised a lot, I have been since at least jr. High), but I had a fast metabolism yo start with. But losing all the weight is sooo worth it, trust me!!

well, i gained weight without exercise on the pill, then i tried nuvaring (don't recommend cause it falls out so bad) and with exercise i maintained my weight. so i've actually never lost weight on birth control

I've lost like 4 pounds from exercising an I'm on Yaz.

I lost weight when I switched pills...

The pill will usually make users gain or retain weight.

I can see it being difficult.

once i got on BC i started gaining weight

i got off about 3 months ago, and now i have finally lost the 10 lbs it caused me to gain