Lunelle and bf%

[VeggieLifterChick]

I did a search for threads about bf% and the pill, and people seemed to be saying that the degree of fat retention depended on the strength of the dose of the birth control. I've been on lunelle since september. Its a once a month shot, same chemicals as the pill but "more synthetic." Lunelle is a fairly new thing, but I'm wondering if anyone knows whether it would be considered part of the low dose group or a high dose? I'm considering taking a month off to see if it helps me lose some bf. It made me gain about 5 pounds (from 135 to 140) which would not budge. I finally got it down to a steady 137. I just got my period, which means the hormones have worn off, and already I'm at 134.5 (1 week's difference!). I definitely do recall having a much easier time losing fat in the past when I wasn't on BC.

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

By the way, WarLobo and other concerned folk, I'm not one of those chicks who's just posting to get information on how to lose weight. I lift 4x a week and I love it! I'm just cutting right now.

I'm wondering if anyone else who has used Lunelle can share their experiences with regards to side effects relating to fat retention/gain/loss? I haven't had any other sides at all, and my PMS cramps didn't go away. Oh yeah, except for one thing: each month, my boobs grow for 2 weeks and then shrink back to normal size for the next 2 weeks.

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

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[VeggieLifterChick]

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[Temple]

I don't know about Lunelle but I did get the
Depo Provera once - key word here ONCE. It was literally like
fat in a syringe. I know others who have had the same reaction to it - mine may have been a little extreme because when I am pregnant it is like my metabolism totally shuts down. Never waddled to the delivery room under 215# and I'm 5'4".

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

WOW Temple 215 and 5'4'' is hard to picture! Depo is just progesterone and lunelle is progesterone as well as estrogen (this is what ive been told, correct me if im wrong). They are both injections, though.

 

[Temple]

The true test of a man's love is when that little thing he married becomes the size of the refrigerator - the baby only weight 7#.

Sounds to me like that shot is a double whammy and if fat loss is the goal I would avoid it of course pregnancy doesn't do much for fat loss either.

 

[hookdup]

I lost at least 5 - 7 pds once I got off my bc pill.
Might be because of better diet / training, but this is the second time in 4 years that I've gone off the pill and I lost weight both times.

 

[rez]

when i was on a 30mg estrogen pill i was about 4kg heavier!! now its 20mg and i havent budged my weight...though i wouldnt be surprised if its the eleement preventing me from dropping more bf.

my current pill is called loette