One of the big reasons I am trying to lose weight is because I want to have as healthy of a pregnancy as I can. While having a baby isn’t in my close financial future, that just means I have more time to work with when it comes to losing weight.
I’ve lost a heap of weight since starting meal replacements in May, and I am very proud for having done that. And yet, I’m not where I thought I would be having lost forty pounds. Like I said, we’re not ready for baby right now, but I at least thought we’d be using condoms because I wouldn’t need to be on The Pill for regularity any more.
I’m tempted to tell the doctor that I want off birth control, but I don’t see what my other options are for at least keeping up the image of things going without it. Sure, it was fine when I got my ultrasound early this year, but that doesn’t mean going a long while without a TOM won’t screw me up next time or cause problems.
I want to be a mother so badly, but I am afraid that whatever is going on with my body is going to prevent that dream from coming true. I know a lot of women with PCOS (I’m not 100% sure I have PCOS, by the way) just have to lose a little weight and then they get pregnant, but therein lies the problem.
Now I have lost weight, and it doesn’t seem to have done much. They say just 5% of body weight lost helps most women to restore regularity, and yet nothing is happening for me off The Pill.
Rock, hard place, rock, hard place.
I don’t want to damage what chances I have of getting pregnant, but am I doing the damage by staying on birth control or going off it?
I think the birth control just defers the problem… The hormones need to be balanced, which can’t happen with the Pill. For some of us it will take a lot more than losing 5-10% of body weight. You once said that you have excess androgens – that is usually associated with excess body fat. So continue to exercise, which is very beneficial for the hormonal system, stick to whole foods, avoid alcohol and caffeine and if you must have animal products, make sure they’re from organic, pastured animals. (These measures directly affect our hormones). I would recommend Toni Weschler’s excellent book, “Taking Charge of Your Fertility” to help you track your cycles (or lack thereof) and give you a better understanding of what’s happening… You will be able to figure out whether you’re ovulating, the length of the luteal phase, and a whole lot more.
I would further recommend Vitex Agnus Castus in tincture form.
If you go back on the Pill, you will be in exactly the same place when you come back off…
Hi Hanlie. I know that the pill isn’t good by any means, but can I really risk not having a period for what could be months? If I could have a promise that I would be getting back to normal in a month – maybe two, then I would feel better about trying anything else.