Hello! as to why some women gain weight when they go on hormonal birth control?
I’m a big fitness person and believe that calories in v calories out is what makes you put on weight. If someone is still working out and their diet hasn’t changed but they began hormonal birth control, why are they putting on weight? How does this happen?
I’m genuinely curious and would love some insight. Thank you.
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This is an issue of no simple explanation is entirely accurate with regard to weight.
Calorie in vs calorie out is mostly correct… in regard to weight based on stored fat. But there are other ways that people can gain weight.
Water retention is a real thing. Your body has systems in place that determine how much water you maintain in your body. Hormones and high salt intake can cause your body to store more water.
Birth control pills can cause a person to retain more water and thus put on weight.
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