Did you lose weight taking Metformin? - Page 2

Garden_Smurf78 · 09-24-2009, 09:43 PM

I have been taking 2000mg of Met since June and I have lost a total of 22 lbs... I work out every morning and three additional afternoons a week.

My cousin took it for three weeks and dropped 15 lbs in that short amount of time... I guess it boils down to "different strokes for different folks"... lol

shadow0617 · 09-24-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by charisse**

I know its not a weight loss drug but it does work for a lot of people. I did lose weight very fast once I hit 1500mg. I have lost a total of 32lbs since late Feb this year. I normally do work out but I had got so frustrated that I wasnt losing I stopped going. So once I got the Met and realized I was losing and not going to the gym I totally slacked. I know everyone is diff but yes I did lose weight and it has not come back.. The one thing I did diff well had to other wise I would live in the bathroom..LOL I cut out all fast food, and tried to cut back on soda. But nothing really extreme, I am now up to 2000mg and back to the gym and am now losing inches but no more weight yet...

Good Luck, I hope it does work out for you !

your probably gaining muscle if you are working out on a regular basis and thats why you are losing inches but not pounds. WOOT!

Since going on the met i've lost about 10lbs i've been on it for 3 weeks. But I also stick to a low carb low cal diet, I don't drink anything that has sugar in it ( bad for teeth too lol) with the exception of OJ. I think i'm eating around 140g of carbs a day and about 1300 calories. I also exercise. lots of cardio cause I have high blood pressure. I started the low carb low cal diet before going on met and have went from 320 (yikes!) to 275. Being on met has given me more energy than I have ever had.

navywifey · 09-25-2009, 06:24 PM

About 6 years ago I was on Met 1000mg/day and went from 232 to 147 in 6 months. That is NOT typical but I was also on the volleyball team, high school marching band and JROTC so I was very active. I stuck to a low carb high protein diet and went from size 18 to 9.

THEN..........my old RE felt that I didn't need to be on it anymore and I gained EVERY pound back.

So now I'm trying to get the pounds back off again, but it's not working like it did last time however I have lost about 16 pounds in 4 weeks and I'm content with that.

danut · 09-25-2009, 08:59 PM

I am just 5 days in, but am losing weight. I think I have lost about 4 so far. But, my diet has changed dramatically. I no longer have major sugar cravings or carb cravings. It is also making me sick if I eat too many carbs or don't eat enough protein with my carbs. I just had pasta and boy that was the wrong thing to do. I am sure it works different for everyone, but I know my weight is dropping because I am eating so differently. Good luck to you