When will the weight loss start with Met?

FloridianInDublin · 08-31-2009, 10:45 AM

I've been on Met almost a week now, 500mg in the am and pm. I've always been good with my diet and going to Curves and life in Dublin doesn't require a car so I'm always walking everywhere. And my side effects from the testosterone, i.e. larger muscles and bone structure on a 5'1" frame doesn't help the ol' body image...

When will I start losing weight? Its so depressing knowing how active I am and careful with my diet and still being considered 'medically obese'.

Sakinah · 08-31-2009, 11:21 AM

I dont mean to be a downer but some women dont lose weight from MET. They see benefits in other ways.
I would guess it would be a month before you see some results; if any.
Good Luck.

KatCarney · 08-31-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by FloridianInDublin

When will I start losing weight? Its so depressing knowing how active I am and careful with my diet and still being considered 'medically obese'.

Even on Metformin, the Rx for 'weight loss' is that there still must be an overall calorie deficit.

If you normally walk a lot during the day, your body has 'completely' adapted to that, and in all likelihood your body takes in enough calories to 'balance' your output.

You might want to actually 'journal' what you're eating (and weigh and measure) so that you have a clear picture of how many calories you consume each day. It's VERY easy to go over what you need by just 200 calories - even eating healthy food (200 calories is the amount of 2 apples).

Also, you might want to consider taking your daily activity up to the minimum suggested for weight loss which is 300 minutes per week (on top of daily activities.) Within that 300 minutes aim for at least three, 30-minute total body strength workouts...the other 210 minutes can be cardio.

Most women when they're very carefully watching 'calories' (not just eating well), and when they're very diligent about 'real' exercise start to see changes in their health and their bodies - even before weight/bodyfat loss happens.

But in the absence of an overall calorie deficit, significant bodyfat loss will not happen on met alone. (that's the 'bad' news)

The good news is that with diet & exercise, met can be a big help.

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J. Mc · 09-28-2009, 01:47 AM

I just responded to another post like this. Not everyone loses weight right away! It took me months to see results, but then I lost a lot of weight. Just stay on the meds for a while. I'd say 6 months if you're not having side effects that really interfere with things. I started taking metformin in early 2005, wasn't losing any weight, didn't bother checking my weight anymore because I thought the meds weren't working, got on a scale in July and had lost about 8 pounds. Lost 50 lbs. total. (Have regained 20, but that's another issue to which I am trying to find answers and not relevant to someone who has just started metformin.) Keep to as healthy of a lifestyle as you can, take the meds diligently, and wait it out. There are no guarantees, but you don't want to give up before you've given it a really good shot.

snfr02chic · 09-28-2009, 09:21 AM

Just an FYI, I take 1000mg 2x a day...I never lost a pound of weight in the past 2 years of Met (in fact I put weight on) until I started weight watchers this past May, then I was able to drop 20lbs in 10 weeks.