Bradley August 24, 2012, 04:57:17

on the label that they may cause weight gain, and I was cereonncd that was happening. The nurse refused to admit that was happening. She said, “I think your weight gain is lifestyle based.” and she wouldn’t give me any other options. She was partly right. I was living in residence, eating at the cafeteria 20 times a week, and they mainly served garbage. So I changed. I started eating the “salads” instead of the pastas, and the bagels instead of the homefries. My weight didn’t change, but I ran out of money on my mealcard! The “healthy” foods were outrageously priced. In my junior year, I moved out of residence and started cooking for myself. I exercised semi-regularly, and stopped eating red meat. My weight changed a little, but not much. Finally, I went off the birth control pills. Six months after going off the birth control pills, I felt a change in my body. I wasn’t retaining water the same or feeling as bloated. Without even trying, I lost 30 pounds within a year after stopping taking the pills. If that nurse had have listened to my opinion and my thoughts, things could have turned out differently. I could have been healthier, sooner.