Home Q & A Questions How long does it take... How long does it take METFORMIN to help me lose weight? 15 Dec 2011 by doirinne weight loss, hairy cell leukemia, insulin resistance, insulin, metformin I have been diagnosed with insulin resistance Nov 2011. Taking METFORMIN, HCL ER 2000mg (since 11/4/11 worked my way up to full dose). Been on full dose for 2.5 weeks now. I am keeping total daily carbs under 45grams per day. Total calories < 1400. PROTEIN = 60-80GRAMS PER DAY. Diet controlled w/dietician every 6 weeks. I work out 5x per week, 45 mins each time = 50/50 cardio/strength training. Drink 8 glasses of water per day. I am very frustrated. How long does full dose of MET 2000mg take to lose any weight? My endo says he feels I can lose 10 lbs by the follow up appt 2/3/12. I haven't lose one ounce yet. Added 15 Dec 2011: ps I just read somewhere that I should be taking my metformin with full glass of water. I have not been doing that. Just enough water to get the pills down.

Also once or twice a week I will have a glass of sugar free lemonade w/ 1.5 oz of flavored vodka (zero sugar, BUT 6-8 total carbs). Ikea Curtains Apartment TherapyCould this interfere w/metformins' effect to help the insulin resistance??????Eclipse T Shirt pps the carbs I consume are 99% from vegetables, either green leafy or steamed/frozenIdeal Weight Loss Washington Nj Hi, as you probably know, metformin aids weight loss by reducing your natural instinct of hunger, so you eat less. So it is really down to you to loose the weight by eating healthily which it sounds that you are. To be honest i would have expected you to have lost some weight already... there are foods which can hinder you weight loss, such as foods that increase your blood sugar levels, so you need to be aware of these.

I am going to add a link to a website that lists the things you should/should not be doing whilst taking the metformin, including dietary suggestions. I hope you see some results soon. I have been taking metformin 1000 mg twice a day for 8 years... I haven't notice any weight loss. I've been taking a low dose(only 500mg a day) for 2 months and dropped 20lbs. Went from 260 to 240. I'm not sure if I should be concerned. I'm pretty good about my diet and my only vice is cannabis(admittedly a good amount) but I don't do caffeine, alcohol or nicotine at all I was prescribed metformin 1000mg daily for problems associated with pcos 2 weeks ago and have lost 10 lbs already. I have just been prescribed metformin 1000mg once a day for PCOS. What a weight lifted off my shoulders. I lost 10 kg by myself in 2 months. Purely from shakes and 2 litres of water/tea with aloe. I've packed it all back on now rapidly and so glad I have a tool to utilise with my strategy to get me to where I want to be with my weight.

Ps stay away from anything in a packet, as preservatives and toxins retain fat cells. I start using METFORMIN 500 MG twice a day since 07/28/2015 and I lost 9 pounds until today. I take it twice around 8AM and 8 PM every day.I drink around more than a gallon of water a day. 3 small meals no carbs and if i do whole wheat and 3 snacks like yogurt, pear or apple between meals and is working really good along with the treadmill 30 mins daily. If you follow the diet along with Dr. recomendation you will see results asap like me. I have just started the metformin. I have noticed a great change. My body is not hungry for sweet things. I no longer eat just because. I do not even think about it now. I am not a diabetic and ise this med for my hormones and it works great. I have been taking metformin (500mg twice daily) for almost a year. It was prescribed because of my PCOS. With a 1600 cal diet and hitting the gym five days a week, I have lost 80lbs from January to November. I also switched from Implanon to non-hormonal birth control within that time.

I did not have significant weight loss until the Implanon was removed (I do not know if there is a correlation, or if it just took three months for my lifestyle changes to take effect). I've been on Metformin for 3 wks at 1500 mg a day, no wt loss so far. It definitely took my appetite away, thought I would have lost something, but have not. I'm disappointed, but maybe I should wait longer to see any results. I started taking metformin last year for my pcos. I lost 13 pounds in a month and didn't cage a thing about my eating habits. I stopped taking it for a while because the 1500mg dose was making me feel ill. I just started back up about a month ago and in the last week I've been eating better and have lost roughly 4 pounds in a week. So I guess it just depends on how your body reacts to it and how quickly. To all on metformin or glycomet metformin in order for it to work properly along with dieting, exercise and etc, you must take metformin with your meal in the mids of it with a full 8 ounce of water then finish your meal it is scientifically proven that medication such as metformin works better while digesting food and you will see the result and feel better once you take with food it definitely help with weight lost when taken properly .

I hope this helps I have tried to use Metformin for weight loss too. I have had no real success from it, despite that I have cut my food intake a lot to what I was eating. And, for a short while, despite low carbing with the Metformin, weight that I lost on a strict no carb diet has gradually been creeping back on. I have had a stroke which affected production of a lot of my hormones, so I suppose I am just stuck with eating very little to try to maintain my weight.Actually, there is controversy about the eight glasses a day of water - thank heavens. A lot of specialists are saying it is BAD for you. of course if it replaces coffee or soft drink, it has to be better, but drinking everything else that you do plus 8 glasses of water is not a good thing apparently. Well first off, every body is different & they all react differently to things. Maybe you should try a food log, not all foods have the same impact on every body. Maybe tracking your food along with your daily weight will help to pin point which foods may not be working for your body type and which ones may help accelerate your weight loss goals.

I've taken Glucophage(Metformin) for maybe a month now. I haven't changed my diet or started exercising, but I have lost 22 lbs. I'm also not diabetic, I have PCOS. this medicine makes me not hungry and decreases my appetite. In fact, if I eat too fast and end out overeating I throw up. I am a 57 yr.old woman that needs to loose 50/60 pounds. My Dr. prescribed Metformin 500 mg 3 times a day for weight loss. I am not sure if I am loosing weight or not. I have been on it for a couple of weeks & I feel bloated a lot of times. Someone on here said that I might be eating the wrong kind of foods or to stay a way from certain foods, do you think I can get that list ? Still looking for answers? Try searching for what you seek or ask your own question. Posted 19 Oct 2011 • 2 answers Looking for any type 2 diabetics who have successfully lose weight naturally or with supplements? Posted 17 Mar 2013 • 2 answers Should I say yes to being on Bydureon? Posted 10 Feb 2014 • 1 answer