I have always had irregular periods, heavy and such....

when I started eating this way they were so out of control..even on BC

but I still lost weight, though later I decided to go off just because I had been on them so long

I think after awhile your body normalizes to this woe and they should calm down....

eat lots of iron rich foods, like red meat, green veggies, and yes chocolate LOL I was anemic for over a year and even when you are feeling better you should still take iron for awhile as my doc said it takes a full year to rebuild the bone morrow after being anemic!!

anyway if you stay on bc don't panic you should still lose weight maybe just slower than you want, good luck !

I so understand the being tired, don't overdo things and eat your veggies (sound like a mom huh )