More Problems Losing

ana3067

brandiuntz wrote: »

I'm going with check back with doctor. Very good chance you have hypothyroidism, and that can cause maintenance at too few calories or actual weight gain. One of the main symptoms.

I was also at the "low end of acceptable", but doctor did the full panel and confirmed diagnosis. Since I've been on the proper amount of medication, I went back to being able to lose weight.

I appreciate everyone's suggestion about food scales, but I used measuring cups and such had no problem losing weight once my thyroid levels got back to normal. I believe the OP is watching his diet sufficiently, especially since he experiences the dizziness, etc, if he drops lower.

OP, I'd stay at the 1500 for now and "maintain" your weight until you get further testing.

The biggest difference is you were also probably being more accurate in your logging than is OP. Who has had maaany people give him the same advice and he just ignores it. Cleaning up the logging is the first and easiest step to determining if caloric goals are too high/low.

FatFreeFrolicking

bokaba wrote: »

brandiuntz wrote: »

I'm going with check back with doctor. Very good chance you have hypothyroidism, and that can cause maintenance at too few calories or actual weight gain. One of the main symptoms.

I was also at the "low end of acceptable", but doctor did the full panel and confirmed diagnosis. Since I've been on the proper amount of medication, I went back to being able to lose weight.

I appreciate everyone's suggestion about food scales, but I used measuring cups and such had no problem losing weight once my thyroid levels got back to normal. I believe the OP is watching his diet sufficiently, especially since he experiences the dizziness, etc, if he drops lower.

OP, I'd stay at the 1500 for now and "maintain" your weight until you get further testing.

Don't people with hypothyroidism usually have high TSH levels (and low T4) unless the hypothyroidism is caused by pituitary failure (which would probably cause severe symptoms)?

TSH is fairly useless when diagnosing hypothyroidism.

You need to have your free T3 and T4, as well as thyroid antibodies (thyroid peroxidase, thyroglobulin, and thyroid stimulating hormone receptor antibody, thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin), tested.

bokaba

Well, here is everything I ate today. I moved the carrots to dinner because I didn't get to them earlier. Plus there will be another bowl of cereal tonight. I think my log is a pretty darned good representation of this. I can post pictures of the scale display with the food on it if necessary.

leanne0627

Did you measure yourself and not lose any inches either? I only lost 2 pounds last month but lost 5 inches from my waist and 3 from each thigh etc... Scales arnt always a good indicator of how your doing

Sued0nim

Weigh your food and log it. Choose correct entries. Log everything. Do not use cups

I checked your diary ...you aren't logging properly ergo you are probably overeating

bokaba

I am at a loss here...how is what I have presented above even remotely near maintenance or overeating?

CA_Underdog

bokaba wrote: »

I am at a loss here...how is what I have presented above even remotely near maintenance or overeating?

To recap--

CA_Underdog wrote:

OP, you're eating varied wildly--800, 850, 1500, 2050, 1350, not logged, not logged, and 1800. Two previous posters pointed out logging errors (not logging oils and sauces, not using a scale). Anything's possible, but overeating seems more likely than a medical issue. You want to lose quickly. Find a stable amount that still feeds your muscles and brain enough--say 1600 or 1800--and try it for a couple weeks.

bokaba

That sneaky, sneaky soy sauce.

CA_Underdog

bokaba wrote: »

That sneaky, sneaky soy sauce.

Those sneaky days you ate more or didn't log at all, combined with not logging sauces or oils, combined with possibly not weighing. Accurate logging's a good starting point.

(It also gives you something concrete to show your doctor!)

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Sued0nim

Ok without getting defensive

Do you accurately Weigh and log every single thing you eat? Not using cups, using a digital scale
Do you take care in selecting the appropriate entries, choose only member submitted with multiple confirmations, build your own recipes, scan bar codes and double check, check against other calorie databases when in doubt
Do you log sauces, condiments, oils, drinks

If you can truly answer yes to the above then you clearly are a special case and need to visit your doctor for testing

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Sued0nim

In addition to above it looks like you are using MFP database for exercise burns ...you need to cut these calories in half ...the MFP database overestimates for most people

editorgrrl

MrM27 wrote: »

Might just be one of the time the person refuses to admit they have errors in there logging or calculating and would rather find they have metabolic disorder to show its not their fault.

I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease), and I started losing once I learned to log everything I eat & drink accurately & honestly.

I lost just like everybody else—by eating fewer calories than I burn.

bokaba

I don't think anyone got the joke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmfepbuMEyw

FatFreeFrolicking

You still haven't answered the question: "Do you use a food scale?"

brianpperkins

If your logging were accurate, you'd be in ED range of net caloric intake.

There are four days in the past month with a net caloric intake over 1,000 calories ... more days than that under 500 net calories. Take all of the pictures you want, you're obviously logging wrong or you violate the laws of science.

Randy589

Somebody should lock this thread 'til the OP starts using a food scale for everything.

Liftng4Lis

Are you weighing your food? Looking at your diary, you have some days not logged. How often do you do that? You have OFTEN that you do 25-30 minutes of sit-ups and push ups for 400+ calories, thats excessive.
All that aside, you keep posting pictures of what you eat. Dude you need some diversity!

FatFreeFrolicking

bokaba wrote: »

Well, here is everything I ate today. I moved the carrots to dinner because I didn't get to them earlier. Plus there will be another bowl of cereal tonight. I think my log is a pretty darned good representation of this. I can post pictures of the scale display with the food on it if necessary.

You must be joking… Why in the world are you only eating 700-850 calories a day?

Artemis2121

Kudos to you for being persistant!! Please DO follow up on the thyroid and check for other possible medical issues, such as diabetes. Any thyroid issues can fluctuate and WILL affect your metabolism, regardless of what you eat. Your house can't stay warm if the furnace isn't working properly or the kids leave the doors and windows open...regardless of the amount of fuel you give it. It can be disheartening to hear comments that you must just be measuring the fuel wrong.

Undercutting calories causes malnutrition and your body hoards what little you give it to keep you alive. I was finally able to start losing my thyroid weight gain by joining MFP. I had to readjust my activity level setting in MFP (was starving when set too low) and the pedometer phone app (which wasn't recording all steps initially). I picked the slowest loss goal to minimize rebound eating. I average very close to the desired MFP calorie count, log everything, aim high for the nutrients, replace most shallow carbs with complex ones, replaced most fats with olive oil, still eat some junk food, use measuring cups, no food scale. Good luck with your efforts, your determination will pay off over time.

janicelo1971

I just read your diary for today and seems to match exactly what you pictured...800 or so calories and all seemed weighed well....I would also encourage a doctor visit assuming you log like this daily and do so well...i do not exercise at all and maintain on 1350 and that is really low for most people!! I would think the weight would be falling off you!!

pineapple_jojo

Have a look at this:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101/p1

annehutson2

Maybe you are eating too little and your body is storing anything it can as fat. I would see the Dr. and tell them what your diet consists of and see if it is acceptable, and if you may have an underlying medical condition that is hindering progress. Good luck. Don't give up. You will find what works for you.

0somuchbetter0

Weren't you here a month ago talking about a medically-supervised diet? Whatever happened with that?

brianpperkins

annehutson2 wrote: »

Maybe you are eating too little and your body is storing anything it can as fat. I would see the Dr. and tell them what your diet consists of and see if it is acceptable, and if you may have an underlying medical condition that is hindering progress. Good luck. Don't give up. You will find what works for you.

THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS ... AT ALL!!!!!!!!

Alluminati

OP, are you using a scale to log?

luluinca

I think you need to seek out the EM2WL (eat more to weigh less) group for advice. If those pictures of a day's worth of food are accurate you're not eating close to enough. You can retrain yourself to eat more but you need to read about it first so that you do it correctly. They helped me and I'm a 64 year old female, 5'7" eating about 1650 calories a day and losing weight even though I only have about 15 more pounds to lose.

At least look into it before giving up.

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barby6011

It sounds like you have thyroid problems and the vitamin d issue. Check out the discussion about low thyroid. Even with meds I have to eat less than required to lose. Good luck