Fat/Fit/Prediabetic/Thyroid and on the Cusp of Pre Menopause

editorgrrl

MFP has a Hypothyroidism & Hyperthyroidism group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/753-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism

I'm 46 and have have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease). Thyroid meds (in my case, Synthroid & Cytomel) reduce the fatigue so I can be more active. But I lost just like everybody else—by eating fewer calories than I burned.

Logging works. If I could do this, you can too!

tracycloninger649

blankiefinder wrote: »

azulvioleta6 wrote: »

For someone with a metabolic disorder, things are way more complicated than CICO.

You are getting what, less that 5 hours a week of exercise? I exercise about four times that much and have managed to lose weight with more metabolic issues. Unless you are in an adrenal crisis or your endocrinologist has given you a hard-and-fast upper limit on exercise, don't worry about it.

Even with a metabolic disorder it is still calories in calories out, it's just that your BMR might be lower in the first place.

I have low thyroid and Celiacs, and have successfully lost weight this time, so it can be done. You need to make sure your thyroid levels are good, and weigh your food and track accurately, so you can figure out based on your loss / gains over a month or so, where your calories need to be to lose.

tracycloninger649

Hi! I have Celiacs and no thyroid at all ): at one point I lost weight on the South Beach Diet but couldn't maintain it because my gut was super uncomfortable eating that way. Now I'm very up and down but have had success over the last two weeks. 6lbs yay! I had to find the right thing to heal my gut and watch my calories. My friend calls it learning to eat like a woman instead of a man! One trick this same friend taught me was to not enter my exercise into MFP so that I keep the calories at more of a deficit. I found that I am sleeping WAY better being very low sugar and not having gastric distress. Had no idea how much my IBS was affecting my sleep. Cross your fingers that this will continue!

RockstarWilson

jodyhollar wrote: »

Ketogenic is the only way I lose. You are either using carbohydrates as fuel, or fat. Which would you like to burn off?

Yes, a ketogenic diet would, it seems be an ideal diet for you, but it would require you to eat meat and dairy to stick to it. It severely restricts carbs and is a high fat diet. It has many many health benefits, and if stuck to for long enough, it could pretty much cure your ailments.

You are reading this from someone who has been exactly where you are with respect to smoking. I let myself gain weight in order to quit, because it was the only way. I got that weight off, and I am starting to get below 200 this go around.

If you would like more info, message me and I can tell you more.

RockstarWilson

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azulvioleta6 wrote: »

blankiefinder wrote: »

azulvioleta6 wrote: »

For someone with a metabolic disorder, things are way more complicated than CICO.

You are getting what, less that 5 hours a week of exercise? I exercise about four times that much and have managed to lose weight with more metabolic issues. Unless you are in an adrenal crisis or your endocrinologist has given you a hard-and-fast upper limit on exercise, don't worry about it.

Even with a metabolic disorder it is still calories in calories out, it's just that your BMR might be lower in the first place.

I have low thyroid and Celiacs, and have successfully lost weight this time, so it can be done. You need to make sure your thyroid levels are good, and weigh your food and track accurately, so you can figure out based on your loss / gains over a month or so, where your calories need to be to lose.

I have lost/kept off 85 pounds, thanks. I do track.

I have thyroid disease and 4 other metabolic diseases, including pituitary failure (pan-hypopituitarism/adult HGH deficiency). My BMR is about 25% of what it should be. The way that the body deals with foods involves several interdependent systems--it is never as simple as CICO. CICO is an assumption based on a healthy/functioning endocrine system. Not all of us have one of those.

No, it's still CICO. CICO is like an equation with variables. Your BMR is a variable affecting the CO portion of the equation, but it doesn't invalidate the equation itself. Weight is still a function of the balance of calories taken in vs. calories burnt.

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Weight loss/gain purely is cico, according to the LoCoM. Diets are a way of eating to reap certain health benefits, and as a way to see how to get to the certain caloric intake .

PeachyCarol

RockstarWilson wrote: »

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azulvioleta6 wrote: »

blankiefinder wrote: »

azulvioleta6 wrote: »

For someone with a metabolic disorder, things are way more complicated than CICO.

You are getting what, less that 5 hours a week of exercise? I exercise about four times that much and have managed to lose weight with more metabolic issues. Unless you are in an adrenal crisis or your endocrinologist has given you a hard-and-fast upper limit on exercise, don't worry about it.

Even with a metabolic disorder it is still calories in calories out, it's just that your BMR might be lower in the first place.

I have low thyroid and Celiacs, and have successfully lost weight this time, so it can be done. You need to make sure your thyroid levels are good, and weigh your food and track accurately, so you can figure out based on your loss / gains over a month or so, where your calories need to be to lose.

I have lost/kept off 85 pounds, thanks. I do track.

I have thyroid disease and 4 other metabolic diseases, including pituitary failure (pan-hypopituitarism/adult HGH deficiency). My BMR is about 25% of what it should be. The way that the body deals with foods involves several interdependent systems--it is never as simple as CICO. CICO is an assumption based on a healthy/functioning endocrine system. Not all of us have one of those.

No, it's still CICO. CICO is like an equation with variables. Your BMR is a variable affecting the CO portion of the equation, but it doesn't invalidate the equation itself. Weight is still a function of the balance of calories taken in vs. calories burnt.

Weight loss/gain purely is cico, according to the LoCoM. Diets are a way of eating to reap certain health benefits, and as a way to see how to get to the certain caloric intake .
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I'm not sure who you were quoting, but that quote of mine in there isn't disagreeing with this premise.