Trying to loose weight after thyroidectomy

adoko7906

anyone that have had a total removal of thyroids and trying to loose weight that can give me some tips and ideas on what works best.

ellie0213

Happy to lend support. I don't know too much about thyroid though. Still -- send me a friend request if you'd like.

editorgrrl

I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease). Thyroid meds (in my case, Synthroid & Cytomel) reduce the fatigue so I can be more active. But they had no impact on my weight. I still kept gaining & gaining until I learned to log everything I eat & drink accurately & honestly. Logging works.

I lost the weight before my thyroid levels ever entered the "normal" range. I did it by following the advice in the Sexypants post: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1