Hypo/Hashimoto's has anybody got good food stories for this condition?

kerrylytwyn

Hi
I am new to the site/App and wonder if anybody has good food habits for helping with hypo/hashimotos thyroid disease?

gobonas99

Eat at a deficit (by using a food scale to weigh everything you eat). Workout regularly (I aim for at least 30-45 minutes per day). Make sure your thyroid meds are at the correct dosage (aka see your doctor for regular blood tests).

By doing those things, I've lost nearly 60 pounds and am keeping it off (after gaining 50 pounds in 6 months when I developed hypo).

CSARdiver

Welcome aboard!

Check out these:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177907/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest

Pay extra attention to this brilliant post:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

...and check out this group:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/753-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism

Amsterdamjen

And make sure to see a SPECIALIST... Not your GP. an endocrinologist.

editorgrrl

CSARdiver wrote: »

Pay extra attention to this brilliant post:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

^This. I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease), and I lost the weight long before my thyroid levels ever entered the "normal" range by following the advice in the Sexypants post.

Learn to log everything you eat & drink accurately & honestly. Logging works.

jistjess

I was diagnosed with Hashi's almost 2 years ago, I was around 175lbs, and they put me on meds for T4, I have been non-stop always practicing Yoga, Pilates, and Cardio. After 2 mos on the meds I was at 195lbs! I had the same regimen, I eat clean, and small portions. I tried to tell them I still felt crappy, and gained weight, they started telling me I was just depressed, because my blood work looked fine. I stopped taking the meds and I refused to go back to those doctors.
Then I became gluten free, and I felt better, but my weight wasn't going down, no matter how little I ate and how much I worked out, and stayed active. Last year around this time, I went to an endocrinologist about it. I told him everything that I had been through. He tells me I need to stop eating pizza, donuts, bread, cookies, etc. I told him I hadn't eaten that in a very long time, I was gluten free. He saw my test results, proving I had Hashi's and then proceeded to tell me, he didn't believe the results because I didn't "look" like I had it. My hair & nails weren't as brittle, my skin wasn't as coarse, etc. Because what person doesn't use lotion for coarse skin, makeup to look better, hair softeners/ volumizers, or nail polish.. lets look like crap because we have an autoimmune disease!
Needless to say, I have not taken any medication for it since the first time I took it, no doctors want to listen to symptoms, they just rely on the blood work. It is super frustrating having this problem! I don't have insurance, so everything I pay out of my own pocket, or go to the crappy county clinics. I'm fluctuating between 194 - 198lbs. I haven't been able to go under 190 since that terrible prescription.
I do 30 - 40 mins of Yoga & Pilates 5 days a week. I bike 20 miles 4 days a week, and it is how I get around. I really work up a sweat too, I'm always sweating, cause I'm in south Florida. I also throw in some calisthenics throughout the week. I've taken up Scuba Diving, I have been doing a lot of swimming. I also kayak, and stay active. Gluten free, no fast foods, very clean eating. Max. is 1700 cal./day, but that is rare it's usually 1500. I'm hardly hungry, I'm super busy all the time with college work. I barely have the time to come on here and enter everything. I do it when I can.
Anyways! I'm rambling now... I was thinking of asking to be on Belviq, because my BMI is in the obese range, but all it really does is make me eat less, even though that's not the issue.... Any other helpful suggestions are welcome/ encouraged.

editorgrrl

Hypothyroidism means your thyroid gland cannot produce enough hormones. The only treatment is hormone replacement—either natural (Armour) or synthetic (Synthroid or Synthroid + Cytomel).

If you don't like your doctor, get a referral to an endocrinologist. If your doctor is an endo, get another one.

Thyroid meds are not weight-loss drugs. And food has no impact on thyroid function.

jistjess

I know what Hashimotos is, the only doctors I have available to me, don't want to listen to symptoms, they just want to read the test results. I've read so many articles where people have the same issue with their docs. I even asked my doctor to try Armour and they told me no, only synthroid (which made me feel worse) because they hadn't heard of Armour. Drug reps reaping their reward for pushing the synthetic brand. smh..

CSARdiver

Have them bring up Armour Thyroid on DailyMed. The problem with Armour is that is does not have as impressive of a safety profile in comparison to Syntroid (levothyroxine). Docs want to prevent further harm first and foremost. Has nothing to do with reps anymore due to legislation.