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autumnsquirrel

Hi! It's so nice to have found a group for Hypothyroidism. 3 years ago, I was diagnosed with it, and 2.5 years ago, I decided to do something about the extra weight I was carrying. I am 75 pounds down----no easy feat:( It is at a snail's pace. To accurately describe it, I feel like a motor that is smoking and smoking, the engine is running and trying to move, it works very hard, but not much happens:/ I still have weight to lose and no matter how clean I eat, and all the exercise I do, I am a hamster on a wheel. Vented on the Community boards the other day about how I feel like what's the use. Some days I want to give up. I will keep going, hoping to keep fighting this. I take Levothyroxine and the dosage has not needed any changing these past few years. I work out diligently and use a heart rate monitor to make things more challenging. The diet, though, is really the most challenging. Thank you for having this group. I will keep referring to it for sure. PS; when I have mentioned my thyroid problem, people say "oh is THAT all..."---maybe if they were ungodly fatigued for no reason, they would understand.

angelamendieta

How long has it taken you to lose the 91lbs? Yes I want to punch people in the face when they are like mmm just don't eat mcDs! I don't freaking eat junk! I've probably been eating a 1500 calorie diet for years and still gained about 8lbs per year. And of ourse the "lazy" comments...aghhh I'm just tired! It's not my damn fault I could sleep 20hrs every day. Lol so yes I hear you. Snails pace accurately describes it. I tell people...I have to work 10xs harder than a normal person for each lb I lose. My neighbor proved my theory correct in July. I began to drag her with me biking 5xs per week for about 90 minutes (on top of my 60 min with a personal trainer). So I was busting my *kitten* for almost 3hrs every day and eating like a bird...she did not change her diet (just added the biking with me) and while I lost something like 2lbs she lost 8lbs (over a 4-5 week period) unfair. But slow and steady and now I am grateful for my slow initial weight loss bc my skin seems to be holding up well and I may (keeping fingers crossed) get away with almost no excess skin! ( I use cocoa butter like crazy since march when I began this journey)

LisaWill86

I soooo know what you mean about the "is THAT all" comments. A close second is "Maybe this is just the way you are"... Grr... I really feel like until you have suffered through hypothyroidism, there is NO possible way that you can begin to understand what it feels like. I know my friends and family are trying to be supportive in their own ways, but some thoughts are just better kept to yourself.

angelamendieta

Yes. I say that all the time. I know you THINK you are being helpful and supportive- but you are not. Sometimes I just need to wallow in my misery and loneliness

autumnsquirrel

How long has it taken you to lose the 91lbs? Yes I want to punch people in the face when they are like mmm just don't eat mcDs! I don't freaking eat junk! I've probably been eating a 1500 calorie diet for years and still gained about 8lbs per year. And of ourse the "lazy" comments...aghhh I'm just tired! It's not my damn fault I could sleep 20hrs every day. Lol so yes I hear you. Snails pace accurately describes it. I tell people...I have to work 10xs harder than a normal person for each lb I lose. My neighbor proved my theory correct in July. I began to drag her with me biking 5xs per week for about 90 minutes (on top of my 60 min with a personal trainer). So I was busting my *kitten* for almost 3hrs every day and eating like a bird...she did not change her diet (just added the biking with me) and while I lost something like 2lbs she lost 8lbs (over a 4-5 week period) unfair. But slow and steady and now I am grateful for my slow initial weight loss bc my skin seems to be holding up well and I may (keeping fingers crossed) get away with almost no excess skin! ( I use cocoa butter like crazy since march when I began this journey)

Hi:) It has taken me 2 years. It's about finding the right fuel, too, which can be maddening.I felt deprived and resentful at first, but then I was feeling better and seeing results, so I kept going.

autumnsquirrel

I soooo know what you mean about the "is THAT all" comments. A close second is "Maybe this is just the way you are"... Grr... I really feel like until you have suffered through hypothyroidism, there is NO possible way that you can begin to understand what it feels like. I know my friends and family are trying to be supportive in their own ways, but some thoughts are just better kept to yourself.

My husband is the only one in my circle truly supportive as he has seen it take over. He has watched me go through it. The other day, I had a lot of running around to do and didn't eat much. I texted him that I was so very tired and hungry and that I was on my way. He said "You really need to make sure you eat in your condition."It's true. Don't skip any meals and if you can, take fruit/nuts/healthy snack with you on the go, or you will really feel it. It's like a hung over feeling.