Please! Need food plan that works for hypothroidism

Bluekitty777

Has anyone tried a food plan that works! I’m getting a bit discouraged.

chrissywelsh10

I have an under active thyroid - I’ve lost close to 8kg. Take your replacement medication everyday. Work out, build muscle & eat less calories. For me that’s 1300 - depends how much you have to loose. But it’s not a factor is loosing weight just the whole lifestyle you need to maintain a healthy one.

jrae75

I am hypothyroid and have lost 30 pounds with CICO. My calorie allowance is 1560, and I exercise a few times a week, which gives me a couple hundred extra calories on those days. When the first 20 pounds came off, my thyroid medication was reduced. I don't follow a particular food plan other than trying to make healthier choices to make the most of my calorie allowance. I started at 185lbs in June and am now at 155. You can do it! Slow and steady wins this race. Trust the plan, even when it feels like not much is happening, and the weight will come off. Good luck!!

happyauntie2015

There is no special plan. Once you are regulated with medication if you are eating at a calorie deficit weightloss will occur with or without exercise. Weightloss starts in the kitchen and exercise is for heart health. You can do it!

cmriverside

I've been hypo for decades.

The meds seem to work for me.

Weight loss is about eating a little less than your body needs to go through the day and then it will lose weight.

To find that calorie goal, set the goals here and use the food page and in a couple months you'll know whether your goal is close. If not, adjust accordingly. Hypothyroid when controlled medically doesn't change your calorie goals by very much at all. For most women it is fewer than 100 calories per day difference than "normal." That's a slice of bread or cheese. Negligible, if it even applies.

I actually eat nearly 700 calories per day MORE than Myfitnesspal says I should be able to eat. I found that out by accurate tracking of my food and exercise over time.

spiriteagle99

Once you are on the right dosage of medication, being hypothyroid makes no difference with regard to weight loss. CICO works the same.

collectingblues

Bluekitty777 wrote: »

Has anyone tried a food plan that works! I’m getting a bit discouraged.

How are your meds, and how is your logging? Both need to be on point for you to have success. The tightest logging in the world won't help if your meds are off, and conversely, the best med situation won't do you any good if you're not logging correctly.

passenger79

As long as I'm constantly logging and I have found I work out regularly (making bigger deficit) I will lose.Im also on two other meds with weight gain as a side effect but the only thing that makes me gain weight is a food I put in my mouth .

Some people go low carb with hypothyroid I have tried it but felt so sluggish and miserable it's definitely not for me and made no difference anyway.

nvmomketo

spiriteagle99 wrote: »

Once you are on the right dosage of medication, being hypothyroid makes no difference with regard to weight loss. CICO works the same.

I agree with this. When I am properly medicated, weight loss is hard. If my thyroid becomes less active and my mess are not enough, I find that I tend to gain due to slowed metabolism, eating for energy, and less activity. If I eat less though, I could still lose. If I am properly medicated, I can eat more and lose.

Some find that restricting foods that could reduce inflammation can ease weight loss. For some that is cutting back on sugars and refined foods, and some find restricting gluten seems to help too. YMMV

Tried30UserNames

Get your medication properly adjusted and eat less. Count your calories. You may find your calories to lose are fewer, possibly significantly fewer, than most calculators would indicate.

As for a specific diet, personally, my thyroid doesn't react well to very low carb so I am careful to eat at least 100 grams of carbs a day. Keto would not be good for my thyroid health.