No thyroid

LateOverWeight

Hi.

I'm a 31 y/o mom of 4 with no thyroid. The Dr murdered my thyroid when I was 13 y/o right after he'd regulated it. I was too young and my parents too ignorant about such matters to know it was a bad idea. Now I'm left with the burden of taking synthetic meds for the entirety of my lifespan. I'm not mad at my folks, they didn't know any better but the medical professional acted in haste for a quick permanent fix that made my weight skyrocket following the thyroidectomy. Only extreme measures like carb cutting have budged the weight at all and it's come right back.

I want to lose 63 lbs.

I'm just wondering if anyone out there in MFP-land also has no thyroid and has had significant weight loss. If so, what's been your journey? Thanks

runningjen74

Hi,

I'm hypo, but do have a thyroid.

Use the search function - I am quite sure that there are folks out there.

this was the first I found using the search function:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1174412-thyroid-only-success-stories?hl=thyroid

Do a search in the groups too for thyroid - there are a number of groups there for people with underactive thyroids - Again, I'm sure if you search through you'll find some other folks there too.

Best of luck
Jen

LateOverWeight

TY Jen. That really helped. Very good motivator plus I learned something about meds I didn't know before