Thyroid RANT

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  • tiptoethruthetulips
    tiptoethruthetulips Posts: 3,371 Member
    Is it possible that the people with thyroid issues are actually having their own little rant when they say they can't lose weight because of their thyroid issues??? Then when their rant is over, they pick themselves up and just get on with it.

    Perhaps they are venting their own frustrations, disappointments - they are not likely to asking for sympathy or pity... some compassion maybe.
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  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    OP, I have the opposite problem--hyperthyroid. I was so worried about gaining weight when put on medication but with counting calories and exercising I have it under control. You're right, it can be done. But first people need to get their thyroid under control and THEN they can work on their weight.

    I thought hyperthyroid makes some lose weight quickly although they constantly feel hungry？


    Not always (/wave). I could still out-eat my metabolism when I my thyroid went hyper during and right after my last pregnancy.

    Yup. Me too. And I was so afraid when I was put on medication that I would start gaining weight. I was already overweight and I didn't want it to get worse. It hasn't. I've been able to maintain since being put back on medication. I haven't lost much, but then I'm not hard core into losing right now either.
  • Makterbro
    Makterbro Posts: 101 Member
    Thank you, as a hypothyroid sufferer I get real testy when told someone cant lose weight because of their thyroid, yeah gimme another excuse please............

    My hair sucks, I am tired, lethargic, blah blah

    when my hair gets dry and my skin gets dry and it is tough to get out of bed that means thyroid check time..... Dr just recently upped my meds after 2 years as thyroid levels had increased again

    but it is never an excuse to say something CANT be done, IN FACT when I was in my 20's and early 30s I was able to go medication free for years simply by maintaining a healthy weight, diet, and excersize.

    That only lasts so long though as I got older I had to control it through meds, but just proves that it can be done f you want it.

    It depends, everyone's thyroid condition is different. I have thyroid issues. I had Hyperthyroidism issues that were so severe that I had to go through two radioactive iodine treatments because medication wasn't enough. Before I had treatments, literally almost all of my hair fell out and my neck was swollen. I was always overeating but I never gained significant amounts of weight. When I finally started to get my thyroid under control I gained 50lbs because I went from extreme hyperthyroidism to hypothyroidism. So far I have lost 20 pounds of the 50 that I have gained. I am not using it as an excuse, but thyroid issues do make losing weight harder and thyroid issues causes anxiety/depression which makes it hard to find motivation.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    Is it possible that the people with thyroid issues are actually having their own little rant when they say they can't lose weight because of their thyroid issues??? Then when their rant is over, they pick themselves up and just get on with it.

    Perhaps they are venting their own frustrations, disappointments - they are not likely to asking for sympathy or pity... some compassion maybe.

    This is what I have been thinking, too...but of course there are always people who are truly looking for excuse...

    I have learned not to interprete the tone of written message/emails but its hard to get it right, but i do find pattern in certain posters messages...maybe it does say something about their true personality in real life...:)

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