Some questions

Akasa

I've read teh newbies read here posts, and I have a situation not covered.
As many before me I've been eating one meal a day and maybe some snacking, eating way below the calorie intake I should. When I started on the site and found out just how few calories I've been eating, knowing already what such a deficit could do, I was alarmed and have been being very diligent in eating as close to my goal calorie intake as possible.

I have an added issue. For the last 5 years I've had an underactive thyroid. My bad eating habits started before I got diagnosed and was gaining weight to the tune of +5lbs a week. I reduced my eating to small portions, only drank water, snacked on pop corn in hand fulls only snacked on what I could fit on a napkin, etc. till I went to my doctor in tears. We did blood tests and found my thyroid was out of whack.
I started synthetic thyroid medication and pounds started to go away till I was a size 16, and there I've stayed.

Does anyone know if my metabolism will speed up like a normal persons with the changes in diet and activity or am I stuck with just what the thyroid medication does for me?

Akasa

I've read teh newbies read here posts, and I have a situation not covered.
As many before me I've been eating one meal a day and maybe some snacking, eating way below the calorie intake I should. When I started on the site and found out just how few calories I've been eating, knowing already what such a deficit could do, I was alarmed and have been being very diligent in eating as close to my goal calorie intake as possible.

I have an added issue. For the last 5 years I've had an underactive thyroid. My bad eating habits started before I got diagnosed and was gaining weight to the tune of +5lbs a week. I reduced my eating to small portions, only drank water, snacked on pop corn in hand fulls only snacked on what I could fit on a napkin, etc. till I went to my doctor in tears. We did blood tests and found my thyroid was out of whack.
I started synthetic thyroid medication and pounds started to go away till I was a size 16, and there I've stayed.

Does anyone know if my metabolism will speed up like a normal persons with the changes in diet and activity or am I stuck with just what the thyroid medication does for me?

BrenNew

I've also got the same thyroid issue, but even with the medication, I couldn't seem to lose anything, only slowly keep gaining. Then a friend told me about this site, and I've been steadily losing ever since! So this site will DEFINITELY help you to lose all the weight that you want to.
I can't say enough great things about MFP! It REALLY, REALLY works!
Between all the wonderfully supportive people, and the daily food log (which by the way is SUCH an eye opener!) the weight WILL come off! AND, it'll "practically" be easy, as well as fun too!

banks1850

This is a medical condition, and to my knowledge, nobody on here is qualified to give you anything more then an educated layman's opinion, this is something you should be asking your doctor about, they may refer you to a nutritionist or registered dietitian that specializes in thyroid problems. While the people on here have great knowledge and some very well thought out opinions and strategies, that is no replacement for the qualified diagnosis of a medical professional. I wish you the best of luck, and once you do find out a specific plan of action, I'm sure plenty of people on here are very willing to help, but I wouldn't even broach this topic with you until you speak to a professional versed with this type of problem.