looking for hypothyroid buddies

jenngarza

I'm so glad to have found this site...I know we can do it!!! Feel free to add me since we all suffer from this. We all know we have to work extra hard to lose the weight and its a constant up hill battle

jenngarza

I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid with goiter which is the swelling of the neck when I was 16 years old. It's a struggle everyday. I will be so tired that I do not want to get out of bed. A lot of people at work think that I just need more sleep, but don't understand that I have thyroid issues. Nor do I care to share it because I don't want it to be an excuse. I have a sign a coworker got me that says "Yawnville"!

Lol yawnville that's so me at the moment

dare2love81

Motivation has never been my problem its my weight that keeps stalling no matter how hard I workout and that's when I get frustrated and depress..I really hope to find resolution soon because all I want to do is be at a healthy weight..I'm not even looking to be super skinny just out of the obese range

^^^This!

I've been diagnosed since January, and am currently taking Synthroid. I've lost 14 pounds since then, but let me tell you it is a STRUGGLE. I do bootcamp 3 days a week and supplement those classes with the Insanity DVD workouts. I too just want to be at a healthy weight, so I feel your frustration. It's especially frustrating when you see (or hear) people around you dropping weight like it's nothing. But slow and steady I guess, right?

I'm sending an add request...how many calories are you eating a day?

jenngarza

Motivation has never been my problem its my weight that keeps stalling no matter how hard I workout and that's when I get frustrated and depress..I really hope to find resolution soon because all I want to do is be at a healthy weight..I'm not even looking to be super skinny just out of the obese range

^^^This!

I've been diagnosed since January, and am currently taking Synthroid. I've lost 14 pounds since then, but let me tell you it is a STRUGGLE. I do bootcamp 3 days a week and supplement those classes with the Insanity DVD workouts. I too just want to be at a healthy weight, so I feel your frustration. It's especially frustrating when you see (or hear) people around you dropping weight like it's nothing. But slow and steady I guess, right?

I'm eating 1800 because I'm breastfeeding at the moment but once I wean him off the boon (lol) I'll see what I need to take in once he's off

abettis30

I started out 8 yrs ago with Graves Diease after I had severe preclaimpsia during my last pregnancy.
Then I had radioactive treatment which also made me hypothyroidism. So I am not currently taking
Levothyroxin but have to alternate each day from 75 mg and 50 mg since my body is very sensitive more than
the standard person would be to this medicine. I just want to loose 10 lbs but it just seems so hard to do.
There are alot of factors that impact your weight such as bringing your thyroid within the normal balance range,
your diet (finding nutritional balance eating 5 mini meals per day), reducing your stress level, other medicine interactions may cause some level of conflict and increasing your level of activity to 30mins to 1 hour every day. My doctor recommended
to at least walk 2 miles everyday. These are some of the things that I had to learn which truly worked.
Prior to my pregnancy issues, I weighed 121 lbs then during my pregnancy I gained weight up to 181 lbs. After I had my
child I weighed 108 lbs and now I am 133 lbs. There are so many things in our environment that will also cause problems with the thyroid such as flouride from toothpaste and chlorine from swimming pools. I just took time to research something everyday on how to improve the thyroid every day until I mastered this issue. There is alot of information online and this seems to such as very common thing now in our time unfortunately. Well, hope this helps in some way. Thanks all for sharing your stories.

jenngarza

I started out 8 yrs ago with Graves Diease after I had severe preclaimpsia during my last pregnancy.
Then I had radioactive treatment which also made me hypothyroidism. So I am not currently taking
Levothyroxin but have to alternate each day from 75 mg and 50 mg since my body is very sensitive more than
the standard person would be to this medicine. I just want to loose 10 lbs but it just seems so hard to do.
There are alot of factors that impact your weight such as bringing your thyroid within the normal balance range,
your diet (finding nutritional balance eating 5 mini meals per day), reducing your stress level, other medicine interactions may cause some level of conflict and increasing your level of activity to 30mins to 1 hour every day. My doctor recommended
to at least walk 2 miles everyday. These are some of the things that I had to learn which truly worked.
Prior to my pregnancy issues, I weighed 121 lbs then during my pregnancy I gained weight up to 181 lbs. After I had my
child I weighed 108 lbs and now I am 133 lbs. There are so many things in our environment that will also cause problems with the thyroid such as flouride from toothpaste and chlorine from swimming pools. I just took time to research something everyday on how to improve the thyroid every day until I mastered this issue. There is alot of information online and this seems to such as very common thing now in our time unfortunately. Well, hope this helps in some way. Thanks all for sharing your stories.

I had grave disease as well and I was very active. I manage to lose 50lbs that I gain after my thyroidectomy but then I got pregnant and had high risk pregnancy so was on bedrest off and on my last two trimesters so those fifty pounds that I lost quickly added up. I'm looking to get back into the groove of things and lose that weight again I just want to make friends who know first hand how hard it is to lose weight

dare2love81

I'm eating 1800 because I'm breastfeeding at the moment but once I wean him off the boon (lol) I'll see what I need to take in once he's off

I'm currently eating around 1600, and I seem to be losing between a pound and 2 pounds each week. And I only eat *SOME* of my exercise calories back on my intense workout days instead of all of them like they recommend. If you start Insanity, I wouldn't eat much less than you're currently eating...you need the calories to fuel your body through the workouts.

jenngarza

Cool!!! I'll keep the same intake although I have to confess I'm struggling to even get there the most I eat is about 1200-1500

dare2love81

Cool!!! I'll keep the same intake although I have to confess I'm struggling to even get there the most I eat is about 1200-1500

If I find that I'm not hungry enough to eat all my calories, I reach for the peanut butter. It's one of my favorite calorie-dense foods and you don't have to eat much of it to get to your daily calorie goal. Protein powder added to smoothies, or even with water, is another good source (and great for right after those Insanity workouts to refuel those muscles and helps on the recovery time too). If you have a GNC near you, I suggest the GNC Pro Performance® AMP Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60. Or here's a link to get it online:

http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3509954&cp=3593186.3593187.2108294

It's a little on the pricey side, but it's the best stuff that I've found out there.

Good luck starting the workouts tomorrow! They're nuts at first, but they're addicting. One of my favorite Shaun T quotes: "That *kitten* is BA-NANAS, Yo!" I think he says that at the end of the Pure Cardio DVD.

jenngarza

Cool!!! I'll keep the same intake although I have to confess I'm struggling to even get there the most I eat is about 1200-1500

If I find that I'm not hungry enough to eat all my calories, I reach for the peanut butter. It's one of my favorite calorie-dense foods and you don't have to eat much of it to get to your daily calorie goal. Protein powder added to smoothies, or even with water, is another good source (and great for right after those Insanity workouts to refuel those muscles and helps on the recovery time too). If you have a GNC near you, I suggest the GNC Pro Performance® AMP Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60. Or here's a link to get it online:

http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3509954&cp=3593186.3593187.2108294

It's a little on the pricey side, but it's the best stuff that I've found out there.

Good luck starting the workouts tomorrow! They're nuts at first, but they're addicting. One of my favorite Shaun T quotes: "That *kitten* is BA-NANAS, Yo!" I think he says that at the end of the Pure Cardio DVD.

LOL...now I am pumped and cant wait to push play

dhc16

I Am so glad I found this post! It is nice to know that I am not alone!

mschuldt2005

I suffer from hypothyroid and it sucks. I completely understand where you are coming from. We can do this...I know we can

Dark_Roast

I have been on thyroid medicine for over 5 years now. I take it everyday, and I really notice if I miss a day. I'm not sure how it will affect my weight loss goals, but I'm not going to let it stand in my way! Feel free to add me.

jetsmaw

Hello! I am also hypo. I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago but have known for about 4/5 years it wasnt right (hashi's)

I put on about 49lbs and my weight is now stable but I'm not happy with it. It's the lack of energy that really gets to me. I am looking for people to give me a kick up the bum as I try to lose 40lbs...

jenngarza

We can totally do this!!! Just did insanity today and I'm so pumped !!! Keep your eyes on the prize is my motto

enaves1986

Was anyone told by your endrocrinologist that you would be lucky to be 10 pounds minimum over-weight and 10 have 80% of the energy that you had before your diagnosis. Here is my response, WRONG, you can achieve it, its extra work and extra frustration.

paulywoo

My weight is coming off steadily even with my underactive thyroid. I'm eating approx 1500 cals a day inc exercise calories, walk for 40 mins twice a day and swim about 3 times a week. Since losing weight my energy has really improved and I don't feel tired all the time.

cycleholic

I was diagnosed hypo 6 years ago. I lost over 100 lbs in 07 but I worked out every day for 2-3 hours. I lived on protein shakes and bars. Of course, this did not last. I quickly regained 60 lbs when I decreased the workouts and ate real food. I now have 30 lbs to go. I'm just bummed that I have to work twice as hard to get half the results. Glad there are others in the struggle in thi forum!

zoe_aiden

I'm so glad I found this topic! I am 26 and was diagnosed with hypothyriodism about 6 months ago. I'm on .50mcg's of levothyroxine. I am struggling to lose weight as well . I am at 162 right now which is the biggest I have ever been, not pregnant! I have a 5 year old that I dropped the weight right after having, and my 18 month old who I've been struggling to lose weight since having her. I'm glad that there are others going thro this who might be able to offer some support!

gbtesq

I was diagnosed about 6 months ago and I have been struggling the entire time. I am up to 75 mcgs now but still not stable! The worst part for me is the weight gain (40 lbs). And, depression has kicked in too. So, I have decided this week to do something. Anything - with the hopes of making some progress. Glad to find a source of inspiration!!!