can you lose weight if you have thyroid problems?

wnav44

I also have low thyroid issues but have lost 30 lbs on fitness pal so no worries as long as tyroid is level with meds should be fine

KM0692

I've been on meds for my thyroid for 20 years. I can lose weight just fine - if I do what is required.

editorgrrl

I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease), and I lost weight just like everybody else—by logging everything I eat & drink accurately & honestly. Get a digital food scale and weigh everything you eat—even packaged food.

The advice in this post worked for me: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-Sexypants

MFP has two thyroid groups:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/770-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/51427-butterfly-chasers

jillvanorden

I had a complete thyroidectomy last sept and yes it is nearly impossible to lose after words.....people who still have a thyroid and are simply hypo are different than people who do not have a thyroid at all. I am on 100mcg of levothyroxine and 20 Mcg lyrothyronine T3 I workout 5 days a week for 1 and a half hours, cardio and weight training, I walk 2 miles a day and eat very few fatty foods and I can not loose a single pound I have gained 15 lbs since my thyroid has been taken out and no matter what I try the weight will not come off! If anyone has any other suggestion I would love to hear them.

Gunu09

Hi everyone! I have had thyroid for 5 years now. I have only gained weight... And I am 18 right now. I am feeling really depressed and I am starting to lose hope. I went to the doctor today and he told me that losing weight for me is almost impossible and in most cases it never works . He said even if it does it is a very slow process. It's hard being a young girl and not being able to wear nice clothes, or even being happy with the way I am, when I see thin healthy girls my age around me. It's just hard

rcav123

anybody using CLA supplements?