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Heather4440
Heather4440 Posts: 1
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Hello my name is Heather and i am 38, have a Thyroid imbalance and can not seem to lose weight. Tried lots of things, even walking 3 miles a night with a group of woman. Took me all summer to lose 20 pounds and put it back on in 1 month. Now that my body is on meds that balance my metabolism, it thinks well this is normal and where i should be. But when i look in the mirror all i see is me in a fat suit. I have done so many things like quit smoking, and use olive oil when cooking, no pop. Ext. This site says i can eat 1800 calories, but my doctors says 1200?????????? Any ideas

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  • mmreed
    mmreed Posts: 436 Member
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  • ctooch99
    ctooch99 Posts: 459 Member
    I don't mean to pick apart your post but just some questions...

    So you were you diagnosed with HypoThyroidism?

    "even walking 3 miles a night with a group of woman."
    How Often? Heart Rate?

    "Took me all summer to lose 20 pounds..." .
    So you lost 20 pounds in 2 months (8 weeks) - 2.5 pounds per week. Recommended healthy weight loss for sustained health is no more than 1 pound per week...

    "and put it back on in 1 month"
    Ok, so according to above you dropped 20 pounds during this summer (which is June and July) - So you gained back 20 in August (aka you gained 20 pounds back in a week?)

    "I have done so many things like quit smoking, and use olive oil when cooking, no pop."
    Quitting smoking is good for overall health, but not sure will directly affect weight loss, Same with using olive oil. it takes a complete lifestyle change to lose weight.... If you are using olive oil to cook but still eating Sundaes and chips it's not gonna help much... just sayin.

    "This site says i can eat 1800 calories, but my doctors says 1200?????????? Any ideas"
    MFP is just a base guide and will spit back a base calorie intake depending on how you answer your profile. If you are not honest or answer in some odd way, it will generate and unusual result. I personally find the base calorie intake high. The real power in the site comes in allowing you to track your food, macro nutrients and your exercise production daily. It's really basic actually - if you are not creating a calorie deficit you won't lose weight - period. You can create a deficit either by taking in below your base calorie rate, or by burning more calories via exercise. Either way, it needs to be closely tracked.

    Just my 2 cents - but the first step is being starkly honest, both in completing the profile and then in a very disciplined way, tracking your food and exercise - for at least 2 weeks. it was a HUGE eye opener for me and I could not believe how many calories I was taking in and how little I was burning...
  • amnsetie
    amnsetie Posts: 666 Member
    There is a thyroid group you could join for more help.
    All I could find in my online searching is thyroid effected peeps should eat 10% less than recommended.
    so if mpf says 1800 you should reset it to 1620
    you can still eat more if you do exercise above your activity level setting
  • veduffey
    veduffey Posts: 73
    Hi Heather: Welcome to MFP. It is awesome! It keeps me accountable and inspires me to exercise more!! You can do this! About the calories, you probably should do what your Dr. says. 1200 calories is what has been suggested for me also. Small portions and more exercise seems to work. I'm not losing very fast but it is coming off slowly. Please feel free to add me as a friend if you would like! There are some great people on this website and they are very encouraging! We can do this together!! Victoria

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