I have thyroid condition 4 yrs now, haven't been able to lose weight no matter what i try and believe me i have tried everything, doc says not to worry about it but i do. I weigh 204 and should weigh 125-140...I am soooo frustrated

Hi ladies, just joined today. I was diagnosed with Graves' disease 8 months ago, and have hyper thyroidism. I am one of the small percentage who actually gain weight with a hyper thyroid. I have gained 50 lb in the last 18 months. But I have no excuse as I knew my appetite was increasing, I just couldn't stop eating as it all tasted so good. My goal now is to lose the 50 lb and return to my normally slim body. I am 170 cm and currently weigh 84kg. Up until 18 months ago I weighed 62 kg. I am 49 and live in Australia.

It's actually a misnomer that people with Graves are skinny. My doctor at UCSF says that's because once you've got Graves, you can flip flop to Hashimoto's and then back again. So I have the same problem. Not everyone with Graves will have this problem. It's kind of the same thing that Oprah Winfrey has.

I'm currently 47 years old. I lost 35lbs in a year eating 4500 calories a day. That was in 2008 and I weighed 210lbs. Now I weigh 240.

Hi Everyone I'm in NZ and was diagnosed with Hashis in Sep-12. I was on Levo then Synthroid which brought my TSH into normal range but then I decided to go to an Endo because I have questions regarding getting pregnant... and he took me off everything and told me to give my body a chance to heal itself before relying on daily meds (?). He thinks this all started from a tooth abscess that keeps reoccuring... so wants my apicoectomy done and then to wait 3 months or more and see if my body heals BUT i've regressed so far back with symptoms... I had started slowly chipping off some weight but it's coming back and sticking! I'm fit and strong but I did a 7km run on Saturday after my weights workout and I paid the price yesterday... not with sore legs (altho yes they were a bit sore as they would usually be) but the absolute fatigue, the cold cold cold episodes, the burning stinging eyes from the tiredness, feeling like i'm walking through mud and struggling to do any normal daytime activity. It's so unfair. I can get thru my run not stopping and without losing my breath... my legs can handle it... but my thyroid yells game over the next day! It's so de-motivating! I have about 10kgs to lose... I worry about too many cals, not enough cals, what works with a broken thyroid... I exercise heaps so hey maybe I have the extra pounds but i'm fit... I guess I keep that in mind and wait it out... and hope to reach a day when things get better... easier. It would be great to have some thyroid buddies who know what it's like

Hi Debbylee thanks for the advice!

I am interested in anything I can do to support my body through this. I'm not quite 'buying' the endos story but i'm giving it a shot. If it doesn't show signs of improving in the next few months I am thinking of trying to find someone with a more holistic approach.

I'm on vitamin D, and folic acid at the moment. Prior to the Endo I had cut all the things like spinach and brocolli and soy that hinder the thyroid BUT the endo told me to eat those things and basically laughed at the fact I had stopped (I used to start each day with a spinach and berry smoothie). Also I was having brazil nuts everyday to add selenium to my diet because nz soil is selenium deficient and he didn't even comment on that. So I lost my mojo with those things but intend to pick it all up again if he is proven to be incorrect in his theory.

My antibodies are very high (25,600) and he has said 'no promises' but my apicoectomy is next week and I have a blood test the week after... and monthly ones scheduled after that. Lets see what this new year brings... i'll be logging in every day that I can... I have just logged another workout!! yay!!

Well here goes. (I seem to be the only guy on this thread.) I am a 53 year old who was diagnosed with hypothyriodism only after trying a diet suppliment and had absolutely zero results. (The suppliment contained efedra so that ought to date it!) I am on here to obtain tools that I can use to fight this. It's just one of many tools but in order for the tools to be effective they must be taken out of the box and used! Please feel free to FR me and we can travel this road together and provide encouragement!

Mike

Hi, I just started using the MFP about a week ago, and already can see what foods I need to work on cutting back. I was one of these girls that could eat anything and not gain an ounce. Believed me I did enjoy it. About 15-20 years back, I was diagnosed with hypothriodism in my early 30's and that is when the weight problems started. So, I never learn how to watch what I ate, and what foods that can put on weight. I been able to keep my weight between 130-150, it would go up and down. Now in my late 40's my weight has gotten to about 200 lbs. I have to get the weight down for my own health. This is a learning process for me.

Hello!

All of you feel free to add me as your friends on MFP. I've been diagnosed with hypothyroidism in October 2012 but my doctor and I had been suspecting it for a while. We just had to wait for a few blood tests (done a few weeks apart) to see if I was really suffering from it. I put on a LOT of pounds because of it. I started medication on Oct 31 and we adjusted it on Jan 12.

I'm 35 years old from Quebec City, Canada, and am on MFP daily. So if you are looking for a MFP friend to help motivate you and vice versa, I'm your gal!

Isabelle