Under active thyroid

lynnshortarse
lynnshortarse Posts: 1 Member
edited January 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Help, sticking to 1200 per day, but not losing weight. I have an under active thyroid, any ideas guys

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  • socajam
    socajam Posts: 2,530 Member
    I have no thyroid, meaning I have to take medication daily. I was not losing any weight on 1200 calories, so upped my calories to 1500 and 11 pounds since second week of February. I was always hungry by the end of the day on 1200.
  • DKrisAn
    DKrisAn Posts: 43 Member
    Try upping your calories. I have hypothyroidism since I was about 12 or 13 years old. I eat somewhere between 1500-1650 calories a day with 1 splurge day of 1900-2000 calories in a week.

    Are you exercising? What are you goals for weight loss?
  • freckledrats
    freckledrats Posts: 251 Member
    If you really are super short as your user name suggests, if you up your calories to 1500, make sure you are exercising. I'm 31 and not quite 5'0" and 1500 is pretty near my maintenance net intake.
  • dbarrett30
    dbarrett30 Posts: 17
    I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune underactive thyroid). Eat more calories and exercise. Stay low-glycemic too. Too many sugars, starches, and overall carbs can thwart success. Also make sure you're taking the correct dosage of Synthroid, Levoxyl, etc.
    Work with your endocrinologist closely. It really helps.
    And hang in there. Having an underactive thyroid can be the pits, but losing weight is not impossible.
    Check out Mary Shomon online and her Thyroid Diet.
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