hypothyroid success stories?

I take Levoxyl for my hypothyroid issues. I've been on it since 2004. I started eating right and exercising in mid June and really haven't seen an issue. I think it's different for each individual though...

I am going to recap 2012 for you for me.

I "re-started" my weightloss journey, read this as actually committed to the whole thing. And my levels were good (TSH at ike 1.25) and I was taking synthroid. I had some ups and downs and small plateaus, but I managed to lose ~50 pounds at a fairly regular rate.

Then my pharmacist started giving me the generic, and things when cuckoo. (this is all in retrospect). After being stuck for a month. And having the previous 3 months clock in at like 6 pounds, I played around with my diet. Intuitive eating....eating more, eating less. Nothing happened. So I took a break.

My TSH levels inched up. My period stopped. And I regained about 20 of those pounds over a 2-3 month period.

At the beginning of the year, my TSH levels were up to 2.7. When I looked back on things, it looked like almost all of the issues timed the switch to generic. I have been back on brand for about 6 months now, but I have literally been gaining and losing the same 2 pounds since January. My food intake is around 16-1800, which is a happy number for me. But I am really frustrated.

So I have been switching up my workouts, setting other goals. Just so I can measure some form of progress.

I just got new blood work about 2 weeks ago, and I an now at 1.7. Hopefully that number works. Off to a nutritionist (as recco-ed by my doctor) in about 2 weeks. Not sure it will help, but it is worth a try.

So I am semi successful. On the up note, my latest workout tweak is resulting in changes on the tape measure, if not the scale. I am a little better off size wise than I was last year at this weight.

I think if you are well regulated, it is "easy" but if you aren't then things go haywire.

Went from 160 to 120, size 12 to size 0, am now about 135 but still size 0. My numbers got off this winter and it was hard hard hard to feel motivated, exercise, but I just focused on eating correctly and gained weight, but didn't gain size. My numbers go bad every time I train for another marathon, but as long as I'm not marathon training I can keep them under control. Diet is everything.

Check out Dr. Ann Louise Gittleman - Fat Flush Plan. It really helped me.

I started Levothyroxin 50mcg beginning of last month, started to eat better, stay under 1400 calories, walk a mile everyday. I lost 13 pounds the first 2 weeks which is huge for me...I have never lost that much weight before. As far back as I remember I gain and gain but never loose. So I almost cried went I saw the scale. It has been a week since I weighed but I feel like more has come off. My pants are starting to slide off when I walk which is an amazing feeling. I still have 3 weeks until I go back and get my blood taken. I already have so much more energy..brain fog isn't as bad anymore.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/911688-hashimoto-success-story-in-progress-pics?hl=hashimotos#posts-16001409

This is my success story. I have hashimotos and have been hypo for most of the last 2yrs. After a few 'issues' I made a new profile hence the different name lol

Keep at it. The weight comes off slowly but it will come off as long as you eat right and get more active. ( and obviously keep your thyroid levels normal, easier said then done I know. Currently hypo again myself). X

I was diagnosed with hypothyroid back in 2011 and I had become obese that January after being told my weight which was 188 I started doing zumba and sometimes yoga drop my first 15 lbs in a month I wasn't eating healthy but I had cut out fast foods I would have fast food 2x a week then I hit a plateau and started insanity and hit my goal weight of 140 last spring but ended up prego last summer gave birth this april so now im back at it again im 165 now started rip in 30 then going to do insanity in sept my dosage is 100mg for now keeps going up

I'm at 112mcg synthroid, I notice mini plateaus in my weight loss and I lose at a slower rate than others I see on here. But that's no biggie to me. I've lost 15lbs in 2 months so I'm happy. I've been keeping my calories between 1600-1850 depending on how hard I hit it at the gym. I have a long way to go--I need to lose a 116 more to be under 200. Any other hypo's want to add me as a friend I'm going to be here for the long haul; I'm changing my lifestyle--this is not a diet for me.

I was diagonosed with a hypothyroid shortly after getting started last year. I'm on Levo. This is my first full out effort at losing weight and getting healthy so I'm not sure how much of an effect the medication is having. Things are going pretty well though.

Then my pharmacist started giving me the generic, and things when cuckoo. (this is all in retrospect). After being stuck for a month. And having the previous 3 months clock in at like 6 pounds, I played around with my diet. Intuitive eating....eating more, eating less. Nothing happened. So I took a break.

Oh, does this ring a bell for me! DON'T let a doctor or a pharmacist or your insurance provider tell you that generic is just as good as the real thing. NOT! A dozzen different doctors, a dozen different pharmacies and a handful of different insurance providers messed with my TSH for thirty years. Blast them all. I've finally stabilized on Synthroid 175 and things are looking good again.

Also, to the OP, since you're new to this, remember that you need to take your Rx on an empty stomach. Some doctors insist that they should be taken first thing in the morning but there are recent medical studies published that prove taking them late at night can be just as effective. Coffee has been reported to impede the absorption so take care with that.

Make sure you have your TSH levels checked regularly. It takes a while to learn how to recognize the "too little" or "too much" syndrome. Too much will make you want to kill something and can also lead to brittle bones.

You're doing great! Keep it up!

I agree with you I am on the same medication it just depends on the person and it takes a lot of hard work.