The sucky part about beingobeset and losing weight...

Has your doctor put you on thyroid hormones? I put on 50 lbs in a matter of months as well. It took them 2 years to diagnose me and another 6 months to get my dosage right. Once they got my T4 and T3 back in balance, I started losing weight so fast of the 28 lbs I've lost, 18 of them are in the last 5 weeks while the first 10 lbs took 3 months. And that's because I switched to an all vegan diet eating primarily only raw foods. It's straight raw fruits and veggies. Once my dosage was upped to 100 micrograms, the combination of finally having a metabolism again and eating a plant-based diet made the pounds start dropping fast. My doc said he's not concerned because my labwork comes back better and better each time, so I'm just sticking with it and we'll see where this ride goes. 38 lbs is really good. Make sure your Synthroid dosage is where it needs to be and it won't be a struggle at all.

If your weight isn't moving, then you're definitely not in balance yet. The 25 micrograms did nothing for me. Now that I'm taking 100 I can see all that effort to eat vegan and walk should have been paying off long ago and not frustrating me. I definitely know you feel.

I too suffered my hypothyroidism. The doctor put me on meds and wanted to up my dose, which was making my body just wacky. I went off the meds and am now taking natural supplements called arginine and tyrosine. They have helped rev up my metabolism and I have lost 5 pounds just this week alone. I am not telling you to go off your meds just trying to offer encouragement.

Is that it doesn't look like much. I've lost almost 40 lbs but its not enough that I can be like WOOT ALL THOSE NOT EATEN DONUTS WERE TOTES WORTH IT. I have a seriously jacked up thyroid and my body tries really hard to be fat. In 2010, I gained over 100 lbs in six months, while breastfeeding, and never eating fast food, fried food etc. So I have to really watch my log carefully and eat at a somewhat lower level that another person without thyroid issues would have to eat at to lose weight on here. I'd just like to feel like I can see something has changed so its easier to ignore when people around me are eating stuff that makes me sick but I would want (no gallbladder, can't eat fatty or very sugary foods often or alcohol). Anyone else feel this way sometimes?

I think you have a common issue found in people who have struggled with weight issues...you can't see what everyone else sees. try taking pictures every few weeks or every month and look really hard for the little changes. Even if it is a little more tone, it is SOMETHING.

I agree with several others, your dosage is still not correct... It took a bit to get mine right.... soon as you can get your levels checked again... you may need to move up to 75 or 88 ( that's what I take).... having a wacky thyroid can make it seem like you are not losing but you are .. hang in there