Thyroid problems ..

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  • BluejayNY
    BluejayNY Posts: 301 Member
    I just got diagnosed with low thyroid. So far it has not, but I am concerned for the future.

    My symptoms so far were my hair was falling out, but it is so super thick and always shed to some degree that it didn't really bother me. I did get a little concerned as the amount did seem more than usual that was coming out. My skin was dry but I thought maybe that was an aging thing as I creep my way up to 30. I am cold all the time, but had moved from NC to northern NY. I did notice that my tongue and eyelids were noticeably puffy when I woke up. My voice has also been more hoarse when I wake up and frankly in general. My nails peel a lot. I have actually lost weight recently and was even underweight for the last month. I thought I ha to be gaining weight to be hypo.
  • KCW37
    KCW37 Posts: 48 Member
    i am hypo as well, is anyone on thyriod armour pill. i had my dr switch me to that i feel much better, as far weight loss i lost about 5lbs without trying im goingto get bck into my dieting today
  • fleetzz
    fleetzz Posts: 962 Member
    Yes--had autoimmunune euthyroid (normal thyroid levels with antibodies against the thyroid itself), known for about 4 years but in existance probably longer, that in January finally popped over to very mild hypothyroid. The two years prior to being diagnosed my weight slowly increased from 137 until I hit 166 in January. In Feb I saw endocrinologist who started me on Synthroid. I am now below 130, but that was after I started a low carb diet. In May/Jun I started to exercise, and stopped the low carb diet, went on 1200 kcal/day, then one month ago I was still stuck at same weight as June, so increased to 1363 calorie goal per day. Today, I finally dropped below 130.

    I don't think the thyroid problem has stopped my weight loss, since I am now on replacement.

    Keep working at it, and don't let the thyroid disorder keep you from your goals.
  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    Im hypo as well ...as long as my meds are level I lose weight fine ..if my meds are not ok then weight and everything else is out of control..it can hinder I know I have to be diligent with workouts and calories but its for the best.
  • Starlightbella
    Starlightbella Posts: 77 Member
    Diagnosed with Hashimoto in January, just saw my Endo last week and she doubled my meds. I can definitely tell when it starts lagging besides plateauing and being hard to swallow my whole energy level is dramatically different when the meds are off.
  • fkwan
    fkwan Posts: 28 Member
    Hi guys!

    I wish I could help but I need support too!

    I have been hypothyroid for about 20 years. In that time I have gone from 142-95 pounds, gained back to 132, lost to 104. In the last six months I have gained 10 pounds from my new "ideal" of 105. I have been doing the same amount of exercise, Nordic pole walking 1 hour a day and bodyweight/Pilates/weights 30 minutes 3 x week. For the last six months I have been "bloated" as if I were premenstrual and I am totally POSTMENOPAUSAL. I had my lack of hormones measured. :) I drink about 2-3 L liquid a day (water, coffee, tea).

    My endo LOWERED my formerly ideal dose of T4 from 100 to 88 mcg and T3 from 15 mcg to 10 because of the dratted NUMBERS and he will not budge. Nor will the scale.

    I don't know what to do. I would like to lose the 10-11 pounds and get back to a baseline of 105 (height 5'0").

    In one month I will have an "official" metabolism testing with all the nifty gadgets at the UT fitness center. Until then according to all the calculators,

    Sex: female
    Weight: 115 pounds
    Wrist: 5.5 inches
    Waist: 24 inches
    Hip: 34 inches
    Forearm: 12 inches
    Based on this information, you have a lean body mass of 87.9 pounds. Your lean body mass includes everything in your body that's not fat. Now that we know your lean body mass, let's find out how much fat you're carrying around. We'll subtract your lean body mass from your weight and find you currently have 27.1 pounds of fat on your body.

    Your body fat percentage is 23.6%.

    You currently weigh 115 pounds with a body fat percentage of 24%. You would like to have a body fat percentage of 15%.

    Based on this information, your goal body weight should be:

    102 pounds1

    Sedentary (little or no exercise, desk job)    1330
    Lightly Active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk)    1524

    my average TDEE is 1427 net calories (I'm using the lower values because of the hypo).

    I still don't understand why I'm GAINING weight and fluid. I had been undereating but I can't believe that makes thyroid production worse. It's the lack of thyroid production that causes the weight gain in the first place. Call me stupid!
  • TigerBite
    TigerBite Posts: 611 Member
    I am hypothyroid (well, euthyroid on the proper meds), and this is what I have to say ... Ye, all caps, why? BECAUSE IT'S THAT IMPORTANT!

    EVERYONE WHO IS ON T4 ONLY AND STILL HAVING HYPO SYMPTOMS, PLEASE DO SOME REASEACH ABOUT ADDING T3 (CYTOMEL) ... ALSO, MAKE SURE YOUR DOCTOR TESTS YOU FREE T4 AND FREE T3 ... TSH SHOULD BE LESS THAN 1.0 ... AGAIN, PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH ABOUT YOUR CONDITION, YOU'LL BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU DISCOVER.
  • sinoodle
    sinoodle Posts: 8 Member
    I'm hypo, in fact my body basically attacked my thyroid and destroyed it, this is better known as Hashimoto's disease. The last ultrasound I had, basically showed I had no thyroid left. In any case I take a daily Synthroid, and I have not really noticed any hindrances for weight loss.
  • spice1210
    spice1210 Posts: 6
    I am too hypotyroid. I would be happy to support you. . . and I need motivation too a lot of the time!
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    Hypo thyroid for over 13 years. Weight loss is possible but can be really slow. I only take T4 so I try to eat 5 brazil nuts a day, the selenium helps change T4 to T3. I 'm not sure if it is working yet my next test is in a couple of months.
  • tayanoel
    tayanoel Posts: 2
    Thank you so much for helping. I'm starting to eat healthy and trying to work out losing weight will be a challenge but I will get it down hopefully. I go back in a month to see how my meds work.

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