Hypothyroid and Calories--Attention

00NL
00NL Posts: 171 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
hi
this is for all hypothyroid women who are on medication and levels are adjusted or in process

what are your calories for losing weight according to your height and weight.
--ur experience and real results--

answer :;; Yess/no
do you feel we have to eat less than a normal person inorder to lose maintain or gain weight because of slow metabolism ?

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    Once your levels are dialed in with medication, you should fall within average range for age/gender/height/weight.

    You can't really ask the question you asked and expect to find a number. Find your own personal TDEE and deduct calories from that to lose weight.
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    i am 5.2 ft and i started at 1200 and didn't lose much, upped to 1400 and started losing. i stayed around that for my 1st 20 lb loss and then i started strength training and upped to 1600. i only exercise 30-45 min a day 4-5 days a week. I found it hard to lose the weight, it was a very SLOW process. i lost the same amount of weight at 1200 as i did at 1400, but it was more consistent. i only lost 1.5 lbs a month max! I am on meds and my levels are apparently normal,lol except i am still a freezer
  • lcfairbairn74
    lcfairbairn74 Posts: 412 Member
    I have hypothyroidism that is controlled with medication. In my experience I actually lose weight at the same rate as someone without thyroid issues as long as I don't make the target too aggressive. If I dip below about 1500 calories per day, my weight loss stalls (I actually have other hormonal imbalances, so this may not be exclusively due to the hypothyroidism though).

    ETA: If you have a significant amount of weight to lose, I would suggest getting your TSH levels checked frequently as you are losing. After my initial 40 pound loss, the amount of thyroxine I needed was significantly reduced and I had some awful hyperthyroid symptoms!
  • ElizabethFuller
    ElizabethFuller Posts: 352 Member
    I am just over 5'5", have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism for 12 years and have been well controlled for about ten.
    I eat 1200 - 1400 calories per day to lose 0.5 - 0.75kg per week, in addition I eat back about half of my exercise calories. Before my thyroid stopped working I would have lost about 1kg a week on this regime!

    I suspect that my thyroid was a little overactive previously (my normal temperature used to be 1 to 2 degrees higher than now and my resting pulse rate was about 10 bpm higher) and this may be why I now feel that losing weight is now so such a long slog. :grumble:
  • clambert1273
    clambert1273 Posts: 840 Member
    what are your calories for losing weight according to your height and weight.

    I am 5'8 and currently at 173lb... I eat between 1700-1900 per day and do heavy lifting 3x a week.

    answer :;; Yess/no
    do you feel we have to eat less than a normal person inorder to lose maintain or gain weight because of slow metabolism ?


    No, not at all. I think in my case (and probably others) we may not shed it as quick and instead of losing 1-2lb per week it might be .5lb instead. Either way, I have lost 10lbs since starting (a little over a month) and continue to move forward. I eat alot :bigsmile:
  • Trojanbabe
    Trojanbabe Posts: 17 Member
    I'm 5'9 161 lbs and HAD been eating 15-1800 calories per day while working out 6x a week.
    I'm being told this is too low and ramping up my calories to 2k with some carb cycling.

    I have been gaining...not losing:(
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    My numbers have been in flux for a couple of years and have finally come back ok. My weight loss has been much slower than most but hopefully now I will see it being more on track with the norm. It is not impossible to lose even when your meds are not quite right.

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