Hypothyroidism and frustrated

Hi! I'm on .50 of Synthroid for hypothyroidism. I tend to lose much better if I eat a very clean diet. No processed foods and lots of whole grains. Also, exercise seems to be the key-especially weight training! I don't know if that helped at all but I wish you luck in your weight loss journey!:flowerforyou:

Have your heard of Shakeology? I have heard of others with the same condition as you that use this product to help them with losing weight and from feeling fatigued.

I also suffer from hypothyroidism and am on 125mcg synthroid. Since early September, my scale has not moved... 1lb up and 1lb down.... every week. Frustrating!

I will send you a friend request. I have been Hypo since 2006. I am on 125 mcg of Levothyroxine. It sucks. I gain weight just by looking at a piece of bread or anything with sugar.

A few things that I have found that have been working for me are to do away with diet pop and anything with Aspertame. I will use Splenda occasionally, but Aspertame causes puffiness and water retention.
I also will still eat carbs, but seem to lose better when I limit them at night. I eat my carbs at breakfast and lunch and try not to them at night. I can't always do that, but it works better if I do. I may eat a sweet potato when the rest of the family eats a baked potato. Or make hamburgers and not eat the bun and salad instead of the fries.
Lastly, exercise is crucial. Our metabolism doesn't work very well so we need to work twice as hard and other people. Cardio and weights both. It is a must.

I'm no expert by any means, but these are a few of the things that I have found that work for me. I lost 70 pounds in 2005 doing this, but exercised like crazy, got burned out and quit. Gained all 70, plus 50 more. It's a never ending battle that can't be cured with meds. We have to do the work.

there are a list of foods that you should stay away from with having hypothyroidism, which include spinach, kale, mustard greens, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli and turnips, fried vegetables, stay away from gluten, also try to avoid foods that have added sugars, that are bad for you, including foods that contain corn syrup, also stay away from products that contain soy, peaches, peanuts and strawberries...

I have read up a LOT on hypothyroidism as I am managing mine without the aid of synthroid or any other kind of prescription medicines. there are a multitude of articles online that are helpful. here is one of the few.

http://www.womentowomen.com/hypothyroidism/foods-naturalthyroidhealth.aspx

You are NOT alone. I am in the same boat. I am doing a lot of research on my own because when I went to see an endocrinologist and also a dietitian, I am extremely disappointed with these trained professionals treating me/us like a number and not looking into what we can and should be trying. Anyway, I have been doing A LOT of research and there are lists of foods that we can eat and others we need to avoid. I have made myself a list of the foods I saw on multiple lists. Some main foods to stay away from are Soy (as a condiment every so often is not a problem) but they don't suggest the soy proteins, soy beans, and Soy Family items; Spinach, Broccoli/Cauliflower/Mustard Greens/Kale/and other Cabbage Family Foods, Peanuts, Peaches, Pears, Strawberries, and Sweet Potato and Artificial sweeteners (have a piece of fruit instead or sugar in the raw). There are more and not sure what you like to regularly eat, so I would say trying some searches like "Pears and Hypothyroidism" or "Eating for Hypothyroidism." I JUST started this change, but I do feel like my digestion seems to be better. I was having spinach and broccoli all the time. It is suggested 1-2 times a week and cooked when we do eat it.

Good Foods listed are Brazil Nuts (LOVE THEM), chicken, salmon, Dairy, Garlic, Salt Water Fish...and so on. Also saw suggested that the Paleo diet and Gluten Free could help us as well, not just as someone selling the idea but because it is supposed to be good for our diagnosis (again, I suggest searching "Hypothyroidism and Paleo" and such.

I like to do BeachBody workouts at home, working on Turbo Fire right now, and I have been interested in Shakeology so I searched that and Hypo, and I found a list on my Beachbody site that there are so many more out there just like us and facing the same frustrations, working our butts off with no change. Some are able to tone but not loose the pounds on the scale. I tend to have that problem as well, but it takes A LOT of work and I still want to loose the pounds so you can see the tone under it. (I swear its there, hah!)

I hope this helps, I know it doesn't help us loose the weight, but it does help me feel better to not be so alone. GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Hang in there reesiehen! Contrary to popular belief, and sadly many docs, the pills are not magic. Taking them helps, but a synthetic metabolism is not the same as a real one. It's not take-a-pill-and-everything-goes-back-to-normal. Mine went downhill fast. I gained about 90 pounds. I had a GREAT doctor who really took the time to work with me and listen to how I was feeling. Personally, I do better at the lower end of the normal range. And my docs have been will to work with that instead of settling for a technically normal number.

One of the most common side effects is weight gain.

I found food choices made a big difference. Clean eating makes a difference for me, as does weightlifting.

You can also ask your doctor about cytomel. It's a T3 (synthroid/levoxyl are a T4). Instead of just testing for TSH, your doc can also test for free T3 and free T4. Your body converts T4 to T3. Well, it's supposed to. Mine sucks at it, apparently. I take 15 mg of cytomel per day along with my levoxyl 88.

Medical opinions are mixed on T3 therapy. More so than a huge change in TSH, many patients in the studies cited a better quality of life.

Hi everyone. I can totally understand your frustration. I personally do not have any thyroid issues, but I am working on losing weight\getting healthy just like everyone else. I've been wanting to join My Fitness Pal for a while and finally did. I am on this thread because I wanted to offer any help I could if anyone is interested in Shakeology, as I am a Beachbody Coach. I promise I won't bother anyone or try to sell anyone anything they are not interested in. Just wanted to give some information about Shakeology if anyone would like to know. It works to help every system in the body and truly is the "Healthiest Meal of the Day."