Hyperthyroid and still fat

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  • poesch77
    poesch77 Posts: 1,005 Member
    I am sure I wont get any answers....just was hoping. Going to try some Holy Basil to lower my Cortisol and see how that works. I just feel all this working out and logging is wasteful when I am not where I want to be after almost 3 years.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Everybody's different. Weight loss takes a whole lot of trial & error to find what works for you. There's no magic bullet, but I think you've gotten some good advice here about things to try. Don't change too many things at once, or you won't be able to tell what's working.

    If you feel overwhelmed, start here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • poesch77
    poesch77 Posts: 1,005 Member
    Everybody's different. Weight loss takes a whole lot of trial & error to find what works for you. There's no magic bullet, but I think you've gotten some good advice here about things to try. Don't change too many things at once, or you won't be able to tell what's working.

    If you feel overwhelmed, start here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    Thanks but I am NOT just getting started. I started MFP 3/2011 so you would think I would be almost at goal by now......I have tweaked almost everything more than once. Its super frustrating.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    It took me a whole year to lose 20 lbs. I understand your frustration! What you're doing right now is not working for you. Keep changing it up until everything "clicks." For me, it was getting an activity tracker (like Fitbit or Jawbone). There's no telling what will make all the difference for you.
  • poesch77
    poesch77 Posts: 1,005 Member
    I just got the Polar T4.....it is definitely more accurate than my MIO was. I have all these health issues that I think are hindering my weightloss attempts. Just tired of tracking everything all the time.
  • Celeigh12
    Celeigh12 Posts: 763 Member
    I was diagnosed hyperthyroid late last year and gained too. Not everyone loses weight. My doctor said that because it increases your metabolism, your appetite increases as well and you can be hungry enough to out-eat the metabolism increase. With my meds (methimazole) my appetite has gone back to normal, though now we're trying to keep me from going hypo. Thyroid stuff is no fun. Good luck! Your thyroid is overproducing and it's dangerous. Nothing like changing what you eat is going to fix it. Take your meds and the racing heart and inability to sleep will go away. I would only trust the MD diagnoses and forget the chiropractor ones...
  • PandaCustard
    PandaCustard Posts: 204 Member
    As someone with celiac disease, I would not recommend going on a gluten-free diet unless you have CD or a gluten/wheat allergy. It greatly limits the food you can eat; going out anywhere is a pain; if you really, really want something that is usually filled with gluten like bread or pizza, the gluten-free option usually tastes like cardboard; it is expensive (every once in a while, I just want a damn sandwich, but the GF bread I get that tastes the least like cardboard is $7 a loaf); and worst of all, no more beer. As others have said, if you think gluten is causing problems for you, you can have a test done, but you still need to be eating gluten to get an accurate reading.
  • poesch77
    poesch77 Posts: 1,005 Member
    I was diagnosed hyperthyroid late last year and gained too. Not everyone loses weight. My doctor said that because it increases your metabolism, your appetite increases as well and you can be hungry enough to out-eat the metabolism increase. With my meds (methimazole) my appetite has gone back to normal, though now we're trying to keep me from going hypo. Thyroid stuff is no fun. Good luck! Your thyroid is overproducing and it's dangerous. Nothing like changing what you eat is going to fix it. Take your meds and the racing heart and inability to sleep will go away. I would only trust the MD diagnoses and forget the chiropractor ones...

    I am on the same meds for about 6 months now and no better...I think worse. My last 2 lab checks showed in normal range for numbers. I go back to recheck in Feb and hoping to go off meds completely. I have done research and everything my Chiro has said have been backed up with these facts. Did you lose the weight after starting meds or before. How long have you been on Methimazole?
  • twilightlvr79
    twilightlvr79 Posts: 130 Member
    I was diagnosed as hyperthyroid over ten years ago. I have fluctuated back and forth with my weight. Normally, they say that you are supposed to lose weight with hyperthyroid but for me I seem to gain. After having been on Tapazole for nearly a year and having lost a little over 70 pounds the doctor decided to take me off of the medicine because my thyroid level was finally normal. After coming off the medicine I have gained about 33 pounds just since Christmas. Does any else experience such drastic weight gain with their Hyperthyroidism? I am a fairly active person I play roller derby and rugby but I can't seem to lose weight at all. I am in desperate need of help!
  • ornerycuss
    ornerycuss Posts: 2
    How are you doing? I just got the same test results back. Hyperthyroidism and I am having a hell of a time loosing weight. I am very active. I have been google-ing can you be overweight and hyperthyroid....and yes there are many of us out there...Going to look into all treatments but just checking to see how you are doing and what your meds are doing?
  • ornerycuss
    ornerycuss Posts: 2
    I play roller derby too :)
  • poesch77
    poesch77 Posts: 1,005 Member
    I am off meds because last 3 blood draws were in normal range and I am 11 weeks pregnant. Methimazole is not recommended while pregnant. So I am wondering if the diagnosis was due to hormones and it just took that long to exit my body?

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