hypothyroidism and phentermine. not losing weight

You are doing fantastic! 2 pounds in two weeks is great. That's all I lost. I am averaging about a pound a week.

Logging my food and exercise here has helped me more than anything. My doctor just tells me to eat plenty of protein. I like fruits and vegetables a lot so I eat a lot of them. I don't eat low carb, but I try to get my carbs mostly from fruits and vegetables.

Gotta say, I think taking T3 is a mistake. At one time I added Cytomel to my Synthroid, and lowered the dose of Synthroid. My TSH was very low for about five years, just barely into the normal range. Then I tried taking Armour thyroid for awhile. Both were a big mistake.

I ended up with Osteoporosis. I was stupid enough to listen to internet knowledge; Mary Shoman, who professes to be a thyroid expert, recommends Armor or extra T3. You don't need it. Listen to your Endocrinologist.

Now that I have been on just Synthroid for awhile, my TSH is good. I believe the Endocrinologists know best. I had a doctor who was an internist, but his specialty was Endocrinology. After awhile he started making so much more money giving lectures on diabetes, that he quit private practice. He pretty much let me try whichever drugs I wanted. He is the one that originally prescribed Phentermine for me, because I asked him for it. He didn't tell me anything about diet.

Fast forward to February, 2014. I am seeing a bariatric doctor at a diet clinic. It's a world of difference. I am confident that this time I won't gain it all back after I go off of it. For one thing, she does a six month taper off. I can give you the tapering schedule if you want.

Talk to your endo.

After the thyroid was gone, they slowly increases it. One time I was in and he said that it looked good and asked how I felt. Much better, but still sluggish. He decided to increase it and said we might go back down. We didn't!

That is when I started feeling good and that is when the weight began coming off.

Like a whole new person, I was!

I don't pretend to know your levels or condition or anything, but sometimes just talking to the endo helps them fix you!

I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease). I lost way more slowly than most MFPers, but I did it just like everybody else—by logging everything I eat & drink accurately & honestly.

The advice in this post worked for me: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-Sexypants

MFP has two thyroid groups:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/770-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/51427-butterfly-chasers

This is a very old thread (2014); good odds the original people are no longer on MFP even.

Further, some of the early posts have pretty poor advice in them, as compared with more current information.

@MrsBetts480, I'm explicitly not saying your post has bad advice, I mean some of the 2014 ones.

I'm sure you know more about phentermine than I do (have never taken it).

I am, however, hypothroid (quite severely so). Untreated (or inadequately treated) hypothyroidism comes with a calorie-burn penalty, so people may need to eat less than expected in order to see weight loss. However, clinical research suggests that penalty should be no more than about 5%. Fatigue, joint pain/stiffness that limites exercise and activity, and other symptoms of hypothyroidism can reduce people's calorie burn beyond the truly uncontrollable factors of "metabolism", by leading us to rest more and do less. It's possible for that limited activity to become a habit that persists even after hypothyroid symptoms are resolved, and those habits can be counterproductive for weight loss.

Absent other medical conditions, people with well-controlled hypothyroidism should lose weight pretty much like anyone else does: I know I did. That doesn't necessarily mean it will always be easy, because it can be difficult for nearly anyone.

Best wishes!