No Thyroid

Just had my thyroid removed 5 days ago and have not been given a prescription for replacement meds. Don't see the endo for another 12 days. I guess they aren't giving me hormones in the hopes they can do RAI quite soon. I'm feeling stressed about the lack of power I'm feeling. As well, the weight gain thing is always on my mind. I'm hoping I can avoid it by staying under my calorie goal...should I decrease this number until i get the hormone or will a 1400 net keep my weight in check???? Any advice?

I was diagnosed hypothyroid (Hashimoto's) at 12, right when I hit puberty--great time to have your thyroid hormone out of whack, right?

Even with my levels normal on synthroid, I still have a pretty sluggish metabolism--but I also have to own up to a lot of my weight gain being from stress eating. I've lost before and know I can do it again (and this time around learn healthy habits that will stick!), but sometimes it's hard to not to get frustrated at how slow it can be with a wonky thyroid.

It's a comfort to know there's so many folks here with the same issue! I'm new around here and looking for some friends, so please feel free to add me if you'd like! :-)

I was diagnosed hypothyroid (Hashimoto's) at 12, right when I hit puberty--great time to have your thyroid hormone out of whack, right?

Even with my levels normal on synthroid, I still have a pretty sluggish metabolism--but I also have to own up to a lot of my weight gain being from stress eating. I've lost before and know I can do it again (and this time around learn healthy habits that will stick!), but sometimes it's hard to not to get frustrated at how slow it can be with a wonky thyroid.

It's a comfort to know there's so many folks here with the same issue! I'm new around here and looking for some friends, so please feel free to add me if you'd like! :-)

How do we add others as friends here? Thanks.

Go to the profile page of the person you want to add by clicking on their name/avatar, and there's a green button at the top of their profile that says "Add as friend". :-)

I had my entire thyroid removed some years ago. Afterwards, it was a long process to get my medication level adjusted. I gained a lot of weight (and was tired and cranky I might add).

Please be patient with yourself and the process. You will prevail if you just hang in there.

Hi Linder, what levels seemed to work best for you? I know we are all different, but my endo states she will allow me to become -unsuppressed (had my thyroid removed as well) ... did you lose weight while still suppressed? I have only gained.

I also have had a roller coaster ride of TSh,t4 and t3 levels.... just a side note, nothing seems to stay in one spot no matter what med levels I take. I just switched to Tirosint, from synthroid, hoping perhaps the fillers in Synthroid were part of the problem?

Hi Nicole,
Welcome to the site. I have the same thyroid issue, and as a result hypothyrodism. As a result, we must be even more diligent with our food choices than most people. Let's not focus on the excuses and be there to support each other.

The problem I have is my weight and medicine are directly connected. I lose weight, my medicine gets decreased which makes me gain weight. It's made me NUTS!!! How do you stop this crazy cycle or am I the only person that weight/meds are so tightly connected?

Correlation is not causation. Synthroid & Cytomel make me less fatigued, so I can be more active. But I still kept gaining until I learned to log everything I eat & drink accurately & honestly.

The advice in the Sexypants 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

I was diagnosed graves' disease 3 months ago. I never even thought about my thyroid and how much it can influence every part of your body.
After 2 weeks of ravenous appetite for everything sweet and greasy (and also eating only those things) and loosing weight while doing so, I got my medication.
Meanwhile my pulse is back to normal and I'm not losing weight anymore. But my bad eating habits are still there. Maybe some of the habits still come from appetite due to my disease, but I guess most of it is just bad Routine now. As my metabolism seems to be back to normal I definitely need to change my eating Habits back to how they were before my disease.

Before everything started I was actually on a really good weight loss path. I ate pretty healthy and did a lot of sports. I even started strength Training for the first time in my life and was stronger than ever. I didnt reach my weight loss goals, but I already made half of the way. Now I'm back to where I started and I'm a bit frustrated.
Now I'm not allowed (and also not able) to do a lot of sports. So instead of the workout schedule I initially wanted to start in September (Zumba, Pole Dance, Body Burn and 2x strength Training per week) I will have to Change it to yoga, pilates and easy peasy strength Training.

I know it's gonna be more difficult to lose weight than it was before, but I want to get back on track. I want to do as much sports as I'm capable of and I want to eat healthy again.

I also know that most of you have a hypothyroid or no thyroid, but it still would be great to have some friends who understand how much the thyroid can affect your body and metabolism. So if you want to go all the way to a better Lifestyle and losing weight together with me, please add me.