Weight loss while hypo
yablomx10
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*I posted this in another board before being informed this group exists.
Hello, all! Over the past 5 years I have gained about 50-60 lbs. During this time I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism after the typical symptoms: fatigue, depression, weight gain, anxiety, etc. For the past two years I have been taking synthroid/levothyroxine. After feeling like the medication have been useless for some time, my regular doctor finally is sending me to an endocrinologist. I'm hoping they can get my symptoms under control and help me find a better medication. However, my must frustrating dilemma is that I just cannot lose weight. No matter what I do, nothing seems to help. I have tried limiting my calorie intake, I've done intense exercise, I've cut carbs, done Atkins. It seems I can effectively drop around 10 pounds and then nothing. And then those 10 pounds come back and I'm right back where I started. So to say I've been utterly discouraged is an understatement. My question is for all of you out there who have this same disease. What has worked for you? What foods work best? Exercises? I would love to hear any of your recommendations and suggestions!
Hello, all! Over the past 5 years I have gained about 50-60 lbs. During this time I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism after the typical symptoms: fatigue, depression, weight gain, anxiety, etc. For the past two years I have been taking synthroid/levothyroxine. After feeling like the medication have been useless for some time, my regular doctor finally is sending me to an endocrinologist. I'm hoping they can get my symptoms under control and help me find a better medication. However, my must frustrating dilemma is that I just cannot lose weight. No matter what I do, nothing seems to help. I have tried limiting my calorie intake, I've done intense exercise, I've cut carbs, done Atkins. It seems I can effectively drop around 10 pounds and then nothing. And then those 10 pounds come back and I'm right back where I started. So to say I've been utterly discouraged is an understatement. My question is for all of you out there who have this same disease. What has worked for you? What foods work best? Exercises? I would love to hear any of your recommendations and suggestions!
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I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease), and I lost weight 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-Sexypants0 -
Welcome!!
I'm glad you are here, and sad at the same time...I hate that so many people struggle with hypothyroidism.
Hopefully your doctor can help you, but I must be the pain in the butt to tell you - don't get false hope. Tons of people struggle to feel well even with doctor treatment as they only focus on giving synthetic t4 and think it's a magic pill to fix everything...and it doesn't for most people.
But weight loss is possible!! I look forward to hearing more from you.0 -
Synthroid & Cytomel reduce my fatigue, so I can be more active. But I still kept gaining on the meds until I learned to log everything I eat & drink accurately & honestly.Hopefully your doctor can help you, but I must be the pain in the butt to tell you - don't get false hope. Tons of people struggle to feel well even with doctor treatment as they only focus on giving synthetic t4 and think it's a magic pill to fix everything...and it doesn't for most people.
Logging works.0 -
That's what I'm really hoping that my new doc puts me on. I've read Suzy Cohen's books on Hypothyroidism and she explains it all so well and recommends natural thyroid hormones or a combo of T4 and T3 because most people cannot effectively convert T4 into T3. T3 is really the most important factor, so I'm hoping to go for the same thing, a mix of synthroid and cytomel.0
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It took me a year & a half to convince my endocrinologist to prescribe Cytomel, even though my T3 was always extremely low.That's what I'm really hoping that my new doc puts me on. I've read Suzy Cohen's books on Hypothyroidism and she explains it all so well and recommends natural thyroid hormones or a combo of T4 and T3 because most people cannot effectively convert T4 into T3. T3 is really the most important factor, so I'm hoping to go for the same thing, a mix of synthroid and cytomel.
My endo is anti-Cytomel because (as you noted) the human body is supposed to convert T4 to T3. But not everyone's does!0
