I just can't lose the wieght! UGGHHH!

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s_light Posts: 58 Member
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I've been Levothyroxine for two years now, and for two years I've bounced between 195 and 210, I don't seem to lower than 195 or higher than 210 no matter what I do. If I eat clean, or eat dirty it makes no difference, exercise or no exercise; again no difference. I take my pill between 6:30 and 7:00 am, make my protein shake around 7:20 and have my coffee at 8. I don't take any other supplements or medications, I have a consistent sleep schedule 95% of the time. My TSH levels are below 0.5 at all times ( I get it checked in between normal checks, so very 2 months). How do I lose the weight? This is driving me crazy!!

(I also post this in the thyroid group, just looking for more feedback)

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    What are your stats, calorie goal and exercise routine?
  • ruffnstuff
    ruffnstuff Posts: 400 Member
    I didn't see you mention accurately and consistently tracking your calories. Like, really tracking with weighting foods. Diary is closed so I can't tell.
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    I take my pill between 6:30 and 7:00 am, make my protein shake around 7:20 and have my coffee at 8.

    Woah, serious? That could be your answer right there. You're not supposed to eat anything generally within an hour (30 minutes SOME doctors will say) of your pill, and you're definitely supposed to avoid calcium for a few hours--what are you putting in your coffee/what is your protein source in your protein shakes?

    Also, in regards to levels; TSH can be normal, or even low (so high) with abnormal T3/T4 levels. Make sure all three are being tested when you do labwork.
  • BetterKimmer
    BetterKimmer Posts: 178 Member
    I didn't see you mention accurately and consistently tracking your calories. Like, really tracking with weighting foods. Diary is closed so I can't tell.

    I always think this when I see complaints of not being able to lose. Is it virtually impossible to not lose if you are truly honest and accurate about what you eat. No pills needed. Quickly or slowly, it will happen with the right diet. I used to be that person that lied to myself about not losing weight on what I was eating. Then, one day I got really real with myself and started being brutally honest about what and how much I ate, tracked the hell out of it, and, BOOM, over 70lbs down. Magic! Or not.
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  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
    I didn't see you mention accurately and consistently tracking your calories. Like, really tracking with weighting foods. Diary is closed so I can't tell.

    I always think this when I see complaints of not being able to lose. Is it virtually impossible to not lose if you are truly honest and accurate about what you eat. No pills needed. Quickly or slowly, it will happen with the right diet. I used to be that person that lied to myself about not losing weight on what I was eating. Then, one day I got really real with myself and started being brutally honest about what and how much I ate, tracked the hell out of it, and, BOOM, over 70lbs down. Magic! Or not.
    Levothyroxine is thyroid medication. Your point that the OP should be tracking her intake carefully is valid, but in this case, pills are probably needed.
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    Clicked your profile, too, and saw you had a TT: explains why you're so high of a dosage (I was for ages, too, to keep any possible tissue from regrowing).

    Like others said: track calories. Weigh/measure food. Keep these things consistent... THEN evaluate what else could be going on.

    IF these other things are in check, well... welcome to the world of "I don't have a thyroid, and I'm a special snowflake," unfortunately. Check those T3/T4 levels. Make sure you're not affecting the absorption of your pill in the morning with your coffee/protein shake. Perhaps get your cortisol levels checked out (as I had some serious issues with my adrenal glands as a result of no thyroid).
  • DnTeegen
    DnTeegen Posts: 11 Member
    When on Synthoid, even if my levels were fine I always felt like crap. Super tired, all the signs of being hypothyroid. I had my endo checking everything from vitamin levels to electrolytes to figure out what was wrong. I switched to Tirosint and I feel like a totally different person. Weight loss is super hard when you don't have a thyroid. Sometimes I just want to throw in the towel and call it quits.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    If your protein shake contains calcium and iron and stuff like that, there's your reason.

    Don't eat anything for an hour. Don't eat iron, calcium or anything that interferes with the drug being absorbed for three hours. Check the Synthroid website.

    You don't have the hormone in your blood, you have a real metabolism issue. Not the BS metabolism stuff the fitness junkies debate,but an actual problem. If that shake is interfering with absorption, you can't get the hormone.

    Look the drug up online or go back to the pharmacy and ask for another printout of instructions. :)

    Losing weight is harder when your thyroid is totally gone, but it's doable if you have the pills. Don't block the pills from working with your shake. :)
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    Synthetic levothyroxine did not help me at all and I could not lose weight either despite careful calorie tracking and exercise. I got the doctor to switch me to Armour Thyroid, which is made out of pig thyroids, and suddenly things were working properly again, I could stay awake, I could lose weight via a calorie deficit. Perhaps if you talk to the doctor about whether this med is the right one for you.

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