can you lose weight if you have thyroid problems?

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  • wnav44
    wnav44 Posts: 1
    I also have low thyroid issues but have lost 30 lbs on fitness pal so no worries as long as tyroid is level with meds should be fine
  • KM0692
    KM0692 Posts: 178 Member
    I've been on meds for my thyroid for 20 years. I can lose weight just fine - if I do what is required. ;)
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease), and I lost weight just like everybody else—by logging everything I eat & drink accurately & honestly. Get a digital food scale and weigh everything you eat—even packaged food.

    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
  • jillvanorden
    jillvanorden Posts: 1
    I had a complete thyroidectomy last sept and yes it is nearly impossible to lose after words.....people who still have a thyroid and are simply hypo are different than people who do not have a thyroid at all. I am on 100mcg of levothyroxine and 20 Mcg lyrothyronine T3 I workout 5 days a week for 1 and a half hours, cardio and weight training, I walk 2 miles a day and eat very few fatty foods and I can not loose a single pound :( I have gained 15 lbs since my thyroid has been taken out and no matter what I try the weight will not come off! If anyone has any other suggestion I would love to hear them.
  • Gunu09
    Gunu09 Posts: 6
    Hi everyone! I have had thyroid for 5 years now. I have only gained weight... And I am 18 right now. I am feeling really depressed and I am starting to lose hope. I went to the doctor today and he told me that losing weight for me is almost impossible and in most cases it never works :(. He said even if it does it is a very slow process. It's hard being a young girl and not being able to wear nice clothes, or even being happy with the way I am, when I see thin healthy girls my age around me. It's just hard :'(
  • rcav123
    rcav123 Posts: 20
    anybody using CLA supplements?

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