WEIGHT LOSS AND THYROID???

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Foxxylady86
Foxxylady86 Posts: 10
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Long story short. I'm 27, 5'8 and my starting weight was 280 and I've cut my calories to 1400 and have been working out like a mad woman running about 10 miles a week. 2 miles/5 days out of the week and I do cardio lift on wednesday. However, I have lost hardly any weight by the scale. I started out around the beginning of Sept. and my numbers have been almost the same. I don't drink soda only water and I figured that since I have a lot of weight to lose I would perhaps lose faster initially, but the first 3 weeks nothing. I am on .25mg of synthroid for my thyroid not sure if that has anything to do with it. But just looking for inspiration and answers maybe thanks :-) or advice, pointers etc. Thanks
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  • Christi102012
    Christi102012 Posts: 87 Member
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    How long have you been on the synthroid? If you've just recently been diagnosed it could be that your levels aren't normalized yet.
  • Foxxylady86
    Foxxylady86 Posts: 10
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    About a year.
  • Ruzuki
    Ruzuki Posts: 136 Member
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    Im on synthroid and Im losing. What kind of food are you eating?
  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    edited October 2014
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    u should be getting your levels tested often....like every few months..im hypo on levo..its possible the dose needs adjusting
  • Foxxylady86
    Foxxylady86 Posts: 10
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    well Mon-Fri normal day usually

    BF- 2 pieces of bacon
    1/2-1 cup of egg whites
    Coffee

    Snack
    2 egg whites
    pretzels

    Lunch
    Chicken breast
    broccoli
    pretzels

    Snack
    Quest bar
    or 1/2 oatmeal
    1 veggie Protein shake

    WORKOUT

    Dinner
    Egg whites
    veggie protein shake

    *1 tootsie roll occasionally
    I only drink water or tea not even diet soda.
  • Foxxylady86
    Foxxylady86 Posts: 10
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    vinegar_husbands wrote: »
    Ruzuki wrote: »
    Im on synthroid and Im losing. What kind of food are you eating?

    Seconding this. OP should open her diary, if she wants to be honest with us. :\ Weight loss isn't impossible with thyroid problems.

    Sorry though my diary was open. Opening now ^_^
  • TrainerLB
    TrainerLB Posts: 42 Member
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    You need to build muscle mass to burn calories. Cardio (in your case running) won't do the trick alone. If you have high bodyfat mass, you're not burning enough calories when you're not exercising. Running only burns calories AT THE TIME, but muscle burns calories ALL THE TIME. Take my word for it, increase your weight training sessions and you'll see some metabolic changes = weight loss.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,943 Member
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    How do you know you are eating 1400--do you weigh food and log everything you eat?

    Do you eat your exercise calories back? If so, where do you get the burn estimates from?
  • Foxxylady86
    Foxxylady86 Posts: 10
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    I log down to a piece of hard candy. I am usually consuming 1400 approx. and then exercising. And I know 1400 is below what my adjusted allowance is for the day. I usually just try to eat clean for the most part, but I always keep it light in the afternoons and night with shakes. As far as exercise I get the estimates from the treadmill I use and other times my hr monitor and fit bit.
  • Foxxylady86
    Foxxylady86 Posts: 10
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    My goal weight is under 200, or a sz 12. As far as my thyroid I have a goiter but the doctor swears my levels were within the normal range but decided to put me on synthroid at the lowest of .25mg. IDK why to prevent further growth I guess.
  • catb58
    catb58 Posts: 239 Member
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    I'm on synthroid and have lost a total of 45 lbs in less than 6 months...and am still going. So it can be done :)


    I see a LOT of sodium on your food diary, no water. How are you measuring your food? Are you using a scale? That's the best way to get an accurate calorie count.
  • Foxxylady86
    Foxxylady86 Posts: 10
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    catb58 wrote: »
    I'm on synthroid and have lost a total of 45 lbs in less than 6 months...and am still going. So it can be done :)


    I see a LOT of sodium on your food diary, no water. How are you measuring your food? Are you using a scale? That's the best way to get an accurate calorie count.

    WOW Thanks ^_^ and I have a food scale for my lean meats I weigh them. I will watch my sodium now. I had been focused on the carbs. Also, I think it may be time for a visit to the doc, just to check my levels again . I never track my water because its the only thing i drink but I always make sure I get at least 64-120 ounces a day. Thanks
  • catb58
    catb58 Posts: 239 Member
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    Weigh your veggies, fruit, butter, everything! It makes a difference. :)
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,626 Member
    edited October 2014
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    My goiter was so big it was strangling my trachea and pushing on my lungs, filling up my chest. It was ginormous.

    They yanked that bad boy out and put me on the Synthroid and for the first time ever, I was able to lose. It took a while to get the levels right and they are still adjusted now and then...125, then 150, then 125...whatthehellever.

    I have to eat less than most people and I still lose slower. But I lose.

    I lost my parathyroids with the thyroid surgery, so am dependent on Calcium supplements to try to regulate calcium, which is an issue with the Synthroid. But I'm still losing.

    I know not everyone is able to lose, but just wanted to let you know that some people can, if it's gives you any hope. :)

    If you live in the states, see an endocrinologist. Do not settle for less.

    I hope they get it sorted out for you.
  • janiceclark08
    janiceclark08 Posts: 1,341 Member
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    Several years as go my thyroid medicine was off and I gained alot of weight before my medicine was changed, after the fact I was told it should have been changed earlier, I'm on 175 mg of levyrythroxine which is similar to your medicine, .25 is not very much, but I would get my levels checked.

  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    not to mention the "benefits" of muscle caloric burn are generally overestimated. I believe I read a study positing it was 10 calories more per pound of muscle. considering the effort it takes to make that pound of muscle...
  • chellebublz
    chellebublz Posts: 568 Member
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    Oh my goodness. She is not going to bulk just from adding some weight lifting into her routine. Not unless she is consuming mega calories. I did P90X while running and watched my calorie intake and I did not bulk up, just lost weight more steadily.

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