Can weight loss is possible in hypothyroidism?

Is 61 a lot for you? I'm tall, so it sounds low to me.

Anyway, Yes, lots of people who have their thyroid problems fixed go on to lose lots of weight.

I had really, really big thyroid issues. They took it out, gave me the pills, and I'm down about 80 pounds now. And still going.

A good endocrinologist can make a huge, positive, wonderful difference in your life. God bless the endos!

Do see an endocrinologist. It's important to have your symptoms treated, and not just go by your numbers. If you are tracking what you're eating and TRULY eating at a deficit and gaining weight, it's possible that you need your meds corrected even if you're testing within normal parameters. That's why there's a range. You should come to learn what your optimum feel good number is within that range.

I have Hashimoto's disease and when I was first diagnosed, I was very fortunate to get the good advice from the endocrinologist who diagnosed me that not all doctors out there are up on the ins and outs of thyroid disease. Treating patients by the numbers is what a GP will do. Treating patients by their symptoms is what a good doctor should do.

22.5 BMI would be 52.2 kg at your height, weight loss should be possible even with reduced metabolic rate or other effects of the condition.

Yes, you can.

wait...you've had hypothyroidism for four YEARS, and you haven't been to an endo yet?? Make an appointment NOW.

I was diagnosed hypo in Sept 2011 after gaining over 50 pounds in less than a year. My gyn ran the first panel of bloodwork and started me on a low dose of synthroid, but I made an appointment with an endo as soon as the bloodwork came back (granted, I had to wait 6 months for an appointment, but I sure as heck didn't wait to call). I was VERY happy to finally have my appt with the endo, because he ran additional tests, and although some were the same as what my gyn had run, what the endo considers "normal" is a much narrower range than my gyn. We wound up increasing my dosage 3 times before my numbers were where my endo wanted them to be (whereas my gyn was fine with my numbers on the initial lower dose).

Once your ENDO gets you on the correct dose of meds, you will be able to lose weight. It took almost a year to get me on the correct dose, and then another 6 months before the weight started coming off (my other symptoms went away first), and it is VERY slow going. It's taken me almost 2 years to lose 50 pounds, and I HAVE to count every bite that goes into my mouth and I HAVE to exercise more than the average person, but it IS coming off. I'm now back at the weight I was when I developed hypo, and only 15 pounds away from my goal weight.

HTH!

I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease), and I lost all the weight before my thyroid levels ever reached the "normal" range.

I lost slowly, so be patient! But I did it just like everybody else—by eating fewer calories than I burn. Thyroid meds (in my case, Synthroid & Cytomel) reduce the fatigue so I can be more active. But I kept gaining & gaining until I learned to log everything I eat & drink accurately & honestly. Logging is simple, but it ain't easy. Logging works.

MFP has a hypothyroidism & hyperthyroidism group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/753-hypothyroidism-and-hyperthyroidism

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism when I was 13, so 16 years ago. I am on 100mcg of Levo. I was able to lose weight when I was lifting and eating at a calorie deficit. It is definitely possible if you are tracking well. It will take time though, because healthy weight loss always does.