Is my metabolism really that screwed up?

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  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,179 Member
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    OP, this is no way related to any weight issues, but please find a good endocrinologist. If you have Hashimoto's it does not go away. Ever. Either your initial diagnosis was not what you think it was, or you should be monitored by a dr. If you do have Hashimoto's TSH above for is definitely not acceptable, the usual target value is around 2 or less. Again this has nothing to do with your weight, but it has to do with your health.
  • abarriere
    abarriere Posts: 135 Member
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    You may still be a little hypothyroid. I keep my TSH at .5 to 1. Anything higher, I am sluggish. I am in the same position as you right now though. I was doing great, 8 lbs lost in month 1. Only 1 lb lost in month 2, and have been at the same weight for 4 weeks now. Also have Hashimotos, but I take meds for it.

  • cosmo_momo
    cosmo_momo Posts: 173 Member
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    Oh wow! So many replies! Thank you all for the insight, I really appreciate the time you've taken to reply to me, as I know that this thread will help others too.

    For starters, I bought a digital food scale for $15 today and will begin using it.

    Also I know my logging is far from perfect. Saturday for instance, my long distance boyfriend came up for the weekend to visit me and so I was distracted and not so much worried about logging. To help with this I also bought more storage containers and I'm going to attempt to start making meals for a few days ahead of time, all measured out and accounted for calories. This way I can just grab it and go and have a routine of what I eat. Sometimes I find that I have too much variety and that keeps me from logging purely because I am lazy, I'll admit it.

    In response to the video posted, I do not think that my metabolism is "messed up" due to the raw/vegan kick. I'm more concerned about my thyroid problems.

    In addition I do not have a period due to birth control, so those reasons for weight fluctuation are largely non-existent.

    I do agree that I need to find a good endocrinologist, and there is probably one here at the University hospital since we have a medical school. The only hinderance is that it involves a lot of time that is very precious to me considering my class load. Money is also a concern because my specialist copays are pretty high. I realize these are petty reasons, but I'm going to start with weighing my food and go from there.

    A few questions:
    -As far as measuring and weighing food, is it safe to estimate a takeout meal? I realize that it could potentially be wildly inaccurate, but I only eat out once a week. And like tomorrow, my friends and I want to go out for Thai food tomorrow after our organic chem exam and they obviously do not have calorie listings for their food. Some places like Panera do, but a lot of times we eat at local businesses.
    -Does it matter if I weigh in ounces or grams? Is one more accurate than the other? The scale I bought automatically resets itself to lbs/oz every time it turns off.

    ...I think I covered everything. If anyone knows how to reply to different users in one big reply like this, let me know. I'm fairly unfamiliar with forum-type message boards.
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,659 Member
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    One thing I noted, OP, is that at 5'5" and 147 lbs., you are in the high normal BMI range, so not really overweight. Perhaps you are heavier than you want to be, but at close to normal weight, it does get tougher to lose, and considering that you have thyroid issues, you are actually doing very well. You should congratulate yourself on staying healthy. Many women with thyroid issues are quite overweight or even obese and struggle to lose. If you follow the good advice of many these posters and continue to track, you'll be in good shape.
  • cosmo_momo
    cosmo_momo Posts: 173 Member
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    Played around with my scale tonight and portioned out 4 meals of spaghetti along with tonight's dinner. I'm embarrassed to say that what I portioned out for 5 meals is what I would have split into two normally...oops :o
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,943 Member
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    cosmo_momo wrote: »
    Played around with my scale tonight and portioned out 4 meals of spaghetti along with tonight's dinner. I'm embarrassed to say that what I portioned out for 5 meals is what I would have split into two normally...oops :o

    I remember stuff like this! The difference between what I thought a portion was and it really is is amazing. :D
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,606 Member
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    my 2 cents. my thyroid was out of whack for a while. it's stabilized but I was retaining EVERYTHING I ate too. tired of fiddling around I had to try something different, so I cut out all artificial sweeteners... no sweet n low, no diet pepsi. and in 2 weeks I'm losing again...I can't say for sure if it's the sweeteners or if my thyroid is FINALLY doing it's thing... but there's no harm in trying both... I'm counting sugar I add to coffee now
  • cosmo_momo
    cosmo_momo Posts: 173 Member
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    jerber160 wrote: »
    my 2 cents. my thyroid was out of whack for a while. it's stabilized but I was retaining EVERYTHING I ate too. tired of fiddling around I had to try something different, so I cut out all artificial sweeteners... no sweet n low, no diet pepsi. and in 2 weeks I'm losing again...I can't say for sure if it's the sweeteners or if my thyroid is FINALLY doing it's thing... but there's no harm in trying both... I'm counting sugar I add to coffee now

    Well good news is that literally the only things I drink are water and sweet tea. Or sometimes hot herbal/green tea with sugar that I also count. Maybe 3 times a year I'll have a regular pepsi at a bbq or similar. My parents are obsessed with artificial sweeteners. My mom splenda and my dad sweet'n'low. Splenda gives me headaches and sweet'n'low is just gross haha.

    But I'm glad to hear that's working for you! I know there isn't a lot of hard evidence saying that artificial sweeteners are bad for you...but I can't imagine they're GOOD for you. Just depends on the person. I'm not persuaded one way or the other, I just don't like how they make things taste.
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
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    Grams vs ounces doesn't really matter - though its easier to be precise with grams. 14g would be .5 ounces. When you get down to .25, .125, etc. ounces it can get a little tricky. Then again rounding at that level won't matter for much.

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