Can't loose weight due to Thyroidectomy
kattom
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I absolutely have not been able to loose weight!!! I am considering a water only diet. It's seems anything I put in my mouth is the enemy. I went from 126lbs to over 150 in just 3 years. It's terrible to be like this. I excessive everyday and watch what I eat and....nothing!!! I can't take this....water seems to be the only thing to consume. 
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I will check it out. Thanks0
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I know it can be difficult, but please don't blame the TT. My wife had one several years ago and is able to maintain and control her weight. Are your medications and blood work all in order?0
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Might also be worth checking out the hyper/hypothyroidism group on here. There are a lot of people on there with theirs removed.0
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Go to your doctor and have your blood levels checked and meds adjusted. Starvation won't work long term.0
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Do you take medication to counteract your thyroidectomy? I would hope that you would be on some sort of medication for your hypothyroidism.
That aside, I know some of how you feel. I have sarcoidosis, and I have to take prednisone everyday for the rest of my life or my lungs fill up with crap, and I kind of like breathing.
Prednisone tends to make one lose the ability to feel full, so I can't rely on my body telling me I have eaten enough, and in the ten years I have taken the prednisone, I gained 75 pounds (and I was overweight to start with), lost 70, and then gained 50 back. So I have to track every single bit of food that I eat, and I have to be very careful about making sure that I'm being both honest and accurate about the amount of food I'm eating. I have to weigh and measure. You may have to do this too.
It's also hard to make time to do some exercise, but it really helps with the weight loss too. I'm one of those people who thinks that exercise is a sort of punishment, but I still try to walk as much as possible. I'm the youngest mall walker at my local mall! I also make sure I get up from my desk every hour or so and do 2 or 3 laps walking around the inside of my building. I make myself remember that exercise gives me more calories during the day, and I can eat some and save some to make sure I don't go my daily calories!
Please try not to despair. Losing weight because of medical reasons is really really really hard, which is so unfair. And sometimes you're just not going to lose weight because your hormones are out of whack (which they would be with the hypothyroid), or you're retaining water, or a butterfly farted in China. It's all about the HONEST tracking of food and getting some exercise in ... Unfortunately. But you can do it! But I would talk to your doctor too.0 -
I absolutely have not been able to loose weight!!! I am considering a water only diet. It's seems anything I put in my mouth is the enemy. I went from 126lbs to over 150 in just 3 years. It's terrible to be like this. I excessive everyday and watch what I eat and....nothing!!! I can't take this....water seems to be the only thing to consume.
I know it can be difficult to lose weight, but it is not impossible. You just need more willingness to try all kinds of things until you find what works for you. I had my thyroid removed due to cancer and it took two years or even a bit more before my meds were correctly adjusted. During that time I gained a lot of weight. At the time I blemed it all on my health problems, but now know that most of my weight gain was because I ate more calories than I burned and which now I call "cancer induced self pity eating", because my doctor encouraged me to eat to keep my strength up). That is often difficult to see and accept, because one could say that 1700 calories is really not all that much. At the time I was in my early 60's and since I am under five feet tall that was just too much for me to lose weight under the circumstances. Once I had my meds adjusted, I stopped gaining and when I started MFP in April 2013 and ate 1200 calories a day, I started to lose. I am set to lose .5 pound a week and have so far lost 55 pounds.
Since apart from not having a thyroid I battle with problems like many people do ( being more hungry at night than during the day, preferring vegetables and pulses/legumes over all not caring much for meat, not liking anything sweet including sweet fruit) I had to accomodate this in my lifestyle and now do 18:6 ( give or take an hour ) IF and it has helped me a lot.
I know, it seem unfair, but often people with certain health problems have to make extra efforts to find ways to reach their goals. I hope you also find what works for you.
Good Luck !
PS: From what I can see in your profile picture, you don't look overweight and might keep in mind that if you only want to lose vanity pounds that that will be even more difficult than true overweight.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but you can't function period without your thyroid (at least not in the long run), whether it's been removed or simply not working. So if you had it removed (or partially removed), I assume you are taking replacement hormones (TSH and maybe also T4 and T3). That's the place to start...it sounds to me that your meds are not adjusted properly. If you are not on meds at all, you will have a much bigger problem than just not being able to lose weight in the long run. Good luck!0
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Had mine removed 15 years ago and put on about 70 lbs. Lost 50 so far, so it can be done. You need to get your Synthroid dosage under control and just apply CICO. There's a mental side to hypothyroidism, which is difficult to quantify and not really medically recognized - what helped me get over this was to be interested in everything! I had to force myself at first, but now it has become part of me.
You have to realize that its an excuse. Do not allow it to be anything more or you will never be able to get the weight under control.0 -
Had mine removed 15 years ago and put on about 70 lbs. Lost 50 so far, so it can be done. You need to get your Synthroid dosage under control and just apply CICO. There's a mental side to hypothyroidism, which is difficult to quantify and not really medically recognized - what helped me get over this was to be interested in everything! I had to force myself at first, but now it has become part of me.
You have to realize that its an excuse. Do not allow it to be anything more or you will never be able to get the weight under control.
Nicely said! My last labs came back with a TSH level of 6.8, so I have a feeling I will have to go on Synthroid and maybe T4/T3 stuff soon if it won't normalize itself. But even with that value (and the corresponding T4/T3 levels) I've been able to lose 41lbs since last February. So it can be done, as you said. I am not quite sure when my thyroid decided to act up in the past year, but I am still dropping weight even now (about 0.5lbs a week, averaged over the course of a month).0 -
I can relate being hypo myself but I can tell you that you probably need to add more cardio I had to workout like 1.5 to 2hrs daily it doesnt have to hardcore just walking or riding a bike...and my cals were 1200-1400 and no eating back workout cals ..but thats from my experience. Re-check your meds/levels like every 3mths.0
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I have my levels check every 3 months. I am on thyroid medication. My Drs don't say much to me about loosing weight. They tell me to cut back my calories. I have for a long time now and I exercise. And I just don't know what to do anymore. I just want to cry when I look at myself.0
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You can also try to switch your exercise routine. If you don't lift weights: Start! Don't bother with more cardio if you are already doing some. Lifting weights and paying attention to my macros has helped me a lot when I felt stuck.0
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how many calories are you eating per day? with your medical condition, your calorie needs may be less right now. maybe talking to your doctor to make sure everything is ok there is a good place to start.
In the meantime, I did the math, and 24 pounds over 3 years is only an excess of 77 calories a day approximately. with your thyroid condition, your margin of error is probably smaller than a healthy person so make sure you are really accurately counting everything. keep track and bring it to your doctor when you see them. it can be a big help for them to see the data.0 -
I have talk to my Drs and they really aren't much help.0
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I absolutely have not been able to loose weight!!! I am considering a water only diet. It's seems anything I put in my mouth is the enemy. I went from 126lbs to over 150 in just 3 years. It's terrible to be like this. I excessive everyday and watch what I eat and....nothing!!! I can't take this....water seems to be the only thing to consume.
What does your endocrinologist say? What does your TSH look like? Your endocrinologist may be unaware that they lowered the TSH threshold--which may mean that you need to be supplied at a higher level. You should join the thyroid group here.
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I had a total hysterectomy in 2003 due to breast cancers which was hormonal.0
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I absolutely have not been able to loose weight!!! I am considering a water only diet. It's seems anything I put in my mouth is the enemy. I went from 126lbs to over 150 in just 3 years. It's terrible to be like this. I excessive everyday and watch what I eat and....nothing!!! I can't take this....water seems to be the only thing to consume.
Thyroidectomy isn't the reason you aren't losing weight. That's an excuse, to be honest.
You aren't losing weight because you aren't in a calorie deficit (meaning you are eating more than you are burning).
Do you consistently and honestly log EVERY single piece of food you eat?
Do you use a food scale to weigh EVERY single piece of food you eat?
If the answer is no to either or both of those questions, that's the problem.
Also, please open your diary.0 -
Lol I know u r trying to help but I do weigh my food. I am a former female body builder and have tried everything I know. I am so frustrated.0
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I have my levels check every 3 months. I am on thyroid medication. My Drs don't say much to me about loosing weight. They tell me to cut back my calories. I have for a long time now and I exercise. And I just don't know what to do anymore. I just want to cry when I look at myself.
Chin up, you aren't the only one going through this. I weighted 120, had my thyroid removed and over 3 yrs went up to 150. That is when I said "no more"... I started walking 4xwk for 1 hour and ate 1200 cal. I am now back down to 127. It is hard but doable and had many set backs. Maybe talk more with your doctor on it. Do you count your calories? weigh your foods?
The only thing that helped me was logging my food honestly in mfp and walking, 3-4mph for 45 min 4 times a week. (15min in warm up/cool down).
Also I totally understand the "wanting to cry".. our body looks so different. I was stunned to see mine that way. Still doesn't look the same and I know lifting weights would help that, I just haven't started it yet. (injury). I guess I should recommend lifting weights along with cardio.
Cheer up, you are not alone and there could be worse things to go through. good luck.
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Lol I know u r trying to help but I do weigh my food. I am a former female body builder and have tried everything I know. I am so frustrated.
If you know we are trying to help, then why not just open your diary as a first step? If you are not here to seek help and get opinions, then what's the point of your post?
What people won't get here is what they want to hear, which is, in most cases:" Oh, it has NOTHING to do with you, it's completely out of your control."
Not saying that's what you want, it's just an observation based on the hundreds of posts that are made each week where people complain about not being able to lose weight for various reasons.0 -
SanteMulberry wrote: »
I don't think that's really fair ... he was just giving input, he never claimed he's a doctor or a know-it-all. So no, OP, don't ignore him. The point of a forum is to get opinions and THEN evaluate for yourself what could be applicable to your situation. Besides, just because a person is a woman does not make her automatically qualified to understand female hormones. There are plenty of examples for that in our society.Ignore the above poster, CSARdiver--he is a man and doesn't understand the complexities of a female's hormones--it isn't just about thyroid alone. Estrogen is very interactive with the Hypothalamic- Pituitary-Thyroid Axis (HPT axis for short) and what worked for him may not work at all for you.
But he presumed that she was just using thyroid problems as an excuse--there's too much of that type of judgment going on in the forums. OP came here for some genuine help, not get told that she was just excuse-making. (Your TSH is extremely high, by the way, Arliah.)0 -
Lol I post my food everyday. I am just very frustrated. I don't even know what u r talking about. I ask for help as I wasn't finding it in the other posts. If u want to attack some one or take out some kind of frustrations please do it with someone else as u r wasting your time on me as I am already depressed and u can't make me feel any worse.0
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I really think it would help if you opened your diary. It might help if people could see what you are eating. You never know, a clue might be there to help you figure this out!0
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SanteMulberry wrote: »SanteMulberry wrote: »
I don't think that's really fair ... he was just giving input, he never claimed he's a doctor or a know-it-all. So no, OP, don't ignore him. The point of a forum is to get opinions and THEN evaluate for yourself what could be applicable to your situation. Besides, just because a person is a woman does not make her automatically qualified to understand female hormones. There are plenty of examples for that in our society.Ignore the above poster, CSARdiver--he is a man and doesn't understand the complexities of a female's hormones--it isn't just about thyroid alone. Estrogen is very interactive with the Hypothalamic- Pituitary-Thyroid Axis (HPT axis for short) and what worked for him may not work at all for you.
But he presumed that she was just using thyroid problems as an excuse--there's too much of that type of judgment going on in the forums. OP came here for some genuine help, not get told that she was just excuse-making. (Your TSH is extremely high, by the way, Arliah.)
I know
I am beginning to feel it, too, even more so than before. I am considering seeing my doc again for a retest earlier than originally planned because I don't know how much longer I can tolerate this. But even so -and this may be of interest to the OP-, I am still losing weight. My diary is open, feel free to take a look. I am not starving myself. I don't log exercise of MFP though.0 -
Lol I post my food everyday. I am just very frustrated. I don't even know what u r talking about. I ask for help as I wasn't finding it in the other posts. If u want to attack some one or take out some kind of frustrations please do it with someone else as u r wasting your time on me as I am already depressed and u can't make me feel any worse.
Sigh. That's the reaction I expected. Not trying to make you or anyone else feel bad. Don't have any reason for that. Anyway, good luck figuring out what's going on!0 -
Lol I post my food everyday. I am just very frustrated. I don't even know what u r talking about. I ask for help as I wasn't finding it in the other posts. If u want to attack some one or take out some kind of frustrations please do it with someone else as u r wasting your time on me as I am already depressed and u can't make me feel any worse.
@kattom No one is attacking you. You came here seeking advice and that's what everyone is giving you.
If you are logging your food every day, please open your diary.0 -
I have my levels check every 3 months. I am on thyroid medication. My Drs don't say much to me about loosing weight. They tell me to cut back my calories. I have for a long time now and I exercise. And I just don't know what to do anymore. I just want to cry when I look at myself.
I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease), and I lost more slowly than most MFPers, so be patient! But I did it just like everybody else—by eating fewer calories than I burned.
Please, read the Sexypants post: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p10
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