ladies who have had issues with hormonal imbalances

missallenxox wrote: »

its open lol

Are you only exercising once a week or are you just not tracking consistently?

azulvioleta6 wrote: »

Open your diary?

One could eat much better than the average 25-year-old American and still be a LONG way from healthy or dietary.

^This. Food is not a moral issue—food is neither good nor bad. Whatever your hormonal situation, you lose weight by eating fewer calories than you burn. So step one is to learn to log everything you eat & drink accurately and honestly.

I can't say it enough, the Sexypants post changed my life: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

missallenxox wrote: »

i haven't been good with tracking exercise

Ah, so how much exercise are you actually doing?

I suspect that, for you, the key is going to be moving more and maybe consuming a couple hundred more calories per day. Keep an eye on carbs too and try to see if you have more success when your carb intake is a little lower. I'm not suggesting that you need to do a low-carb diet, but for a lot of people with hormonal issues, just reducing carb intake a little bit can help.

My thyroid and adrenals are completely out of whack, too. I cycle between hypo and hyperthyroidism (Hashi's and Graves), and although my doctor checks "adrenal insufficiency" on his diagnostic sheet for the insurance company, I don't have Addison's, just really low cortisol. I also have fibromyalgia and something wrong with my pituitary that I'm not quite clear on. I was using BHRT, but I've stopped it, and dietary changes of additional fat and eliminating soy seem to be keeping my sex hormones balanced without it.

While losing weight may be a matter of burning more calories than we consume, when our thyroid or other hormones are off, we may not be burning calories at anywhere near a normal level. Years ago, I had a huge weight gain of about 60 lbs over a few months while exercising hours a day (I was a marathoner who also did a lot of strength training and other exercise) and weighing/measuring every morsel that passed my lips. While I was eating 1000-1500 calories a day, clearly, I wasn't burning that off as a healthier person would have been.

Now, when my thyroid is well treated (I use T3 and can't tolerate any T4-containing meds), I can maintain my weight. When I am hyper, I don't lose weight like many do, and I am also completely not hungry during those times, but I won't gain no matter what I eat. When I am hypo, I am ravenous and in addition, my metabolism slows down. I gain fast whether I eat more or not. If I cut down calories to more of a starvation diet, I can maintain my weight when hypo, but I also lose all my hair and get pretty malnourished after a few months of it, so probably weight gain is the better option.

On months when my health is good, I can do some mild exercise. During months when sitting or standing is a challenge, exercise isn't really an option.

Missallenxox, I hope your medications help you get things under control. Most people with thyroid issues do have low stomach acid so that's expected. Even adding a little apple cider vinegar to some water at mealtimes can help with stomach acid. I think stopthethyroidmadness.com is a great site for learning about thyroid disorders and treatments. Sometimes treating the thyroid is a lot more complex than just popping a Synthroid every day so be patient.

yes have hypothyroid too!! not sure if has affected wt as I am an overeater anyway or would't be on this site.
however, I recently had crash as I was taking levothyroxine WITH food as too impatient to wait 1 hr before breakfast. so 2 wks ago I had horrible day of severe freezing, when I am usually hot. I then realized I had also been in mental
fog, apathy, poor memory for 1 month. felt like mental coma I couldn't find way out. Realized was my thyroid and am now taking the med correctly and am slowly coming out of mental and physical lethargy.they say takes 6-8 wks to build up. I have newfound respect for this condition. my tsh was marginally high before then normal and never felt any s/s. obviously that changed. I will go for lab after on for 6 wks and see where I'm at.
maybe will help with my help loss. Hope so!!