Never heard of either of those supplements. I'm less hungry when I use MFP's default protein & fiber goals as minimums, and ignore fat & carbs. It'll take trial & error to find what works for you.

I followed the advice in the Sexypants post: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

I use good old fashioned caffeine to boost energy, or carbs, or sugar, but I had a thyroidectomy and no issues with energy now that I'm on Synthroid. I don't know of any effective supplement that has any measureable effects.

Welcome aboard!

I used garcinia for a while but it gave me really bad side effects.

Unless you are lactose intolerant yogurt is the best probiotic out there.

The low carb thing is just the resurgence of a fad. Why it's so successful is that people who were undisciplined are now following a routine. Doesn't really matter what the routine is. The reason most of these fail in long term is that elimination diets are simply unsustainable and go against human nature. We are designed to eat.

linux40 wrote: »

slieber wrote: »

I used garcinia for a while but it gave me really bad side effects.

That`s what I´m afraid of...did you lose any weight at all....? It still isn`t worth it if the side effects are bad though...

I didn't lose any weight and had serious headaches and heart palpitations. For someone who normally has lower blood pressure, this was not good!

FWIW, my experience with a keto a while back had mixed results. It worked initially (even after the initial water weight drop), but I felt really run down within about 2 months. Almost like I was getting sick and my lifts totally stalled. Apparently, this is not an uncommon issue for those of us with thyroid issues as keto can impact T3 even more so than a normal prolonged caloric deficit. So, those of us who already had difficulty with thyroid issues can be even more susceptible to it. Like Fuzzipeg, I found a good number of carbs for me to be 100-130 per day. This was pretty easy to accomplish so long as I wasn't eating grains or processed grain products and usually only 1 starchy carb per day. The rest was from veggies, fruits and dairy.

My doctors told me take:
multivitamin
vitamin B12
vitamin D
calcium

Now they're retesting my levels to see if the supplements are working, and said to start taking omega 3 fatty acids.

@rose1617. How are you taking the zinc and copper? I was advised by a nutritionist to take them on separate days with the copper only once per week.

You can also try Myso-Inositol Powder. It is suppose to help with cellular health and metabolism. I've just started it so I can't say if it will help you but it has helped a friend of mine that has hypothyroid.

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@lindsey1979: I asked my doc what he concidered to be the best diet for us with hypothyroidsm. He said keto, without doubt. I can`t do it though. I can`t do the LCHF either. Too much fuzz for me. But cutting grains is something I can do, and that has worked before. I might give it a go again.

It's interesting that he thought keto was the best diet without a doubt. Looking into the research and talking to my doc, he didn't give quite that strong of an endorsement. He said, it could be the best for certain thyroid folks, but some thyroid folks responded really negatively to it because it impacted their T3 so significantly (which it's known to do anyway, but just harder for those of with that issue to begin with). So, he told me, go ahead, give it a try but if you feel really run down within a few weeks/months, you're one of the ones that has the T3-impact (which I was). I followed the classic pattern of feeling great on it once adjusting (the whole "carb flu" thing was only for 3-5 days for me) and then about week 6 or so, it hit me like a wall. Back to feeling super fatigued, like I was fighting a cold and my body just wasn't recovering from my workouts. Unlike with a lot of other diets where you can cycle on an off with breaks or refeeds, doing so with keto isn't so easy. So, no keto for me.

He told me that a lot of his Hashi's patients that went untreated for a long time often have some level of insulin resistance so it's something he tests for right out of the box if they have any of the basic symptoms (difficulty with losing/maintaining weight, carb/sweet cravings, crash after high carb meals, etc.). He suspects it's one of the ways the body compensates when the thyroid stops working properly and you're untreated -- that and the adrenals can often be deficient.

He generally suggests a diet that is similar to Paleo -- not as strict as Paleo or gets into the various hype issues, but strong in fruits and veggies, no/reduced processed foods, eliminates gluten grain products (initially all grain products, but then can slowly add back in non-gluten sources if you like and have no reaction to them such as rice, oats, etc.), starts the same elimination issue with dairy and then add back in if you like and tolerate it well, etc. If you really love gluten stuff like bread, he'll suggest that you eliminate them for 6 months and then slowly add back in if you must so you can really tell if your body is having any sort of reaction to it --- and he said the vast majority of the people at that point aren't even interested in doing it (or things are just finally going well that they want to risk it).

I take about 2000IU vit D, selenium 100mcg, vit B complex with zinc and 100% RDA of iron daily. When not on holidays I have a one espresso a day caffeine habit. I think supplementing with iron makes the biggest difference for me.
As to my diet I am slowly moving towards eating more protein and clean fats in my diet. However going below 40-45% carbohydrates for several days in a row makes me feel tired ( as in not having enough energy for exercising ) with no effect whatsoever on my hunger / sugar cravings. I think there is no one diet that works for everyone.

editorgrrl wrote: »

allergictodiets wrote: »

I think there is no one diet that works for everyone.

^This. My endocrinologist just told me "eat less." And it took a whole lot of trial & error to find what worked for me.

I third that, I have been trying to figure this whole thing out for the past 2 years since I got it. I had a doctor give me a wiki page for hypothyroidism, and another on weight loss, I found out how to get away from him. I saw a nutritionist for about 6 months and that really helped enforce these two mantras that I now firmly believe (sugar is the devil, and can you pick up some barley or wheat and just eat it, no, then maybe you shouldnt eat that).

Different strokes for different folks. I don't think about carbs anymore (that sounds weird) its been about a week and my weight went down and I don't feel any different than before but, my weight went down and I have been taking some supplements like d3,c,b6-12, iodine, adrenal, and multivitamins. My husband has bread. I dont, and I refuse to cook pasta because for some reason those calories stick to me like glue. a gloopy gluteny tasty al dente glue that just cant be with me anymore