Thyroid- hypo and hyper!

I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, aka Autoimmune hypothyroidism. I can also swing to hyper & feel the same, plus no weight loss. It's a balancing act to get your thyroid levels under control. And since you are undergoing treatment to kill the gland, this could take a lot longer. I'm sorry you have to go through that. But there's hope at the end of the tunnel. Eventually your levels will even out. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle now will pay off later. It's taken me a few years since I got diagnosed to get myself under control. Mainly because I didn't understand the disease, I ate horribly & never exercised. Now I am using MFP to track my diet & I do cardio an hour a day. I've lost 7 pounds. At my heaviest I was 225 which was 6-7 years ago. I am under 170 now. Long slow journey to get to the 170 range because I didn't work that hard at it. My point is, if you stick with your regimen & stay on top of your medical treatments I have no doubt that you will succeed. Hypothyroidism is not a permanent roadblock to weight loss. Hang in there. I'm sure over time things will get better! :flowerforyou:

Hi Pita! I totally understand what you are going through. While I do not have Graves, I do have Hashimotos and can also swing hyper. A few years ago I was dealing with my thyroid in hyper mode AND adrenal fatique. I belive this was brought on my working too much, crash dieting and exercising too much, I was extremely underweight (yes, WITH Hashimotos) and running myself ragged. I was so sick I had to quit working. I had trouble sleeping, eating, just functioning. I found a wonderful holistic that I worked with for three months every day, I made some changes and got well again. Since then I have tried to take better care of myself, I started working part-time instead of 7 days a week, doing yoga, I quit smoking, and started eating more regularly. I also quit eating wheat/gluten and I eat very little or no refined sugar or processed food, and no fried or fast food. I think this is very important. When I first started on Levoxyl, I was at .88mcg, then 100, then 112 -- guess what? I have started to go back the other way now, I went from 112, to 100 and back to .88 in the past 6 months. And it's not a radical swing to hyper this time, I believe my thyroid is getting better due to yoga and diet.

I believe it is possible to maintain a healthy weight with Hypothyroidism, but it does take work, epscially the older you get (gee willikers, throw 40 into the mix and it's a definite challenge!). You really have to be on top of making sure your labs are getting checked every few months. You can't rely on the doctors to remember. Lots of people end up stuck on the wrong dose because of this.

I am healthy now, yes I would like to take off the extra 5-10 pounds I put on getting healthy, but most important is to be healthy. I still have bad haibts, skipping meals, going full speed sometimes, but I'm much better and this site is such a help for balancing everything out.

Lucy

We should start a Thyroid forum lol. Hello all. I'm new to this site, just started today on my phone and I absolutely love it. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2006. Thyroid treatment was done in the beginning of 2007, almost exactly 4 years ago. The Dr's have yet to get my numbers under control. I've only been hypo a few times, I'm always usually hyper and yes in that percentage of always gaining weight. I'm at the heaviest now I have ever been and it's gotten to the point where I can't even look at myself in the mirror. I'm 5'9" and weigh 250. A year ago I weighed 220 and I was even hitting the gym every day for 2 hours. Anyhow, I can tell it's taking a toll on my body. My knees have always been bad, but I can tell they're getting worse. Anyhow, I've tried diets and working out before, but I always give up when I see no results. So given yes I've spent the last year pretty much eating what I want (not too bad though) and sitting on my *kitten* cause I had this total F it attitude, nothing was gonna change, so why bother. This year I feel different, I have this confidence feeling that this is the year, I can do it. I started changing my eating habits last week and drinking more water. Tomorrow I will be going to step foot into curves to see how I like it and if I can afford it.

Hi Everyone I'm new here! I am excited to find an updated forum from this year finally that I can maybe find some support. Im 25 and was working out like crazy and dieting low carb like a total nut and gaining about a 1/2 lb a day running two miles a day. ahh I have always been able to be at a healthy weighor at least lose weight t as long as I was workingout and eating healthy and this was sooo frustrating to me. I figured I had to be hypo. Sure enough I was Hyper instead and panicking bc they said they need to slow my heart rate down. I was certain I would gain more weight since I am already in the lucky 15% of ppl who gain being hyper. I started on methimazole or however you spell that three days ago, I am losing about 3/4 of a lb a day. This is seriously crazy, I'm glad but here is the thing. I am extremely worried that in 6 weeks when the medicine actually kicks in I am going to blow up. I have cried everyday and am having some serious depression bc I am getting married in 6 weeks in a tropical location and already have the dress fitted and everything. I have to go on a honeymoon with my fiance and wear next to to nothing and feel like crap. Please help! If i lost the few lbs going back to my normal weight, will I start gaining when the methimazole kicks in ? How long until I will see the gain? I hope it waits till after the wedding, I am in panick mode right now. Also my heart rate is still high? I am watching what I eat very very closely and excersing with a trainer while monitoring my heart rate. I don't think the methimazole is working yet bc my heart rate goes back and forth in the range of 92 - 110 beats per minute. High Thank you for you help!

Hey I am in the same boat! almost.. but im hyper and gaining,
Lets do it together! I weight the same as you and have the same goal! Lets do it