Hypothyroid and Surgical Menopause

bigdog0126
bigdog0126 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
This combination is kicking my butt. I eat at or less than 1200 calories a day. Regularly exercise and have not seen any results. I am feeling some serious frustration. Any one have any ideas?

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  • chrysalis2015
    chrysalis2015 Posts: 212 Member
    I'm hypothyroid and had a hysterectomy so I'm in the same boat. I thought the same, but I ADDED calories and strength training and NOW is when I'm finally seeing size results. Feel free to FR if you want :)
  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,212 Member
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    bigdog0126 wrote: »
    This combination is kicking my butt. I eat at or less than 1200 calories a day. Regularly exercise and have not seen any results. I am feeling some serious frustration. Any one have any ideas?

    I read recently that HRT makes you retain water and so it seems as though weight loss is more difficult. How long have you been stuck?
  • bigdog0126
    bigdog0126 Posts: 2 Member
    edited September 2015
    @goldthistime I've been stuck about 8 months.

    @chrysalis2015 I have also tried a tactical trainer for 6 weeks and increased my caloric intake to 1500 and still gained weight.

    Thank you both for responding.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 38,172 Community Helper
    I'm hypothyroid, and went into menopause via chemotherapy plus estrogen agonist drugs (they mop up the estrogen your fat cells & adrenals make once your ovaries are out of commission).

    For whatever reason, calorie restriction and careful weighing/logging of foods seem to be working for me - 42 pounds down since mid-April. I'm sorry you're finding that approach to be unsuccessful, and hope you find a solution!
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