Underactive Thyroid

yes I have hypothyroidism and I take levothyroxine. The weight loss is also hard for me. The key for me has been counting my calories and really pushing the exercise, even though I'm really tired.

I also have an underactive thyroid. At the correct dosage you shouldn't affect your ability to loose weight. I agree that a blood test is a good idea. Ask for the results often a borderline normal result (normal is TSH up to 4) can inhibit weight loss, I feel best when TSH between 0.5 and 2.

I also have PCOS and that does affect ability to loose weight - I loose easily on low sugar / low GI / low carb diet, but don't loose if I stick to 1200 calories but don't watch the quanlity of what I eat.

I take a natural supplement but it does get my thyroid numbers to normal levels. However losing weigh does seem to be harder. I took me about 14 months to lose 40 pounds and I worked out like crazy and it seemed like I needed a much larger calorie deficit per day (600-800) to consistently lose weight. My sweet spot was 1900 calories when my normal intake with a 500 calorie deficit would have been around 2400. It can be done just for some people it seems to take a little more work.

I recommend reading this book, it's what got me to taking something natural and turned things around for me.

http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Thyroid-Madness-Revolution-Treatment/dp/0615144314

Yep and it took me forever to find a dr that would listen to me and work with me in getting my levels right. I did a lot of research on my own. Synthroid and the likes never did anything for me but make me worse, I was taking that running over 60 miles a month watching what I ate and never lost a lb.

Once I started researching and finding other answers, I have dropped over 40lbs in about a year. I'm happier and feeling much better. I take T3 only now. Armour thyroid used to be my wonder drug until the company reformulated it then it no longer worked for me.

Research, be your own advocate, keep finding a dr that will listen.

where do u get thyroxin complex from pls?

As far as thyroid function is concerned weight loss is the least of my worries. I have long come to grips with the fact I just have to work harder. But if you look at a list of low thyroid symptoms "unexplained weight loss" is the ONLY one I don't have!!!

I have hypothyroid and take a thyroid med for about 6 years. 2 years ago I started to feel tired again and gained 10 lbs in a week. I went to my doctor the blood work said my level was 2.5 in the normal range but I told my doctor that may be so but if I am sleeping all night 10 to 6 and needing a nap by 930 Am and another nap in the afternoon it wasn't normal and I couldn't live like that so we upped my dose and now my number is .34 and I feel normal again. I still struggle to loose weight I exercise every day twice a day now and I can loose a lb most weeks this week no loss. Calcium can't be taken at the same time as your pills and there are supplements you can take to help your body absorb the thyroid hormone. It is good to do research I went out and bought books on hypothryoid when I was first diagnosised. You really have to be proactive with your health.

As far as thyroid function is concerned weight loss is the least of my worries. I have long come to grips with the fact I just have to work harder. But if you look at a list of low thyroid symptoms "unexplained weight loss" is the ONLY one I don't have!!!

Weight loss is NOT a symptom of low thyroid, it's a symptom of over active thyroid.

I'm aware of that. I'm also aware that I've filled out at least a dozen forms with different doctors for thyroid function and it's listed on all of them. I'm sure they're generic forms to be used by all patients. I'm so sorry I didn't explain that statement satisfactorily!