Losing Weight with a Thyroid Condition
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daniagirl68 wrote: »riceflourde wrote: »Grave's disease is an autoimmune disease causes hyperthyroidism...
To the OP I would try to include toning and light resistance hyperthyroidism can cause muscle atrophy.
Be careful with cardio if you are hyperthyroid you may already have a fast pulse. I don't know if you are being treated with a beta block already but if you have not already, check with your doctor about your increase doing cardio. He may want you to keep your pulse under a certain rate or not do it until your thyroid levels are normal.
Thank you. Yes I was under medical restriction for several months due to fast heart rate. I was cleared in September. I started out with light exercise and now back up to full workouts. I monitor my heart rate to keep it under 160 at my high peak. I have increased my cardio to an hour three times a week and 35 min three times a week, in addition to three days of weight lifting. Dealing with a Thyroid Condition really is a huge difference than without, and unless you have managed one...people should not comment. I even tell my husband that. I live on less than 1200 calories of clean eating a day. I portion all my meals and weigh my proteins.
I am not sure where Hashimoto's came in...I never said what it was. People and their assumptions really are too much some times. No offense to anyone.
Are you weighing ALL your food? You mentioned weighing your proteins, but what about your veggies? They can add up. Do you eat grains or starches? Those calories can matter very much in your particular situation.0 -
PeachyCarol wrote: »daniagirl68 wrote: »riceflourde wrote: »Grave's disease is an autoimmune disease causes hyperthyroidism...
To the OP I would try to include toning and light resistance hyperthyroidism can cause muscle atrophy.
Be careful with cardio if you are hyperthyroid you may already have a fast pulse. I don't know if you are being treated with a beta block already but if you have not already, check with your doctor about your increase doing cardio. He may want you to keep your pulse under a certain rate or not do it until your thyroid levels are normal.
Thank you. Yes I was under medical restriction for several months due to fast heart rate. I was cleared in September. I started out with light exercise and now back up to full workouts. I monitor my heart rate to keep it under 160 at my high peak. I have increased my cardio to an hour three times a week and 35 min three times a week, in addition to three days of weight lifting. Dealing with a Thyroid Condition really is a huge difference than without, and unless you have managed one...people should not comment. I even tell my husband that. I live on less than 1200 calories of clean eating a day. I portion all my meals and weigh my proteins.
I am not sure where Hashimoto's came in...I never said what it was. People and their assumptions really are too much some times. No offense to anyone.
Are you weighing ALL your food? You mentioned weighing your proteins, but what about your veggies? They can add up. Do you eat grains or starches? Those calories can matter very much in your particular situation.PeachyCarol wrote: »daniagirl68 wrote: »riceflourde wrote: »Grave's disease is an autoimmune disease causes hyperthyroidism...
To the OP I would try to include toning and light resistance hyperthyroidism can cause muscle atrophy.
Be careful with cardio if you are hyperthyroid you may already have a fast pulse. I don't know if you are being treated with a beta block already but if you have not already, check with your doctor about your increase doing cardio. He may want you to keep your pulse under a certain rate or not do it until your thyroid levels are normal.
Thank you. Yes I was under medical restriction for several months due to fast heart rate. I was cleared in September. I started out with light exercise and now back up to full workouts. I monitor my heart rate to keep it under 160 at my high peak. I have increased my cardio to an hour three times a week and 35 min three times a week, in addition to three days of weight lifting. Dealing with a Thyroid Condition really is a huge difference than without, and unless you have managed one...people should not comment. I even tell my husband that. I live on less than 1200 calories of clean eating a day. I portion all my meals and weigh my proteins.
I am not sure where Hashimoto's came in...I never said what it was. People and their assumptions really are too much some times. No offense to anyone.
Are you weighing ALL your food? You mentioned weighing your proteins, but what about your veggies? They can add up. Do you eat grains or starches? Those calories can matter very much in your particular situation.
Yes I portion all of that. I eat very little starches and sweet potatoes or squash for that. Like I said I am being very observant of what goes in my mouth. My only indulgence is cream in my coffee and even that is measured. I will be cutting that as well.0 -
Dania, your diary is closed. Why don't you post your stats, your average daily calories, and what you are logging for burns, and we will see if we can give you some fine tuning. Also, what did you set your activity level as, when you set up your goals?0
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blankiefinder wrote: »Dania, your diary is closed. Why don't you post your stats, your average daily calories, and what you are logging for burns, and we will see if we can give you some fine tuning. Also, what did you set your activity level as, when you set up your goals?
Please see your friends invites0 -
riceflourde wrote: »
This is silly, when you see autoimmune disease and hyperthyroidism you should think Grave's not Hashimoto's.[/quote]
Although she has no clarified that she does have Graves, please go back and reread the OP. You will not find hyperthyroidism mentioned anywhere.
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riceflourde wrote: »
This is silly, when you see autoimmune disease and hyperthyroidism you should think Grave's not Hashimoto's.
Although she has no clarified that she does have Graves, please go back and reread the OP. You will not find hyperthyroidism mentioned anywhere.
What she posted was "diagnosed autoimmune thyroid condition that generally should cause me to lose weight faster than normal," which directly contradicted hashis. Why persist in arguing? What is the point? Nobody's right 100% of the time.0 -
daniagirl68: me again. Couple of things I have found is that you have to be very careful what you eat: absolutely no soy; watch your sodium intake, I try to keep mine about 1500 or just over. Get to love beans, garlic etc.
My blood work last year showed that my vitamin d/white blood cells were slow. Recent one showed that both had improved. I do take 2000 iu of Vitamin D daily (as instructed by my endocrinologist). I have started to eat a lot more beans: chick peas or cannellini beans either in my smoothie or making them as scrambled eggs. I need to start taking a multi vitamin (as I do not eat any meat/chicken/sea food). My iron levels are fine.
Since my recent blood work, restarted eating oatmeal to help with my cholesterol (3 days per week only) as it makes me very bloated.
When I do exercise I do HIIT as I find the harder I exercise the weight shifts easier. Walking for me does nothing, it just helps me to sleep and make me feel good.
My exercises consists of using the kettle bell, weights some of Jillian Michaels, things that make me work hard.
What I have learnt, but still not do, is that for folks like us with our condition we have to practically exercise every day or do something every day. Even when we lose the weight we cannot slack off, for us is for ever.
Now if only I would do what I have written, I would be 40 lbs lighter. I plan to take the bull by the horn in 2016, lost 24 lbs before, but became complacent and stopped exercise, hence I am back to where I was when I first joined MFP, now with high cholesterol and elevated sugar.
In a nutshell you are going to find that you put in your mouth is very important to our problem. I have been at this for over 35 years.0 -
daniagirl68: me again. Couple of things I have found is that you have to be very careful what you eat: absolutely no soy; watch your sodium intake, I try to keep mine about 1500 or just over. Get to love beans, garlic etc.
My blood work last year showed that my vitamin d/white blood cells were slow. Recent one showed that both had improved. I do take 2000 iu of Vitamin D daily (as instructed by my endocrinologist). I have started to eat a lot more beans: chick peas or cannellini beans either in my smoothie or making them as scrambled eggs. I need to start taking a multi vitamin (as I do not eat any meat/chicken/sea food). My iron levels are fine.
Since my recent blood work, restarted eating oatmeal to help with my cholesterol (3 days per week only) as it makes me very bloated.
When I do exercise I do HIIT as I find the harder I exercise the weight shifts easier. Walking for me does nothing, it just helps me to sleep and make me feel good.
My exercises consists of using the kettle bell, weights some of Jillian Michaels, things that make me work hard.
What I have learnt, but still not do, is that for folks like us with our condition we have to practically exercise every day or do something every day. Even when we lose the weight we cannot slack off, for us is for ever.
Now if only I would do what I have written, I would be 40 lbs lighter. I plan to take the bull by the horn in 2016, lost 24 lbs before, but became complacent and stopped exercise, hence I am back to where I was when I first joined MFP, now with high cholesterol and elevated sugar.
In a nutshell you are going to find that you put in your mouth is very important to our problem. I have been at this for over 35 years.
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blankiefinder wrote: »riceflourde wrote: »
This is silly, when you see autoimmune disease and hyperthyroidism you should think Grave's not Hashimoto's.
Although she has now clarified that she does have Graves, please go back and reread the OP. You will not find hyperthyroidism mentioned anywhere.
Why persist in arguing?
Because I don't appreciate being called silly for ignoring a word that was not actually in the post to which I responded.0 -
I was dx with Graves 6 years ago. I also gained weight before diagnoses, because I was HUNGRY! I ate all the time. It's frustrating when people say the weight should be falling off.
It is much harder to manage hyper than hypo. That's why the most typical treatment involves removing or killing off the thyroid to create a hypo state. Regardless of what you and your doctor choose, the goal of any of your treatment options should be to get your numbers into a normal range. I found that, for me, once we achieved that, I was able to lose weight as expected based on my calorie intake.
The last thing I'll mention is that there is a LOT of information on the Internet. I'd evaluate the source carefully, and discuss any changes you may plan to make with your endocrinologist. Good luck to you. It's not an easy road, but it does get easier!
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If you are taking anti-thyroid medicine that will slow down you thyroid it could be why you are having trouble losing. I would add to the advice to save your sanity stay away from weighing more than once a month. Keep your goal on eating healthy and moving. When I joined WW I told them I did not want to know my weight. Eating less and moving more doesn't always work like it should and the emotional ups and down do not motivate me towards compliance with healthy eating.0
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i had my complete thyroid removed in 2005, i am completely dependent on l-thyroxin. I have hypothyroidism. so, that issue has had NO effect, bad or good, on my losing weight. i have ALWAYS struggled to lose and keep off weight, even before i was diagnosed. so, i believe that blaming your thyroid for not being able to lose weight is wrong. you could be overdoing the exercise, or you could not be eating the right combo of foods. there are any number of possibilites.0
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Jackson2348 wrote: »I was dx with Graves 6 years ago. I also gained weight before diagnoses, because I was HUNGRY! I ate all the time. It's frustrating when people say the weight should be falling off.
It is much harder to manage hyper than hypo. That's why the most typical treatment involves removing or killing off the thyroid to create a hypo state. Regardless of what you and your doctor choose, the goal of any of your treatment options should be to get your numbers into a normal range. I found that, for me, once we achieved that, I was able to lose weight as expected based on my calorie intake.
The last thing I'll mention is that there is a LOT of information on the Internet. I'd evaluate the source carefully, and discuss any changes you may plan to make with your endocrinologist. Good luck to you. It's not an easy road, but it does get easier!
Or they blame what you are eating on being hungry all the time...0
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