can i have Hypothyroidism even if i lost over 60 lsb?

Kovandy
Kovandy Posts: 7 Member
edited November 30 in Health and Weight Loss
hi, i'm male, 21 y/orld and over the last year i lost around 60 lbs, but i always thouth that i had some kind of disease (or super slow metabolims)
i lost weight by eating 1200 cal everyday and walking 3-4 hours daily. (lost 2 lbs a week this way)
i'm 6 feet tall (1.82 cm) and now i weight 170.

i find very difficult to mantain.
i had surgery on thyroid when i was 10, maybe this caused me to develop hypo?
i gain weight super easy.

i'm just curious, it's possibile that i have hypo?

thanks

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  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    edited February 2016
    yes no maybe. The only thing that will tell you is a blood test.

    But if you were losing 2 lbs at 1200 that puts your TDEE around 1900 - so no, you are just not very active.
  • brhaber123
    brhaber123 Posts: 10 Member
    I lost 31 lbs before being diagnosed with hypo - get lab work done to find out!
  • Kovandy
    Kovandy Posts: 7 Member
    edited February 2016
    yes, i'm going to have a test soon

    can it be somehow cured?
  • boombalatty123
    boombalatty123 Posts: 116 Member
    It won't go away, but a daily pill can get rid of most, or all, of the symptoms. See a doctor, get tested. Good luck!
  • Kovandy
    Kovandy Posts: 7 Member
    boombalatty123 wrote: »
    It won't go away, but a daily pill can get rid of most, or all, of the symptoms. See a doctor, get tested. Good luck!

    thanks, i have an appointment next week.

    by taking pills, will i be able to eat a little more/lose weight more efficently?
    i mean, i'm already normal bmi, but i struggle to mantain :(
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Kovandy wrote: »
    yes, i'm going to have a test soon

    can it be somehow cured?

    If you have it, it can certainly be managed well.
  • BuddhaB0y
    BuddhaB0y Posts: 199 Member
    Synthroid/levothyroxine will be prescribed if you are hypo to normalize you.

    Once you are normalized you should be able to live normally and lose weight like anyone else.

    The trick is getting you on the right dose, it can take a while.
  • Kovandy
    Kovandy Posts: 7 Member
    thanks guys ;)
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