Thryoid issues

I have been on Synthroid for years, and have lost 12 pounds since starting here in January. The nice thing about this site is that by logging every mouthful and weighing every morning, I can see exactly how going over my caloric level impacts my next day's weight. It sounds clinical, but it helps me enormously. I have a hard time exercising, but by starting slowly I plan to improve. You are already working out, so you are far ahead of me right now. Also, I have well over 100 pounds to go!

I have not had my thyroid removed but I have a very underactive gland and have to take Levothyroxine to counteract the side effects..... as you say it makes it much harder to lose weight. I joined this site last November and with tracking my calories and exercise routine I have lost an amazing 24lbs. I have about 15lbs more to lose. I have found that if I avoid all bread cakes an biscuits it makes it easier - even to the point of going gluten free. My GP is well pleased. Hope you have as much success with the site.

I do not have thyroid issues (that i know of!) but my sister does. i have seen the effects on her and am sympathetic to what you are dealing with.
this is my second time keeping a food journal. the first time i did it to diagnose the cause of my chronic migraines. it worked - wheat.
this time around i am doing it to get healthy and lose weight. i have only been using this site for 15 days, but already know that keeping track of the nutrition of what i eat is making a big difference. just keep at the exercise , eating well, and logging in what you eat! you will succeed!
there are a load of other breads out there, too that contain no wheat. all grain, that sort of thing.
good luck!!!!

Hi - I'm new here too. Just wanted to say that I am on Levothyroxine also and found it impossible to lose weight until they adjusted the medication to the correct amount. Have you had your TSH level checked recently? Now that my TSH levels are in the normal range, I can lose weight just like before my thyroid quit working. Just a thought You are doing something positive for your body at anyrate and I'm sure there are good effects taking place even if the scale doesn't show it!

I hear you - I'm 37. It gets tougher!! I do have a lot more than 5 lbs to lose though!! Lost 6 lbs in Jan Just thought maybe that might be part of it . . . hopefully you will have success soon!

I am 54 years old. (I tell people I am 12 lol)
I understand your struggles. I have had a nonfunctioning thyroid for many years along with a lot of other health issues that I struggle with daily. I also have Fibromyalgia.
I have been taking levothyroxine for a long time. The doctor keeps checking my blood and upping the dose as needed. They took blood when I saw my endocrinologist yesterday. They will let me know in a week or so if any changes need to be made in my meds.
I use to weigh over 300 pounds. I have lost 171 pounds. This it the second time I have lost this much weight. The first time I lost 174 pounds and gained it all back. I have had no surgery of any kind to lose the weight. No gastric bypass no lap ban NO nothing.
I work every day to keep my weight down. I know this is something that I will have to work at the rest of my life. If I don’t I will gain the weight back like I did before and I will be right back in the wheelchair and back on the C-Pap machine when I sleep.
I have been at my goal weight now for 3 years, 4 months and 1 week.
The closer someone gets to their goal weight the tougher it is to lose because it takes less calories to maintain that weight and we lose slower then we did when we first started dieting.
The thing that helps me lose weight and keep it off is to log my food. I still do it to this day. I weigh, measure and log each and every thing that goes in my mouth. I found out the hard way if I don’t do these things I will gain it back.
You can lose the weight. Just keep on doing what you know you need to do and the scales will start to move again.
Good luck with your treatments. The time will pass and you will lose the weight.
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