Hypothyroidism and Weight Loss?

Does anyone know if hypothyroidism will affect TDEE calculations? I wonder if it would change the final TDEE estimate? Thanks for any input!z

fittocycle wrote: »

Does anyone know if hypothyroidism will affect TDEE calculations? I wonder if it would change the final TDEE estimate? Thanks for any input!z

BMR maybe, TDEE, depends on activity.

SaraLynnFiske wrote: »

@GottaBurnEmAll if you actually read anything i said you would know thats not true. I add extra things so it looks like i eat more. I always choose things based off what im actually eating. Im not choosing the lowest calorie options. Idk if youre all from a different country, but nobody around here has a food scale. Not one person. So im not sure who these "everybody" people are but i guess everyone around here doesnt count. And its the fact that a limited few people here are actually listening and responding to what im actually saying. Theres like a ton of people bitching about a scale. But oh not the fact that i need my meds adjusted still. Not the fact that i eat very little and only once a day. Not the fact that i have digestive problems and acid reflux and hypothyroidism. Not the fact that ive suffered with an eating disorder. Not the fact that this is only my second week eating right and that i have just starte back on my thyroid meds a week ago. Oh but when my nutritionist tells me im not eating enough shes just a big fat liar because she didnt shove a food scale up my *kitten*. Im sure all my problems are because im not using a *kitten* scale so my entries are just slightly inaccurate. Kk. Ill remember not to ask for help on this site because its full of *kitten* who want to not listen and not care.

Do you realize that anyone can call themselves a Nutritionist?

If it's real nutritional advice you're looking for, you need to see a Registered Dietician. They have the schooling and the knowledge and the training and the degree to back them up.

[quote This year I've been stuck at 230, with no real changes to my weight, even though I'm eating 10x better than I was, and eating under my caloric goals each day. I didn't take my thyroid medications until like..2 weeks ago, I'm not sure when the medications kick in. But I assume that's a factor in all this too. I also didn't start tracking calories or thinking about what I'm eating until 2 weeks ago. I'm not sure how long you should wait for results. I assumed 2 weeks was long enough for my pills to kick in and weight loss to be noticed?[/quote]

I've seen 3 drs about my hypothyroidism, I've only been diagnosed for a year. I also have Hashimotos. The first dr didnt really diagnose me, I went to her specifically for the testing. She did it only because I asked for it. Then had to do follow up testing as she didnt run the full testing the first time (because she had expected normal results). What was considered normal TSH varied greatly between drs. The first said I wasnt high enough for medication, the second put me on a low dose but accepted a much higher number as normal. The 3rd has changed my medication 3 times until I finally get into the normal range.

I had to take medication for 6 weeks before restesting (with all 3 drs). So it may take a little while before you get the right dosage.

2 weeks isnt long enough for medication to fully take effect, nor to really see a change in weight. In hindsight I was quite depressed just before I got diagnosed. At the time I was doing a really strict weight loss program and was religiously weighing out food and exercising for 1hr a day. I didnt cheat once for 10 weeks but I also didnt see results as good as I expected. I was killing myself for 1pd a week weight loss. It has taken quite some time to move on from my depression, the tiredness that plagued me. I am actually back to where I was weight wise but I am still not as tired and depressed as I was before. My husband has agreed to a new food program in the new year as we both need to lose weight and it is easier if he's on board with me. So 2017 is about weight focus after 2016 was just about getting myself back to normal.

Its a long ramble but the point is try not to stress about your weight if its not going down, as long as its not going up. I am sure you will feel a lot better when your hormone levels get to normal and you might find you can tackle the weight loss better. While you can enjoy weight loss success without weighing food as you lose weight you will probably find you do need to weigh as the margin for error is smaller when you are smaller. It is painful to begin with, I never quite got the knack of it but is does get easier.


Good luck with it all.

birdtobe wrote: »

I know a lot of people here might not agree with me, but I think cutting carbs will make a huge difference. I also have hypothyroidism--have for 12 years--and struggle to lose. 5 weeks ago I cut out sugar and carbs and have lots 14 pounds so far. I know it sounds very difficult (believe me, I was the word's biggest sugar fiend) but once you don't eat it, you stop craving it. There's a lot of research out there about what carbs do to your insulin levels and I found it compelling enough to give it a try. Might be worth it a try?

I agree, I had stalled for 2 weeks up until today with a stubborn 5 pounds no matter the calorie deficit or how much I was working out. After 3 days of eating fairly low carbs (I have to take baby steps.. lol) My scale finally went down almost 2 pounds even though I cut about 40 minutes (usually 90 min. workout) from my workout. So I say all of that to say I would definitely try the low/no carb diet. Ruled.me has really good recipes.

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Hi Sara. I've just come back to this thread, so much going on...

From this distance, as someone who is trying to work through my own myriad of thyroid related issues I am concerned that you already have acid re-flux and food sensitivities which are rather restricting. I would wish you could find a doctor who knows his/her stuff or even a dietitian or nutritionist who has prescribing in their qualifications. Thyroid problems can be very complicated to unearth. Hi-polorie (sp) as someone mentioned is quite common in people with thyroid problems but doctors do not make the connection. There are mountains of information available from many qualified persons on line who show you the scientific facts, its so different for everyone.

Your sensitivities to water based foods could be related to salicylate or histamine intolerance which is beyond most people and doctors I've met. One highly thought of local endo told me I was wrong none of this would make any difference but following a low salicylate diet, which is also by coincidence lower in histamine, but possibly not enough, did give me a life worth living. The site, Healing Histamine, could help, there are others. I've been trying to work this thing out for 20 and more years and the information is getting out there to fill the medical gap. Salicylate Sensitivity.com, if I remember correctly, is more a chat forum but there is so much information in there too but it can take some finding.

Most doctors see thyroid related issues as totally thyroid, which is not strictly true, if the pituitary or adrenal glands are slightly out of wack these can impact on the thyroid causing hypo symptoms. From my old age with so many dietary supplements available to you younger people, I recommend taking a good thyroid support product containing a very long list of micro nutrients.

One thing which goes past most people is our need for at least 150 microns of iodine in our daily diet. In these days of conscientious eating, eggs are off but a medium one has 24 micron, milk and dairy products have a good level as do fish like cod with, I think it was 70 micron per 100 g, salmon is better because it also has good selenium levels too. Dark green veg provide about 3 or 4 micron per 100 grams. What I am saying is we often eat a diet deficient in the micro things to support our thyroids.

Things which can help people with hypo thyroid symptoms, as someone else suggested is going lower carb. Digesting carbs/sugars can be a strain on the whole endocrine system and the usual western diet tends to be very high in carbs. Avoiding dairy is often given as a must do. Dairy can be difficult to digest for two reasons Lactose intolerance (milk sugar) is thought to be the most common problem but casein intolerance (milk protein) is more common. Gluten is one protein in wheat and is seen as the worst problem by many but as only one of the many proteins in wheat and other grains it is not necessarily a problem to everyone. Soy can be a real problem for many. Soy gets itself into many processed foods and even medicines for vitamin supplements. I discovered textured vegetable protein was an issue for me. TVP also known as quorn in the UK is micro organism grown on the Soy bean. Fat is a funny one, for years we have been told fat is bad and not to eat too much of it. The problem with this advice is that "fat" is the cornerstone of all hormones. With hypo conditions eating low fat could restrict the thyroid hormones our systems are able to make!

This brings me to the information on our digestive microbes and healing our gut. We depend greatly on the availability of antibiotics unfortunately while they kill off the problematic microbes of what ever it is which is ailing you at the time you take them, they also permit the yeasts to become out of balance by killing off the most beneficial bacteria in our guts. I did a protracted yeast avoidance diet for 9 months (for extremely high inflammation markers) those months were over the Christmas season too, this helped me greatly, again there is advice on line. I had/have food and chemical sensitivities which only improved when I added, low histamine probiotics directed at replacing microbes obliterated by antibiotics. I continue to take every day extra strength ones.

This winter I've found relief taking digestive enzymes to ease my histamine intolerance and different ones to ease my casein, salicylate and other problems. I still take, will probably always take my HCI and pepsin to improve/maintain my digestion. After 30 years of increasing health problems I think I deserve a slice of normality.

I strongly suggest anyone with hypothyroid problems, which in our modern day and age is probably hashimotos thyroidits, for which the best remedy is, discover the cause of your specific antibodies and do everything you can to reduce them. T4 supplements let the damage continue which is why so many of us continue to feel ill when the medical profession tell us we have our numbers it the "normal range", so we are well, have to be and just get on with it.............. I am not saying one needs to have t3 though this can ease many peoples problems. Most people will be helped by taking the broad spectrum thyroid support supplements and reducing those antibodies which general medicine do not see as a problem but for every other health problem with antibodies they try to remove them. Please take a look at the 300 possible symptoms which can effect people thyroid problems and identify those you would not have linked with it.

Science is indicating regaining good digestive microbe levels can help those with depressive illnesses. Low mood is a common issue among those with hypothyroid symptoms.

Good Luck to anyone who tries to take on this battle with or without help. It is possible to get your health and well being back but it takes so much hard work. Weight loss for me is a side effect of healing my body nothing more. For the first time in 30 years I actually feel well and happy and am building my stamina.

Edit to add, if you are able to use organic foods this can also help because these foods do not expose ones body to the additional chemicals often uses in the wider agricultural realms. This means the endocrine system particularly the liver, has less chemical load to remove.

Sorry but your issue isn't the hypothyroidism, really it's not.
Few things for you...

Yes hypothyroidism can slow your weight loss. It's a bum deal. But it doesn't completely stop it. Great you're on levothyroxine. It'll take weeks from starting to see any changes in anything. You probably wont lose like everyone else until your medication dosage is at the right levels which can take weeks or months.

So you need patience and proper expectations.

Secondly, though you're incredibly defensive, is that you really have no idea how much you are eating. Eyeballing, using measuring cups, suggesting accuracy of a food scale is ridiculous are all getting in your way. Know EXACTLY what you're eating. What is there to lose?

You either wish to lose weight or you don't. Looking for answers that give you excuses why you're not losing (defensive people call these explanations or reasons) won't get it done.

Organic food, low carb, no sugar is not required.

Yep I'm a hard *kitten*. Also I have no thyroid at all so completely dependent on levothyroxine. Down 112lbs. Weighing my darn food

SaraLynnFiske wrote: »

+ Of course I'm going to be mad. Not a single person around here uses a food scale and I'm being told I eat too much even though I eat one small meal a day and a small drink. but okay.

How frequently you eat isn't what matters. It's how many calories are in the food you're eating.

And your food log shows you eat too many calories and aren't accounting for them correctly.