Hypothyroid and FRUSTRATED!!

Hi mary70! When was the last time you got your thyroid levels checked?

What was you last TSH level? What is your full thyroid panel?

There is nothing dramatically different about having hypothyroidism and losing weight. This impacts your BMR/REE by about 5%.

I've been sans thyroid gland since 2000. I ended up putting on about 70 lbs over 14 years due to a transition from a high active military job to a cushy civilian life. I never tracked my caloric intake and once I joined MFP, just stuck within my caloric budget. I ended up losing ~60lbs over a year doing this.

I'm like @FitPhillygirl I've had hypothyroid for a couple of years and on a low dose of Synthroid. Weight loss would come and go for me until my stomach started bothering me in the Summer of 2015. I tested negative for Celiac's disease, wheat sensitivity/intolerance and gluten intolerance/sensitivity. My doctor still knew something was wrong and wanted me to read the book "Wheat Belly". I did read it and cut back a lot on carbs and started losing weight, I'm not totally gluten/carb free (b/c not everything hurts my stomach) but I'm careful.

If you have been for a blood test and your levels are where they should be, you should not have any symptoms from hypothyroidism.

Maybe it's something else causing these issues? Check with your doctor.

I am 43 and hypo for the past 8 years. I had my last kid 4 years ago and for years could not lose the weight when it was so easy when I was in my 30s. My thyroid number were in the normal range but I was always tired, lacking energy even when rested, had brain fog, my stomach was often bloated, sometimes I even had nausea and acid reflux even though I was not eating a lot of processed fatty foods. A year ago I went to my doctor who told me to cut all reflux prone foods for about a month (lemon, tomatoes, mint, coffee, sparkling water and the toughest...dark chocolate!). Reflux improved but I still felt bloated. I decided to cut gluten from my diet. After 3 months, all the symptoms were gone and my energy was way up! That was the turning point for me. At last something was working! I used MFP to track how many calories I was eating in a day. I realized that I was gaining weight when eating more than 1500 calories a day. I was shocked and knew I had to kick my metabolism up. I started walking more and doing a few online exercise videos a week (nothing crazy, just steady). That's when I started losing the weight. I also added more vegetables and lean proteins to my diet and lowered my carb consumption (MFP was great for that). I lost 15 pounds over the past 6 months. That would never have happened if I had not cut gluten, carbs and pushed myself to exercise more. I slowly reintroduced some gluten foods (bread mostly ... and cake!) along with some reflux causing food (who can live without chocolate?!). I know I have to be careful not to eat to much of these but I don't deprive myself. I just eat a smaller piece than before unless it is a special occasion. In that case I adjust back the next day. The other thing that helped is my best friend joining the "let's get back in shape wagon". Loosing weight while hypo is not easy. It is tough to understand unless you are living it. I thought it was not possible... but it is. Try to reduce gluten and carbs, eat more veggies and protein and see how you feel after a few weeks. Remember that it is not a race. It is more about doing things that make you feel better. And the best thing I got for Christmas was a Fitbit to get my metabolism moving. It works! Good luck, you can do it!