Hypothyroid and No weight Loss
SanaAnum
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hi help me.
i am hypothroid and on medication.
Did a 4 week weight loss program with nothing lost
then again did 3 week weight loss lost only 1 kg
i am 5 feet 4 inches and 100 kg weight.
i am hypothroid and on medication.
Did a 4 week weight loss program with nothing lost
then again did 3 week weight loss lost only 1 kg
i am 5 feet 4 inches and 100 kg weight.
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If your numbers are under control with your medication then your thyroid has nothing to do with not losing weight...you just ate too much9
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I have hypothyroidism which is currently successfully treated and I am steadily losing weight. If you know that your thyroid levels are in check with your current medication then I’d recommend just using MFP to calculate your calories and stick to that.
Were you calorie counting as part of your previous weight loss plan?0 -
What type of programs were they?
Calorie counting will work if you log/count properly.0 -
hi all i am not new to losing weight.
3 years ago i dropped 30 kg in 6 months.
this time i have 40kg to lose.
was hypothryroid then aswell.
But this time no mater what my diet is the weight isnot changing.
i think there is some problem with my medication.1 -
What are you doing to try to lose weight? How many calories are you eating every day, and how are you measuring them?
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I also have hypothyroidism, but have managed to lose 16 kg since Sept. 6th.
I don't know about your macros, but I learned that a low carb diet doesn't work for people with hypothyroidism. We need our carbs. I tried a low carb diet at the beginning of the year and gained 1.5 kg in a week. Now I'm eating my carbs AND losing weight.3 -
hi all i am not new to losing weight.
3 years ago i dropped 30 kg in 6 months.
this time i have 40kg to lose.
was hypothryroid then aswell.
But this time no mater what my diet is the weight isnot changing.
i think there is some problem with my medication.
Are you counting calories as accurately as possible (logging everything on MFP, using a food scale, recipe builder, etc.)?
If you think something is wrong with your medication then speak with your doctor. But you still have to ensure that you're in a calorie deficit in order to lose weight.3 -
i am trying to reduce calories to 1000 per day. after a week no weight loss0
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Eat what MFP recommends, not 1000. If you don't have a food scale, purchase one. A week without losing is fine, but over a seven-week span you lost one kilogram. You're eating more than you think.3
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Hello, I also have hypothyroid and on medication. The first thing you need to do is make sure your medication IS working. I would highly recommend the Natural Thyroid or Armour, NOT the synthetic. Second, you have got to get your food logged correctly. Do not eat less than 1200 calories or your body will hang on to your fat thinking your starving. Do eat all the food group. Just make wiser choices. Obviously, avoid refined sugars like cake, ice cream, cookies. Be careful your not drinking your calories, pop (Even Diet Pop is not good), alcohol, or to much milk. Drink plenty of water. Eating out is a big no-no. If you are going to eat out know ahead of time what you're going to order and how much calories it has. Do a Google search, you can find out how many calories in just about anything. Of course, get moving. Have you tried a watch that counts your steps? 10,000 Steps a day while watching your weight should get that weight off. I have also done a 10 day cleanse. You can find good ones at your health food store. Most importantly DO NOT GIVE UP! You can do this. Hope this helps, good luck on your weight loss journey17
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dannychona73 wrote: »Hello, I also have hypothyroid and on medication. The first thing you need to do is make sure your medication IS working. I would highly recommend the Natural Thyroid or Armour, NOT the synthetic. Second, you have got to get your food logged correctly. Do not eat less than 1200 calories or your body will hang on to your fat thinking your starving. Do eat all the food group. Just make wiser choices. Obviously, avoid refined sugars like cake, ice cream, cookies. Be careful your not drinking your calories, pop (Even Diet Pop is not good), alcohol, or to much milk. Drink plenty of water. Eating out is a big no-no. If you are going to eat out know ahead of time what you're going to order and how much calories it has. Do a Google search, you can find out how many calories in just about anything. Of course, get moving. Have you tried a watch that counts your steps? 10,000 Steps a day while watching your weight should get that weight off. I have also done a 10 day cleanse. You can find good ones at your health food store. Most importantly DO NOT GIVE UP! You can do this. Hope this helps, good luck on your weight loss journey
Ignore pretty much all of this, OP7 -
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moosmum1972 wrote: »dannychona73 wrote: »Hello, I also have hypothyroid and on medication. The first thing you need to do is make sure your medication IS working. I would highly recommend the Natural Thyroid or Armour, NOT the synthetic. Second, you have got to get your food logged correctly. Do not eat less than 1200 calories or your body will hang on to your fat thinking your starving. Do eat all the food group. Just make wiser choices. Obviously, avoid refined sugars like cake, ice cream, cookies. Be careful your not drinking your calories, pop (Even Diet Pop is not good), alcohol, or to much milk. Drink plenty of water. Eating out is a big no-no. If you are going to eat out know ahead of time what you're going to order and how much calories it has. Do a Google search, you can find out how many calories in just about anything. Of course, get moving. Have you tried a watch that counts your steps? 10,000 Steps a day while watching your weight should get that weight off. I have also done a 10 day cleanse. You can find good ones at your health food store. Most importantly DO NOT GIVE UP! You can do this. Hope this helps, good luck on your weight loss journey
Ignore pretty much all of this, OP
Especially the cleanse part...
And the holding on to fat part4 -
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I have hypothyroidism, and when my synthroid dose is correct I lose weight as predicted by MFP. If you haven’t been tested for a while, especially if you’ve gained a significant amount of weight since the last time you were tested, or are having symptoms, it’s a good idea to see your doctor to check your levels. Losing or gaining weight can affect some people’s thyroid levels. After I lost ~35 pounds my synthroid dose was too high and my doctor needed to lower my dose (and yes, I’m sure that it was the weight loss that affected my levels and not the other way around, as I was being tested frequently and lost exactly as predicted by MFP).
I’m 5’3”, currently 155 pounds with a lightly active lifestyle, and maintain at around 1,850 calories per day.1 -
I have hypothyroid & autoimmune hashimotos. Prior to being properly diagnosed and medicated my numbers would flux from normal to not normal all the while I felt awful along with not being able to lose weight. For me it is important to make sure my medication is working first and my numbers are at the optimal for my body. You can check your own levels thru life extensions. I find natural pig thyroid works best for me and I need my tsh suppressed. You can check for antibodies in case you may want to confirm hashimotos, if you have not already. I find I feel better avoiding certain foods especially gluten as it can trigger the autoimmune process. As for a cleanse....it also helped me to do a food allergy cleanse test which helped me identify foods that made me feel worse of which I found dairy, sugar and wheat to be my issues. This may not be for you but a good dr or naturopath can walk you thru it. The main thing is to not give up.2
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I started again my diet 5 days ago and finally the scaled moved a bit. So maybe i am going fine.0
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dannychona73 wrote: »Hello, I also have hypothyroid and on medication. The first thing you need to do is make sure your medication IS working. I would highly recommend the Natural Thyroid or Armour, NOT the synthetic. Second, you have got to get your food logged correctly. Do not eat less than 1200 calories or your body will hang on to your fat thinking your starving. Do eat all the food group. Just make wiser choices. Obviously, avoid refined sugars like cake, ice cream, cookies. Be careful your not drinking your calories, pop (Even Diet Pop is not good), alcohol, or to much milk. Drink plenty of water. Eating out is a big no-no. If you are going to eat out know ahead of time what you're going to order and how much calories it has. Do a Google search, you can find out how many calories in just about anything. Of course, get moving. Have you tried a watch that counts your steps? 10,000 Steps a day while watching your weight should get that weight off. I have also done a 10 day cleanse. You can find good ones at your health food store. Most importantly DO NOT GIVE UP! You can do this. Hope this helps, good luck on your weight loss journey
Ignore pretty much all of this, OP
Yup. I'm hypothyroid, and although it can be next to impossible when meds are off, as long as the medication is properly controlling it, weight loss is the same as hypo as with anyone else. No special rules needed.1 -
Hi there, I feel your pain. Mine acted up really bad in September worked out 30 days straight logged everything and no weight loss. November came and same thing. From September to December I gained 20ibs. Went to the doc and all my lvls were normal but my vitamin D was extremely low. Excessive weight gain, mood swings, VERY fatigue, muscle cramps, joint pain
You name it I had it. I gave up and recently started back up on the 27th of this month and currently on vitamin d pills. My docs advice was to just keep doing what your doing exercise wise and we'll watch the labs for you. My advice to you is go get your levels checked but don't give up keep going! Good luck!0 -
I started again my diet 5 days ago and finally the scaled moved a bit. So maybe i am going fine.
Keep in mind that it's only been 5 days. If you've lost weight before then hopefully you understand that weight loss isn't linear. We all wish it was, but sometimes the body does weird things when we make big changes. It may just need some time to settle down.
And please don't undereat like that. It's a sure way to increase your stress and cortisol levels, not to mention things like muscle loss and vitamin deficiencies over time.2 -
It took a month before the scale started to move for me, after that I began losing in a predictable pattern of stalls and drops which is totally normal. I didn't lose the predictided amount each week but across the course of the month I'd end up about where I was supposed to be.0
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I m hypothyroidism patient myself and i have lost 15 pounds so far in two months. Make sure to use food scale everytime and log each & every thing!1
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If your thyroid levels are under control, you weight loss equation is no different to anyone else's.
Obviously you should be getting your thyroxine levels monitored regularly, like everyone on thyroxine.
True story: Paperpudding n = 1 ..........
lost weight to my goal over 10 months in 2013. Maintained it since.
In 2016, developed thyroid tumour and had to have surgery to remove half my thyroid and commence on thyroxine medication
Levels monitored, of course.
Maintained on exactly same calories before and after this.
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Severely hyothyroid for 17 years, properly controlled with meds (dosage of which has required adjustment a few times).
At age 59-60, lost 50+ pounds in just less than a year, and have maintained a healthy weight for nearly 2 years since.
Certainly, check in with your doctor, if you're concerned your thyroid hormone levels are off.
If they're fine, look for the problem elsewhere, among common causes of lackluster weight loss. But don't go to crazy low calories (like 1000) to start: It's not healthy, and the overwhelming majority of women your weight will lose well on more.
Best wishes!2 -
hi all finally i have started a new diet that is very strict calorie counting on Jan 1. today is 3rd and have lost 2 kgs. thank God!!0
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