Weight loss with Hoshimotos

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hutch3780
hutch3780 Posts: 2 Member
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I weighed 138 8 months ago. Since then I've gone up to 152. It is hard for me to lose weight. I fluctuate like a yoyo depending on what my immune system is doing to my thyroid. The girls at work were picking on me this morning so I decided to do something about it. I have found I only lose weight if I eat under 1000 calories a day with my Hoshimostos. My neck was swollen for awhile and I had a hard time eating. I was eating around that and had energy, as much as you can have with Hoshimostos. I also lost weight. So wish me luck and would like friends with Hoshimostos or people who have overcome obesity or medical condutions

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  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
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    Are you taking thyroid meds?

    @CSARdiver thoughts?
  • brendanwhite84
    brendanwhite84 Posts: 220 Member
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    My girlfriend has Hashimoto's - she had to get her medication (levothyroxine) dialed in properly before she was able to figure out her metabolic rate and start eating accordingly. I believe she's about 20 lbs down from her peak at this point, and I anticipate further losses. She doesn't use MFP though, unfortunately.
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
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    Welcome!

    13 lbs isn't tremendously worrisome, but it certainly is significant of a major hormonal shift. A good majority of this is water weight I would imagine, especially considering your neck swelling.

    Are you under the care of an endocrinologist? Are you taking levothyroxine?

    What were your latest TSH results? Were these between 0.2 - 2.0?

    Have you been tracking calories using a food scale or have just been guessing?


    Hypothyroidism impacts your metabolism by ~5% in even the most extreme cases. That's 80 kcals/day out of a 1600 kcal/day budget.

    What hypothyroidism, and all hormone imbalances, may cause are changes to your appetite and satiety triggers and signals. This causes you to mistakenly eat when you are not hungry, which leads to weight gain over time.

    There are several people with all manner of thyroid issues on this site, many of which have had tremendous success. The calorie counting model can be a very effective one, but you need to use the program as intended. Go slowly, don't make any drastic changes, and be patient with results.

  • Ryansworld84
    Ryansworld84 Posts: 83 Member
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    I have hypothyroidism and take meds for it daily. I am able to lose and maintain weight loss. You can do it if you stay on plan and be accurate with your inputs etc. Has your doctor ever discussed getting your thyroid removed? Because you have a health condition I would seek out a thyroid specialist and ask them about everything.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,513 Member
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    CSARdiver wrote: »
    Welcome!

    13 lbs isn't tremendously worrisome, but it certainly is significant of a major hormonal shift. A good majority of this is water weight I would imagine, especially considering your neck swelling.

    Are you under the care of an endocrinologist? Are you taking levothyroxine?

    What were your latest TSH results? Were these between 0.2 - 2.0?

    Have you been tracking calories using a food scale or have just been guessing?


    Hypothyroidism impacts your metabolism by ~5% in even the most extreme cases. That's 80 kcals/day out of a 1600 kcal/day budget.

    What hypothyroidism, and all hormone imbalances, may cause are changes to your appetite and satiety triggers and signals. This causes you to mistakenly eat when you are not hungry, which leads to weight gain over time.

    There are several people with all manner of thyroid issues on this site, many of which have had tremendous success. The calorie counting model can be a very effective one, but you need to use the program as intended. Go slowly, don't make any drastic changes, and be patient with results.

    This, so many more times!
    I've lost 20kg while being untreated with Hashimotos due to living in a country without a single endocrinologist specialising in thyroid and everyone telling me a THS of 8 and a big pile of antibodies means nothing. So yes, it is possible to lose weight even untreated.

    Hunger and being tired, and generally feeling miserable make losing weight more difficult. Also being less active due to feeling tired and miserable also means your body needs less calories above your base metabolic rate. Another thing: being hypo can lead to an increased water weight which is difficult to get rid of unless you're properly treated. I never had this problem but know of many people who did.
  • tinakowalik
    tinakowalik Posts: 73 Member
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    I was recently myself diagnosed with Hashimotos. I lost 42 pounds, years ago, and put it back on rather quickly IMO. I told my doctor I kept gaining and brushed it off and basically told me not to be silly. Its not that many pounds she said. But here I am today and its been all undone. Its pretty defeating. I also mentioned extreme cravings for sugar. Mostky chocolate or pop. I suspect I may have hypoglycemia. The biggest problem aside from fatigue is the stiffness and soreness in my legs. I'm on meds now a cpl months. I'm starting back up slowly in working out. Starring with elliptical. I feel though I won't make any progress. The energy just isn't there. It's nice to read that it can be managed and there is success stories!
  • tootsmom16
    tootsmom16 Posts: 1 Member
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    I've been hypo for a while now and on Levothyroxine. My doctors slowing kept increasing my dose until I was almost maxed out and still I gained 30 pounds in a matter of a few months and then was diagnosed with Hashimotos. I'm still carrying the weight but no longer gaining weight now that they lowered my Levothyroxine and added in a T3 only medication (liothyronine) This disease is so frustrating, especially when it saps you of your energy day after day! Good luck with your weight loss journey!
  • brendanwhite84
    brendanwhite84 Posts: 220 Member
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    tinakowalik wrote: »
    I lost 42 pounds, years ago, and put it back on rather quickly IMO. I told my doctor I kept gaining and brushed it off and basically told me not to be silly. Its not that many pounds she said.

    I don't mean to offend (as I mentioned earlier in the thread, my girlfriend put on substantially more weight than that due to Hashimoto's) but that's insane coming from a medical professional. Just 42 lbs? Doctors must be dealing with way too many bariatric patients these days for that to have become normalized.

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