Thyroid Problem ??

I'm on 422mcg of Synthroid and it is a never-ending battle. It is possible, but you will always lose slower than the average person.

Im also hypothyroid, ive lost 54 pounds so its possible to lose weight. Im getting to the point now where its getting harder, but I think its because im closer to my goal weight.

I take levothyroxine and it is still a struggle to lose. Working out is key for me, I can't just cut calories.

I was dx with a hypo thyroid about 2 years ago and blamed my weight on it. I do not take medication because I dont like to. I am not depressed, although I am tired alot. My weight is up and down but I have lost weight. I am fighting this on my own and due to the lack of no insurance I really dont have a choice. :-)

Thyroid issues here too. It IS possible to get it in check and loose weight. If you feel like your levels and loss arent in check and youre doing everything right - go have them rechecked and your meds adjusted.
I am probably going to loose my thryroid fairly soon and Im scared this will make things way more difficult.

I think it will definitely get better once on the medication, but I wouldn't set my heart on losing huge amounts just because of the meds. I have hypothyroidism too and it was almost impossible to lose weight before! Now, I'm losing about 1 lb a week. You'll see a big difference in your energy levels for sure though! At least, I did!
Good luck!

I've been on thyroid medication for over 10 years but I never put forth the effort to lose weight until last year. I was going to the gym 5 days a week and working with a trainer 3x a month and still not losing. I had made some majors changes in the types of food I was eating but not really counting calories. In June this year my trainer told me about this site, since then I've lost 20 lbs. I don't know how much of my weight problem is thyroid related, I know that medication alone did not help me lose weight. I had to do the work. I had to make the choices. Good luck to you.

Found out I was hyper - thyroid at the age of 35, it explained alot of what I had been going thru for 15 yrs...
I took meds, I did this I did that...... I quit smoking.. I started eating healthy ( my weight was always about 130 ) then it Kept
getting more and more till I was was 150, then I started lifting hand weights, slow and steady at first and I walked 2 miles 6 days a week.. and I started to tone up,. feel better and my thyroid Burned its self out...... I was off meds.. no surgery..
I was going on but I was left with this weight.. impossible to loose.. Dont eat.. eat.. over eat and eat anything and everything and eat healthy as a horse oragnic. pure and gave up soda too.. But the Exercise and food change ( Lifestyle if you will ) is what did it to my metabolism.. so I was happy about that.. I am what they call a Borderliner.. I can be a lil under and a lil over but not enuff to have to do a thing about it.. so I eat right.. I exercise and Try to get this fat off of my middle.. I have no legs am very muscular and no arms.. but alot fat over my stomach.. I am 47 had to kids natural.. and take no meds of any kind for anything.. its crazy but the weight I am loosing since being here is coming off at the right amount, slow an steady.. have to burn the all over to get rid of the tummy and loose the fat so I can maintain all this muscle underneath.. so hang in there..I never knew how many women have this and they NEVER know it.. so tell all your friends to get that blood test.. its half the reason they cant loose weight......

I'm on 100 mg of levothyroxine. I was diagnosed before I started my journey. My medicine makes such a difference in my energy. I can always tell when it probably needs to be adjusted because my energy level goes into the toilet no matter what I do. Since I'm also a diabetic I see my doctor often so its checked every 3 months. I've had to have it adjusted 4 times in the last 18 months. I can not express enough how important the meds are! As my daughter pointed out to me ... this is a condition someone can die from. I've lost 53 lbs so it doesn't stop you from losing but I believe that it does slow it down some. The meds along with eating right and getting some exercise will give you energy and make you feel so much better. harder maybe...impossible never!

My thyroid went in the toilet after taking too much Lithium. I'm bipolar. So not only does my hypothyroidism affect my nasty mood swings, it put an insane amount of weight on me. And wow, was I craving food. So I finally got it checked again, after not being on meds for a year or so, and am on 137 mcgs a day. I have energy to run again! Before, I would get about 30 seconds on the treadmill before being exhausted and retreating to the elliptical, forcing myself through 20 minutes. I sleep better now, I get about 100 minutes of cardio in 6 days a week.

I don't know how this will affect my weight loss yet-I've only begun on a long journey, and my thyroid still isn't where it should be. But know that you're not alone!

I was diagnosed with hashimoto's hypothyroidism in the summer of 2001, when my son was a year old.

In hindsight, I was probably hyper, post-pregnancy -- but c'mon! Who complains about having energy, being able to wear their jeans, etc., after having a baby? lol

When I went hypo, I crashed - all the symptoms - but it still took a while to get a dx. Now, I take:

75mcg of snythroid and 20 mcg of cytomel in the morning
and
50mcg of synthroid and 15 mcg of cytomel in the afternoon

(because I have a great doc who looks not only at lab values, but who listens to my symptoms and energy levels, etc)

I can miss a dose (morning or noon) and still function okay if I resume my meds the next dosage time, but if I miss a whole day, I'm a mess.

No matter how well adjusted meds are, weight doesn't just come off, and my symptoms don't fully go away. Not being on meds/the right med levels means I can't get out of bed. Being on meds at the right level means that I can function at about 80% or so of "normal". I still have hair loss, dry skin, constipation ... and a heckuva time losing weight. Like Mitchlou84, I think I hope that being on the right meds will just have the weight drop off, but that doesn't happen.

When i got diagnosed 3 years ago, I was running 30 miles per week, doing resistance training several times per week, dancing and swimming, and also watching what I was eating/drinking and yet was not loosing any weight. When I suddenly hit a brick wall (felt like within days) my GP sent me for tests and I was diagnosed as hypothyroid (underactive). Yes the Lvothyroxine was a life saver and withing weeks I felt much better energy wise. However my exercise suffered and I was no longer able to run more than 2-3 miles, no more half marathons for me!

I struggled to loose weight even with medication (only a tiny number of hypothyroid people wll find the meds make any difference to their rate of weight loss), but have kept myself healthy with food and exercise, even if it wasn't to the levels I was at before. I strongly urge anyone with this condition to eat in a healthy way and continue to do the exercise that they can manage. I also found the Low GI principals of eating to be sensible and effective for me, and many people with metabolic conditions do too such as diabetes, PCOS etc.

Now this next bit is NOT what I'd recommend for anyone else, this was my choice. I was tested by a practitioner and discovered that although my body needed levothyroxine, my body did not like it in the synthetic form (ie the drug). So I began taking it in homeopathic form (via a practioner, NOT off the internet/shop shelf etc) at the start of June.

Within days my energy levels were right back to pre-diagnosis, I was getting up before my alarm went off and am now easily running 6-7 miles and am looking to run further. I am continuing to see a qualified homeopath and am due to have my first blood test soon to check my levels with my doctor. I also lost a stone (14 lbs). Since then I have reagined several lbs, but as my exercise routine has included more strength training I have l continued to loose inches.

I must stress that I DO NOT recommend that people come off ANY medication without medical advice. Levothyroxine made my life liveable, I was extremely grateful to have a drug that made me feel human again, and I used it for the past 3 years successfully, but I always felt that it wasn't quite right for me. :frown: I mst also stress that I have had and continue to have, other therapies that may well be changing my overall health.

Sorry if this is a bit long, but I just thought I'g get my 2 pence worth in

I take 100mcg of levothyroxine (ha****motos) and I have no trouble losing weight.

Have been taking for almost 10 years.

For me when I was diagnosed main symptoms was EXHAUSTION yes maybe I was 10lbs overweight but that was the least of it. Couldn't think about anything including diet as I was too tired.

I struggled with my weight till I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism back in 2008. Since I started taking levothyroxine (75mcg) I have lost 45lbs so I know that has worked for me. It is very hard to maintain the weight loss and I find I now lose about 1lb a month as long as I keep to my calorie allowance and keep to my exercise routine. (Any extra weight loss is welcome bonus!) On reflection I think a slow steady weight loss is a good thing and patience and perseverance is a must.