Hypothyroidism/menopause

There are quite a few of us with hypo post menopause who have lost weight on these boards.

As middlehaitch said, as long as you are properly medicated, you should lose weight like everyone else.

The key is accurate tracking. If you're not using a food scale and verifying your data base entries, it's likely the cause of your frustrations.

Using a food scale and verifying data base entries, I had no problem losing 90 pounds as expected and am maintaining that loss. I started losing the weight when I was 52 and am now 56.

Also checking in as post menopausal and hypothyroid. I'm not on HRT, I chose not to go that route.

I lost 70+ pounds at age 54 at just about the rate expected once I logged accurately.

Like middlehaitch said, those last few pounds take time and consistency. You'll get there.

cmriverside wrote: »

Also checking in as post menopausal and hypothyroid. I'm not on HRT, I chose not to go that route.

I lost 70+ pounds at age 54 at just about the rate expected once I logged accurately.

Like middlehaitch said, those last few pounds take time and consistency. You'll get there.

I am 62, post menopausal, hypothyroid, no HRT.
Using scale for accurate Food logging is the reason for the ongoing success in my own weight loss journey.

I think the scale is possibly the most useful kitchen appliance I own anymore. (used to be I'd say it was my Instant Pot)

GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »

Add me to the no HRT crowd.

Me too. I’m post menopausal but not hypothyroid. I don’t have trouble losing as long as I stick to my calorie goals.

It’s harder once you’re close to goal/have a healthy BMI- weight loss can slow down but it’ll happen with a lot of patience.

DRGrazie wrote: »

Just want to add a bit to this. I am perimenopausal and have thyroid problems. What I learned recently, after a pretty big scare, is that leaning more toward the mediterranean and even Keto diet (more specifically this one) not only helps with weight loss after menopause (or even before) but also can greatly reduce liver complications later (not because of saturated fat but more from 'whites' and lack of Omega 3 in your diet. I was recently diagnosed with fatty liver disease and increased fat in the liver. However, the liver has the largest problem passing anything that is excess carbs over what your body can process. Keto and low carb win on this but Mediterranean including some protein from fish and grass-fed animals (chicken, turkey, etc) lower risks. That also includes exercise 5 days a week. Lowering body fat, etc. Take a page from one whom learned the hard way. I got diagnosed because of a blood test in the er for something completely unrelated so it is still reverse able. Also, however, add your walnuts and fiber.

I'm very glad that you've found a way of eating that really works for you, with your particular health issues and goals. Reduced carbs or even keto seem to help some people, anecdotally speaking, and it's worth a try for those who've hit a brick wall with other approaches, who can see low carb as being workable for them. And I'd expect that the mediterranean diet's emphasis on plenty of fruits and veggies, plus other nutritious foods, would be a good basis for many people's balanced & nutritious eating.

I want to come back into this thread to clarify, after my initial post, that that experience is not univeral.

Post-menopausally and with pretty severe hypothyroidism, my weight loss resulted from eating pretty much as I had for decades of obesity, but smaller portions, and in somewhat different proportions. While I reduced carbs somewhat, I continued eating 150-200g carbs most of the time during weight loss, made sure to get enough protein (75-100g for me), and also had a daily minimum for fats (40+g) - as many of them as possible as MUFAs/PUFAs and with a good portion of Omega-3s (i.e., emphasizing nuts, avocados, olive oil, etc. as fat sources). Those are things that mainstream authorities (USDA, WHO, etc.) would encourage in a balanced, healthy diet. I didn't bother to manage carbs at all; I just let them fall wherever they ended up, with my calories, protein, and fats hitting my goals.

Reduced carbs can be a great option for some, for either health or appetite-management reasons. For many, low carb is optional. For a few, low carb results in poor energy level or reduced satiation. There's a lot of individual variation!

P.S. I didn't "woo" your post. I think you may've overgeneralized a bit, but I didn't find it magically unscientific or anything.

I’m post menopausal, and have chosen not to do HRT, no thyroid issues that I know of. I’m WFPB, so very high carb and have lost and maintained fine. There are many approaches, you need to find which is best for your body.