Hoshimotos...

calling @CSARdiver - he is our resident thyroid expert

has your doc prescribed any medication for treatment? normal is a huge range so finding someone who can work with you to optimize is key (i.e. for hypo - keeping TSH between .5 and 4.5 is the norm - but i have hellish symptoms when i get above 1.0 - thankfully my doc listens to me and tweaks meds as needed)

Diagnosed with Hashimoto's in 2011 after the birth of my middle daughter. With a TSH of 177 😳. Took 2 yrs to get my meds right and managed to lose 72lbs after the birth of my third daughter between 2012/2013.
Like deannalfisher i also only feel right when my TSH is under 1 but it's a constant struggle with doctors in the UK to keep it that way. Plus have no access to anything other then T4 meds. I've regained quite a few of those lbs over the last few years so am back to try shift them again.
It is possible. Keep at it. Add me if you wish. X

I think @csardiver is AWOL, but his very helpful thread is still here:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10767046/hypothyroidism-and-weight-management/

@Brittaney_218 , I strongly suggest that you read that.

Hypothyroidism, even Hashi's, is not weight loss doom.

Those of us who are hypothroid can have wilder water weight fluctuations that make the scale an even worse lying liar than it is for average people; fatigue that saps activity calories out of our daily routine; and appetite issues caused by the disease. We may even need a slightly lower calorie goal than a similar non-hypo person, which is a drag. Those are potential problems, and they're annoying, but they're not insurmountable.

It's really important to make sure that you're doing all the normal right things (logging food accurately, logging exercise accurately, etc.), because even for us, those problems are more likely sources of non-success than the disease in and of itself. But it's really easy to believe that the disease is doom, so we're tempted to turn to that as the first best explanation. Realistically, sustainable weight loss is challenging for most everyone.

For sure, getting your thyroid condition properly treated is a help, and the thread I linked above should help you sort that out. Beyond that, using good logging/tracking practices is key. Some people with Hashi's or other autoimmune conditions find that lower carb eating helps them, but that's far from universal (I didn't do it, and lost fine eating lots of nice carbs; but I'm just regular ol' hypo, quite severe, properly treated - not Hashi's).

Best wishes!

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@AnnPT77 , always love to real your comments. You're so much better in explaining things.

If it helps: I lost the weight I wanted to lose 'despite' hashimoto, vitamin D and B12 deficiency, before I got treated on either of those. Well, I finally got diagnosed and treated on the latter two near the end sprint. Weighing and logging food properly is key here; if you feel hungry, tired and unhappy then portion creep seems to kick in twice as hard, for me anyway.

Btw, I lost the weight on about 60% carbs. I love all kind of carbs and the keep me full and happy. But like AnnP said, everyone is different.

ditto here - had hashi's (diagnosed right when my thyroid was removed from cancer) - so now just plain ole hypo, but i still have to monitor the antibodies

i eat approx 50-60% carbs a day (and my daily intake is in the 25-2800 range) but i also have a high daily activity level and use a TDEE base for my daily intake (so i don't add in purposeful exercise - unless i go hr+ cardio)