I'm sorry you have had a harder time than most in these last few months. You are brave.

Often people who are hypo acquire an arthritis diagnosis some time before being diagnosed as hypo. I wonder if you might benefit from glucosamine sometimes it comes with chondroitin. This can help support the cartilage in various joints. MSM another supplement can help reduce the inflammation as can NAC. Please read into these because they could help bring you some pain/discomfort relief.

Its good levo seems to help you, there are many including myself that it does not. I wonder if you are using anything to facilitate the conversion of t4 to t3. Levo is a synthetic iodine which like the natural requires several minerals and some vitamins to make the step from the inactive form to the active form. Selenium and Zinc are a couple selenium can be found in salmon and I think Brazil nuts as well as on the health food shop shelves. Some companies provide combinations to make life easier.

Not all doctors check the t3 levels those who do are often content with the total t3 but knowing how much of your t3 production is what they term reverse is useful. The term refers to t3 which are made the wrong way round so they will not fit the t3 receptors this is often caused by a nutritional deficiency such as selenium. I fear for you the stress of recent months could have compromised things for a while. Looking into something to support conversion could really help you. Stress is most unhelpful. I hope knowing you were there when you were needed, did the best you could will bring you some consolation.

I'm sure you discovered when you had your previous success that conscientious measuring and personal accountability went a long way to your success. I would suggest while your knees are tender you do what you can, May be sleep with your knees over a pillow to take the pressure off. Walking with your fur friend is wonderful idea. The Knack will be to let your knees recover it can be easy to be over enthusiastic when one starts out. May be for a week or so do not be too hard on your knees. Thinking arms I have seen it suggested that using two tins of soup or similar for arm exercises can be helpful. Mostly while you are trying to dull the pain of your knees possibly you could concentrate on your posture. Several studies all be they in older people discovered sitting well rather than slouching uses more calories, likewise standing well too.

I hope my supplement suggestions can bring you back to the degree of joint comfort you usually experience within a reasonable time period. All the very best, take care. Time spend healing your knees will be time well spent. And by the way, please don't sit with your knees crossed, mine are aching because I have been doing this.

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Back story I have had hypothyroidism since 2004. In 2016 I lost my weight and was 130 lbs. I’m on 150 mcg of levothyroxine a day. Last Nov my mom got sick. Passed away in February 2020 and With the travel and no time for meal prep and taking care of her I put some of the weight back on. Then COVID hit and the rest said hey why not. So here I am trying to lose again.

With the recommendation from my dr, whom I adore for her knowledge, I don’t eat breads pasta cereal etc. I am doing as much as I can exercising but as of late having trouble with the knees. Even with what “normal “ blood work says is normal I have always still had symptoms ( joints aching from time to time , headaches, fatigue, insomnia, bowel issues). It’s not every day it’s just stuff that flares up. Thanks for you patience.

Now to my inquiry. We all know it’s calories in and out. But that isn’t my inquiry. What exercises do you find works in helping the losing weight part? I love the elliptical however that and the bike has been making my knees hurts for the past couple weeks and I am unable to do them more than 15 minutes a day.

What have you found that helps? I don’t see a treadmill in the future for this year. I do go for walks with my toy dog when the humidity isn’t bad, but is that enough? Can people with hypothyroidism really lose weight with just walking alone? I do , do a few dumbbell exercises for my arms. Not heavy weights but as much as I can handle for now.
I wish I could swim as I know that would take the pressure off the joints and be great exercise but I don’t swim. So what do you all find that helps you stay on track and you can do consistently?

Hi, sorry your struggling with losing. I also struggle with losing. It seems to just move around, hahaha. I have Hashimotos with hypothyroidism. My endo has me on name brand Synthroid, gluten free, low carb, lower calories, low sugar, intermittent fasting diet. I have been able to lose and keep off 20 pounds in the past 2 years. It has not come off easily. I had been hypo for 10+ years. With very unstable labs. My labs are good, I feel better, my pain has lessened. I would have a lot of headaches and joint inflammation. I can tell now that I’ve been gluten free when I accidentally eat gluten cause my body will inflame. It’s been quite the journey, but I’ve got all my life. 🤗 I like walking and doing run walk intervals as well as strength training in my home. I like the elliptical but I hate the elliptical. We have a complicated relationship lol
I don’t exercise as much as I should and I do know that consistency in that are would help. The non scale victories keep me engaged and rewards keep me motivated. I keep reaching the same reward (a certain weight on the scale) and then I gain it right back the next day so I’ve not technically rewarded myself for that goal yet. 🙄
I hope you find what works for you. You’ve done it before so you can do it again. Just believe in yourself 🤗 :::hugs:::

PS. Reach out when you need a friend or support ..
Take Care

😆 I got rewards for every few pounds lost, just to keep me going 😆 my final reward with be a vita mix and/or a new workout equipment, to keep me in maintenance.. Not sure which as I want it to be something that helped me lose weight as well as keeps me in track with health. Could be either a fancy blender or a fancy bow flex or maybe that cool new mirror thing.