Anyone have experience losing weight while struggling with Hypothyroid?

This is a really good post:

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

It was written by a guy who is a scientist in the hypothyroidism field, hypothyroid himself, who lost weight calorie counting. It's good, solid scientific background. There are a lot of myths in the world, so it's good counterbalance.

It should be possible to lose weight while hypothyroid, even with levels not fully controlled. It still should be possible to use calorie counting. Unfortunately, it's possible (not guaranteed) that your calorie needs may be a bit lower because of the thyroid condition. Still, I'd suggest starting with the MFP calorie recommendation for a sensibly slow loss rate (pound a week at most, at your current size), then follow that for at least one full menstrual cycle, logging as carefully as you can manage, and see what your average weekly results are.

Compare your body weight at the same relative point in at least two different menstrual cycles, to get the average loss rate. If your first two weeks are wildly different from what happens later, go for another two weeks or so (sometimes the first week or two are distorted by water weight fluctuations).

It's also possible that you may have more confusing than average scale results because of water weight fluctuations, since *maybe* either the thyroid condition, or the ongoing efforts to get you medicated properly, will cause more extreme or persistent water weight changes. That's not fat, but it can confuse results as measured by the bodyweight scale. You may benefit from taking multi-point tape measurements once a month or so, and taking front/side/back progress photos (wearing snug or minimal clothing, but not just undies because - believe it or not - you may want to show off those "before" photos someday). Sometimes measurements or photos will show progress even if the scale is being stubborn.

I know this may sound discouraging, but I don't mean it that way. For anyone losing weight, patience is required. You may require just a teaspoonful more of it, at times. Hang in there: This can be managed.

A common pitfall for hypo people is to think that if things are hard, it's because of the hypo. It isn't, always. We can have difficult stages for exactly the same reasons other people do: Needing to learn more about logging accurately, falling into days when it's hard to manage calories, etc. This year, many people have gained some weight because of the pandemic, either stress eating, or changes in daily routine, or unavailability of preferred exercise modes or normal foods, and more. So, you're not unique in gaining over the past year.

Since a common hypo symptom is fatigue, it can be easy to fall into habits of doing less in daily life, and that can cost us in calorie burn. Sometimes the body just needs rest, and that's OK, but sometimes we can keep things revved up a bit by being conscious about movement. If you can summon the energy, these ideas may help:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10610953/neat-improvement-strategies-to-improve-weight-loss/p1

I'm severely hypothyroid, but lucky to be under more effective medication control than it sounds like you're able to be. I'm hanging around MFP now maintaining a healthy weight (125ish at 5'5"), year 5+ of that now, after several previous decades of obesity (I'm 65). I'm not the only hypothyroid person here who's lost weight. It may not always be easy - isn't always easy for anyone, hypo or no - but it's achievable.

Keep working on the thyroid control, keep getting exercise, eat nutritiously (enough protein, fats, veggies/fruits), try to keep daily activity up without overtaxing yourself, and take it gradually. Hang in there, you can do it, I'm sure!