Hi Mindy - I'm going through the same thing, too. I lost about 15 pounds in maybe the first 6-8 weeks, and there I have stayed, but now it's more like an 8 pound loss, because it kept going up and down. I have been this weight and playing around with it since mid-February.

When I see others post that they have lost 30 pounds (my goal) in 6 months (how long I have been logging) - and they started out around the same weight (175-180) and now they are 145-150, I get so jealous. I know it's a horrible emotion, but it doesn't seem air, does it?? That we have to deal with hypoT and all this other crap that goes with it - that others can do what we're doing and they lose it - albeit, with their own amount of hard work, but we can work twice as hard and will not get the same results!

I don't have any advice to offer, but I am in the same boat! On saturday I started eating low bad carbs, avoiding all goitrogens, eating high protein (higher than before), eating clean, no sugar (ok, there was some in the ketchup I ate the other night) and increasing my fat intake with coconut oil.

I do feel a heck of a lot better just after a few days - and the scale *seems* to have dropped about a pound a day the last few days- BUT I am not holding my breath and I will rejoice and really believe that what I am doing and eating is a good change when I can get to 159, the goal I never reached, after hitting 165 in February.

Feel free to add me if you need extra support! Take care.

Hi Mindy,

It is very frustrating, I did the same thing. Lost the first 10 then nothing for about a month. Debbylee's suggestion to mix up the calorie count has worked for me. I'm starting to lose again. Small amounts but at least not gaining or staying the same. I took a peek at your diary. I have a little suggestion if I may. One thing I had to do was to stop eating the "Sugar Free, Fat Free foods." I found it hard to really stay on track when I ate or drank "sugar free foods."

Also, I had to limit my cheese.:sad: (I love cheese) Eliminating the sugar free and fat free items gave me better food choices as I hadn't been concentrating on good foods, just how I could get the sweet tasting foods without too many calories......

I envy you having a horse to ride. I no longer have one. In order to get the exercise in you might ride your horse EACH evening after dinner even if it's just for an hour. Maybe your husband could watch your little one for you at that time. You may feel you can't ride your horse as you're too heavy, not so. You know the horse can carry you, unless you have a little pony. It's just that we want to look good on our horses, I know. I used to ride English and did Hunter Jumper. My horse took me over jumps just fine. I felt sorry for her but she didn't "groan" when I got on her, and I sure didn't look the greatest in those riding pants :blushing: but I loved the riding and actually lost weight doing it.

Hang in there, you can do it. :drinker: More vegies and less sugar free stuff might help. The only thing you have to lose if you give it a try is some weight. Right? The focus will be on fixing good things to eat instead of stressing (which is a killer for weight loss) over your weight.

If you can print out your diary's and show them to your Doctor, he may have some suggestions. Or maybe a dietician???

Ginny:flowerforyou:

Hi Mindy,
Did you happen to see Dr Oz yesterday? It was on losing wt. for your body type... you might want to check it out, for exercise. For mine, it says to do "spurts" of high intensity exercise... then level out... on & off to make the fat go... tried it today, we'll see. I know I have a tendency to not really "push" myself, because I don't like sweating... other types were other suggestions. Pretty interesting.
Google: doctoroz videos/breakthroughs-your-body-type

People with thyroid disease are have a higher tendency to enter the dreaded "starvation mode." Up your calories for a week or two and see what happens. Our metabolisms are more sensitive to drops in caloric intake.

Also the chai seeds and digestive enzymes seem to really help with the bloating which can make you feel and look heavier.

I love chia seeds! I can second that they certainly help with bloating.

Sorry, I'm late to the party...

WOW! Mindy, I am where you're at right now too. Frustrating – a word that still cannot express the way I feel, and it appears nor for you either. ((((((((((HUGS))))))))

I whole heartily agree with your stating, "I AM motivated but being motivated sucks when nothing is happening." For almost a year I have experienced no weight loss and my dr is not concerned. She says, "Keeping moving, keeping eating right, no matter what the scale says." However... here recently I have noticed my calves slimming down and my arms; proof of that infrequent, though still meager, point 2 or point 3 (.2 or .3) pound loss I have seen in the last few months.

Also for some encouragement, the Other Numbers are what aids in my motivation now. The inches lost, and needing maintained from all my prior efforts; waist, hips, thighs, etc. Also the way I feel after a workout; invigorated, positive, and able to move freely while carrying excess pounds. My workouts keep my hypothyroid depression under control, as well as my premenstrual syndrome too. I also think of my future, the advancing age. I want to remain upright not wheel chair bound in my older years. I am prediabetic now, but activity and nutrition today will keep full blown diabetes at bay tomorrow.

For many of us struggling I believe the ‘whole picture’ must be part of the quest. It’s not only about loosing weight, because too many days, weeks, months can go by without loss. So we must also focus on the other benefits of activity and nutrition to remain committed and motivated.

Discouragement is all too real… at least for me. I cannot afford that kind of major set back. Or maybe I am OCD enough to not allow it to happen. *S* Any way, I hold on to the Other Numbers as my motivators too; Lost Body Inches, Low Fasting Blood Sugar numbers, Low Cholesterol Readings, High Oxygen levels, Full Range of Motion, Minutes Spent Active (including gardening, mall walking, cleaning house, etc.), and last but not least… the fact my clothes size has stopped increasing. And for some people I have encountered their clothes sizes have dropped just from loosing body inches.

So whatever achievements I’ve gained those still need maintaining, even when weight loss famine strikes.

Mindy remember your successes while fighting the famine. ((((HUGS)))))

Oh! Chia seeds?! Can someone enlighten me? I haven't heard of them before.

I hadn't either but they have been around for 100's of years apparently and are a super food, go figure. I started eating them to try to help my super sluggish disgestive system as physyllium as causing major bloating and not really working anyway.

I have been eating 3T chai (added to shakes or make a pudding with them) and have noticed a huge difference in bloating and my digestive system is working better than it has in months. I have not lost any weight on the scale but my tummy is so much slimmer now than it was (not necessarily from the chia but I am sure they help) along with all the exercise and eating right