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  • I think what this is telling you is that the hormonal issues are disrupting your normal in/out equation. So while I'm sure you have a handle on tracking and exercise, your CO side is apparently MUCH lower due to menopause. It sucks, but the equation still stands. Up your output, or lower your intake.
    in HELP! Anyone know anything about hormone imbalance and weight loss?? Comment by Jackson2348 February 2017
  • I was dx with Graves 6 years ago. I also gained weight before diagnoses, because I was HUNGRY! I ate all the time. It's frustrating when people say the weight should be falling off. It is much harder to manage hyper than hypo. That's why the most typical treatment involves removing or killing off the thyroid to create a…
    in Losing Weight with a Thyroid Condition Comment by Jackson2348 December 2015
  • I love my Fitbit, and think it's pretty accurate. I set mfp to maintain, and aim to eat some amount less than that. Some days I wind up with a 1000 cal deficit, some days it's 100. I do better eating as I need to, or allowing myself more if we go out to eat. By far the majority of the days, I eat less than I burn and I'm…
    in I ate my Fitbit... Comment by Jackson2348 December 2015
  • So I was curious about this and crunched some numbers. I have pretty accurate food logs. My FB burn for the past month (31 days) was 76,309. Eating and weight loss accounted for 75,534 (59,784 eaten+ (4.5x 3,500) lost). I used my trendweight rather than actual to account for fluctuations. So my Fitbit burn was 775 calories…
    in Fitbit Calorie Burn Comment by Jackson2348 November 2015
  • I fell and broke my wrist just before Labor Day, and had surgery 2 days later. I mostly slept for 3 days bc EXCELLENT painkillers. I expected a loss when I got up and on the scale, but instead I was up 8 pounds!!! I guessed it was all the swelling. I lost 13 pounds over the next 2 weeks. It was AWESOME. I changed from…
    in Broken Bones and Calorie Deficit Comment by Jackson2348 October 2015
  • Your math is off. 40% of 1200 is 480 calories, which would be 120 grams of protein, not 110. To keep your macros where you've set them, you'd need 300 calories of carbs, or 75 grams, and 390 calories of fat, or 33.3 grams. If you only get 110 grams of protein, and try to eat exact fat and carbs proportionate to 110 grams…
    in Having trouble meeting my calorie goal (under) Comment by Jackson2348 September 2015
  • Hmmmmm. I don't think I'd automatically assume that they meant UNDERactive just because you've gained weight. I have Graves' disease, which is one cause of a hypreactive (rather than hypoactive) thyroid. I was ravenous. I ate everything in sight. I gained some weight. And I am not alone. Under/over and graves/Hashi have…
    in what to do...overactive thyroid Comment by Jackson2348 August 2015
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