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hmmm. I really think everyone is different. I have been on thyroid meds for 24 years. I am now 71. High weight was 200 lbs. When I first started on meds I lost 20 lbs very fast. Then I lost another 20 lbs very slow. These past two months I have lost another 6 lbs. I have made some drastic changes in my diet these last two…
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HI, Dragonfly. I know how hard it is to loose with low thyroid. Been living with it for 20 years. When I first went on hormone therapy I lost 20 lbs very fast. Then I lost another 20 but much much slower. Highest weight was 200 (I am 5'5"). This year I have started losing again. The biggest change I made this year was to…
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I confess I did not know there was going to be a Sharknado 4 - awesome!!!
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Those sites that figure BMI and ideal weight are so full of baloney. You need to consider your age and gender when using them. Most of them work on a "one size fits all" scenario. I think I have finally found one thing that helps with the weight loss - I am watching my sodium intake very carefully and have set a top of…
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HMMM my dosage is much lower than your's 125mcg/day. But I found that one type of medication works better for me than another. Perhaps you can talk to your DR about this possibility. I had a lot of trouble losing weight while I was working. Now I have found that if I watch the sodium in my food I have almost no trouble…
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I have found that a combination of calorie counting AND really watching sodium has helped a great deal in my weight loss. I have an underactive thyroid too, which in addition to being close to 71 years old make those additional pounds difficult to budge and an added burden on my overall health. Here's to any weight loss/no…
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With the new grandson it is very hard to keep track of eating. Will do the best I can but at least again today I have not gained!!
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:) Happy day for me. Lost 2 lbs (water I am sure) since yesterday. Tuesday is one of my big exercise days - league bowling. Always helps me lose weight. Hope everyone is doing well here. Not too many people seem to be posting but that is the nature of life.
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Good morning all. Did anyone else have a problem with the holidays? I have found that my problem (other than everything else) seems to lie in the amount of sodium I eat so if I keep that really low apparently everything else works well. I do have under-active thyroid and take meds but I wonder if there is anything else…
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Looks like there are a lot of ppl in the 1200 calorie range - which I am too. However, I have found it much more beneficial to me to keep a very close watch on sodium then carbs. These three helped me lose about 4 lbs but then the holiday came and my DIL wanted hotdogs (she just gave birth and could not have them for the…
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Hmmm. I find that exercise really helps me lose weight especially if I am very conscious of WHAT I eat following exercise. But then my thyroid function is low. Don't know if the meds actually help with that but I know that it means I should eat fewer calories per day. Trying to keep calories around 1100 per day and REALLY…
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Just for your information my sister-in-law has said she has been able to control her hypothyroid with her diet. I do not know what her diet might be as she lives in California and I live in Ohio in the US. I know that she has been thin all her life and I cannot imagine her gaining weight. The other side of this coin is…
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Wow. Never knew so many others shared my problem. Makes me feel better but not great. There should be something we could all do to help ourselves. I have recently started eating a lot fewer carbs which seems to have helped. Also a lot less sodium in my diet. But these only contribute to water weight loss I think. What to…
