dogluvr3

I have posted on this topic so many times it makes me nauseated. I've been fighting menopausal weight gain for two years. It just keeps coming. Unlike many here, I have been in excellent shape my whole life. I started weight training at age 19, before it got to be mainstream for women to do it, and have never stopped. Over…

Hmmmmm...What happened with me? There isn't enough room to tell on this site. lol Since my first post I've been to a gynecologist, nephrologist, and endocrinologist in addition to my GP. I've been prescribed Synthroid (which made me GAIN SIX FREAKING POUNDS and look like I was six months pregnant) , taken off that and…

Was just diagnosed last month, given Synthroid. Will not take it again. I have been a fitness junkie my entire life. I am 5'5", and at 48 years old I had 14% body fat, was training for a tri, and had a six-pack. Suddenly I started gaining weight. I trained harder, made my diet even cleaner. Weight still came on...Trained…

Fantastic!!! I was beginning to lose hope that there was anyone out there with hypo who could lose!!! I need positive stories to gear myself up for my own battle! (Diagnosed one month ago)

I do train with weights. In the past I've done very little cardio and managed to maintain 14-16% body fat. Last year that all changed. I added cardio, added two strength training classes, tweaked the diet to include MORE veggies...still just continued to gain. So right now I am weight training 3x week, two weight training…

Thanks, Supermodel and Around. I am trying to gather all the information I can before a doctor's appointment this Thursday. Aroundthe mulb, I limit my fruit to mostly berries before lunch. Occasionally I will have grapefruit in the afternoon. Never eat fruit after dinner. My thyroid was said to have been "borderline" at my…

That was news to me about cardio and older women, though!!!

Thanks! I have read his web site did try an over-the-counter progesterone cream with poor results. Some background on me...I do lift, and have for 29 years. Five days of lifting, split routine; six days of cardio. Eat a VERY clean diet, six small meals consisting of lean protein and complex carbs. No sugar. No sodas. No…