EATING ONE MEAL A DAY AND STILL NOT LOSING WEIGHT

[tnt406]

HI IT'S ME AGAIN TNT I STARTED JUST EATING ONE MEAL A DAY BACK IN MAY.I STILL HAVE NOT LOST ANY WEIGHT.IS IT COMING FROM MY THYROID?I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT FOR A YEAR.I AM NOW SEEING A CARDIOLOGIST SHE IS WANTING ME TO LOSE WEIGHT.IT'S KIND OF HARD IF YOUR BODY WANT LET YOU AND MINE WANT LET ME.I AM RESTRICTED FROM DOING A LOT OF THINGS BECAUSE I HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK.I ALL SO GET DIZZY HEADED LIKE CRAZY,I GET BUSTING HEAD ACHES ALL SO.I NEED SOME HELP AND ANSWERS.THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.TNT406

[Fergman]

A related discussion, I think I made a big mistake was started.

[tnt406]

HI KEN THAT'S WHAT THE DOCTORS HAVE BEEN TELLING ME I'M TO YOUNG TO BE HAVING THESE TYPES MEDICAL PROBLEMS,BUT THERE HAPPENING TO ME.I HAVE HEART DISEASE ON BOTH SIDES OF MY FAMILY ALONG WITH STROKES,AND THYROID DISEASE.UP UNTIL 5 YEARS AGO I FELT GREAT,BUT THEN EVERY THING STARTED FALLING A PART ON ME I GUESS YOU COULD SAY.I USE TO RIDE BIKES WITH MY THREE CHILDREN AND PLAY BALL I CAN HARDLY WALK ACROSS THE FLOOR NOW.MY CHILDREN KNOW THAT SOME THING IS WRONG WITH MOMMY.THEY ALL ASKED ME IF I WAS GOING TO "DIE" I TOLD THEM I WASN'T READY YET I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THEY WHERE ALL MARRIED AND HAD MY GRANDCHILDREN.THAT MADE THEM FEEL A LITTLE BETTER I TOLD THEM WE WOULD NOT DISCUSS IT ANY MORE.MY CHILDRENS AGES ARE 14 ,11 ,& 9.THEY STARTED BACK TO SCHOOL THIS PAST WEDNESDAY I HATED TO SEE THEM GO BACK.I MISS THEM WHEN THEY ARE GONE.I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR YOU AND PATTI YOU AND HER SEEM LIKE REAL GOOD PEOPLE TOO.I WISH WE COULD MEET SOME DAY,JUST TO SAY HI IN PERSON AND TELL YOU HOW MUCH IT HAS MEANT FOR ME TO HAVE SUCH GREAT SUPPORT FROM TWO GREAT PEOPLE LIKE YOUR SELVES.GOD BLESS YOU KEN AND YOUR WIFE PATTI MAY THE LORD BLESS YOUR HOME WITH LOVE JOY AND HAPPINESS EVERY DAY AMEN.BECKY

[kennyp]

BECKY,

YOU ARE TOO YOUNG TO HAVE ALL THESE HEALTH PROBLEMS. I HAVE AN INSURANCE AGENCY AND DEAL WITH HEALTH INSURANCE AND RETIREMENT PLANS AND SUCH. MANY OF MY CLIENTS HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND DEAL WITH THEM EACH DAY.I HAVE BEEN AN AGENT FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS NOW. THE PHYSICALS THE DOCTORS GIVE ON THE THYROID ARE FOR THE TSH AND IF THATS IN THE NORMAL RANGE, THEY NORMALLY DON'T GO ANY FURTHER. IT IS TRUE THAT HAVING A TSH RESULT IN THE NORMAL RANGE DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE A THYROID PROBLEM. I THINK THE PROBLEM THE DOCTOR IS HAVING IS THE HEART PROBLEM. I THINK YOU MAY NEED TO ASK HIM IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO REQUEST A T4 AND T3 BLOOD TEST TO SEE IF YOUR THYROID IS WORKING PROPERLY. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER TESTS BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE YOUR 1ST REQUEST.IT MAY NOT BE YOUR THYROID BUT IT DOES SOUND LIKE THAT IS A CONSIDERATION WITH YOUR SYMPTOMS. I KNOW ITS HARD AND SCAREY BEING IN YOUR CONDITION BUT I'M GLAD YOU HAVE GOD AND JESUS IN YOUR HEART. I PRAY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE A LONG TIME AND SEE YOUR FAMILY MATURE. REMEMBER THAT OUR TIME ON EARTH IS VERY SHORT COMPARED TO ETERNITY!!!

MY WIFE PATTI IS A LITTLE BETTER BUT STILL TIRED MOST OF THE TIME. THE DOCTOR WILL BE ADJUSTING HER MEDICATIONS UNTIL PATTI'S TSH IS DOWN TO NORMAL, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.SHE WILL BE ON HER 4TH INCREASED DOSAGE AND WILL BE ON THIS ONE FOR 2 MONTHS AND THEN SEE THE DOCTOR AGAIN WITH MORE BLOOD TESTS AND PROBABLY UP HER DOSAGE AGAIN. AS YOU KNOW, ITS A **** SHOOT. I BELIEVE IN TIME THEY WILL GET HER BACK TO NORMAL.

PATTI AND I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU. WE CAN ALL USE MORE PRAYERS.

                                     KEN

[tnt406]

HI KENNY I'M 33 YEARS OLD,I HAD MY HEART ATTACK WHEN I WAS 31.I HAVEN'T WENT BACK TO MY DOCTOR YET BECAUSE HE WANTS CARDIOLOGIST TO ALL OF HER TESTS FIRST.I EAT JUST ONE MEAL A DAY,I STARTED THAT BACK IN MAY I HAVEN'T LOST NO WEIGHT STILL.I'M DEPRESSED ABOUT IT,THE CARDIOLOGIST IS WANTING ME TO LOSE 20 POUNDS THATS WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO BUT IT WANT COME OFF.MY STOMACH SWELLS AND I FEEL LIKE A BIG OLE COW.I STAY DIZZY HEADED ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN I AM LAYING IN BED I AM DIZZY HEADED.THAT IS WEIRD I KNOW.MY HEART ONLY PUMPS 50 PERCENT OF MY BLOOD TO MY BODY THE CARDIOLOGIST SAID THATS WHY I STAY SO DIZZY HEADED.I'M ALL SO AT RISK FOR HAVING A STROKE BECAUSE I HAVE 6 CENTIMETER BLOOD CLOT ON THE LARGEST BLOOD VESSEL IN MY BRAIN.I AM MORE OR LESS A WALKING TIME BOMB.MY BODY COULD JUST STOP WORKING.THATS WHY I AM TRYING TO FIND ANY INFORMATION I CAN SO THAT I CAN,BE HERE TO WATCH MY CHILDREN GROW UP AND GET MARRIED.I HAD THE SONOGRAM DONE ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO NOW.I AM THINKING ABOUT ORDERING A BLOOD TEST OFF OF THE INTERNET,DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD IDEA?WHEN THEY CHECKED MY THYROID BACK IN MARCH THEY JUST CHECKED MY TSH.THEY DIDN'T DO THE FULL BLOOD PANEL.I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT SOME TIMES THE TSH WANT SHOW ANY THING ALL THOUGH YOU HAVE SOME THING WRONG WITH YOUR THYROID.HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THAT?I DON'T WANT TO THINK I AM GOING CRAZY AND THAT I DIDN'T READ IT.BUT I DID,AND SO DID MY HUSBAND.HE GOT REALLY UPSET WHEN READ IT,HE ASKED ME WHY THEY DIDN'T GO ON AND CHECK THE REST OF IT I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T KNOW WHICH I DIDN'T.WHEN I WENT BACK TO MY NEUROLOGIST I ASKED HER SHE SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY,IF NOTHING SHOWED UP IN THE TSH THEY DIDN'T GO ANY FURTHER.MY NEUROLOGIST THINKS I HAVE SOME THING WRONG WITH MY THYROID.SHE SAID SHE COULDN'T TREAT IT THOUGH,BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T SPECIALIZE IN THAT.RIGHT NOW I AM FED UP WITH DOCTORS AND TESTS I JUST WANT MY LIFE BACK TO NORMAL.I WANT TO FEEL GOOD AGAIN,NOT TIRED ALL THE TIME,OR DIZZY HEADED AND HAVE TO GRAB ON TO SOME THING ALL THE TIME.I WANT TO ABLE TO WALK ACROSS THE ROOM AND BE EXAUSTED OR DIZZY HEADED.I WANT MY LIFE BACK TO NORMAL THATS ALL.I JUST WISH I COULD GET THE DOCTORS TO UNDERSTAND THAT.HOW RUDE OF ME I HAVEN'T ASKED HOW YOUR WIFE IS.I'M SORRY.HOW HAS YOUR WIFE BEEN FEELING I HOPE SHE IS DOING MUCH BETTER.HAVE THEY GOT HER MEDICINES REGULATED PRETTY GOOD NOW?WHEN DOES SHE GO BACK TO THE DOCTOR?WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR WANT HER TSH LEVEL BE?I KNOW THAT EVERY ONE IS DIFFERENT,WITH THERE LEVELS.I'M SORRY TO HAVE COMPLAINED SO MUCH I GUESS I'M JUST DEPRESSED.I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.GOD BLESS YOU KEN AND YOUR WIFE PATTI.BECKY

[kennyp]

HI BECKY,

ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE POSTED AND I HOPE YOU ARE IMPROVING. MY WIFE HAD GAINED 15 POUNDS BEFORE SHE WENT ON SYNTHROID, HER TSH WAS 246. 2 WEEKS AFTER BEING ON MEDS SHE STARTED LOSING WEIGHT AND BY THE END OF 5 WEEKS LOST 10 POUNDS. SHE IS NO LONGER BLOATED. HER TSH IS STILL 59 WHICH IS  A LOT LOWER THAN IT WAS BUT A LOT HIGHER THAN IT SHOULD BE. THE ONLY WAY I CAN FIGURE THIS WEIGHT LOSS THING IS EACH PERSON'S CHENISTRY IS DIFFERENT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT IT DEPENDS ON HOW FAR THE DISEASE HAS PROGRESSED. AS SOON AS MY WIFE HAD PUT ON THE EXTRA WEIGHT SHE WENT AND GOT THE THYROID TEST BECAUSE SHE KNEW SHE WASN'T HUNGRY AND WASN'T EATING AND PUTTING ON THE WEIGHT. I DON'T THINK SHE WAS HYPO VERY LONG EVEN THOUGH HER NUMBERS WERE WAY OFF. I HOPE YOUR THYROID STARTS WORKING OK. ARE YOU ON SYNTHROID YET? HHAT ARE YOUR TSH AND T4 NUMBERS? DOES YOUR DOCTOR BELIEVE YOU HAVE A THYROID PROBLEM? SORRY ABOUT ALL THE QUESTIONS, JUST WANT TO HELP. YOU SEEM LIKE SUCH A NICE WOMAN. WHAT IS YOUR AGE? I AM 53 AND MY WIFE IS 51.

                                   GOD BLESS YOU,
                                   KEN

[tnt406]

THANK YOU I WILL TRY THAT.WHEN I DO EAT ONE MEAL A DAY I JUST EAT SMALL PORTIONS OF EVERY THING.I DON'T GORGE ON FOOD OR ANY THING I WOULD GET SICK.BUT I WILL TRY THE 5 SMALL MEALS A DAY.THANK YOU ALL AGAIN AND GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.TNT406

[Jimlow]

Hi Tnt and God Bless You Too!
Hi to you too SanyAnn and Woodbeegood.
I know I am always saying I saw research on just about everything but I was veraciously trying to find answers back when I thought I was dying!
Weight gain and difficulty losing weight was one I found a lot of info about. I'm not obese or really that fat but do have about 10 to 20 extra lbs and I almost quit eating for a while, trying to increase my energy levels, any way I could and was amazed that I could not lose!
WEbsites I've been to, say this is a major problem with hypothyroid people. The Mary Shomon survey of thyroid patients, states that "53.02%" of respondants, on thyroid med., with good level TSH (most between 1.0 & 2.0),still had "weight gain and difficulty losing weight".
Sounds like to me, this is a common problem with hypothyroid patients.
I think the several small meals a day is great advice and I may try this myself soon.

[SandyAnn]

It's true..you should be eating 5-6 small meals throughout the day and that will help with your metabolism.  Try doing that for a while and see what happens.  Good luck

[woodbeegood]

trust me i know how hard it is to lose weight-add thryoid troubles on top of that & it just makes it that much harder-maybe if instead of one meal a day you ate 3-5 small meals? i've read somewhere that when your body goes without food for long periods of time it goes into "starvation mode" and slows your metabolism down and also gets the nutrients it needs from your muscles instead of burning the fat (your body thinks it needs the fat) hope you feel better soon-hang in there & take care