Any other hypothyroid people trying to gain weight

[bunny235]

I know it may seem odd to be low in weight with hashimotos, but I am. I have been trying to gain weight and I am not having much success. Anyone else dealing with this?

[moody2]

I lost quite a bit of weight before and in the few months after I was diagnosed...  mainly because I had no appetite whatsoever and so was consuming way fewer calories than I should have been.  It took quite a while to get back up to a reasonable weight, but eventually I was able to – the main thing was being really conscious to make sure I was eating 1800 calories / day.  One of the best ideas the nutritionist gave me was to drink juice or milk or some other calorie-filled drink rather than water or tea or coffee all the time.

I can definitely sympathize :-)

Good luck!

[goolarra]

The rest of us are green with envy...I've had to know the calorie count of everything I put in my mouth all my life.  Enjoy. ;-)

[Liz94]

I struggled with low weight my whole life and spent most of that in a "hypo" state. After my TT I lost even more. Now that I'm on meds and everything is in "normal" ranges I have finally managed to get to a healthy point and stay there.

[gottama]

yes, my weight is the one thing that doesn't change even when thyroid results change dramatically. My BMI is 16.8.