Hey

I suffer from Graves disease. Im 16 yrs old and i was always a big child. I weighed around 203 lbs and was 5'8. I had always eaten alot..and i mean alot. I started losing alot of weight. I went down to 158 lbs and i was eating like crazy and wasnt excersizing. I went to the doctor and they found out i hade this disease. I got the radioactive Iodine treatment done and they told me that my appetite needed to be worked on and that i might gain a little weight. And boy where they right. My weight jumped up to a whopping 210 lbs. So i started working out and now am back to 155 lbs and look and feel fantastic. So if u ever feel that you are stuck just know that you can do it.


This discussion is related to Hyperactive thyroid nodule and weight gain.

[graveswoman]

congrats on weight loss, keep to it.

I am 46 and had recently lost 50 lbs, was diagnosed with graves due to a lot of things, but i am atypical and gained 20 pounds. and havent' stopped, i have not had RAI, did you do the drug treatment first or did you decide to go right to RAI? My doc won't let me do it until she seems if she can put me in remission first.

[nellster]

Your weightloss is inspiring, way to go.  More so,  your good positive attitude about feeling better and exercising is right on!