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Help!!! Hypothyroid Not Losing Weight...
I am at the point of desperation here. I am 35 years old. I have post partum hypothyroidism. My daughter is two years old. I started gaining weight when she turned 1 and found out I had hypothyroidism. To the point...I have been working out for 2 months, consistently 5 days per week includes 30 of rigorous cardio and 30 of weight training. I have been eating around 1200 to 14000 calories per day. I take 175 mcg of Synthroid everyday. I am NOT losing weight, as a matter of a fact I have gained a few pounds when I took my medication late. I am SO frustrated. I am starting to lose my zest. I am really doing exactly what I am supposed to but my metabolism refuses to kick in. I am at the point of near breakdown. I am 5'3" and weigh 190 lbs. I don't know what to do. Doctors say well you are eating too much, no I am NOT. I am exercising and eating right. I am NOT losing any weight. I am at the point of just quitting the exercise eat/well plan I am not seeing any results. Please Help.
hi...im facing the same prob as well....the more i exercise i go up in weight shockingly....i did yoga and walking for two weeks and gained 2.5 kgs....eating the same amount of food.....infact i cut down actually....
and true ...when i dont exercise my weight stabalizes
liya
and true ...when i dont exercise my weight stabalizes
liya
Is there a solution to losing weight with hypothyroidism?
I was just diagnosed with Hypothyroidism 7 weeks ago and have been on Levothyroxine for that amount of time.
I knew something wasn't right when I went from an easy size 12 to a 14 and almost a 16. The more I exercise, the more I am gaining. The Doctor just tested my levels and she said that it was normal but my blood sugar was high. So, perhaps I need to cut out my sugar/carb intake along with more exercise? I was active as ever for the past year (running, pushups, situps) and it seemed like the more I exercise the more I gained, the less I exercise the more I lose and maintain ( but I am probably just losing muscle). I have not worked out since January 2011 and I have lost 8 lbs. I worked out twice this week and I have gained 5 lbs. No, I am not eating more. I'm not even eating that much sugars/carbs at all. I am frustrated because I have actually grown to like working out but it makes me gain weight almost instantly to where I look like I have went to an all you can eat buffet. I don't know what to do.
I was just diagnosed with Hypothyroidism 7 weeks ago and have been on Levothyroxine for that amount of time.
I knew something wasn't right when I went from an easy size 12 to a 14 and almost a 16. The more I exercise, the more I am gaining. The Doctor just tested my levels and she said that it was normal but my blood sugar was high. So, perhaps I need to cut out my sugar/carb intake along with more exercise? I was active as ever for the past year (running, pushups, situps) and it seemed like the more I exercise the more I gained, the less I exercise the more I lose and maintain ( but I am probably just losing muscle). I have not worked out since January 2011 and I have lost 8 lbs. I worked out twice this week and I have gained 5 lbs. No, I am not eating more. I'm not even eating that much sugars/carbs at all. I am frustrated because I have actually grown to like working out but it makes me gain weight almost instantly to where I look like I have went to an all you can eat buffet. I don't know what to do.
I know this response is way late and I hope your issue has been resolved since then, but has your doctor tested your FreeT4 and Free T3? If not I would suggest changing doctors. There is a number of reasons why you can't lose weight. One being you are not converting your T4 to T3, which is the active hormone. You can try alternative thyroid meds like thyrolar and armour which both contain T3. One being synthetic and the other is natural. My doctor doesn't rely on TSH, but on T4 and T3 as indicators of how well I'm doing. If you are still not doing well with a high FreeT3 have your ferritin and adrenals checked.
There are many ways our bodies tell us something is wrong and weight gain is one of them. If your doctor ignores your symptoms then you have to find a doctor who will.
There are many ways our bodies tell us something is wrong and weight gain is one of them. If your doctor ignores your symptoms then you have to find a doctor who will.
It's funny to read the doctor's comments. 95% of the doctors have 0 clue when it comes to hypothyroid. It's not taught much in medical school and they simple do not believe that you just gain weight - the same answer --- it's you, your diet, your exercise. They keep saying this, yet when will they accept that those things are separate from what is going on when hypothyroid?
It is believed that there is a science to both weight gain and weight loss; however, not with a hypothyroid patient. There is something different going on with hypothyroid sufferers. There is weight gain - typically, this is one of the symptoms that alarms us to seek out medical advice in the first place only to be shut down - told we are doing something ourselves and it's our fault. I shot up from a size 10 to a size 14 in 2.5 weeks. No, I did not go to an all you can eat buffet. No, I did not change any of my routine. I did however start suffering from extreme fatigue. The weight gain shocked me. I went to my doctor told him about it and also told him I felt like it was difficult to swallow and that my neck is tight. He laughed at me told me to exercise and that my neck was from sinus drainage and wrote me a prescription for a sinus infection - I had even asked him for a test for hypothyroid and was shut down. This ignorance is what most patients get when going to a doctor. So, excuse me if I read these comments and just chuckle at the same road, same course method that is spoken by the medical professional that leads to no where for a true hypothyroid patient. It wasn't until I decided to go to a specialist and happened to find one that listened to me, gave me the test and also an ultrasound where they found a nodule on my thyroid. My life during this search went down hill tremendously. My energy level was extremely low, I was so weak. I actually thought I was going to die. I was only 30 when it happened. My doctor put me on thyroid medication and within a few weeks I had some energy again and felt significantly better. I still lose a lot of hair, have dry skin and many other issues but, I am able to get by.
Don't give up is my advice. Seek out more hypothyroid persons for support and remember what works for one may not work for you. And please forget about conventional weight loss - you are not normal and it will not work regardless of what dear old docs say. Just read hundreds of blogs of hypothyroid patients testifying to this. I just wonder when one of these doctors will care enough to digest what is being said to them and truly look at a different strategy for hypothyroid patients. Probably will never happen so, make it happen for your self!
It is believed that there is a science to both weight gain and weight loss; however, not with a hypothyroid patient. There is something different going on with hypothyroid sufferers. There is weight gain - typically, this is one of the symptoms that alarms us to seek out medical advice in the first place only to be shut down - told we are doing something ourselves and it's our fault. I shot up from a size 10 to a size 14 in 2.5 weeks. No, I did not go to an all you can eat buffet. No, I did not change any of my routine. I did however start suffering from extreme fatigue. The weight gain shocked me. I went to my doctor told him about it and also told him I felt like it was difficult to swallow and that my neck is tight. He laughed at me told me to exercise and that my neck was from sinus drainage and wrote me a prescription for a sinus infection - I had even asked him for a test for hypothyroid and was shut down. This ignorance is what most patients get when going to a doctor. So, excuse me if I read these comments and just chuckle at the same road, same course method that is spoken by the medical professional that leads to no where for a true hypothyroid patient. It wasn't until I decided to go to a specialist and happened to find one that listened to me, gave me the test and also an ultrasound where they found a nodule on my thyroid. My life during this search went down hill tremendously. My energy level was extremely low, I was so weak. I actually thought I was going to die. I was only 30 when it happened. My doctor put me on thyroid medication and within a few weeks I had some energy again and felt significantly better. I still lose a lot of hair, have dry skin and many other issues but, I am able to get by.
Don't give up is my advice. Seek out more hypothyroid persons for support and remember what works for one may not work for you. And please forget about conventional weight loss - you are not normal and it will not work regardless of what dear old docs say. Just read hundreds of blogs of hypothyroid patients testifying to this. I just wonder when one of these doctors will care enough to digest what is being said to them and truly look at a different strategy for hypothyroid patients. Probably will never happen so, make it happen for your self!
I need help!!!! I am a 42 year old women with Addisons disease, an Auto immune disease, Hypo thyroid and Diabetes. I have been on all my meds for more then a year and they are all working good. I have been trying to lose weight for about a month. The first week and a half I lost 10 pounds the next two and a half weeks I have gain 5 back. Im not doing ANYTHING different then when I lost the weight. Im getting to the point where I just want to quit. I am about 75 pounds over weight... Any suggestions?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Try going for liposuction at a decent centre, which is affordable and decrease some weight initially and follow up slowly with mesotherapy when you can.
Do not lose confidence and it is always your belief in positve things that would make you successful. Being over weight is not end of road, i would accept that you are in a very challenging situation. Please take care!
Do not lose confidence and it is always your belief in positve things that would make you successful. Being over weight is not end of road, i would accept that you are in a very challenging situation. Please take care!
If only I could afford that I have sold my car and half the things I own just to afford the weightloss clinics I live on a modest income and last time i checked plastic surgons dont work for free even in Canada where health care is free. And I dont see how a gastrectomy would help in any case since it's something like a lapband and I do not over eat hell I can go without eating totally if it wouldent kill me to not eat. Thats why I'm posting so maybe some other sugestions that maybe I have tryed that I could afford in some way I have talked to a doctor about mesotherapy but even that is almost $1300 a treatment and I would need at least 5 to shed enough weight. I'm scared I will be doomed to a life of being over weight and soon never walking again.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
If the suffering is from 6 years and you are aggravating your other problems due to your weight then the soloution is going for liposuction and other cosmetic procedures.
There are techniques like partial gastrectomy and the procedures would be explained by a professional plastic surgeon who does cosmetic surgeries!
Cosmetic surgeries are also used not only to look good but also to relieve a person of weight and helping the person in getting confidence and a way ahead in life.
Take an appointment and try to understant the procedures and what is best suitable for you.
Take care!
There are techniques like partial gastrectomy and the procedures would be explained by a professional plastic surgeon who does cosmetic surgeries!
Cosmetic surgeries are also used not only to look good but also to relieve a person of weight and helping the person in getting confidence and a way ahead in life.
Take an appointment and try to understant the procedures and what is best suitable for you.
Take care!
I try to keep hope but I started putting the weight on in 2003 and it's now 2009 thats 6 years I have been trying and 2 of those years i spent without a diagnosis. And Sadly my joints will never heal they will only get progressily work till the day comes I want even be able to walk and I'll be lucky to even swim. I've already have 3 joint replacements and I'm expecting 2 more in the next year. I have osteochondritis so It wont get better only worse and a lot faster then it should being that I'm grossly overweight. I could be 200lbs and so wide I can barely fit through a door I only wish to be lighter to take some of the pain and suffering a feel go away. Less pressure on my joints means less bone death. I'm only 31 and I near have to use a walker already I'm young I wanna dance and run and play with my dog in the yard and at the moment i cant I only want some advice that the 100 doctors and theripest and dieticans havent given me already.
im so sorry,
but dont worry because you are definetly not alone, i have gained 30 pounds, and i would have swelling on my face and eyes, redness and irritation under my eyes.......i would have to go to the gym constantly to make sure my face wouldnt swell up....and almost everytime i ate anythign i would have very minor swelling of my cheeks....as you can imagine it was very difficult and was causing me to become severly depressed and not wanting to do anything. I went to the doctor and after i got my blood test i found out that i have hypothyroidism. and my TSH is 0.006 which is extremelyyyy low. and i am constantly battling my battle with weight
but dont worry because you are definetly not alone, i have gained 30 pounds, and i would have swelling on my face and eyes, redness and irritation under my eyes.......i would have to go to the gym constantly to make sure my face wouldnt swell up....and almost everytime i ate anythign i would have very minor swelling of my cheeks....as you can imagine it was very difficult and was causing me to become severly depressed and not wanting to do anything. I went to the doctor and after i got my blood test i found out that i have hypothyroidism. and my TSH is 0.006 which is extremelyyyy low. and i am constantly battling my battle with weight
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Your doctor is right in all the ways and i support his view. This is not the end of road and keep your thoughts and views perfect and stay focussed and when all your joints heal and you feel good, increase the swimming training and try to do all manual work at home, try using the stairs always, go on a bicycle while shopping fruits and vegetables and become someone like a Mahatma Gandhi/Nelson Mandela in doing self work.
Take care and take all the decision keeping your doctor informed!
Take care and take all the decision keeping your doctor informed!
I have tho, I spent 3 months in what I fondly call a fat farm they call it a rehab center. I have spent a small fortune on weightloss clinics and programs I have done everything short of plastic surgery. I have even trying the "alternitive" methods like indian sweatlodges, light theripy, hypnociess, I even got stupid and lived in Ensure for a month. My doctor keeps telling me not to lose hope but then I have only been seeing him a few months cuz my last one didnt beleave me when I told him how hard I been working to lose weight and the one before took 3 years to disgnose me with hypothyroid he just told me I was getting older and thats what bodys do they slow down. I have tryed everything out there I am honestly at the end of my rope I cant think of anything else to try short of lyposuction, which I could probably never afford.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
I am with you and to support your cause of weight loss, i want to advice you to join a centre where you are programmed to lose weight.
This is a try you can give, do not hurt yourself and get the things under control and knowing about your history i am amazed! Please do not lose motivation.
Being a Ballet Dancer is cool.
Take care!
This is a try you can give, do not hurt yourself and get the things under control and knowing about your history i am amazed! Please do not lose motivation.
Being a Ballet Dancer is cool.
Take care!
I have seen a dietician I see one every three months and every 6 months I have my blood tested for TSH and my hormone levels I also get a untrasound for the cysts on my thyroid. I also used to have a personal trainer that set up my work out pland till my feet started breaking and now my surgon will only let me swim I'm not even susposed to walk to my car without my crutchs but it's been over 4 years since I was told about my thyroid problem and before it I was a ballet dancer so you can imagen the shape I was in before and how hard I worked for it. I worked twice as hard to lose weight but 4 years later and I've only gained weight. To date I have gained 86lbs thats more then I even weighed before I got hypothyroid I started at 78lbs I am now 164lbs. Being that I am Canadian I get to see as meny doctors as I ask for free of charge and not a one can figure out why I cant lose any weight I was only hopeing someone else would might know.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Good work, infact great work!
Can you do two things?:
1) Go to a professional dietician and exactly fix the 1000 -1200 cals and discuss whatever you eat and stick to that.
2) Go to a Physiotherapist and combined with swimming discuss what exercise you can do, without hurting yourself. (you have to lose 500 cals per day)
Have compassion, self belief and you can achieve it.
Please come back to us for further queries and i am impressed by your efforts, keep going.
Can you do two things?:
1) Go to a professional dietician and exactly fix the 1000 -1200 cals and discuss whatever you eat and stick to that.
2) Go to a Physiotherapist and combined with swimming discuss what exercise you can do, without hurting yourself. (you have to lose 500 cals per day)
Have compassion, self belief and you can achieve it.
Please come back to us for further queries and i am impressed by your efforts, keep going.
I have hypothyroid myself I am 31 year old and have been on the meds for 4 years I worked out 6 days a week 2 hours a day and ate only 1100cals a day since my levels have been normal since I started the meds but I have not lost a single pound I leveled off till about a year ago when I had to stop all the working out due to savere arthritis I broke 6 bones in a matter of 4 months so all I can do now is swim and I'm gaining even more weight and I'm down to 1000cals a day. No fat, no sugar, no salt only whole wheats. I have tryed everything to lose weight and I havent lost any.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Good! Sugars and refined carbs is the good way to go.
When you have something sweet, nice choclate your insulin gets secreted and you will feel good, nice, content, satisfied so if you avoid that you control your hormones also!
Next you avoid food which has fats, butter and oils in it.
Always have milk and milk products which are double toned!
These simple things in diet correction will take you a long way, continue the cardio and do not stress yourself and take your medications perfectly.
Take care!
When you have something sweet, nice choclate your insulin gets secreted and you will feel good, nice, content, satisfied so if you avoid that you control your hormones also!
Next you avoid food which has fats, butter and oils in it.
Always have milk and milk products which are double toned!
These simple things in diet correction will take you a long way, continue the cardio and do not stress yourself and take your medications perfectly.
Take care!
I know how you feel. I was diagnosed as being hypothyroid and started medication in February. I was actually slightly overmedicated at first and went hyperthyroid...now my levels seem to be perfect with my current dosage. I too was unable to lose weight even though I was working out (something I wasn't able to do before because of the hypothyroid symptoms), eating healthier, etc. I couldn't lose weight-no matter what I did.
For another reason, I recently gave up refined sugar and refined carbohydrates. I'm on day 19 and have lost about 7 lbs. I also keep a food journal and notice that this has drastically reduced my caloric intake (which is probably the reason I'm finally starting to lose weight). I notice that I'm not as hungry and feel full and satisfied after a meal (I'm not always looking for something else). It's definitely not easy, but I have noticed my overall health improve.
For another reason, I recently gave up refined sugar and refined carbohydrates. I'm on day 19 and have lost about 7 lbs. I also keep a food journal and notice that this has drastically reduced my caloric intake (which is probably the reason I'm finally starting to lose weight). I notice that I'm not as hungry and feel full and satisfied after a meal (I'm not always looking for something else). It's definitely not easy, but I have noticed my overall health improve.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Remember the golden rule " You cannot put on weight if you take more than what your body wants"
If you take a litre of water and weigh yourself immidiately you weigh more.
So you have to check your weight in the morning and have to plan your diet near a dietician and follow the regime.
1200 cals - 1400 cals exactly in 4-5 divided small meals with high fibre, protein and working out to lose 500 to 700-1000 cals gradually will make you lose weight and perfectly. Go to a fitness adviser to get the best ways you burn more calories.
Change in lifestyle is essential to you. Walk to the grocery, bicycle to get your daily needs, take staricase always, move around while talking on a phone(cordless) so on and so forth.
You will lose weight, Best of luck!
Take care!
If you take a litre of water and weigh yourself immidiately you weigh more.
So you have to check your weight in the morning and have to plan your diet near a dietician and follow the regime.
1200 cals - 1400 cals exactly in 4-5 divided small meals with high fibre, protein and working out to lose 500 to 700-1000 cals gradually will make you lose weight and perfectly. Go to a fitness adviser to get the best ways you burn more calories.
Change in lifestyle is essential to you. Walk to the grocery, bicycle to get your daily needs, take staricase always, move around while talking on a phone(cordless) so on and so forth.
You will lose weight, Best of luck!
Take care!
I have hypothyroid and I just had another visit with my doctor and my levels are normal. So my medication dose not need any adjusting.
I have been working out 5 days a week 60 minutes of cardo and 45min of strength training. I eat right no fried foods, chicken, tuna ,fish veggies. I even went on nutrisystem and I'm still not losing the weight.
I'm 25 pounds over what I should be. What else can I do?
I have been working out 5 days a week 60 minutes of cardo and 45min of strength training. I eat right no fried foods, chicken, tuna ,fish veggies. I even went on nutrisystem and I'm still not losing the weight.
I'm 25 pounds over what I should be. What else can I do?
I have hypothyroidism as well right now due to removal of my thyroid. I am currently on Synthroid and trying to regulate the level and at the same time lose weight. I found that once I started measuring my portions and writing everything down that I ate, the weight started to drop off. Portion control is so important. Weight watchers is helping me with this endeavor of the never ending battle of the bulge. Just a thought. Good Luck.
Thanks for the advice, my only question is how do I make time to exercise 90 minutes a day six days a week??? I will implement this program starting on Monday and see what happens.
I apologize, I read through you post too quickly not paying attention to your actual numbers. normal tsh is 0.27-4.2 so just going by that, it would appear from your August lab results that you are hyperthyroid, over overmedicated on synthroid (which would not cause resistance to weight loss).
I would still increase the exercise to 6d/wk for 90 min
I would still increase the exercise to 6d/wk for 90 min
since you started working out 2 mos ago and your levels aren't completely regulated, I'm sure it's not helping matters with regard to your weight. Even when you increase your synthroid it may take 3-4 weeks for it to fully 'kick in' and get your levels up to speed.
Also, the current recommendation for exercise with regard to wt loss is at least 6 days per week for at least 90 minutes.
Also, the current recommendation for exercise with regard to wt loss is at least 6 days per week for at least 90 minutes.
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