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Hypothyroid and weight loss

Over 50 with hypothyroid disease looking for help on weight loss. Currently taking synthroid. Going to weight watchers and lots of walking but still the weight doesn't want to come off. Anyone want to join me in my journey?
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I do understand your pain . Ive been on Synthroid over two years after thyroid surgery and removal of half of my thyroid . I watch what I eat (1200 calories) on most weeks exercise 3x's a week in 60min zumba class . And have a fitbit tracking my steps. And the scales stay the same. But dont get discouraged as long as you maintain I count that as a plus . Good luck and Keep up the exercise . If anything it helps mentally

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Hypothyroid here as well and taking Levothyroxine.

 

I couldn't move the scale either until my wife suggested I log what I eat each day. It takes time and effort to measure and log every bit of food, but it's been working and I'm now losing weight. Evidently, I eat WAY more than I believe I do, and it keeps me honest and makes me rethink what I put in my mouth because I know I'm going to have to put it in my log and watch the calories subtract from my daily allowance.

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Thanks. That is one thing I'm lazy about doing is charting what I eat. Maybe if I try something new I might see some different results.
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I am 39 years old and have been diagnosed since 2008 with hypothyroidism. I always struggled with weight loss until I figured out that the eat less, exercise more approach was killing my metabolism.  It makes sense when you know that your thyroid disease is a metabolism killer anyway.  So basically the only way I lost 65 lbs was to do one of these options: Eat Less, Exercise Less or Eat More, Exercise More.  By eat less I mean to still keep a 500 calorie deficit. So if your BMR is 1300 a day and you lightly walk for exercise by burning 250 kcal. you take your BMR+any exercise for day-calorie deficit. I.E. 1300+250-500= 1,050 kcal for the day.  For me that is way too low on the calorie intake so I choose the exercise more, eat more approach and I eat nearly 1800 calories a day.  The main thing is to create a 500 calorie deficit and remember to eat.  FOOD IS FUEL nothing more.  Eat things that are calorie dense and nutritious. Always take rest days during heavy weight training or high cardio exercise days. My workout split is really simple.

Sunday: Rest day;

Monday: Upper Body (shoulders, back, biceps, triceps etc);

Tues: Cardio Day HIIT Workout  

Wed: REST Day;

Thurs: Leg Day 

Friday: Upper Body

Saturday: Rest

Main point is to work all your muscle groups and allow for rest days in your week. I used to not allow rest  days and worked out for at least 2 hours everyday.  It killed my metabolism and I had to cut back in order to restore it back to normal.

HTH.

 

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I am 43, I was diagnosed a Hashimoto 10 years ago after probably having it since more than a decade (according to the specialist).

Dear MissyEnge 12, I fully agree with you. It is what I learnt as well, don't kill your metabolism. But it makes the trip long and difficult.

Trying it again, but just adding more movement

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