Is your thyroid or hormones slowing your weightloss??
I have had blood work done to check my thyroid levels and it always says everything is "normal". However, I believe I have something more going on. I am 9 months oout, only 35lbs down. Was only losing 3lbs a month for like 5 months and finally in april, I lost 6lbs in a month. I work out like a MANIAC- spinning, running, weightlifting, circuit training etc...7 days a week. I am actually addicted to exercise. I don't even like to admit how often and hard I work out bc I feel like people would think I'm lying bc of my size!! The weight is barely coming off and I've read some things about people going on meds for hormone/insulin/thyroid isssues. Anyone have an underlying situation, and did you go on meds? Did it speed up your loss? What were the meds etc. I am going to an endocrinologist on June 30. Hope we can get to the bottom of this.
Yes, your thyroid will slow/hault/reverse any weight loss efforts. My thyroid--which was hypo--was in the "normal" range, too, until I saw an actual endocrinologist who knew what to look for.
ALSO the "normal" range changed a few years ago, and some doctors use the outdated range... Thyroid function is more than falling in to the average range; it is about symptoms and figuring out what is "normal" for you.
For example, do you have hair loss? Cold intolerance? Constipation? Memory Loss? Dry/rough skin? Coarse hair?
HOWEVER--when my thyroid is out of whack I can't drop even a pound--and will actually gain weight despite having a caloric deficit. So the fact that you are able to drop weight, albeit slower than you'd like, doesn't scream hypo-thyroid to me...but I'm not an endocrinologist, and maybe you have many other symptoms?
What are you EATING and DRINKING? Are you drinking enough? Even slight dehydration (before you realize you are thirsty) causes a reduction in metabolism. Have you had your blood sugar levels checked? Do you have darkening on the skin under your breasts/in your cheeks (signs of insulin resistance)?
For me, the best thing I ever did was to use a Body Bugg--it is the same calorie-burn counting device they use on The Biggest Loser. You wear it on your arm and it tells you, accurately, how many calories you've burned each minute. You can then upload it to your computer and it will graph the burn for you--so you can SEE the minute you took the stairs/hauled the trash to the curb/etc bc there is a spike in caloric burn. There is also a calorie counting component to the system so you can see what your actual caloric deficit is for the day/week/month and what your weightloss should be according to that---which is very, very helpful when discussing with doctors that you are being active, watching what you eat, etc but still not losing weight---you have documentation to show/prove it.
good luck!!
Candace
For example, do you have hair loss? Cold intolerance? Constipation? Memory Loss? Dry/rough skin? Coarse hair?
HOWEVER--when my thyroid is out of whack I can't drop even a pound--and will actually gain weight despite having a caloric deficit. So the fact that you are able to drop weight, albeit slower than you'd like, doesn't scream hypo-thyroid to me...but I'm not an endocrinologist, and maybe you have many other symptoms?
What are you EATING and DRINKING? Are you drinking enough? Even slight dehydration (before you realize you are thirsty) causes a reduction in metabolism. Have you had your blood sugar levels checked? Do you have darkening on the skin under your breasts/in your cheeks (signs of insulin resistance)?
For me, the best thing I ever did was to use a Body Bugg--it is the same calorie-burn counting device they use on The Biggest Loser. You wear it on your arm and it tells you, accurately, how many calories you've burned each minute. You can then upload it to your computer and it will graph the burn for you--so you can SEE the minute you took the stairs/hauled the trash to the curb/etc bc there is a spike in caloric burn. There is also a calorie counting component to the system so you can see what your actual caloric deficit is for the day/week/month and what your weightloss should be according to that---which is very, very helpful when discussing with doctors that you are being active, watching what you eat, etc but still not losing weight---you have documentation to show/prove it.
good luck!!
Candace
...I've been on synthroid for 8 years (since my diagnosis)--all it has done is helped me to not gain weight; it has never helped me to lose weight.
For the insulin--I was on metformin...I dropped weight very quickly on that. I do NOT have diabetes, but I do have some insulin resistance....there is a difference and many doctors don't know how to look for it. I saw a bariatrician (not a bariatric surgeon)....very helpful.
So I suggest an endocrinologist and a bariatrician. :)
Candace
For the insulin--I was on metformin...I dropped weight very quickly on that. I do NOT have diabetes, but I do have some insulin resistance....there is a difference and many doctors don't know how to look for it. I saw a bariatrician (not a bariatric surgeon)....very helpful.
So I suggest an endocrinologist and a bariatrician. :)
Candace
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