Taking levo

[Leahcollett3]

Hi I've had my dosed up a week ago to 50mg my tsh is 5.7. These past 2 weeks I'm still gaining weight.. please tells me this stops? I count calories I'm on 1500 calories a day to lose 1.5lbs a week I exercise 4 times a day.. why am I still gaining? How long does the upped dose take to work?

[greygoose]

Because you're eating 1500 calories and exercising 4 times a day!!! How on earth do you think your tiny dose of 50 mcg can support that? Your T3 must be really low. You are nowhere near an optimal dose. Your TSH is still 5.7, when it needs to be one or under. Your weight gain was not caused by eating too many calories or lack of exercise, so why do you think that lowering your calories and increasing your exercise will make you lose it? Not logical.

So, stop exercising - which uses up your precious T3 - and stop counting calories - eat more. Low calorie diets have a negative effect on conversion, so that means your T3 is too low, and you are using up what you have by exercising. No wonder you are putting on weight.

Have a look at this thread from this morning, and the replies :

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...