Protein Works Slender Blend

[HypoHelen2867]

Hi

Anyone tried the above to lose weight. Using two protein shakes a day with unsweetened almond milk and a healthy meal in the evening. Some even add fresh raspberries or banana into the shakes. 😄

[shaws Administrator]

As you are quite recently diagnosed and unexplained weight gain is a clinical symptom of hypothyroidism, I'd wait for a while until you are on an optimum of thyroid hormones.

Thyroid hormones can reduce your weight as they increase our metabolism. Your metabolism at present is very low due to being hypo and I don't think losing weight will be so easy. I do know that weight gain is a very common question.

Exercising also when not on an optimum is a waste of time as it reduces the T3 which we need in our receptor cells for us to function and some feel unwell after exercising.

[HypoHelen2867 in reply to shaws]

Thank you. I live in Germany and see the Endo again in November. I travel back to the uk often, I'm wondering if I should see an Endo in the UK too? I'm desperate to lose weight, it's making my life a misery.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to HypoHelen2867]

Two of Thyroid UK's advisors are based in Germany. They seem to be far more aware and understanding than the majority of UK endocrinologists. (Whether that applies to the rest of the endocrinologists in Germany, I couldn't possibly comment.)

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/About_...

[shaws Administrator in reply to HypoHelen2867]

I've seen Helvella's response and that's good there are two Advisers there.

As I said don't rush into anything drastic and allow your body to get to an optimum of hormones and weight can reduce. This is a link I posted before which will give you some encouragement.

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[Ellie-Louise in reply to shaws]

It hasn't reduced my weight and according to my doctor I'm slightly over medicated.

He told me that about 5 months ago after my blood test and I was asking to go up to 75mcg from the 50mcg Levo that I was on.

He let me do that saying that he found a lot of ladies liked to take a bit more.

[shaws Administrator in reply to Ellie-Louise]

If your doctor is saying you are slightly 'overmedicated' does that mean you have no clinical symptoms and feel you have normal health?

[Ellie-Louise in reply to shaws]

No, I do still have a good few hypo symptoms, but strangely I've never felt any different to what I do now even when I was first diagnosed a good few years ago.

That diagnosis was a complete surprise to me, because I'd been sent for a general blood test after the doctor told me I should have one because I had never had one before. When I went for the results he told me that I was borderline hypo.

I can't remember what I'd even gone to see him about now, probably a pain somewhere or other.

Now I wonder if I had been all along because I was never able to get pregnant, and we both went through all the tests, plus a stay in hospital for a laparoscopy etc (sp?) all tests came back with no result.

This was in the 70's when I really think they knew nothing about anything, we kept being told to go home, try again and come back in 6 months, those wasted years are the bane of my life.

People are much luckier these days!

[shaws Administrator in reply to Ellie-Louise]

Yes, infertility can be a problem with hypo as well as the other female problems and may result in having a hysterectomy unnecessarily.

The purpose of thyroid hormone replacement is to give us back good health but it has to be an optimum for us and that means 'we feel well'. It doesn't mean the TSH has to be somewhere in the range.

The normal dose of thyroid hormones used to vary between 200 and 400mcg before the blood tests were introduced.

To tell you that 'ladies liked a little more levo' it was because it made them feel better not because they 'liked it'.

If you email [e-mail] and ask for a copy of the Pulse Online article by Dr Toft (who was President of the BTA) and read question 6 and he gives the figure which we would feel best and it is below 1. Show to GP and ask for an increase to make you feel better. Some people need the addition of T3 (liothyronine) to levothyroxine but many doctors wont prescribe.

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Hi Hellesbelles123

Yes I lost weight with protein shakes a different one to yours but I mixed it with water not milk, I had a shake for breakfast and lunch and a sensible tea and supper, really the hard but is sticking to it though especially if your a cake eater like me haha but it is doable I lost 1 and 1/2 stone GOODLUCK 🐶

[HypoHelen2867 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you 👍

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Did you get your vitamin d level checked?

Are you improving your low B12?

What about thyroid antibodies. have you had thyroid antibodies checked? There are two sorts TPO Ab and TG Ab. (Thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin) Both need checking, if either, or both are high this means autoimmune thyroid - called Hashimoto's the most common cause in UK of being hypo.

If you have Hashimoto's then you may find adopting 100% gluten free diet can help reduce symptoms, and lower antibodies too. Selenium supplements can improve conversion of T4 and help lower antibodies too

Going gluten free might also help with weight issues too, as it would improve the thyroid problem

You do not need to have ANY obvious gut issues, to still have poor absorption or gluten intolerance

Best advice is to read as much as you can. Vitamin and minerals levels are very important, but standard thinking, doesn't at the moment seem to recognise this.

You will see, time and time again on here lots of information and advice about importance of good levels of B12, folate, ferritin and vitamin D, leaky gut and gluten connection to autoimmune Hashimoto's too.

Low stomach acid is often cause of low B12

hsph.harvard.edu/nutritions...

eatnakednow.com/13-signs-yo...

hypothyroidmom.com/92-of-ha...

vitamindcouncil.org/tag/aut...

drgominak.com/vitamin-d-hor...

chriskresser.com/the-gluten...

[HypoHelen2867 in reply to SlowDragon]

Getting checked again for everything and my bloods with my Endo next month. I've been GF now for just over a week so let's see how it goes. Thanks for advice greatly appreciated 👍

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Endo very unlikely to recognise significance of testing for,or treating specifically for Hashimoto's. Unlikely to acknowledge possible benefit going gluten free or any vitamin issues, apart from perhaps low vitamin D. They seem to just about have heard of that, but still don't generally test for it.

[HypoHelen2867 in reply to SlowDragon]

I will talk to him about the above. He's Germsn but speaks good English 👍