Does anybody have any links to studies or evidence from a reliable source to explain why people with UAT find it neigh on impossible to lose weight?
My personal trainer is really trying to help but he doesn't quite get it (see part of an email he sent me below). He's doing an advanced nutrition course & wants to learn about the effects of UAT but the comments below are telling me he's still got a lot to learn.
He means well so I just want to pass some reliable info that lets him know it's not quite so simple. I'm going to have a look myself but though some of you may have some to hand.
Thank you
"Losing weight comes down to being in a deficit, making your energy balance so you burn more than you put in, it’s the same for yourself. But the big difference is when others have an off day with food it doesn’t affect them as much as it does you."
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All I can say is this. I was never overweight and was walking swimming etc.etc. and always eating a normal organic healthy diet. Taking no medication.
My trachea moved and I had my thyroid removed in 2015. I was then put on Levo for around 7 months.
In that 7 months I put on over 10 lbs in weight and was feeling very ill. I then joined this site and started to self medicate with NDT. Within 2/3 months the 10 lbs was gone.
Since I have meet two local girls who are without a thyroid and on Levo both are overweight and cannot lose it however hard they try.
Thanks Bunny, I know all this but I need to back it up with evidence. He's only looking into UAT because I have it & he's learnt stuff from me so I want to give him some evidence facts to read up on.
The problems with trying o lose weight via lots of exercise when you are hypothyroid is that when you exercise you use up FT3. Someone with a normal thyroid would just produce more FT4, which would get turned into FT3 to top up your levels. People taking a steady dose of Levothyroxine (T4) can't do that, so the day after exercise they feel exhausted, 'crash' and their metabolism slows down until their FT4 builds up again (which could take weeks).
I have managed to lose 2 stone with Slimming World - only another 2 to lose. They advocate a nutrient rich diet, where you are allowed to eat as much as you like of fruit, veg and protein-rich foods, potato and pasta plus a few extras. Interestingly almost anything with gluten in has to be eaten very sparingly (in fact I have inadvertently become almost gluten free). They focus on what you CAN eat rather than what you CAN'T. It's taken me longer than most people in the group but I have managed to shed the weight. However I take more Levothyroxine than my doctor would probably like to keep my symptoms at bay, so the first priority is to make sure you are not slightly under-medicated.
I wish you the best of luck trying to lose weight.
Thanks for that. I was really after links to medical facts that back our experiences up. I need to show him its not as simple as he thinks.
As for slimming world, I've done that before & I think these kind of 'diet clubs' are why I have UAT in the first place. I found it a unhealthy way to lose weight as they promote a low fat high sugar diet. It never felt right taking nutrition health advice from someone with no relevant qualifications. But that's just my opinion & its great that its working for you.
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