I am looking for some advice, i have an under active thyroid and am on 125 levothyroxine, I am nearly 60 and i am finding it nearly impossible to lose weight, i actually put on yet another stone recently, but i hardly eat, as i also have a hiatus hernia.
First i stopped eating bread as it bloats me , now i cant eat eggs as they badly affect my tummy as i tried having two eggs and half a banana, for breakfast, but its become silly, and i only lose weight if im ill. I dont want to be ill to lose weight as two eggs gave me such bad diarrhea, i nearly lost a stone in a couple of day s, that was very unpleasant . For my lunch i now( as its summer , have cut raw carrots , radish , a bit of humus , a tiny veg samosa and a tiny onion bhajee . I have cut down my alcohol greatly , i drink about 5 glasses of water , as if i drink any more my body holds on to it ! i try and only eat breakfast and lunch , and definitely nothing after 18.30! The other day I had a small very small soup like half a cup of veg soup and put on half a stone
I went and saw this horrid doctor who said its middle age spread, and said she was passing me on to a social prescriber ,( something less qualified than a doctor ) , as she ( the doctor )said what do you want me to do for you? i replied that i wanted her to help me lose weight, since ive been passed on to the council s Well woman programme and they just laughed and said youre eating too much, and some silly on line nutritionalist , who also said i eat too much! Ok im only small , but the plate i eat from is the size of a side plate. I dont eat a great deal , yet I cant lose weight , i cant eat more becuse of my hernia and I cant exercise as i have collpsed muscles in my legs after a bad hip opperation, ! im getting so frustrated , I really hate myself, I cant wear the clothes I want , i feel like a complete failure, and its hurting me to walk as mylegs hurt because of the collapsed muscles,and I really dont know what to do , ive tried the cabbage soup diet, that didnt work, i tried the putting health at the top diet, ionly lost 10 lbs and could only eat fish and spinach !! I dont eat meat, i eat fish. Ive tried so many diets , im beginning to believe them when they say diets dont work !! Im so depressed about all this ! The doctor did say your homes are out of ballance, so i looked it up on google, who informed me that an endocronologist deals with hormones, why didnt my Doctor refer me to one of them ! My Chemist said they dont give advice on diet pills as often one cant take them with various prescription medicaton !!!! I am at my whits end !!! Can any one give me advice before i end up puttin on more weight and kill myself with heart failure or something ? I dont eat any processed foods, i usually cook for my son and myself in the winter, and keep our diet as healthy and as much propper food as possible , but with my thyroid condition, and menopause, and high blood pressure , and anxiety , i feel a complete and utter failure , ive even tried walking lots but end up in tears as its so pain full !!!!
Astro
x
Written by
Astro16
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
But one step at a time because right now you're faced with several,issues and you need to start with checking out what you already know about ....hypothyroidism.
Hypothyroidism can cause many symptoms and correct medication can help resolve some/all of them
THANKYOU, I am going to see if i can get my normal doctor to refer me to an endo as they apparently deal with hormones too, and getting a full blood test for my thyroid is really hard at my doctors at the moment, actually getting to see my own doctor is nearly impossible sinc e covid. I appreciate your answer alot and will see what i can do about the blood test , but i would be happier if the doc would refer me to an endo ralther than passing me on to some social prescriber , and even i dont know what unqualified soul that is .
Thankyou , im still very unhappy and if i can wake myself up early enough to book a phonecall from my doctor, that may help as this horrid GP i saw kicked me out after 5 min and id booked a double appointment!!!
not sure if it's any conoslation, but I have been taking a high level of levothyroxine for years. I take maybe up to 2hrs exercise a day. I eat a lowish carb diet, I have had all my levels, ferritin, vit D etc. checked and I STILL DON'T LOSE ANY DAMN WEIGHT!!! Need to lose a stone.
taking 175mcg daily (for some 2o years). My F4 is usually about six points above the range and my T3 is usually high but within range. My TSH is totally suppressed. Having regular B12 injections and taking iron tablets. Been told my vitamin D is fine and to be honest I am always in the sunshine in the summer, but take vit. D in the winter. I sleep well, no anxiety, calm personality, not losing any weight but regular daily exercise, maybe up to around two hours, walking/swimming regularly plus strength and flexibility exercises.diet, very low sugar and lowish carb cos I am type 2 diabetic. Just take metformin. Age 77. Also on HRT for 8 months.
thank you for your reply. Not coeliac (was tested by doctor). yes all B12 and iron under doctor's supervision, My full thyroid results were exactly as I said - fully suppressed TSH. FT4 about 6 points above range and FT3 within range.
I avoid:
normal desserts, bread and breaded products, rice, pasta, pastry, wheat products, potatoes, batter. Do eat porridge regularly and small amount of pulses. Occasional treats: slice of cake, one small piece of sweet chocolate.
Thorne Basic B or Jarrow B Right are recommended options that contains folate, but both are large capsules. (You can tip powder out if can’t swallow capsule)
IMPORTANT......If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 7 days before ALL BLOOD TESTS , as biotin can falsely affect test results
I have never had antibody tests. When I was first diagnosed, 37 years ago, I was just told I had an underactive thyroid. doctor did coeliac test because I was having bowel problems. Strangely, this problem has been completely solved by taking iron tablets!!! who'd have thought?
Many members find having Ft4 too high and over range causes issues
May be better to reduce levothyroxine slightly to bring Ft4 to 60-80% through range and then, assuming Ft3 drops too low, have T3 prescribed alongside levothyroxine
your advice re thyroxine will so not suit me at all. Firstly I cannot get T3 ont he NHS. Ihave tried asking. Secondly a week after reducing my thyroxine dose, I feel quite poorly and I get pulsatile tenitus. Then takes about three weeks to get back to normal after putting up my levo again. I presume I thrive on high T3 (within range) and seem to need very high T4 to get it. I agree it might be better to lower levo and have T3, but NHS clearly don't agree. I used to take vitamin B tablets but found my stomach does not absorb B12, wehter it absorbs other B vitamins I have no idea but I have fortified milks, unsweetened yogurt, nuts so not aware of suffering from other B vitamin deficiencies. I used to take B vitamins until I discovered they was useless cos my B12 malabsorption problem.
Its very very frustrating isnt it, but i cant exercise,as after my hip opperations the muscle in my left thigh is wasted , and i cant dance any more or walk properly, when i used to walk 7 miles a day in the job i did for 30 years, and now i weigh 1 stone more than my 30 year old son,, i feel horrid and hate myself cos moving hurts .
This sounds really depressing. Is there any rehabilitation service - physiotherapy?? Are you able to swim? It's always a matter of doing whatever you can or devising your own activity. Obviously walking is out of the question at the moment. What about these 'foot pedalers' I've seen advertised on TV, where you sit down. I do hope you eventually find something which brings you a bit closer to normality.
Yes this is depressing, i have to go to the gp to get referred to physio, however i have already dont that , ages ago and id didnt help my collapsed muscle at all. I used to swim, but after a hip replacement one isnt allowed to swim as the frogs legs thing can dislodge hips too , i keep trying to tell the gp about all this and the silly woman there keeps sending me to well woman at the council who just laugh at me and think i eat too much, which i dont, im having food allergy probs at the moment , so have to see the gp about that , and also i only have a small breakfast and a small sideplate of food early afternoon, I do walk , but am very slow, and even a tortoise could beat me , it hurts so much to walk on the pavements, i can walk on carpet and in home and on grass,but not on concrete ! i asked the chemist about diet pills , but it turns out that one has to consult a gp as most diet pills one cant take on certain meds !!! Thankyou for taking the time to reply ! i do have an old exercise bike , but i used that every day for several months and i didnt lose any weight at all !!! so foot pedlar things i dont think would work,
its just my middle, and boobs and hips, not my legs, and arms !! but i want to see if the gp will refer me to an endo as they deal with imballances in hormones which i think its whats happening, becuse of the menopause, but I cant do Hrt, since i had breast cancer and my cancer was hormonal !!!
Thankyou , i will consider all you said, imay hve to print out your reply , as it quite involved, thankyou . I am still very depressed about all of this , but your help is greatly appreciated .
Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.
Under-active thyroid really struggling!
How to lose weight with thyroid issues
