Underactive Thyroid

[chirpy1]

I have been steadily gaining weight and now I am obese. I have just been diagnosed with an underactive thyroid. I am told it can take nearly a year before I will feel any benefits from the medication.

I have read some books on trying to lose weight with an underactive thyroid, but they seems to be more about not what to eat e.g. broccoli, cabbage, swede, radish etc, than what I can eat.

If anyone has an underactive thyroid and is managing to lose weight, then please let me know how you are doing it.

[IndigoBlue61]

Hello and welcome to the Weight Loss Forum chirpy1 😊

I have an under active thyroid and have to say, I felt better within a week of starting medication. 😊 I don’t follow a specific thyroid diet, I just carefully watch portion size and eat a good quality diet, including moderate amounts of good fats for vitamin absorption and satiety. The Daily Diary is an excellent resource so I suggest that is a good starting point for you.

But first, I'd like to invite you to join our Newbie Club, which we hope will be a good place for you to connect with members, who are also just starting out. If you just post a few words to introduce yourself and respond to others there, you'll soon break the ice. Here's the link

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

You'll find all the information you need to navigate the forum in the header and a link to the 12 week plan, so please take the time to read it carefully.

Wishing you all the best

Anna

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Thanks IndigoBlue61

[IndigoBlue61 in reply to Hidden]

Interesting that you were told to take Thyroxine on an empty stomach and not with 30 minutes of tea or coffee . . . I hadn’t heard either of those things, but will start tomorrow 😊.

Thanks Hidden r 😊

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Hi and welcome chirpy1 wow your post has come at a good time for me as I have just (this morning, in fact) been diagnosed as well

I had a long chat with my GP and will start meds tomorrow as have to have on an empty stomach and not have coffee or tea for 30 min afterwards.

I was told to carry on eating as i was as I have managed to lose 20lbs in just over a year by following the NHS 12 week plan

I am heading off out but will be looking at this forum later today healthunlocked.com/thyroiduk you may want to have a look too

hope we can help each other

Wishing you all the best on your journey