weight loss help

[zola90]

Have gained a lot of weight over past 5 years and am the heaviest I've ever been at 25st.12lb -after getting my mind healthy i am now ready to start this journey and i know its going to be a hard one with many bumps and bends along the way . I feel determined, i have under active thyroid and have been told by doctors it will be hard to loose(not sure anyone else with this has been told that or any advise on that ). UI have had fertility issues and miscarriages and i want to lose weight so i can start a family(i know you can get pregnant at this size) but i want to be as health as i can for when this finally happens. any advise or tips would be brilliant especially regards to under active thyroid and weight loss tips

Thanks in advance

[N-o-r-d-i Maintainer 64kg]

Hello, it’s nice to see you here and you have a good motivation to keep you going when things get tough.

I had thickened lining of the womb and ended up needing hormonal treatment. The tests also showed borderline underactive thyroid and it made me realise that my thyroid must have been borderline underactive for my whole life - lower body temperature, slower metabolism and so on. Additionally, I have tendencies towards anxiety and depression, even though I never took medications for those. All of above resulted in a massive weight gain over the last few years. However, even though I’m still having the hormones for my condition, by counting calories, watching what I eat and moving more - I did manage to lose a significant amount of weight since last summer.

So it may be difficult but it’s not impossible!

[zola90 in reply to N-o-r-d-i]

Thank you so much for the reply, its so good to hear that it can be done as there is a lot of negativity. Thank you x

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, zola90

For the very best advice concerning your underactive thyroid, I suggest you join the Thyroid UK forum too healthunlocked.com/thyroiduk

We'll be here to help you with your weight loss journey.

All of the information you need about the forum can be found in Pinned Posts healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... and I hope you'll be joining all the Events, Challenges and Clubs that we run, especially a weigh-in and the daily diary.

If you haven't already taken it, here's a tour of the forum healthunlocked.com/?tour=true

We've found active participation to be key to successful weight loss and, of course, it's a good way to get to know people, find inspiration and share support and encouragement.

Wishing you all the best

[zola90 in reply to moreless]

Ok fab thank you il have a good look after work

[UnitedRed]

Hi Zola, I started my journey a couple of months ago, weighing in at 23st 4lb. It’s not been easy, but have found calorie counting really useful. It down 2.5st at the minute, and haven’t really been able to exercise because of bad knee pain. I’ve used an app called Lose It! to keep track of calories. All the best as you get started!

[zola90 in reply to UnitedRed]

Thank you for that calorie counting is the way I plan to go, so it’s good to see it can work if you stick too it. Thank you

[Bee-bop Maintainer 2st 7lbs in reply to UnitedRed]

That's fantastic United red ! Well done on your weightloss 🙂

[Shield-Maiden]

Hi Zola90,

I just wanted to say hello, and welcome

You've had some wonderful responses; but I just wanted to say that, you've made a great first step in the right direction...this forum is absolutely fab!!! The advice you will receive is invaluable! As too is the Thyroid HU forum; I've learnt so much on there; you will too.

Good luck on your new journey to feeling healthy and happy (and, starting a family) x

[Lytham 3 stone]

Hi, the best tip I can give is to take a look into lchf, the food is gorgeous and you don't go hungry

Would you also like to join us on the weigh in ? Here's the link, I hope to see you there! x

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

[Bee-bop Maintainer 2st 7lbs]

HI Zola,

I know it's a bit different but my issue is cfs/me and this means I am inactive so I imagined I would struggle to loose weight and was doing, even though I felt I was eating healthily most of the time. I was given 12 weeks free at slimming world as part of the nhs programme here, and this really helped me. I am not endorsing the programme, just saying that I managed to loose weight and I really thought it was going to be much more difficult than it has been due to inactivity.

Good luck on your journey 🙂