Do You Need to Increase Your Metabolism? How to Lose Weight by Boosting a Slow Metabolism
Friday March 11, 2005
Do you need to increase your metabolism in order to lose weight? Will efforts to boost metabolism help you lose weight and have more energy? Do you have a slow metabolism, and need to speed it up? These are important questions for anyone trying to lose weight -- particularly for thyroid patients who may be struggling with a slow metabolism. Find out more now and the important role metabolism plays in weight loss.
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I had part of my thyroid removed about 22 years ago I have it checked every year. and I seem to be in the range that I am given a synthroid .88. I have been over weight for about 15 years . Would it be safe if my Doctor twiked up my thyroid a little to help me shed a few pounds. Is it dangerous. I do have high blood pressure but it is under control with medication. I think my Dr, might raise it a tad, if I ask. thank you Janie.
I have had hypothyroidism for about 25 yrs. I was skinny my whole life until I was around 30 and gained weight and became very tired all the time after having 3 of my 4 children. Doctors always telling me that was my problem…..tired from taking care of the kids,until I did find a Dr. who found out otherwise. My weight goes up and down and then up again constantly. It was under control for about 6 yrs. and I was thin again and felt great. I however developed arthritis and my Dr. said she had to lower my dosage due to the fact that the high dose of my medication was doing a number on my bones. Even after lowering my synthroid, my levels stayed around the same, but did go down a little. But over the past 4 or 5 yrs. I have slowely gained back 75 of the 100 lbs. I lost about 12 years ago that I swore I would never gain back. The only way I have ever seemed to be able to lose weight is to just about stop eating all together. And exercise my butt off. But exercise has become hard to do due to the fact that I also have fybroid myalgia and my muscles get very tired and achy. When I talk to my Dr. about my weight I feel she doesn’t believe that I don’t sit around and eat all day. She just talks to me about a low fat diet and gives me meal plans. I however eat less than what is on any of the menues for a daily breakfast,lunch and dinner. Also my last thyriod test showed that the level of what they test in your brain came up as a little high but the thyroid level in my neck was a little low. I try not to eat fatty foods yet also my cholesterol level was high. Is there anything else I can do? I am sick and tired of being 53 and looking like I am 7 or 8 months pregnant!
I take levothyroxine 88mg every day. I can’t lose any weight, i just keep gaining. Can someone please tell me how to lose weight.
I’ve had a thyroid problem since I was 8 years old I’m now 23. I was skinny until I had my first child and then never lost the weight. I’ve been a steady 165 to 170 for about 4 years now.
I hate being over weight. Alot of woman in my family have underactive thyroid.
My doctor told me hypo will make your chloresterol high and drug resistant.
I was thin all my life and never had to watch what I ate. I had to diagnose myself. When my doctor finally tested me I had hypo and all the weight I gained is not coming off with meds. On my last trip to the doctor I was told I am not eating enough. She told me I need to eat 6 small meals a day. Geez, if I did I would weigh a ton. There is no way I can eat all the food on the meal plans handed to me. I only eat about half as much as they want you to. Even with meds my level is still low. When the labs came back my doctor said to wait two months and get tested again. My levels have not been in a normal range for 4 years.
What irks me the most is people who seem to think hypo is just an excuse for overeaters.
I am faithful in taking my meds and still cannot get into the normal range.
My muscles ache and are tired, my hips and joints hurt especially in my hands.
There has to be a solution to all of this.
I am tired of being tired and hurting all the time.
I have been hypo for 5 years. I’m on Synthroid .112… I have to work really hard just to stay at BMI 29.5… that is just .5 under obese… I’m a size 6. I do karate which causes my hips and knee’s to ache but I feel better doing it. My hands, forearms, and elbows hurt almost daily and I’m tired a lot… I have to say it’s still 1000 times better than when I first received treatment… my skin was a mess, my hair fell out by the handful, I was overweight, light sensitive, headaches… it felt like an effort just to breathe. Thyroid Power the book was the first helpful information that I found… imagine my surprise that half the foods I was eating to try to be healthy were actually blocking my meds… would have been nice to know! Anyway… I just have to pace myself better now and take breaks at work and at home. I just started Hoodia and glucosamine to try to help with joint pain, energy level, and make weight maintenance/loss a little more manageable. I really do feel like I eat sticks, twigs, and leaves to maintain my weight.
I have been hypo for 6 years now. Well, i was diagnosed 6 years ago…may have been longer. I steadily gained weight over this period of time. I have changed my diet and also have been using a natural supplement with Guggul (You Be Slim) in it which has really helped with my weight and also has boosted my energy. Weight is steadily coming down with the help of walking and light weights. My joints continue to ache so I will start using glucosamine to see if that helps. Been taking too much ibuprophene for the pain.
Reading about how other people have the same problem as I do really helps get me thru the day. I cant eat hardly anything and am gaining more and more weight. Wish I knew what to do. I diet 24 hrs a day,and nothing helps. I do take Armour Thyroid and will have the Dr. increase it at my next visit. I am sick of all of this. Joyce
If the synthetic thyroid medications are not working your best option is to see an endocrinologist… they can discuss with you alternative medication choices that a family doctor would “recomend against” simply because they do not have the training or knowledge to feel comfortable with such medication.
There are natural thryroid supplements that can affect each individual different and often these options will also control your weight loss. See a specialist!