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domsmom701
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 Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:18 am Post subject: weight loss/thyroid issues? |
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| my mom and i have been dieting and working out 5-6 days a week for the past few months, she is losing weight regularly, and i can not seems to lose more than a few pounds and then i gain it right back. my grandma, my mom, and my aunt all have thyroid problems, and are on medication to control it, i have never been tested for thyroid problems (im 23), my mom keeps telling me i need to be tested, could a thyroid problem really stop me from losing weight? i always felt like saying that was a cop out for people who werent really trying hard to lose weight but i am really trying hard, my mom and i are doing the exact same workout routine, and eat a lot of the same things too, so im just confused as to why shes losing weight and im not, could it really be due to a thyroid issue? thanks for any thoughts! |
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Looseygoosey
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| Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:32 am Post subject: |
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| I am hypothyroid and it is very hard for me to lose weight also. You need to ask yourself if you have any symtoms of a thyroid disorder. Usually, but certainly not always, a person who is hyperthyroid loses weight and is considered thin. Hypothyroid people, as I understand it, are the other side of the coin. With me, my first symtoms were unusual sleepiness, and extreme fatigue. I have always been a "nervous energy" type person, then all of a sudden all I wanted to do was sleep and stay in bed all of the time. Other symtoms for me were very dry skin, my hair started just falling out, I had trouble with constipation, not being able to lose weight and gaining very easily etc. You may very well have thyroid issues, but not losing weight like you think you should be, is not in itself a warning of this disease.I am happy to say that after being on Synthroid for a few years, I am sooooooooo much better. The best thing to do is to go see your doctor, and make sure he does a thorough thyroid test. I wish you the best! No surgery for me either! |
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Tigran K
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| HelloFirst, I understand where you're coming from. My name is Tigran and I am posting this because I know what it’s like to be over weight and feel your life spiraling out of control. I was almost 360 pounds, struggling with my health and looking for a way out. Seriously, I would have done almost anything to make a change in my life. And I did, with very little success. Pills, therapy, even working out were getting me nowhere. No matter what I tried I never really saw a change because I could not stop my love of eating. It’s so hard for people to understand when they haven’t faced this struggle. Everyone just says that you have to will power. But if you are like me, you know there is much more to it. I realized I was holding my life in my hands and I made the decision to find a way out of my self-inflicted nightmare. After years of struggle and countless nights studying the ins and outs of exercise science I finally stumbled onto a Fat Loss program that caused me to lose 143 pounds and still allowed me to enjoy the foods I love. This is nothing like what you have done before. Fat Loss program changed my life and I could not believe just how easy it was. I want you to discover the key that turned my life around. For more information please visit http://www.thefatlosssecret.blogspot.com/ |
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Imaka
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| Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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| If you are hypothryoid it can be very difficult to lose weight, so yes, you could have a thyroid disorder. Thyroid meds are not a magic weight loss fix, but if you need them, they will certainly make it possible for you to lose weight more easily. Thyroid problems run in my family too - me, my mother, my aunt, both of my sisters, one of my brothers, one of my daughters, and my little three year old grandson. So it would not be unusual for you to have a thyroid problem. My daughter was diagnosed at about your age. Go get checked. Best of luck. |
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