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Author: Melody
Date: 02-20-04 11:25
I have been soooooo frustrated since mid November. My lowest weight to date was one week after Halloween weighing in at 265. Since then I have gone up and done 2-5 pounds each week reaching a maximum of 275 and usually wavering between 270-273.... The week before Valentine's I got down to 267 and was soooo happy to be finally getting back on track and breaking my plateau. then I could not work out the week of VAlentine's due to my schedule ( I did do walk away the pounds 2 times.) and Monday this week I weighed in at 273! ugh!!! Wednesday the scale said 271, and today it says 273 again! Now.... I have been doing a lot of reading about hypothyroidism and think I have a lot of symptoms of the condition. I am going to call my doctor and ask about getting tested....
what do you all think? Am I destined to stay in a size 22 for ever???
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Author: SassyGirl
Date: 02-20-04 11:47
Even if you are exercising, have you changed your eating habits? I can tell you from experience that I used to complain all the time that I wasn't losing weight but I was exercising my butt off every day for up to 2 hours. I just wasn't changing my eating habits. Exercise only works if you change what you are eating along with it. The change in diet makes you lose weight and exercise helps you along with it. It took me a while to admit to myself that I wasn't losing weight because I wasn't being honest with myself about what I was eating. I was in denial!!! LOL...........I am not saying that you are but could it be a possibility? Now that I have recognized my mistakes with what I eat I am seeing a big difference. I was 283 when I started and I just could not lose the weight no matter what I did. Then I realized that I had to change my eating habits before I could change my body. I also had to change my mind............it is a very hard process but you can do it! Have your thyroid checked just to be sure ( I did that too), you never know! I wish you the best of luck..........Now I am at 253 and I have lost 4 sizes..........it has taken a year to lose it but everytime I see some small change it motivates me even more!!!
Smiles, Renee :)
"We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same."
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Author: miranda
Date: 02-20-04 12:06
If you have some of the symptoms, it won't hurt to get it checked--are you cold all the time? Fatigued? Constipated? Dry skin? However, even a low thyroid level doesn't automatically mean you can't lose weight. Last winter, my thyroid (a long-standing problem) got low, and I had the above symptoms, but I was still losing 1-2 pounds a week due to diet and exercise. So by all means get it checked, but don't think that just because you may have this problem that you can never lose weight.
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miranda
230/169.5/145
"I don't need to compromise my principles, because they don't have the slightest bearing on what happens to me anyway."--Bill Watterson, "Calvin and Hobbes"
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Author: Rhonda
Date: 02-20-04 14:25
I'm with Miranda. I have had hypothyroidism for years and have taken replacement medication for years. Still, at times my thyroid gets out of control. However, it has never kept me from losing weight. My weight is a direct relfection of my eating and lack of exercise, period. I have lost and gained 20-30-50 pounds over and over, so I know it can be done.
I would say get it checked anyway. It sure doesn't hurt. And, if you are hypothyroid it could make you just feel generally better and more energetic to get on replacement. Just don't expect it to solve any weight issue problems for you.
I wish you the best of luck. Just stick to your program and you will be successful!
Rhonda 232/193/150
"Winners do what Losers won't"
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Author: joan
Date: 02-20-04 16:19
I take Sythroid for hypothyroidism. But remember, if you need to take it I believe it is something you take for the rest of your life. I have blood taken twice a year to keep the dosage correct. It is something you should have checked just to rule it out.
Unfortunately I don't think it affects weight loss that much. I have read that some people think that taking the medicine will "speed up their metabolism" but I don't believe this is true. But if you are feeling tired it might be something that will make you feel better if you need it. Might as well find out now. A simple blood test is all you need. If you are going to go to the trouble of going to have that done you might as well have them run a complete test on your blood to rule out diabetes, anemia, cholesterol, etc.
Joan
255/220/140
March 2003
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Author: Fabulous@50
Date: 02-20-04 16:30
>>what do you all think? Am I destined to stay in a size 22 for ever???<<
Wouldn't it be swell if we all answered "yes" and took the pressure off of you to take responsibility for your own health and current weight?
There is just a miniscule chance that your weight problems can be attributed to thyroid failure. As mentioned above, if you feel that checking out your thyroid will help--then by all means do it.
But what if you find out that your thyroid is a bit on the slow side? Do you think that will give you a handy excuse to overeat and not exercise and pack on even more weight until you develop heart problems, diabetes, and gall bladder problems?
What about if you find out that your thyroid is normal and you have to face the fact that you are overweight because of what you've been doing (overeating) and not doing (under exercising) to your body; and that you are totally responsible for the shape you are presently in AND totally responsible for getting out of the shape you are presently in?
Which of the two scenarios I presented above scare you the most?
Other posters with thyroid problems have proven that they can still control their health through proper diet and exercise. The bottom line is that if we want to remove the weight, at some point in time we must take responsibility for the shape that we've put ourselves into--and we must take responsibility and do the work required to turn our unhealthy lives around.
It would be handy to point at other things and say they are responsible for my weight (spouse, kids, fast food industry, college life, single mom, trans-fatty acids)--but remember, when you point an accusing finger at something, there are 3 more pointing back in your direction.
Through my personal experiences, I've found that removing the weight is a 24/7 proposition if you EXPECT it to be successful. Just "sometimes" eating right and "sometimes" exercising isn't going to cut it if you are expecting a continuing removal of fat and building of muscle. (By eating right I mean a balance diet incorporating portion control, substitution, and moderation; and by exercising I mean 5-6 times a week.)
Take a hard, honest look at your program when it comes to water intake, healthy food, and exercise--are you REALLY doing what it takes to get the results you are expecting?? If you answer YES--then look again.
Fabulous@50
225/156/150
Program Start: May 12, 2003
“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.”
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Author: Melody
Date: 02-20-04 17:10
I have successfully removed over 80 pounds. I have done this through "diet" (not a diet) and exersize over the last 18 months. Only the last 3 months I have been on a plateau.... one of the symptoms ( i am showing many of them) is increasing difficulty losing weight. If I have been able to lose 80 pounds, then I think I am doing something right. Also, I have not ever been a yo-y0 dieter... I have only once before made a serious attempt at weight loss and that was about 6 yrs ago, and I did it by going "low fat" and weight 1 to 2 miles 3-4 times per week. No other exersize besides walking. PERIOD. i then began fertility treatment and a year of trying to concieve and then had twins..... NEEDLESS TO SAY ... all those pounds came back and then some during the pregnancy and afterwards.....due to life stress with twin infants and a preschooler.
Now I am on the right track, just thinking that I might have an underlying health issue that is holding me back.....
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Author: Melody
Date: 02-20-04 17:13
and weight 1 to 2 miles 3-4 times per week
that should say "walk 1 to 2 miles...." not weight.... duh..... lol
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Author: Melody
Date: 02-20-04 17:16
had recent blood work done back in december..... iNcluding cholestorol wich came back at total count 142..... thyroid was not checked, because i did not think to ask about it. or mention any symptoms.
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Author: Melody
Date: 02-20-04 17:20
HELP in my journey.....
i NEVER am going to be what i was before... i refuse to go back to my old self.....
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Author: Melody
Date: 02-20-04 17:23
I do work out 5-6 days per week
Minimum 1 hr usually closer to 2 hours total.....
I dont' have time to reply to the rest of your post now, i have to go to work now..........
illlget back with you tomorrow on this...
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Author: Fabulous@50
Date: 02-21-04 00:16
You wrote:
"i NEVER am going to be what i was before... i refuse to go back to my old self....."
THAT'S THE FIGHTING SPIRIT, MELODY!
Sounds a hell of a lot better than a whiney and defeated, "Am I destined to stay in a size 22 for ever???"
I see you mention your exercise program quite a bit--but how are you doing on your healthy food and water intake?
Fabulous@50
225/156/150
Program Start: May 12, 2003
“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.”
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Author: Lesleybird
Date: 02-21-04 16:25
Melody, Getting your thyroid checked is a good idea, but even if it is low don't expect to loose any extra weight with thyroid replacement pills. Both myself and my mother have to take thyroid replacement for low thyroid. I have been taking them for about 8 years and my mother maybe a little longer. Neither one of us lost any weight when put on synthroid......not even a pound. My mother has always been a picky eater who ate like a bird. At 5 foot 3 her highest weight in her life was 117, but she has run between 107 and 112 for the last 25 years with or without the thyroid pills. So, maybe the thyroid tests are good, and taking a replacement will help you to feel a little better if you feel sluggish now, but don't expect any miracle weight loss from replacement therapy. Lesley
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