Posts by kat_1987

I've been on synthroid for about 6 or so years now and am on 100 mg a day. 

This may not be the case for everyone but this is what helped me when at first I wasn't feeling the full effects:

First, it takes a while for it to take effect. It can take months to get up to the recommended dose as you need to work up to it gradually.

Second with synthroid there are a few rules you HAVE to follow for it to take full effect... Take it atleast 2 hours after eating and don't eat for an hour after taking it.  You also aren't supossed to take a multivitamin or any other medication within four hours of taking the synthroid.  It inhibits the absorbsion.

It wasn't until I was very religious about the rules that I really felt back to normal energy wise.

Again this may not be why everyone is having trouble but it's just a few suggestions to keep in mind.  I haven't ever heard of armour so I don't know anything about that part.

I did a low carb/ atkin's type diet a while ago... I found that I really wasn't hungry at all.

And while I have no professional knowledge when it comes to food and what your body needs...If you are getting 1500 calories a day then you clearly aren't starving yourself. 

It's just with the low carb you tend to get in smaller amounts of more calorie dense food. 

So it seems like you are eating less amount you are still getting enough calories.

Disclaimer: I have no idea if that made any sense... :P I'm kind of tired.

Are you experiencing any other symptoms of hypothyroidism? Fatigue, weakness, hair loss, dry skin, can't really tolerate being cold... etc.

A lot of people don't really have symptoms... It just depends on how severe it is.

I have had hypothyroidism since I was about 10.  It's a simple blood test and if your hormone levels are low you just have to take a little pill of synthetic hormone every day. It's really not bad at all.

I've also heard that in some really mild cases that a special diet was enough to fix the issues.

I say if you are worried about it, just go ahead and get it checked. If it is your thyroid you can get pretty sick if you let it go for a long time untreated.

20 until I reach my total goal.

about 10 until I reach my next sub goal.

Like everyone else said: it all depends.

If you do find that losing those last ten pounds does make your butt disappear you can always do some squats and lunges to build a toned round butt. 

Good Luck!