It's been 2 1/2 years since I found out that I had Hypothyroidism. In Feb I had a baby and I gained about 30 lbs well that's what was left after coming home from the hospital. Since then my thyroid levels went crazy again and I've gained 10 lbs. I need to lose the 40 lbs. But, weather by diet or fitness it does not work. The doc's tell me my levels are normal now but, I'm still having many symptoms. I don't know what to do anymore please help.....
I've had both thyroid problems, started out as Hyper and then eventually went to Hypo. I haven't really had problems with weight, I've always been rather thin, as well as my whole family, so that's prob. just genetics. But I totally understand what you are going through. My doctor recently took me off my medication (synthroid) because my levels had regulated. You just can never tell, some days I feel like I need medication and some days I don't. I wish there was a chart on my body somewhere where I could look at what is going on inside my body! Good luck to you, I know this is frustrating but you aren't alone!
First of all, not all "normal" levels of thyroid are the same. There are many different values that some labs consider normal, high normal or low normal. There is no one standard. My GYN doc, who also prescribes bio-identical hormones, says his levels are based more on symptoms than what somebody else considers "normal." My advice would be to get a second opinion and try and find a doc who is more sympathetic to your concerns. Good luck to you.
So you can log your weight -- which allows you to do the following:
- Plot your weight curve
- Analyze the trend of your weight (see under Recent in the figure above)
- Determine the projected target date (see under Overall in the figure above)