Hypo-Thyroid Bandsters

[MelBanded 4]

My weight loss is so slow. I can't help but get discouraged. I am excerising, eating the recommended foods and drinking my Water. I was banded 03/30/2011, my pre-op weight was 215 pds. I had a fill 04/30/2011 (not sure how much fill). My current weight is 205 pds. I am petite, so I need to lose about 90-100 pds. I know I did not gain it overnight, but hoped for more progress by now.

[jennifer1 180]

i too have hypothyroidism. i am very concerned that this will effect my weight loss. I've only been banded 5 days and i'm still trying to shake the last of the 4 pounds i gained from surgery (fluids and gas). i'm praying that i dont have an extra hard time losing cuz of my thyroid!

[MelBanded 4]

I had problems losing prior to the band. I am going to try and remain positive and just resign myself to the fact that this will be a longer, slower journey for me. On a positive note, I have lost. So, I know it will happen. I just have to be patient. Kind of tired of being asked every week, how much weight have you lost so far? Just feels like I am under pressure. Wishing I had not told anyone.

[Crybaby 2]

I feel all your pain!! Just stay positive and as long as your thyroid levels are normal due to your medication, treat it like you dont have a thyroid problem! thats what ive done. My surgery was Nov 2nd and my weight loss is very slow but all I care about is the numbers going down not up!! Slow and steady wins the race =)

[54Shirley 105]

I went to my Endocrinologist today for hypoThyroidism. It was my 90 day check up. The Nurse was shocked when she saw the weight difference.

My first weight was 305Lbs. ,, Today I was 271 Lbs.... That's a little more then 11Lbs. a month. You know what?? I'LL TAKE IT...

This is for all you, and the Newbies. This is possible to do.

I eat between 800-1200 calories a day, and 60-80G of Protein a day. That's it. I don't bother with a scale, they drive me crazy. It is more worth it, to go to the Doctors, get weighed, and watch them have the shock of YOU HAVE LOST WEIGHT OMG, and you know this because you will be able to tell by the looseness of your clothes.

So I try to keep it simple, and be patient, and it works !

I also walk around the block 3x a week.

I just thought I would share this, also I am on Armour Thyroid a Natural Medication.

Shirley.

[MelBanded 4]

Thanks Shirley & Crybaby, it is good to hear from other thyroid sufferers. I had Graves disease when I was 16 yrs old, got down to 80pds. Was in the hospital 2 weeks while they tried to get it under control. Had surgery to remove half my gland. Did well with no thyroid meds until age 40. I got hyper again, this time had remainder of thyroid removed. Ever since then it has been constant weight gain and other health problems.

You cannot get a doctor to prescribe Armour where I live and we have a teaching hospital! I would like to try it, many of the thyroid support sites swear by it. I have tried synthroid and cytomel together and felt the same. So currently am just on synthroid. What's crazy to me is when I was convinced to have the remainder of my thyroid removed, I was told it would be easier to control my thyroid disease. There has not been anything easy about it! I go about every 3 to 4 mths to my Endo and my TSH is constantly up and down.

I will try to not get so caught up on the numbers, although it is hard when people are posting their progress all the time. I weigh just once a week, but I might just take your advice and not weight at all. My next post op visit is mid July. My doc said I might need a fill if I am not losing 1-2 pds per week. I scheduled a follow up for next Thursday, so I will see what he recommends.

[54Shirley 105]

Thanks Shirley & Crybaby, it is good to hear from other thyroid sufferers. I had Graves disease when I was 16 yrs old, got down to 80pds. Was in the hospital 2 weeks while they tried to get it under control. Had surgery to remove half my gland. Did well with no thyroid meds until age 40. I got hyper again, this time had remainder of thyroid removed. Ever since then it has been constant weight gain and other health problems.

You cannot get a doctor to prescribe Armour where I live and we have a teaching hospital! I would like to try it, many of the thyroid support sites swear by it. I have tried synthroid and cytomel together and felt the same. So currently am just on synthroid. What's crazy to me is when I was convinced to have the remainder of my thyroid removed, I was told it would be easier to control my thyroid disease. There has not been anything easy about it! I go about every 3 to 4 mths to my Endo and my TSH is constantly up and down.

I will try to not get so caught up on the numbers, although it is hard when people are posting their progress all the time. I weigh just once a week, but I might just take your advice and not weight at all. My next post op visit is mid July. My doc said I might need a fill if I am not losing 1-2 pds per week. I scheduled a follow up for next Thursday, so I will see what he recommends.

You have to be on some kind of a diet from your Doctor. Keep your Calorie Level down. I no it's hard, but if you want it to come off, then you have too...

We are not like the rest of the banders, weight loss for us can be very hard. So if it means cutting back in calories, and having the band a little snug so that I'm not hungry.... I'll do it.

I have 2 artificial knees, so I can't afford to be heavy on these knees.

I don't have High BP, or Sugar. I don't want it either. I'll be 57 in September, I want to live a while longer, and I don't like the feeling of being FAT ! I also don't like being treated like I'm stupid because I look the way I am. I didn't ask for this,,,, I started getting huge at 6 months of age. So I have never known skinny, and never will.

I would be happy at a size 12 or 14 for my age, and already I have had someone say hello to me, and look at me, not look away. He even continued the conversation slightly.

So put your mind to it, don't worry about the scale, and just go for it, and stick to it. It will make a difference.

Do you have a Walmart there? They carry it. or Order on line, you can even go threw CANADA.

Shirley.

[disneymom1978 1]

I'm also hypothyroid and was banded on 12/15/11. I have lost 23 pounds since then. It's been a long road and I have a long way to go, but I am happy with my progress. I'm losing 1 pound or a little more each week, I feel good, I look good and I'm doing this the healthy way.

We knew this wasn't going to be easy, if we were looking for the easy way out we would've had lipo! You're doing great! Don't beat yourself up! Look at how far you've come!

[brbm6 6]

I have hypothyroidism also. I have noticed unless I drink around 100 oz. of Water a day the scale won't budge much. I had 2 weeks of the same weight before I upped my water intake.

[dlucia 2]

I was diagnosed with Graves Disease 19 years ago. Instead of having the surgery to remove my gland I had the radioactive iodine treatment. It did not work the first time so I had to go through a second time but with a higher dose. So now I have my gland but it is a dead.

When I first went on thyroid medicine they gave me synthroid. It just was not controlling my thyroid levels. Then they switched me to Armour Thyroid which was great. I did so well everything even'd out. But now for the last couple years I can no longer get Armour. They say that the manufacture no longer produces it. So I am back on synthroid trying to get my thryroid level under control but they are still really high.

I was told that due to my hypo thyroidism that if I lost 1 pound a week that was doing really good. I was banded on 4-28-11. So far so good but they tell me that it is probably alot of Water weight. Well I will take all the Water weight loss I can get.

We all know this process is really hard but the people that do not have a thyroid problem have no idea how much harder it is for us folks with a thyroid problem.

So good luck to all of the other hypo thyroid bandsters. We will get there just may takes us twice as long.

[54Shirley 105]

I was diagnosed with Graves Disease 19 years ago. Instead of having the surgery to remove my gland I had the radioactive iodine treatment. It did not work the first time so I had to go through a second time but with a higher dose. So now I have my gland but it is a dead.

When I first went on thyroid medicine they gave me synthroid. It just was not controlling my thyroid levels. Then they switched me to Armour Thyroid which was great. I did so well everything even'd out. But now for the last couple years I can no longer get Armour. They say that the manufacture no longer produces it. So I am back on synthroid trying to get my thryroid level under control but they are still really high.

I was told that due to my hypo thyroidism that if I lost 1 pound a week that was doing really good. I was banded on 4-28-11. So far so good but they tell me that it is probably alot of Water weight. Well I will take all the Water weight loss I can get.

We all know this process is really hard but the people that do not have a thyroid problem have no idea how much harder it is for us folks with a thyroid problem.

So good luck to all of the other hypo thyroid bandsters. We will get there just may takes us twice as long.

Armour Thyroid is still available ! Maybe you have to check with different pharmacies, it can be ordered. There is not the problem that they had with it before. I would look into it, and if it can be got, then tell the Dr. that's what you want. It can't hurt to try.

Shirley.

[thejaketucker 1]

I have had hypothyroidism for over 15 years. Before surgery I was on 250mcg of levothyroxine (a high dose). I had surgery 12/15/2011 and I am taking 137.5 mcg levothyroxine and dropping every couple of months. I hope to be off my meds some day, maby when im down about 50 more pounds. My hypothyroidism has been a roadblock to weight loss my whole life. I have never heard of Armour, I dont know if i should ask about it.

[peacequeen 434]

I was diagnosed hypothyroid about 25 years ago. It eventually set on hashimoto's thyroiditis. It really does make it difficult to lose the weight! I've been on synthroid for years, it works some of the time. Sometimes my immune system shuts down due to other stuff and my thyroid will get out of whack and I have to have my meds regulated. Keep a good check on your thyroid. I haven't had surgery yet but found this post interesting with some good useful info. God bless!

[Monica90604 0]

I was diagnosed with Graves Disease 19 years ago. Instead of having the surgery to remove my gland I had the radioactive iodine treatment. It did not work the first time so I had to go through a second time but with a higher dose. So now I have my gland but it is a dead.

When I first went on thyroid medicine they gave me synthroid. It just was not controlling my thyroid levels. Then they switched me to Armour Thyroid which was great. I did so well everything even'd out. But now for the last couple years I can no longer get Armour. They say that the manufacture no longer produces it. So I am back on synthroid trying to get my thryroid level under control but they are still really high.

I was told that due to my hypo thyroidism that if I lost 1 pound a week that was doing really good. I was banded on 4-28-11. So far so good but they tell me that it is probably alot of Water weight. Well I will take all the Water weight loss I can get.

We all know this process is really hard but the people that do not have a thyroid problem have no idea how much harder it is for us folks with a thyroid problem.

So good luck to all of the other hypo thyroid bandsters. We will get there just may takes us twice as long.

[Monica90604 0]

Hi,

I am also on Armour Thyroid and it works for me. You mentioned the manufacture doesn't make it anymore, but I get my prescriptions for it filled at my local costco pharmacy without any problems. You may want to check in your area if there is a costco nearby that carries it. Take Care.

I was diagnosed with Graves Disease 19 years ago. Instead of having the surgery to remove my gland I had the radioactive iodine treatment. It did not work the first time so I had to go through a second time but with a higher dose. So now I have my gland but it is a dead.

When I first went on thyroid medicine they gave me synthroid. It just was not controlling my thyroid levels. Then they switched me to Armour Thyroid which was great. I did so well everything even'd out. But now for the last couple years I can no longer get Armour. They say that the manufacture no longer produces it. So I am back on synthroid trying to get my thryroid level under control but they are still really high.

I was told that due to my hypo thyroidism that if I lost 1 pound a week that was doing really good. I was banded on 4-28-11. So far so good but they tell me that it is probably alot of Water weight. Well I will take all the Water weight loss I can get.

We all know this process is really hard but the people that do not have a thyroid problem have no idea how much harder it is for us folks with a thyroid problem.

So good luck to all of the other hypo thyroid bandsters. We will get there just may takes us twice as long.