Hypothyroidism and frustrated

[Candigal 35]

So, I had surgery March 16 and lost 25 lbs the first week! Then didn't lose anymore and started gaining weight! I have reduced my calories by 1/4 of what I used to eat and I'm following the diet! (No carbs, very limited fats). My family is losing weight like crazy from our lifestyle changes!

Anyways, I went and had my thyroid panel done and I have hypothyroid. Could this explain my weight gain???? I feel so depressed, I've done what's asked and even started excercising....

[mylighthouse 782]

Yes, hypothyroidism could easily explain your weight gain.

They discovered I had a goiter at age 6 and then hypothyroid in my 20's on. I have been on medication for it for many years.

However, around my mid-twenties, with 2 small kids, being a stay-at-home mom and my current husband at the time, we did not have much money and no insurance. I quit going to my thyroid doctor and quit taking thyroid medicine. It wasn't long after that when I started gaining quite a bit of weight as well as having other symptoms of thyroid problems. Then I got back on my thyroid med and lost weight. Fast forward 15 years and I got off my thyroid med again and gained a bunch of weight. Now I am on thyroid med again (for 2 years now). But this time I couldn't lose the weight on my own.

Had the sleeve surgery back in November '16 and I am still on thyroid meds. Since October, I have lost over 80 pounds.

I think that if you are sticking to the plan with your sleeve (make sure low carbs, over 60 grams protein), that once your thyroid gets under control with medication, you should lose weight. Don't get discouraged, if you just started your thyroid med, it can take 6 weeks or so to notice a difference. Also, you will need to go back in for more bloodwork and see if you need to go up on your thyroid med dosage. It has to be a gradual increase. Getting your thyroid back to where it needs to be might take awhile.

[_Kate_ 2,224]

Was that a mistake? 25lbs in the first week after surgery?

[clasheljac2 9]

Never stop your thyroid meds!!!!!!!### You need them for life. If you skip it you can go into a myxedema coma and heart failure and die,even at age thirty. I saw it happen,the woman was comatose for months then once awake,seemed to be brain injured.

[Candigal 35]

On 4/9/2017 at 4:22 AM, _Kate_ said:

Was that a mistake? 25lbs in the first week after surgery?

Nope, I lost 25 lbs the first week.