Guest guest Posted December 25, 2003 Report Share Posted December 25, 2003 Hi Bobby and EveryOne, I know what you mean. I can only lose weight if I eat about 1,000 calories a day or less and even then the weight loss is slow - about a pound a week, four pounds a month. However it does stay off once it is gone if I am careful. Up until I became Hypothyroid I used to have a very fast metabolism and be able to eat whatever I wanted. It seems to me that those with very slow metabolism ( I burn about 1350 calories a day) have very little choice about eating many calories and still trying to lose weight. It does help to eat several small meals a day, drink water, and by all means eat the best quality foods and supplements. For me at least, the only way I could lose weight at all was to eat less than 1,000 cal/day. Personally I would prefer to do that voluntarily and then be able to eat normally again when at my ideal weight than to have surgery and have no choice! If I had a lot of weight to lose I would alternate the low calories every few months with a month of eating enough just to maintain my weight. Slow weight loss is better than none. Some people seem to do well on Atkins type diet Low Carb but I wanted a diet I could live with. Basically I wanted to retrain my eating habits to maintain the weight I want. There are others who can and do lose weight eating more than that but I am not one of them. I tried alternatives and gained weight on every one. I even tried fasting for two weeks before I went on Armour and didn't lose an ounce!!! I am still tweaking my Armour dose, but 3 grains is right for now. I lost most of the weight on none or less than that. I just went to 3 grains a few weeks ago. BTW I also find it necessary not to eat any snacks after dinner. That is my weakness and it makes it hard to drop the pounds. Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev Thyroid-Adrenal Connection: Information and Resources http://www.bestweb.net/~om/thyroid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Bev, Are you mu long lost twin sister?????????????????????? LOL Love Bobby > Hi Bobby and EveryOne, > > I know what you mean. I can only lose weight if I eat about 1,000 calories a > day or less and even then the weight loss is slow - about a pound a week, > four pounds a month. However it does stay off once it is gone if I am > careful. Up until I became Hypothyroid I used to have a very fast metabolism > and be able to eat whatever I wanted. > > It seems to me that those with very slow metabolism ( I burn about 1350 > calories a day) have very little choice about eating many calories and still > trying to lose weight. It does help to eat several small meals a day, drink > water, and by all means eat the best quality foods and supplements. For me > at least, the only way I could lose weight at all was to eat less than 1,000 > cal/day. > > Personally I would prefer to do that voluntarily and then be able to eat > normally again when at my ideal weight than to have surgery and have no > choice! > > If I had a lot of weight to lose I would alternate the low calories every > few months with a month of eating enough just to maintain my weight. Slow > weight loss is better than none. Some people seem to do well on Atkins type > diet Low Carb but I wanted a diet I could live with. Basically I wanted to > retrain my eating habits to maintain the weight I want. > > There are others who can and do lose weight eating more than that but I am > not one of them. I tried alternatives and gained weight on every one. I even > tried fasting for two weeks before I went on Armour and didn't lose an > ounce!!! > > I am still tweaking my Armour dose, but 3 grains is right for now. I lost > most of the weight on none or less than that. I just went to 3 grains a few > weeks ago. > BTW I also find it necessary not to eat any snacks after dinner. That is my > weakness and it makes it hard to drop the pounds. > > Peace, Love and Harmony, > Bev > > > Thyroid-Adrenal Connection: Information and Resources > http://www.bestweb.net/~om/thyroid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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