stay away from fat people...

[DrewGPM 0]

According to the mayo clinic website, http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypothyroidism/DS00353

"Many people attribute their weight gain to an underactive thyroid, but this is true only in a few cases. Hypothyroidism will rarely cause you to gain more than 10 to 20 pounds — most of which is fluid"

[RhondaLea 4]

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According to the mayo clinic website, http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypothyroidism/DS00353

"Many people attribute their weight gain to an underactive thyroid, but this is true only in a few cases. Hypothyroidism will rarely cause you to gain more than 10 to 20 pounds — most of which is fluid"

10 to 20 pounds is a lot--for me anyway.

But even if it weren't, the fact of the matter is that this information is not in keeping with the reality of hypothyroidism.

There are many more than a few cases, and I suggest if you want to learn more, you might dig a little deeper.

The fact of the matter is that hypothyroid patients are usually too weak and too beat to exercise. I had so much muscle weakness, I couldn't raise my head up off the floor more than an inch from a supine position, much less the rest of my body. Walking up a flight of stairs made my heart pound and took my breath away. (There is a direct correlation between hypothyroidism and increased incidences of bronchitis.)

As for most of it being fluid...that's why they call it myxedema. But it doesn't matter what it is if it won't come off.

I had a friend who was hyper. She had a gorgeous body before she got sick, and she didn't lose a whole lot of weight while she was sick. But six months after the radiation therapy, she gained about 50 pounds. She hadn't changed her calorie consumption. Her body changed. And even with those facts, her doctor still told her, "Get the fork out of your mouth."

Logic does not apply.

rl

Edited to add:

Mary Shomon article about losing weight with hypothyroidism:

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/dietweightloss/a/losingweight.htm

Aronne's credentials:

http://www.healthology.com/faculty_bio.asp?d=aronne_louis

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

[DrewGPM 0]

http://www.webmd.com/hw/thyroid_disorders/aa34887.asp
list a rare side affect of hypothyroidism as weight gain of 10 pounds or less.

This condition does make it difficult for you to lose weight....but it does not make you fatter. the 10-20 pound gain listed as a possible affect of this are from fluid retention...not from packing more fat on to your body.

The site you listed talks about difficulty losing weight, but nothing about the condition causing you to gain weight.

If you are fat, this condition will make it tough to lose weight. If you are not fat, this condition will not make you fat.

As a fat person, I know why i'm fat...i ate too much food for a long time. Now that I am trying to lose the weight, the effort is producing little results. Thanks to this discussion I know that there may be a reason why it is so tough. I am going to see my doctor and request that I be tested for hypothyroidism. If I have it, it explains my difficulty in losing weight. But there is no indication that it caused my weight gain.

thyroid condition causing me to be fat....unlikely

thyroid condition making it tough for me to lose fat...very possible Especially given my recurring bouts with bronchitis.

[RhondaLea 4]

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If you are fat, this condition will make it tough to lose weight. If you are not fat, this condition will not make you fat.

This condition will make you fat.

It did it to me. Up and down, up and down, because with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, I was going from hypo to hyper and back again.

Please go to alt.support.thyroid, and ask this question. They will answer it for you, with plenty of evidence and documentation. I have neither the interest nor the time, because hypothyroidism has already taken years of my life, however:

http://thyroid.about.com/cs/hyperthyrdgraves/a/weightgain.htm

Overall, among the entire group, at the end up one year, weight was up by 3.95 (kg 8 3/4 pounds), to 9.91 kg (22 pounds) after 4 years, with a mean weight gain of approximately 3.66 kg (8 pounds) per year.

If I had gained 8 pounds a year starting from the time I first went hypo, I would now weigh 389 pounds. But I had the hyper episodes to help me, as well as a pretty good understanding of the kind of nutrition I need. And I'm vain.

rl

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb