45yr old Female --I need help

[Anonymous]

Walking is not real exercise unless you are extremely overweight, ill, or old. Do real cardio.

[Anonymous]

I can’t tell from your post on whether your Hashimoto’s in controlled but that’s really step 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t tell from your post on whether your Hashimoto’s in controlled but that’s really step 1.

Occam's razor. The simplest explanation is that a 4 mile walk doesnt actually get her heart rate up enough to burn enough calories.

Intensity is SO much more important than duration. a 15 minute work-out can be much better for the body than a 75 minute walk.

And sleep. Everyone forgets about sleep. 8 hours is the minimum.

[Anonymous]

Forget exercise for now and focus on diet. Smaller portions and a good mix of fiber and lean proteins. A big serving of veggies and a lean protein for your main meals is best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are bloated, it's not due to lack of exercise - it's diet.

You seem very defensive about this.

You may not be eating fast food, but that doesn't mean it's the optimum diet for you.

What is your grain/carb consumption? A lot of women in their forties just cannot eat as many carbs/grains as they once did without becoming bloated and flabby.

I second the PP suggestion of doing Whole 30.

Op-this is a somewhat typical day of food

Breakfast: Fage yogurt with honey
Mid morning snack: banana

Lunch: bean salads; avocado and fake crab salad or pasta with my kids.

Dinner: salad (Romaine and arugula) with tomato, cucumber, onion, garbanzo beans (one can) and some Parmesan.

I occasionally get ravenous and dig into chocolate or cookies or almonds or other junk but not often.


I suppose I can cut some of this down since clearly my metabolism now sucks.

Too many beans (hence the bloating) and not nearly enough protein. Don't eat pasta. Do you eat eggs? Are you a vegetarian? Eat lower carb fruits like berries instead of bananas at least a few times a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t tell from your post on whether your Hashimoto’s in controlled but that’s really step 1.

Occam's razor. The simplest explanation is that a 4 mile walk doesnt actually get her heart rate up enough to burn enough calories.

Intensity is SO much more important than duration. a 15 minute work-out can be much better for the body than a 75 minute walk.

And sleep. Everyone forgets about sleep. 8 hours is the minimum.

Nah, if her thyroid isn’t under control, the other things are not sufficient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t tell from your post on whether your Hashimoto’s in controlled but that’s really step 1.

Occam's razor. The simplest explanation is that a 4 mile walk doesnt actually get her heart rate up enough to burn enough calories.

Intensity is SO much more important than duration. a 15 minute work-out can be much better for the body than a 75 minute walk.

And sleep. Everyone forgets about sleep. 8 hours is the minimum.

Nah, if her thyroid isn’t under control, the other things are not sufficient.

She’s been asked 4x in 4 pages why her thyroid isn’t being medicated but had not responded.

[Anonymous]

OP-My hashimoto is not medicated because the doctor supposedly thinks my levels are all fine. I am wondering if I need to get a different opinion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP-My hashimoto is not medicated because the doctor supposedly thinks my levels are all fine. I am wondering if I need to get a different opinion.

What are you levels and how do you feel. My dr medicates based on symptoms not just numbers. That said, I have found that my diet is more the culprit in my weight than my Hashimoto's. Even once my numbers were good I still only lost weight when I really kept an eye on my diet, for me that means tracking calories and staying in that range consistently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here---I appreciate the advice to focus on my diet but my diet is the one thing I am confident is fine. I don't eat out, i eat lots of salads, proteins and I don't eat prepared foods or boxed food of any kind. I also dont drink anything but seltzer and coffee. I could drink more water.

I need advice in the exercise department.

Have you been gaining weight or just "getting wider"? If getting wider is due to less muscle mass then you need to lift heavy weights. If you are/have gained weight then, no, your diet is not fine. You don't need to be eating fast food and burgers to gain weight. It is actually possible to be overeating "healthy" foods. Some salads can be very high in calories. I don't understand why everyone on here insists their diet is great but then questions why they gain/ can't lose weight. I mean, I guess, I do get it, changing your diet is hard and it usually seems easier to add in more exercise. But the reality is everyone i know who has transformed their body has done so with a large focus on diet and exercise.

I didn't know that "getting wider" was a thing, but I am definitely getting wider, too. I do (not enough) cardo and HIIT, but I guess it's time for me to start hitting the weights, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here---I appreciate the advice to focus on my diet but my diet is the one thing I am confident is fine. I don't eat out, i eat lots of salads, proteins and I don't eat prepared foods or boxed food of any kind. I also dont drink anything but seltzer and coffee. I could drink more water.

I need advice in the exercise department.

Have you been gaining weight or just "getting wider"? If getting wider is due to less muscle mass then you need to lift heavy weights. If you are/have gained weight then, no, your diet is not fine. You don't need to be eating fast food and burgers to gain weight. It is actually possible to be overeating "healthy" foods. Some salads can be very high in calories. I don't understand why everyone on here insists their diet is great but then questions why they gain/ can't lose weight. I mean, I guess, I do get it, changing your diet is hard and it usually seems easier to add in more exercise. But the reality is everyone i know who has transformed their body has done so with a large focus on diet and exercise.

She is getting wider because she is getting older. It isn’t really a result of diet or exercise. It is a result of drop in hormones which shifts how fat is distributed and the shape of your body. Women that were once pear shaped all their lives start to shift. While you can prevent gaining weight through diet and exercise, you can’t prevent the shift in your shape.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP-My hashimoto is not medicated because the doctor supposedly thinks my levels are all fine. I am wondering if I need to get a different opinion.

The lab TSH range is something like 1-5, but when I was pregnant I went to. an endocrinologist to manage my Hashimoto's and she said the lab ranges weren't optimal, and she adjusted the dosage to be more in the 1-2 range. If you're only going to a general PCP, they may be only going by the lab range. It's worth at least looking at your last bloodwork to see where you're at.

[Anonymous]

I have Hashimoto’s and I am noticing the same. But the first thing I would say is (if not already), seek an endocrinologist who treats symptoms, not lab ranges. Other specialties just don’t “get it”. And a good endo will talk you through the different types of meds and supplements, as well as how best to support conversion of thyroid hormones. They will also make sure they are monitoring the right things.

Hypothyroidmom.com has been an excellent resource on all things Hashimoto’s, especially diet and exercise.

[Anonymous]

You can probably try calling dr phil

[Anonymous]

Do 80 day obsession with Autumn Calabrese. It works.