Hypothyroid - metabolic set point?

Question

I have underactive thyroid, am taking Armour thyroid hormoe replacement, I watch diet, and workout at gym 4x a week cardio and 3x a weight training. I know I've lost inches but not weight. I think I'm stuck at a metabolic set point which will not allow me to loose weight. Any way to bust this set point? More exercise? Change in nutritiion?
Open to suggestions....

Answer 1

IT really depends upon upon where you started out & there are several points to this question. Assuming that you are on the correct dosage of your meds..

1. Yes, you can change your metabolic "set point" ... by adding muscle (each pound of muscle burns about 40 calories metabolically and a pound of fat burns 3) and by eating both frequently and the apppopriate amount of food for your body's needs (eating too little or skipping meals will lower your metabolism)

2. If you adding muscle while you are stripping fat, the scale won't change much but your body fat will be lower (and your metabolism higher since muscle burns about 40 calories metabolically and fat 3) So.. toss the scale and rely on your clothes. I have actaully had clients drop 2 or 3 dress sizes without losing an ounce -

3. You should at some point raise the intensity of your cardio. as you get fitter, you need to train harder to keep progressing (and stripping fat) Try adding high intensity intervals to your program such as 2 or 3 minure intervals at the next higher level until.. finally you can train the entire time at the next higher level ..

4. "watching what you eat" is not the same as eating the appropriate amount for your body and goals.
Great bodies are built in the kitchen not in the gym.. 60% of your results will come from what you are (or aren't ) putting in your mouth

** log your food for a few weeks to see exactly what and how much you are eating

*** check your BMR with the calculator that I have listed below. Add 10 - 15 % for daily activities and subtract 500 from that number for your 'fat loss" caloric needs

*** go here for the new USRDA guidelines, serving sizes and portions to see how much you need from what group for your needs. Research shows that people who exercise need more protein during adaptation (fat loss and muscle gain) to meet increased demands imposed by exercise, but this will give you a good baseline

http://www.mypersonalfitnesscoach.com/InfoServingsizesandPortions.html

It is simply science and the desire to know and do what you need to do to get the body you want

Answer 2

if you have lost inches then the weight doesn' matter. you are most likely building muscle to replace the fat lost. you can raise your metabolic set point with certain medications but the side effects are not worth it and really the thyroid replacement will compensate for your hypothyroidism better than raising your set point.

raising your set point (or thyrostat) will increase the bodies natural baseline thyroid function but the levels will only go so high. with thyroid replacement therapy your doctor can adjust levels much higher.

Answer 3

Hey... I have the same thing. What happens is when you stick to a daily routine with your excercise, your body gets used to it and doesn't have to work as hard to burn the fat. So, what you do when you go to the gym is change your routine and when your on the tread mill, go 5 min on hill incline then 5 min with out.. this helps keep your body guessing what is next. And don't do that every day, switch machines and do some eliptical one day and tread mill the next. Your body is at its peak for what you have been doing so give it a little more work.

Answer 4

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Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, is a very common problem, and there are many reasons for this, including drinking chlorinated and fluoridated water, and eating brominated flour.

Chlorine, fluoride, and bromine are all in the same family as iodine, and can displace iodine in your thyroid gland.

Secondly, many people simply aren't getting enough iodine in their diet to begin with. The amount you get from iodized salt is just barely enough to prevent you from getting a goiter.