didnt take med properly b4 so went from 110-135......wanna be 115 am 5ft6in is it possible to regain my metabolism? i was blessed....by taking meds now properly will i be what i was or am i doomed by my previous actions? pls someboy help!
2007-01-22 04:41:27 · 7 answers · asked by Heer 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
You need to talk to your doctor(!) and get back on your prescribed medication, and assuming your weight was stable before and you haven't changed your diet or activity level, your body should go back to the prior weight. It takes some time for your metabolism to rev up again so it won't happen overnight, and with a thyroid condition, you don't want to do something crazy like increasing the dosage on your own or taking a metabolism boosting supplement. I went through this myself when my doctor wasn't monitoring my thyroid medication often enough and I gained 20 pounds in 3 months.
2007-01-22 04:58:12 · answer #1 · answered by kena2mi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all 115 is too low of a weight for someone 5' 6". You should probably be between 125-145.
Thyroid meds usually do not help with weight loss, though I've seen a few women lose just by switching to Armour thyroid. Weight loss didn't happen for me with the switch, but I do feel a lot better on Armour than I did on Levoxyl.
For weight loss, you need the morning TSH around 1.0 or the Free T4 midrange and the Free T3 high in range
Below are a few thyroid links for you to learn more about being hypothyroid. The more you know the better care you will get from your doctor and from yourself.
2007-01-23 06:51:10 · answer #2 · answered by DNA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it is difficult to do. Eat breakfast at 6:30 am every morning. Eat lunch no later than 12pm, drink a lot of water all day long. Eat dinner at 6:30pm. You have to get yourself on a schedule, and eat healthy. Don't eat a bunch of sugar or fatty foods. Also, a good exercise program doing an aerobic exercise for a minimum of twenty minutes per day is good too.
2007-01-22 04:52:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The secret is diet and exercise. Eat correctly . . . . good portions of white meat and seafood, lots of vegetables, not much bread, not much dairy. And then WALK!!! Try to walk at least 2 miles a day, three times a week. You will increase your metabolism, and you will find that you feel a lot better, too!!
2007-01-22 04:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by jkc19452004 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Exercise can boost metabolism.
I too have hypothyroid, so I appreciate you asking this question. I'll be anxious to see the responses!
2007-01-22 04:45:30 · answer #5 · answered by BB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have your medicine and take it faithfully then all you need do is decrease your calorie intake and exercise more and you should lose some weight.
2007-01-22 04:53:35 · answer #6 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
135 is not a bad weight for someone 5'6" so don't try to trick your metabolism into going too low. It can backfire.
2007-01-22 04:45:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋