my girlfriend has been battling with a weight problem for 2 years. She is 5 ft 1" 23 year old american/ italian that weighed 115 lbs her whole life until she began taking lithium for her bipolar disorder, she gained 40lbs very rapidly and found that her thyroid TSH level was very high, she no longer takes lithium and was put on abilify and levethroid and the TSH is at 1.7 but she still has problem loosing weight. She will lose 2 or 3 lbs but gain it back within a week. she has been on low calorie diet with mild exercise for some time know and the frustration is begening to set in her, i really want to help but dont have any answers.
2007-12-10 12:03:48 · 19 answers · asked by MARCOS C 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
She needs to be always testing first thing in the morning to get the correct dose of medication. Also on her current medication, she needs the first thing in the morning TSH around 1.0, otherwise weight loss will be very difficult. She also might want to make sure she is converting enough T4 into T3. She can tell this by having a free t3 test. It should be at least midrange. If it isn't, then a T4/T3 med might help.
As far as diet, she needs to increase fiber and avoid soy. Exercise should be done at least 4 times a week.
2007-12-11 06:09:00 · answer #1 · answered by DNA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too have Hypothyroidism. Losing weight is a challenge.
But the exercise such as walking a mile or two daily is important to help with it.
Eating light low calorie meals and exercising will help a lot.
But it has to be day in and day out. Two pounds a week is the normal weight loss. So 40 lbs. will take about 20 weeks or 5 months, then she just has to stay on top of it and stay active.
The older you get the more difficult it is to lose.
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