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Hypo thyroid and 60 lb. weight loss? Really?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sabine" data-source="post: 619506" data-attributes="member: 17639"><p>Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>My understanding of what the thyroid is/does is it regulates the metabolism. It will produce more hormones when the metabolism is to go faster, fewer when it needs to go slower.</p><p></p><p>If a person is in the middle of a strict weight-loss diet, she probably isn't eating very much, so the body may think it is "starving". The body is going to want to slow the metabolism down so that it doesn't eat its self up.</p><p></p><p>So, it seems to follow that in order to slow the metabolism down, the thyroid would produce fewer hormones.</p><p></p><p>Now, if the person is eating a normal amount of food (1800 cal. or so), and the thyroid is still making low levels, then obviously the person needs hormone replacement. But if the person is on a strict diet (under 1800 cals), I would NOT want to take hormone replacement until the food intake got back up to a normal level.</p><p></p><p>(I'm using 1800 cals as an example, an individual body may differ in what it needs to think it's eating enough.. probably depending on nutritional content and how much exercise the person is doing..)</p><p></p><p>Just my 2 cents...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sabine, post: 619506, member: 17639"] Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor :) My understanding of what the thyroid is/does is it regulates the metabolism. It will produce more hormones when the metabolism is to go faster, fewer when it needs to go slower. If a person is in the middle of a strict weight-loss diet, she probably isn't eating very much, so the body may think it is "starving". The body is going to want to slow the metabolism down so that it doesn't eat its self up. So, it seems to follow that in order to slow the metabolism down, the thyroid would produce fewer hormones. Now, if the person is eating a normal amount of food (1800 cal. or so), and the thyroid is still making low levels, then obviously the person needs hormone replacement. But if the person is on a strict diet (under 1800 cals), I would NOT want to take hormone replacement until the food intake got back up to a normal level. (I'm using 1800 cals as an example, an individual body may differ in what it needs to think it's eating enough.. probably depending on nutritional content and how much exercise the person is doing..) Just my 2 cents... [/QUOTE]
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