I do suggest trying Selenium of 200 mcg. If you can, get labs done on the Free T3 (through lab21.com) and see where you are at before adding Selenium.

I've stopped with taking extra Selenium for now as I believe my T3 has come up.

Good luck and {{{hugs}}} :-)

Did it help you lose weight once you T3 levels went up?

I'm on 300mcg and my weight isnt shifting at all, only think I can think is its just not converting properly and I had this problem before back in 2002 when I first got ataxia symptoms.

I also read T3 helps body produce progesterone so dont know whether to try that as it might solve both weight probs and help to shrink the fibroids?

First you would need to know your Free T3 or T3 results to see where you are at with this. Have you had this test to know your numbers?

If I get too hypER (I'm currently hypERthyroid not hypO as I used to be), my Free T3 is up and I lose weight.

{{{hugs}}} :-)

I did want to respond regarding your weight loss. I was actually able to lose 17 lbs being on levothyroxine, but it took me MONTHS to do so. (my long term goal is to lose 60 lbs, so I have a long ways to go).

I did want to encourage you and let you know that it is possible to lose weight when you're hypothyroid, but I'm discovering the hard way that it definitely takes longer than normal and requires a LOT of effort.....much more than I anticipated, as far as exercise goes. I found that healthy eating and exercising didn't work until I upped my exercise to be at least 5 days a week. When I was only doing about 2-3 days of exercise, the lbs weren't budging. I also notice that putting in a good 45 min to an hour of some kind of cardio helps more than doing only a 20-30 minute workout, but when I started I had to start at 20-30 minutes as I hadn't exercised in so long and I was so out of shape. I still am, but am slowly improving. I do a lot of power walking DVDS and use my elliptical and treadmill.

I think it royally sucks that its so tough for us hypothroid folks to lose weight and its crappy that it takes twice as long and a a great deal of effort, but its possible.

I actually have an appointment with a nutritionist next week, so I'll let you guys know if she has any tips for hypothyroid folks as far as healthy eating and weight loss.

hi pob is I'm in a wheelchair so cardio exercise is out.

I got some T3 tabs off ebay last night to try, body builders tale them to shift weight fast before weight ins so hopefully it should help me shift some weight.
Also changing to taking tablets at night aswell have always taken then in morning with breakfast since 23 months old, no -one ever told us about food or milk interefering with thyroxine absorption.

Doctors in UK wont prescribe armour on the NHS, and they wouldnt give me combined pill I asked before so as they arent gonna help me I'll just have to try it out myself and hope it works.

I have bene tryng for 6 months and cant get under 12 stone but part of it is cos or large fibroid. I'm trying progesterone cream to try and shrink that too and T3 is meant to help you produce progesterone so hopefully these will work to shrink my tummy, as the rest of me isnt fat.

sorry, I didn't realize you were in a wheelchair. Why won't the docs prescribe armour where you're at? I just worry about people ordering pills off of ebay, please just be safe. I would urge you to keep trying to find a better doctor that will truly listen to you and offer more options for you. Best wishes to you, I know how frustrated you must be, and rightly so.

Hi

I was wondering if anyone tried the Bullseye diet. My sis had metabolic syndrome and way overweight. She lost over 100 lbs in a bit over a year.

http://www.ehow.com/about_6368591_bull_s-eye-diet.html

I went on it and lost a good amount of weight but went off the diet and gained it back and then some. Now I'm having a tough time of losing due to messed up chemistry (auto accident/pain/stress etc) But I'm back on the Bullseye.

It's worth a try. They have a diabetic version and other versions I believe.

They have a book out. It used be online but I can't find the link now.
If I find it I'll post it.

Just to add - this is not a supplement. I'm finding Bullseye formula with green tea ingredients - this is not the diet I'm talking about.

The one I tried is not pills or supplements, it's a circle of safe foods/moderate foods/don't eat foods based on the glycemic index.

Like 4- 6 whole wheat servings daily - 2 or 3 dairy - 2 fruit daily - not sure how many protein as I'm veggie so I substitute cheese and peanut butter. Oh vegetables are very important. I'm thinking I might be stalled at weight loss as I've skipped veggies this entire week. I lost 9 lbs since 8/7 but the past week lost nothing.

oh geeze - me again. I just re read that link I dropped and it's about home growing your own food lol sorry. I can't find anything online other than a book on amazon.com

Katilea - look for a list of low index glycemic foods. That's the basis of the bullseye diet of years ago.

huggies - sorry for all these posts :-)

Hi all,
Can I use this product Dithyron

http://dithyron.com/product/dithyron-mix-t3-t4-uni-pharma-liothyronine-sodium-t3-12-5mcg-levothyroxine-sodium-t4-50mcg/

The combination pill might be armour thyroid? Many people thrive on it but I would not suggest it as the ratio of t3 to t4 is very high and my endo says it makes people's thyroids stop converting sooner than it would otherwise. I would take them separately. T3 can be dangerous if taken without medical care as too much could be a huge issue if one has high blood pressure. Please ask your doc to consider augmenting with a small amount of T3 separately if you are not converting ( an endo can tell). No thyroid meds should be taken to lose weight. Truly, it's a fantasy that it will be a fix for this. You'd get the same boost from 10 min of exercise daily. I am disabled and get my heart rate up by simply lifting 1 lb weights while sitting in bed or in my chair.

Many thanks. :)