Hi there, I am 22 years old, and I was diagonosed with an underactive-thyroid in January last year..since then I have felt slightly lighter than before however I have been gaining weight and losing weight like any normal teen over the years, and in my early 20s have stayed between 10 n 1/2 stone to 11 1/2 stone up and down throughout the past two years, I have been training all my life to be a dancer, and when I turned 20 I graduated as a Professional Dancer and started off my career in Holiday Camps, being hypothyroid has been a struggle the past year as being young and full of life, to being weak and feeling sick and over-weight is not good for a full-time dancer, now I am out auditioning for a new dance job and I am worried that I'm not getting anywhere because I am slightly over-weight for a dancer and most jobs look for a small size 6-12 and i am a big size 12. I guess I'm looking for advice on how I can keep strong, I feel I blame my dancing career not getting very far on my thyroid, I just dont know if I will ever lose the extra weight and therefore be toned enough to get a good job, I live with hope that maybe somewhere along the year I will have a spurt of losing weight with the excercise and good diet I have conditioned myself to, however I cant help but feel like I'm not getting anywhere. I read articles and i only seem to find people in their 40s with this condition, I am only young and only starting out in the world being a qualified dancer is what I've always lived/trained for and as I've only had medication for a year I'm not very experienced in the effects it has on me and my weight control except for only losing around 6lbs the past year. Can anyone help me as I am desperate to lose weight before I get even bigger and completely lose all hope in becoming a successful dancer? I know I have talent, but as well as being overweight I am only 5"4 and most companies look for 5"7 girls and above, therefore it is very important that I lose the weight if I'm ever going to have the career I've worked so hard for. Please help me
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It did force me to quit a sport that had weight classes (taekwondo), as I could in no way compete with a height disadvantage in a higher weight class - ESPECIALLY feeling as slow, sluggish, and horrible as I felt. And no matter how hard I worked out (and I am used to training hard), I could not make the weight come off easily. It was just a matter of time, medication (I am taking Armour Thyroid), and determination that have made the pounds come off. Some of the periods where I gave up altogether kickstarted weight loss. So throw some patience in there too, if you can afford it.
Everyone's body is different, I can't guarantee it will or will not take you this long to get back to your normal weight. Some people never entirely lose the weight at all. Best of luck.
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Its so strange to find this..and to find a reply years later aswell,
Thankyou to the lovely soul who wrote that nice reply for me, I have recieved it, finally :)
Im still on synthroid meds, but I go to the gym 4x a week and have moved to london at a healthier weight of 134. id like to be around your size, and I will continue to battle this.
Perhaps in the past few years my body has adapted to meds like you suggested :)
Thankyou for your positive and kind words and I hope all is well with you
xxxxxxx
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I have been hypothyroid and had weight issued over the years. A year ago I underwent partial thyroidectomy and it took me some time to adjust to a new meds. I am off Synthroid and currently on Thyroid(desiccated pig's thyroid). For that I went to Naturopath and got a full assessment and prescription. I live in Canada, you might be able to find it too, there are varieties of natural thyroid in Europe. Four month ago I switched to low carb diet(grain free, sugar and gluten free), lost 10 kg with no exercise. I think, combination of both desiccated thyroid and low carb diet did the trick. That might help you too, because you WILL have your energy back and loose excessive weight. There are group support out there online and lots of healthy delicious recipes.
I know how to be a hypo, it used to make me feel quite miserable. It is a different story now, You might still feel low here and there as anyone else but overall you will feel better. My best wishes to you and good health!
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