Fat Loss Tips.

Topper (Linda):

The ‘medication’ that you are taking is actually replacement thyroid hormone. Making up for what your body is no longer to make on it’s own.
What you need to do now is be patient. It will take some time to get your replacement dose worked up to the level your body needs for proper function.
What should be happening is that you will be started on a low dose and go back in for labs in about six weeks.. then the dose adjusted.
For synthetic T4 hormone adjustments should be done in 25 mcg increments. For whole gland natural thyroid the adjustments should be make in 1/4 grain (30 mg) doses.
This cycle is repeated until your labs and symptoms show that your dose is correct…
Your metabolic rate has slowed due to being low on thyroid hormones. As your thyroid hormone levels come up and your metabolic rate comes up your body will be better able to maintain a healthy weight.. that means that it will be easier to lose excess weight.
One thing that is KEY when dealing with a thyroid disorder is to be sure to that you never skip meals and eat small meals often. This has to do with the hormones.. Your body needs the energy not only for over all function and energy from it as a fuel source but it also needs regular food coming in so that it can convert thyroid hormone.
Skipping meals and undereating will reduce active thyroid hormone levels, lowering metabolic rate and increase fatigue and weight gain.
A hypo person, undereating, can actually gain weight.
You can read a bit more here… Understanding how all this stuff works and what you can do to help your body work the best it can will make the process eaiser for you.
http://www.thyrophoenix.com/thyroid_101.htm
http://www.thyrophoenix.com/mini_meals.htm
http://www.thyrophoenix.com/conversion.thm
http://www.thyrophoenix.com/adjusting_doses.h…

Over 21:

it took my bro a year or so to become quite skinny but he became a gym fanatic…