Thyroid Issues?

[superdooper]

Hey guys, new member here. Hoping you have some avenues that I can research. I noticed that a lot of you are pretty well experienced in weight loss, better eating, etc, so I'm hoping that you might have some valid opinions.

I've been trying to lose about 50 pounds for a few years now. When I got my first desk job, I sky rocketed up to 225 lbs. For a 5'9" guy, that's no good. This was when I was about 21, so being young, I just cut my portions in half and went jogging, kept up my weights, and knocked it down to my svelt 175 with no problem. Then I got married, started cooking for two, and gained it all back.

Now I'm 30 and I can't seem to shed it. I jog, lift weights, eat mostly right, etc. I can drop a few pounds here or there, but overall I'm just maintaining a solid 225. I've been doing a lot of reading, and this houston thyroid specialist (hope the link is ok) is saying that a lot of people are unable to lose weight because as their diet worsens and they get older, it adversely affects their thyroid and that bad thyroid function can make it hard to lose weight, even if they don't have any other real symptoms.

Has anybody else heard this? I've got no other symptoms. I'm not fatigued, achy, sick, etc, I just can't lose the padding. Do you think it's a valid thing that I should have checked out? I mean, I always thought that a little diet and exercise would fix almost anything, but I cannot seem to shed this weight.

Again, any advice or other avenues of research would be awesome.

 

[Saint Nick]

Are you tracking what you eat with accuracy? Guessing doesn't count!

 

[blackdogdeek]

Yes, please post exactly what you eat.

 

[OlafSicky]

You have to weigh your food don't use cups. You have to keep a food log .

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Thyroid issues are responsible for a very small portion of obesity. Read the fat loss sticky for further guidelines - you need to measure and weigh everything.

 

[jaedaliu]

Thyroid issues are easily detected by blood tests. Are you getting an annual physical? Ask your primary care physician to check your thyroid when she/he does your blood draw.

cooking for 2, eating the leftovers, finishing off your spouse's plate, all increase your intake pretty significantly when it doesn't feel like it is. Heck, a 5% increase is probably a couple bites, and if you were in balance before, that's calories "straight to fat."

Which is why everyone above is asking you about your intake. A kitchen scale and a notebook are your biggest weapons in weight loss.