7 Steps To Lose Weight With Hypothyroidism

Losing weight is not an easy activity. After a certain age, 35 - 40 years for women and 45 - 50 for men, it becomes a real challenge. However, when there is a health problem, maintaining the line may literally seem unattainable to us.

Unfortunately, the incidence of thyroid problems is not small, even worse, there is a tendency to increase the incidence, especially with age.

 
Decreased thyroid function affects our entire metabolism, slows down metabolism, which reduces our overall vitality. Good self-discipline is required in order not to forget the pill, to take the correctly prescribed dose, not to miss the seasonal prophylactic examination for hormone levels and the annual consultation with our endocrinologist.

However, this is not enough if we want to lose weight. If it is difficult for our peers to lose weight after the age of 40 , people with hypothyroidism certainly have to follow all the advisory advice of nutritionists on changing their diet and caring for exercise to avoid inappropriate for them. vision.

It is clear that the useful recommendations can not be exhausted once, so we will rather talk about a series ...

Here are 7 short steps that can be used to achieve the desired weight loss in hypothyroidism and can be a good start in our weight loss program :

1. You need to know that hormone replacement therapy is necessary to maintains normal body activity and does not cause deficient conditions, but this does not guarantee opportunities for weight loss as before the health problem.
In order for our intentions to work, according to the specialists, the therapy must be optimizedand not just to normalize the level of TSH, FT4 and FT3. For this purpose, reversible T3 (rT3), ferritin, leptin and others, which have a role in optimal maintenance of thyroid function, should be monitored and improved.

2. According to some experts, the problems associated with reduced tissue sensitivity to certain hormones, in this case, also sabotages our weight loss goals. Insulin resistance is considered , as well as leptin and thyroid resistance . This means that in the presence of a thyroid problem, fasting blood sugar tests, oral glucose tolerance test (GTT), leptin, reversible T3 should be monitored and treated as needed.

3. Take action forspeeding up your metabolism - we know that with decreased thyroid function, it slows down. In this way, the necessary balance could be achieved. This can be achieved by adhering to a specialized diet, consuming certain foods and avoiding others.

4. As unpleasant as it is for us, changing the usual diet for us is a key moment in the desire to lose weight and mandatory in the presence of a thyroid problem. People with hypothyroidism should avoid certain products that modern science finds to affect the activity of the thyroid gland. These contain goitrogens , substances that suppress the body's ability to absorb iodine from food, block the formation of thyroxine and triiodothyronine from iodine in the blood, inhibit the synthesis of thyroid hormones and disrupt the peripheral conversion of thyroxine (T4) to triiots. . In short, these substances can cause inflammation of the gland and the development of goiter. Contained inbroccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, alabaster, turnips, radishes, borage, mustard (and mustard) and the like .

5. A condition for successful weight loss is to get enough sleep at the time set by nature. With a night's sleep of only 5 hours, the risk of gaining 15 or more pounds is 32%, the probability of becoming obese in the long run (after 15 years) is 15%. According to experts, an even better option for maintaining weight is to skip the morning sports, but to sleep for another 2 hours. Remember: you need at least 7 hours of night sleep if you want to lose weight!

6.To help the weight loss process, you can also resort to taking some supplements. But let this preparation be prescribed to you by a specialist, nutritionist, endocrinologist, because there are many on the market not only with a dubious effect, but also with a harmful one for the health of the thyroid gland. For patients with thyroid problems, taking supplements containing iodine always carries a risk, including in hypofunction. Bound linoleic acid (CLA) is beneficial for people with reduced thyroid activity .

7. Of course, you can't do without sports. However, the appropriate load for people with thyroid problems is non-intensive, ie you should bet on regular, longer training with a moderate and light pace., as the thyroid gland would not cope with the load and the body would be exhausted. Try walking, Pilates, yoga and similar sports.