No.. no medications.

If you have high cholesterol, I assume you are talking LDL? Slow metabolism and high LDL can be a sign of hypothyroidism. You said you tested, but which thyroid hormones were actually tested? Just TSH or all of them?

Just TSH. Like 99% of doctors... she won't do any further testing if TSH comes back normal. Which it always does.

Cholesterol is over all high (most recent one 290) and high LDL. Over 170.

Emma, did you ever see a doctor?

I am new to 3FC and your "story" resonates with me so loudly. I actually just today made an appointment with a doctor, I'm getting some bloodwork done but I am not sure it's the "right" bloodwork.

I am killing myself to lose weight and have for some time -- nothing. Nada. Everythign you said sounds like my story -- except the mom part -- my mom is small and eats liberally. My father is another story, always watching his weight.

I was just curious if your journey has led you to any conclusions, I would love to hear how the last 6 months have been for you.

Not really. I had a stressful time (moving and buying real estate) and gained back 20 lbs. Ugh. But I did get my metabolism tested again. 1400 RMR and 1700 with exercise. But if you think I can just eat 1000 cals per day and lose weight... you are wrong. I am starting to wonder if my scale is broken.

I am currently trying cutting out wheat. But I have been doing it for 5 days PLUS, eating about 1000 cals and I haven't seen anything happen on the scale.

My doctor is completely uncooperative. I had to pay for the metabolsim testing out of my own pocket.

Iodine didn't do much.

Not sure where you live, but you do sound like a classic subclinical hypothyroid, and it might benefit you to change doctors. The phrase "my doctor is completely uncooperative" is a big alarm bell! There are doctors who do specialize in thyroid conditions, know that the current baselines for "normal" are screwed up and outdated, and will be open to trying things to fix your symptoms - plus get at the root cause of why your thyroid is underperforming and what's realistic to do about it.

I don't have your metabolism concern, but everything else I can match you step for step. My TSH is perfectly normal too. But oddly enough () the lowest dose of Armour has resolved my dry skin, poor sleep, fatigue, constantly feeling like I'm going to freeze to death, and brain fog. It takes the right doctor. With some creative accounting, they code one of my two followups per year as a physical, so that's covered. The Armour is discounted via my current insurance (it's really inexpensive anyway), and some of the bloodwork is covered. I found my doctor via Mary Shomon's recommendations and links.

Good luck - and don't give up. Life with a fully-supported thyroid is pretty amazing and is worth pursuing.

First of all this thread is ooooollllddddd!!! lol It has been resurrected!!

It is great you were able to get you RMR rate tested. I don't know yor height and weight, so its hard to say if that's normal, but if you follow the old "add a zero" method, that would mean for 1400 to me normal you are 140 lbs? But I'm guessing since you are struggling to lose weight that you weigh more perhaps? In other words, is 1400 still pretty low for you?

Subclinical hypothyroidism is very possible. You should also have your t4 and t3 tested and even thyroid antibodies. I am positive for those and its because I have hashimoto's which means at times I have flare ups. My doctor has said if we took labs during a flare up and not a flare up they would appear different. Can you go to an endocrinologist? I hope you can get to the bottom of this!