Why does weight loss slow down?

[Millie]

Know of anything that boosts thyroid output? I see a lot of GNC thyroid products but they're expensive if they don't work.
I remember a few years ago I took a supplement that was a thyroid byproduct (thyroxin ?).
It raised my metabolism, but I wasn't sure it was safe. Does anybody still sell it? Any experience with that? I think it was taken off the market by the Feds.

FOOD! this will boost your thyroid output. you should be eating 1000 cal more. this doesn't mean that starting today you should start eating 2500 cals. you should increase them gradually - something like 100-150 cals more per day every week or 2.

trust me this is what will help raise your metabolism.
OTC supplements are pretty useless for you right now.

you could also go to your doctor and get your thyroid tested. if your T3, T4 etc levels are too low, maybe he will give you prescription medication temporarily to boost them. but again, you need more food. this is the only long term solution.

 

[john937]

Thanks. I think you're right.
I just talked to my program's weight loss coach,
and we revised my plan increasing target calories to 1800/day Monday-Fri and 2000-2100 on weekends.
She says I should only expect about .8 lbs loss per week, slower than I would like, but it will be healthier in the long run.
I just don't know how people continue to loose 2 lbs a week for a long time, but looks like it won't be me. Oh well, slow is better than none.

 

[MrMakaveli]

If I were you I"d invest in some r-ALA to handle the insulin response that accompanies large weight lossses. I have found carbs are usually the main problem with rebounding at least for myself.

 

[Shark01]

I agree you scewed up your metabolism. 12 years ago, my Mom paid for me to go to Nutrisystem. I went from 367 to 308 in 6 months on like 1000 calories per day. I was doing aerobic stuff but not weight training at the time, so I lost 50% fat 50% muscle like all the studies say. My metabolism just slowed to a halt, because I depleted my active muscle tissue. I was smaller but fatter. Over the next 5 years I ballooned up to 410 lbs.

14 months ago, I started again this time using a modified Atkins plan to get a decent amount of calories, aerobic & weight training. I've lost 85 lbs in that time, and my losses have stayed pretty consistent while I have gotten stronger.