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Dropping Weight / Enlarged Thyroide
« on: June 15, 2008, 11:30:25 PM »
Hey guys,

First off, let me say I lurk on this forum and absolutely love all the advice!

I am 18, 250lbs, 6ft.

I think I need to lose about 50 lbs, even though I am naturally a big guy, not 250lbs big.

The doctor says I have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and an enlarged thyroid.

(My diet has been crap, and I have a very crazy and stressful job)

Could you give any advice on what you do?

Should I just start eating clean and running more?


Any information / nutrients / pills that could help would be great (not a lose 50 pound pill, but
rather supplements, or even a natural, good, diet pill)

Thanks guys!

and I appreciate all the help of getting me out of this horrible body/habbit

-b

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Re: Dropping Weight / Enlarged Thyroide
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2008, 10:56:49 PM »
count your calories,  eliminate sugar from your diet. Stay away from any Ephedra based supplements until you get your weight down and you get your high blood pressure under control.  Cardio Twice a day, immediately after waking up, and then again in the evening. Keep cardio sessions to 45 minutes to an hour each.  There is an ebook you might search google for. Its called "burn the fat feed the muscle". 

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Re: Dropping Weight / Enlarged Thyroide
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2008, 10:59:07 PM »
Hey guys,

First off, let me say I lurk on this forum and absolutely love all the advice!

I am 18, 250lbs, 6ft.

I think I need to lose about 50 lbs, even though I am naturally a big guy, not 250lbs big.

The doctor says I have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and an enlarged thyroid.

(My diet has been crap, and I have a very crazy and stressful job)

Could you give any advice on what you do?

Should I just start eating clean and running more?


Any information / nutrients / pills that could help would be great (not a lose 50 pound pill, but
rather supplements, or even a natural, good, diet pill) EGCG, omega -3 fats, water, green veggies

Thanks guys!

and I appreciate all the help of getting me out of this horrible body/habbit

-b

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Re: Dropping Weight / Enlarged Thyroide
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2008, 10:03:13 PM »
count your calories,  eliminate sugar from your diet. Stay away from any Ephedra based supplements until you get your weight down and you get your high blood pressure under control.  Cardio Twice a day, immediately after waking up, and then again in the evening. Keep cardio sessions to 45 minutes to an hour each.  There is an ebook you might search google for. Its called "burn the fat feed the muscle". 

Ok, well, it has been about a week, and I have been hitting the gym everyday, keeping my calorie count to about 2,000 and taking some good vitamins. (gmc men vitamin, zinc, vitamin c, etc)

I was on hydroxycut, and it made my heart go crazy, my chest got tight, it was pretty bad.

I will try to do cardio twice a day, I am doing it now for about 45 minutes / night, burning about 700 calories on a stair stepper.

I already went from 1 set (23 mins and being dead the first day) to two in a couple days, so that is good.

My diet has cleaned up, and I will keep you guys updated.

I am taking princess L's advice on supp's, and maybe I can do some ephedra when I get down to my goal weight (200) and see how I am then.

Thank you for the advice :) It really helped me get in there and start it.

I will checkout EGCG, omega -3 fats, I drink a fair amount of water a day (try to get 6-8 "red cups" a day, then of course a good bit at the gym)


I will look for that ebook also, thanks!

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Re: Dropping Weight / Enlarged Thyroide
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2008, 04:05:25 AM »
Good luck brother.  Keep us posted 8)

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Re: Dropping Weight / Enlarged Thyroide
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2008, 05:04:03 AM »
Hey guys,

First off, let me say I lurk on this forum and absolutely love all the advice!

I am 18, 250lbs, 6ft.

I think I need to lose about 50 lbs, even though I am naturally a big guy, not 250lbs big.

The doctor says I have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and an enlarged thyroid.

(My diet has been crap, and I have a very crazy and stressful job)

Could you give any advice on what you do?

Should I just start eating clean and running more?


Any information / nutrients / pills that could help would be great (not a lose 50 pound pill, but
rather supplements, or even a natural, good, diet pill)

Thanks guys!

and I appreciate all the help of getting me out of this horrible body/habbit

-b


um...did your doctor ever tell you WHY you have an enlarged thyroid?
just not good enough

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Re: Dropping Weight / Enlarged Thyroide
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2008, 02:16:03 AM »
He said that is was most likely because the high sodium content in my body (which he also blamed on fast food, which makes since.)

I am really going to try to go to two-a-days tomorrow, with 45 mins of cardio (about 700 cals each time) on the elliptical, and maybe do some quick weight lifting if I can :)

Thanks for all the advice guys

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Re: Dropping Weight / Enlarged Thyroide
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2008, 12:51:27 PM »
He said that is was most likely because the high sodium content in my body (which he also blamed on fast food, which makes since.)

I am really going to try to go to two-a-days tomorrow, with 45 mins of cardio (about 700 cals each time) on the elliptical, and maybe do some quick weight lifting if I can :)

Thanks for all the advice guys
did he actually do a test or soemthign to find out you have an enlarged thyroid and high sodium levels, or did he just take a guess at what your problem was?

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Re: Dropping Weight / Enlarged Thyroide
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2008, 09:06:52 PM »
Hey guys,

First off, let me say I lurk on this forum and absolutely love all the advice!

I am 18, 250lbs, 6ft.

I think I need to lose about 50 lbs, even though I am naturally a big guy, not 250lbs big.

The doctor says I have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and an enlarged thyroid.

(My diet has been crap, and I have a very crazy and stressful job)

Could you give any advice on what you do?

Should I just start eating clean and running more?


Any information / nutrients / pills that could help would be great (not a lose 50 pound pill, but
rather supplements, or even a natural, good, diet pill)

Thanks guys!

and I appreciate all the help of getting me out of this horrible body/habbit

-b

As a fat ass myself, I think I can offer you some advice.  First shoot to lose about 75lbs rather than just 50.  Believe me.  Do high intensity cardio ie jogging for about 30 min at least 4-5 times a week, but shoot for everyday.  Eliminate all junk from your diet like soda, fast food, etc.  Weight lifting helps too.  Probably most importantly you must train especially when you are feeling lazy or tired and don't want to train.