About thyroid conditions?

Question

Is it possible, for someone who is being treated regularly by a doctor, for someone with a severe thyroid condition to reach 1000 pounds? Even if they took their meds, ate healthy, and exercised? That just seems a bit much. I understand it's hard to keep the weight off, but in excess of 1000 lbs?

Answer 1

I'm not sure that I understand your question;

Though, I just had a ultrasound on my Thyroid, and my specialist said that there has been no records of any thyroid problems. I'm only 14, so sorry if I do not answer your question ! :(

Answer 2

Although thyroid conditions can lower the metabolism, they cannot lower it to the point where a normal diet would put on 1000 pounds or more.  There are other conditions which can cause weight gain, like Cushing's syndrome, but even they will not put on that amount of weight.  It's basically a mathematical formula.  For a normal female, a 1600 to 1800 calorie a day diet would cause stable weight.  With low thyroid function, it might cause a half-pound or so weight gain, which I guess over a three year period without any other changes would add about an 80 pound weight gain.  But the person would also have lots of other symptoms, such as hair loss, deepening voice, dry skin, intolerance to cold, etc., which would indicate low thyroid function.  Even if we assumed the thyroid problem cut their metabolism in half, an 1800 calorie diet would add a pound every four days, which would mean it would take about ten and a half years to put on 1000 pounds.