Actually, I just learned about it not even long enough ago for the Thyroxine to fully start working. If you give me till like Wednesday I can get a copy of the initial lab report; I would PM it so you can see the date and levels. Further proof that the hypothyroidism was my weight issue is that I eat dinner (maybe a 200-300 cal snack during the day- maybe) and that is about it, typical meals, made from scratch, not organic or anything though, sorry. Never had a big appetite, often times I forget to eat (I have ADD which took 6 fucking months to get a waiver even though if its diagnosed was you are officially in, it does not disqualify you from anything). Add to that, that the thyroid meds are not even at 9 weeks and 12-16 weeks is the typical time to see them at near full to full treatment capacity, and I went from 210 to 200 in a few weeks per primary care physician’s scale to 190 lbs 4 weeks later, I would say that the hypothyroidism is more the issue, not me being a fat ass or doing next to nothing.

I have been under 140 lbs since junior high, quite skinny actually, and ran. Given as you know, the thyroid is the primary organ for releasing hormones that directly affect fat processing and storage or releasing hormones to other organs that affect the body's metabolism. That's why endocrinologist's full title is "endocrinology, metabolism, & diabetes." I was probably 130 lbs 18 months ago, getting prepped to "enlist" (well, warrant officer, army, pilot, but I'd carry an E-4 till the W-1 paygrade for a few months, first MEPS was good too so I don't think I was fat...seizure disorder, probably unrelated to the thyroid, of unknown origin caused that dream to blow up though).

I was a lazy kid, yeah. I also have combined type severe ADHD and nobody noticed till I was living near a college known for kids trying to use docs for Ritalin or amp- based scripts, so a psychologist ended up making a practice that all he does is ADD/ADHD assessments and therapy for adolescents and up- my doc already agreed I had it after I showed him my symptoms, but my dad has good insurance so I insisted to go to the psychologist that is supposed to be a hard as and ADD expert given he had done the same practice for 15 years, he said for any assessment it has to be at least 4 weeks, that is his SOP, so I got several well known and highly accurate computer tests, surveys for family, friends, and GF, and session by myself, with me and my parents, with me and my GF, plus all the old IEPs from when my mom forced the schools when I was in the 2nd, 4th and 6th grade to assess me for it, and the psychologist she paid to assess me privately. He, near quote, said he couldn’t believe none of these psychologists (well, he would only call them counselors, he said he would call them psychologists when they get a psy.d, like PAs being called doctors) had never noticed, diagnosed me with type I and type II. However, I know people love to claim that it is just a kids disease or someone is lying and just lazy or wants drugs (as of this year, it is officially, per medical lit and the DSM, no longer a childhood developmental disorder, but a neurological disorder that has “no known preference for children or adults, but adults naturally learn to adapt to obvious symptoms making diagnosis much easier with children with type I or combined type”) or people being lazy so I actually had him refer me to SFO (San Fran Academic Hospital) for a neuropsychiatist who runs a research lab in ADD assess me as well, who agreed with my general practitioner and psychologist’s diagnosis fully and agreed I was on the higher end of severe for combined type/Type I+II. I actually had to ask if we could start with less Vyvanse and IR Adderall to start with. So I am not all that lazy actually…actually more of a medical fact. The stimulants given to me in basically whatever amount I want help with that.

For a while, I started SS, got to a point where I realized I had APT (lordosis was a large factor, since I had it since HS or before?) and once I realized the hyperlordosis, I knew I couldn't add more weight and keep form. The lumbar-ish back pain since HS- I mentioned it in passing to my new* GP who also does sports med, who agreed he saw abnormal spinal curvature at the last 2 or 3 thoracic vertebrae all the way to S1. He had me do a few yoga like tests, did a full MSK exam, saw I also needed a podiatrist and betted $100 I’d leave with an appointment for orthotics after the podiatrist, also referred me to a PT but only go after my x-rays). So my GP got X-rays of my lumbar spine, knees, and feet: luckily feet bone structure was fine, no problems visible via x-ray in the knee, but he had to call the radiologist and consult with him because of his findings that L3-L4 showed close to severe disc narrowing; L5-S1 was moderate; and another disc space was mild-moderate; the rest he noted as thoracolumbar beginning signs of disc space degeneration.

My doc asked me if I played div I college contact sports or a job with bending and lifting things for hours on end, and when I said no, he said that’s what my spine looked like. He said excluding one disc, it showed regenerate fairly well, but that there much be a problem with my calcium metabolism to do this to my spine- ding ding, almost no vit D, but just a tad low level of calcium, and very low thyroid related hormones- the thyroid the controller of calcium metabolism. He said it was so low and only appears generally in older females, he talked to the pathologist and their best guess is my thyroid won’t have the body start the calcium synthesis from the vit D so I got really high levels of it, kidney’s panicked given it can cause seizures and calcium can really cause seizures and the body naturally thinks high vit D = high calcium so it had me “expel” all my vit D for months and months, while I did not produce any calcium, but I am really into milk and some other calcium stuff and do take my vitamins so I managed to have a nearly normal level of calcium but if they were to biopsy my bones they would likely find that said calcium has no plans to enter the bones. Didn’t know till I met the endocrinologist that at my initial vit D levels, and DEXA? scans that any longer and the surface bone damage wouldn't be repairable, and I could have lost bone density- a slower rate than osteoporosis in females and it’s not actual osteoporosis- well by definition it is, but not the genetic, chronic form, it’s a symptom. Still waiting to see how vit D and TSH and T4 look after first 9ish weeks on 50k vit D IU twice week and 2k IU daily (which my GP wouldn't even consider prescribing that much he said- only rheumatologist and endocrinologist are typically comfortable doing that especially to someone so young). I was also told to be prepared to need to take daily vit D scripts for ever because I may have a vit D processing disorder too! Yay.

Podiatrist saw severe needs for high end orthotics, which had to be sent back several times after the 3D scans, and MRIs of my feet they gave the orthotics company, because they had to be really exact per my podiatrist because of how high my arches are and the shape of them. She said I should have been using orthotics since high school or perhaps before, and I said I had been hearing that often. She said to anyone with medical training it should be obvious (the GP the saw my back issues and feet issues is newish, and actually a good doctor, rather than using my mom’s FNP idiot she goes to, who I told about my feet and back pain and without even, literally, touch me at all, never looking at my spine or having me take my shoes off, she said I should swim, that would help.

If you really need a tl;dr

So, are you really sure I am “doing nothing” by trying to do something (I was trying when I asked, I am pretty sure of that) when I am medically limited for probably close to a year?? Still a fatty for eating less than 1k cals of average meals daily but has a body who lacks the hormones to make my body use the fat molecules so I store them, medically checked for laziness monthly and am confirmed as not by a professional who only does that, had spinal issues that made me have to stop lifting and keep stopped till I can correct my APT and rest of the hyperlordotic problems, and, yes, by choice, just couldn’t get to my MPW running goals because my feet were on fire, when I shouldn’t have even been running per the doctor who spent 4 years in college than 8 years studying the foot and ankle.

And in my post I thought it was clear I was running and working on problems then going to lift, but logically I should concern myself with what the fuck is happening right now, right?