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Originally Posted by LadyMischief
Having a thyroid problem changes how much one has to do in order to burn the same 500 calorie difference though. If one person with a normal thyroid can burn that off walking around the block, someone with an underactive thyroid would have to run around the block 100 times for the same amount of metabolic activity. Seems like a pretty big difference to me  |
you are grossly overstating the effects of hypothyroidism. you can't suppport the claim of "exercise X 100" - it would be more like X 1.2 or something.
you can have hypothyroidism and not know it. there are degrees. you can just feel a little fatigued sometimes or whatever. it doesn't mean you are condemned to be obese. it means your body burns about 1600 calories a day where it normally would burn 2000 calories a day... this means that you, as the person with this condition need to adjust your diet to 1600 calories a day. its not complex math ;)
it also determines how much energy you burn in a day... i.e. less than you otherwise would had you had normal thyroid function. that still puts it on you to adjust your diet and exercise regimen to compensate. you are not condemned to being obese. obesity is a choice.