I'm beginning to think that I have hypothyroidism, as I'm experiencing some of the symptoms (fatigue, increased difficulty losing weight, rough pale skin, cold intolerance, menstrual irregularities)
I've been practicing calorie restriction for about two years now. I lost about 10 lbs doing that, but am still approximately 20-15 lbs overweight (BMI 23) with the excess weight primarily around my middle. This seems strange to me, since I eat about 1400 calories per day (5'4", female) and most of these calories come from low-fat protein and raw vegetables.
Before I go to a doctor about this, I was wondering if I should actually want to maintain an underactive thyroid for the slow-metabolic purposes of CR?
What do you guys think?