Have you been trying to lose weight for years and it still doesn’t work? My first recommendation in such cases is to talk to your doctor. It’s not just regarding calorie balance. If your hormones or health are out of whack, you will be fighting a losing battle.
To find out the root cause and decide what is really going on in your body, you need to schedule a visit with your doctor and take the following tests.
Thyroid hormone assessment
These are TSH, free T3 and free T4, and thyroid antibodies: anti-TPO and TG.
These four tests are essential for accurate thyroid function assessments, our main metabolic gland. It is nearly impossible to have low body fat unless hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid gland) is treated.
Even a slight increase in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels can be associated with weight gain.
Thyroid antibodies will help recognize Hashimoto’s disease. Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disorder that can cause hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid gland. In this condition, your immune system attacks your thyroid gland. The thyroid gland becomes damaged and cannot produce enough hormones. As a result, you can’t lose weight either.
