u/Actual-Pause-1764

Hi! I used to be super into body building, I never competed but I loved the lifestyle and challenge of tracking macros, lifting, cutting and bulking, and adjusting my physique.

I just found out last year I have Hashimotos and it feels like my entire world flipped. Lifting sessions give me extreme fatigue now and it’s so sad losing my hobby and something that makes me feel so good.

Do any of you have Hashimotos or an autoimmune disease that impacts your lifting/fitness? How do you navigate it? Im trying to start from 0 and work my way back up but it feels hopeless some days.

I was diagnosed in September, met my Natural Practitioner in November, and she has been so great. She did all of the deep dive things, so I’m not really looking for any direction on that.

I know I’m not quite optimized yet, but I’m feeling so hopeless about weight loss. I’m not necessarily overweight but I am not “lean” like I used to be and now how to be if that makes sense..

I looove lifting. I love pushing myself, I love being strong and I know how to lift in a healthy way. But now whenever I lift, it causes me extreme fatigue for multiple days. It’s so discouraging. Idk what to do.

TLDR; what have you done to lose weight? What was the timeline and process for you? Do you have flares, if so what helps?