Thyroid ok, but why?....

I think insulin has alot to do with it also....bump for more info

Originally posted by arnoldk My Mom is hypothyroid. I do not have the best metabolism as I gain fat pretty easily. So I went to get my thyroid levels checked out and they are ok, very normal. So why do I gain fat easily? What are the other factors in this? I know it's all about diet, and I know how to diet, but for me to keep fat off permantley, I would have to be dieting my whole life. Any idea's?.... Thanks... it could be a numer of factors including the length of your intestinal tract, the ability of your body to synthesize carbs and fats, insulin to name a few...try manipulating your diet to a lower carb and higher fat, split your meals into protein /carb meals and protein/fat meals, see how this works...I too had that problem for some time, until changing my diet as well as after dieting my extra fat off, this also speeds up your metabolism as it increases test and decreases estro...

The insulin definantly plays a part you may just be carbs sensative cut out some of your starches and sugars