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                        After having a blood work-up,I have   recently been diagnosed as having a   hypothyroid.  Medication has been pre-  scribed and I begin treatment today.    My concern is this... I have heard all   kinds of horror stories of weight gain   not weight loss as a result of this   treatment.  I have most of the symptoms   of this disorder and do not disagree as   to the need for medication but... I work   very hard to keep my weight down, which   is not easy for me at all.  I work out   3 to 4 times a week and keep calorie in-  take low as well as a low fat diet.  I   am very concerned that rather than help   me in this area of weight loss it will   work against me.  HELP!