Last fall I was diagnosed with having hypothyroidism. As a 28 year old female, I was ecstatic because I thought I finally got to the root cause of my inability to lose the weight I wanted to. I maintained a strict diet and exercise routine for years and did lose a lot of weight, but only was able to get down to about 160 lbs (I'm 5'9"). There was still some unattractive stomach fat that looked gross. I ended up having Liposuction done and had 9.1 lbs of fat removed. Within 3 months it was ALL back. It was the worst money spent of my life and I became depressed. So my doctor put me on Levothyroxine and I was hopeful. Within the first few weeks, something weird happened. Instead of me being able to lose weight, I started piling on weight. And it wouldn't stop. I've been on my medication close to 10 months now and I'm gross. I've gained 30 lbs and I look like I'm 6-7 months pregnant. I was never 'skinny' but also wasn't this pot belly gross before. ALL the weigh gain has landed here. My doctor claims all my levels are normal and blames my diet and exercise on the weight gain. My diet and exercise haven't changed. A 1,200-1,500 calorie a day diet with vitamin shouldn't equate to a 30 lb weight gain in my stomach. Why is this medication doing that? Why are there THOUSANDS of similar stories online with the same issues and yet no doctors seem to take it serious and most every website ignores 'weight gain' as a side effect. I need to get this weight gain under control as it's nothing more than a depressing state anytime I look i the mirror and see this pot belly blob. A female with a C/D chest should not have her stomach in a virtual even plane as her chest when she's not pregnant.