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Originally Posted by Onederchic
1- Are there certain foods I should avoid?
2- Will my weight loss improve once I am on medication?
3- Will the medication help with other issues as well, ie mood swings, feeling tired all the time, hair loss?
I've been hypothyroid (and medicated) for about 18 years now.
Yes, cruciferous veggies are ones you shouldn't eat a ton of, but that's when they're RAW. Cooking them changes the properties that bother the thyroid.
SOY is another thing that affects the thyroid. I always used to eat a lot of veggie burgers, but since they have a lot of soy, I rarely eat them.
Once your TSH numbers come back in the "normal" range, your doctor will probably think everything's fine, but it may not be. It's your FREE T3 and FREE T4 that you want to have measured, to make sure that the medication is converting correctly.
Once your TSH falls within a "normal" range, it still might not be low enough for you to feel better. A lot of people feel their best with TSH down as low as 1. That will be different for everyone.
Unfortunately, even though I've been on medication for a long time, and my numbers come back within a good range, I've never regained my energy.
I also haven't been able to stop the weight gain, let alone lose the weight, yet either--but I also have some emotional eating issues mixed in, so I can't blame it ALL on the thyroid.
The only good thing I've found about being hypothyroid is that I rarely have to shave my legs any more, and I NEVER have to pluck my eyebrows. Weird, but true.
Hope this helps.