Hi Lisa,
Are you having any luck at all since rebooting? I thought when my doctor had to up my thyroid meds a couple of weeks ago, I would start losing, but been staying the same. Grrrrrrr. Feeling Good though
My doc actually took me off p1 again. We're doing thyroid healing first. My functional medicine doctor thinks we can reset the thyroid since it seems to be P1 that skewed it. So right now I learn to live at this weight and sometime in the future we'll be working on losing another approx 25.
I can be frustrated with this or I can be overjoyed that I lost 90+ lbs and I can learn to keep that off.
I choose joy!
Bellamack-Do you have Hoshimotos?
I started taking 200mcg of selenium with my synthroid every day. There are new studies to show it can reduce the amount of antibodies in your system. The adjustment could also be hindering losses for a bit. In my experience, synthroid has never helped my weight loss.
When I was put on synthroid about 7 years ago my dr told me I would start losing weight. Didn't really happen. I have been having great success with IP but I am wondering if I need a dose change. I'm cold a lot and tired too. I hoped the weight loss would reduce the need for the meds but I guess not. It scares me a bit to hear this diet could make my thyroid worse.
CO 6 - I do NOT have hashi's, I am just hypothyroid. The thyroid meds have never helped me lose weight. The thyroid is very important to all of your hormones and your heart. No one I know has said that it has helped lose weight, but my doctor says that it helps not gain. lol.
Lisa, I have great admiration, you have lost a tremendous amount of weight with a hypo thyroid and you are doing amazing with maintaining. I just wanted to check in with you to see "how" you are doing
and I could not lose any weight at all, even on WW. IP is the only diet that I lose, albeit slow.
When I was put on synthroid about 7 years ago my dr told me I would start losing weight. Didn't really happen. I have been having great success with IP but I am wondering if I need a dose change. I'm cold a lot and tired too. I hoped the weight loss would reduce the need for the meds but I guess not. It scares me a bit to hear this diet could make my thyroid worse.
You very well might need an adjustment. Very low carb can be hard on thyroid. I actually developed hypo after about 4 months OP.
My doc actually took me off p1 again. We're doing thyroid healing first. My functional medicine doctor thinks we can reset the thyroid since it seems to be P1 that skewed it. So right now I learn to live at this weight and sometime in the future we'll be working on losing another approx 25.
I can be frustrated with this or I can be overjoyed that I lost 90+ lbs and I can learn to keep that off.
I choose joy!
I love this about you. I don't post a whole lot, but I always enjoy reading your posts. I feel hope when I read more and more about your story. You really are inspirational for me. Thank you for being so generous with your time, encouragement and knowledge.
I've learned I've spent a LOT of life in negativity over self-imposed issues. It has caused me tons of body image issues.
There isn't a day that goes by that I don't see that extra weight still in the mirror. But right now I could damage my thyroid worse by pushing P1. I'm choosing to heal first and then come back to address the excess weight. It is a good time to learn to maintain. This will be life. Maintenance is something for me to learn to do. Otherwise I'll live a life of crash dieting on & off and this is not how I want to live. I need to learn to live without excess food and without binge foods and without edibles items that lack nutrition (I choose to call them "non-food edibles").
Everyday I see complaining posts: slow weight loss, deprivation, yada yada. I've tried really hard to look at the bright side as I've made my changes. If we look for it, we can always find something to complain about. But if we look, we can always find a way to NOT complain and to find gratitude and joy. It has made all of the changing much easier to focus on the positive.
Lisa - I so admire your attitude. When I first found this forum you were one of the people I wanted to emulate and you were so encouraging and helpful (and gave me a kick in the booty when I needed it!). Your continued positive outlook is just awesome. I can't imagine going through all you have with all the frustrations trying to find answers without giving up and here you are more determined than ever.
So thank you and I hope you have great success in healing your thyroid and staying well - you deserve it!
Lisa - I so admire your attitude. When I first found this forum you were one of the people I wanted to emulate and you were so encouraging and helpful (and gave me a kick in the booty when I needed it!). Your continued positive outlook is just awesome. I can't imagine going through all you have with all the frustrations trying to find answers without giving up and here you are more determined than ever.
So thank you and I hope you have great success in healing your thyroid and staying well - you deserve it!
Lisa, All I can say is "ditto" and thanks for the support and the occasional setting me straight!
I've started bruising easily. More easily, that should be. I thought it was just a side effect of starting karate, but now I think ... maybe I'm flirting with anemia again. I won't have my physical for another month and a bit (insurance says so). Supposing I'm right, will that slow down my losses? Should I just start taking iron again?
I've started bruising easily. More easily, that should be. I thought it was just a side effect of starting karate, but now I think ... maybe I'm flirting with anemia again. I won't have my physical for another month and a bit (insurance says so). Supposing I'm right, will that slow down my losses? Should I just start taking iron again?
Understood that the physical isn't okay yet but since you have a health concern, will your insurance cover a visit?
Taking supplements without knowing for sure about a problem can throw off other nutrients. Perhaps just add more red meat?
I'm excited - weighed myself tonight and I'm down a total of 32 pounds since Jan 24. 2 more to go to hit goal. I'm pretty much packed and the movers come in tomorrow - have next week off so I'm feeling pretty good
I'm excited - weighed myself tonight and I'm down a total of 32 pounds since Jan 24. 2 more to go to hit goal. I'm pretty much packed and the movers come in tomorrow - have next week off so I'm feeling pretty good
Hooray maureen! You are doing so fantastic!
I'd say have fun moving, but in my experience moving is never much fun but getting into the new place is! So hoping you have a stress-free, easy move.
