hi all,
going to the gym and eating better hasn't been going all that well. the gym part is easy, but that horrid snack table at work is evil. it stares at me right through my office door. and those stupid famous amos mini cookies scream my name.

today was better though. i was on a caffeine rush last night, and i made up a bunch of meals and labeled them with their points. i feel happier knowing i have about 8 potential lunches in the freezer, so i don't have to think of anything too complicated before going to work.

i got a honey-sesame tofu brick at the store, and it was really yummy. i thought i would be awful, but it wasn't. and the herbed rice mix i got at trader joes was equally good.

have a good week all!

hang in there trixie

I have a underactive throyid and have been reading alot about the eat right 4 your blood type diet. It states for my blood type that I should drink soy milk. I thought I had read somewhere that this is not recommended for people like me. Has anyone else heard this? Also I heard it about green tea too.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Soy is not recommended for hypos. A good website is www.thyroid.about.com for more about this and other foods to be avoided, plus a wealth of other information. Green tea is good for everyone. I've switched from coffee to it and feel better. I particularly like the Bigelow Earl Grey Green Tea.

Please keep posting...we all help each other.

I actually went to my Dr's last night to get retested. I have been hypo for 13 years and my med's have only been changed once, I got the shakes and heart palp's so I was put back on my original doseage so I am being retested. I did also get a script for a little higher doseage I hope that will help. I have gainned alot of weight latley and I am hoping it is my thyroid and not the bags of chips I have been eatting.....lol just kidding.

Quilter, wow you have lost so much weight that is awesome, have you lost it all while being treated for hypo? Everything I read says that it is almost impossible to hypo's to lose weight even with treatment. I am very discouraged with this info.

Has anyone else lost weight while being treated?

hang in there hockey. i lost nothing this week&binged last night but will do better today.

I was first diagnosed more than 30 years ago so it is possible to lose weight. It will be slow and take diligence. My lifesaver was working with a nutritionist and developing a plan I could live with. I limit starches to 4 servings a day. Many hypos are insulin resistant and this is one reason it is difficult to lose. I use low fat or fat free protein sources for 8 servings daily, 2 fruit, 2 milk, 3 fat and fill in with tons of veggies. I drink plenty of water, limit use of sweeteners and avoid soft drinks. I have at least 1 cup of green tea every day. If I deviate from this, I gain and we all know how fast we can pile on the pounds. I walk 1 mile every day and do whatever other exercise I can get in - most days none. It's extremely important to add exercise in some form but it has to be an amount you can keep up forever, not 3 hours of aerobics 5 times a week and then stop when you reach goal. I have been up and down with my dosages of Levoxyl and just am sure to have it check every 6 months or when I feel I'm having symptoms again. You might ask about adding Cymotel if you are having a lot of trouble losing.

go susan!

Hi all,

Hockeychick, I am also on the ER4YT blood type (O) diet and I use rice milk.

It is impossible for me to lose weight. Right now I am just trying to be healthy and exercise as much as I can.

Okay, where is everyone today? Are we all hiding out because we had a bad weekend - I sort of did. Didn't gain anything and really only overate on the good stuff...just didn't pay attention to portion sizes and those messages my brain was sending to say it was full. Back on track today.

How about we start us a little challenge from Labor Day to the end of the year? Set your own goals for that time and we report in once a week on our progress.

Had my TSH levels checked on Saturday so I'm waiting for the results. I don't think they'll be good.

OK I got my TSH results back today and have not yet seen my Doctor to go over the results but it was 2.67 and I am currently on 100 mcg of Elthroxin but got a prescription before I got the results for 112 mcg that I will get filled tomorrow... Do you all think this is a acceptable level or am I one of the tons of people being undertreated for my hypo?

Thanks for your help

hi sus!

im here. had a tough weekend with pain.

QUILTERINVA Glad you are staying on program 24/7. Viv. Hope you enjoy the massages. I know it relaxes me a lot when I get one. Andrea I hope you are doing better. I was 183 lbs. for almost 2 weeks and now I'm finally down two pounds , 181 now. I have been drinking a ton of water and swimming 30 minutes a day. I find that I really have to exercise to get the weight off. Take care and bless you all on your weight loss journey! Lisa

thanks lisa,

im really not but i am seeing the chiropractor tomorrow&am hoping that after speaking with the dr on staff that theyve come up with new strategies. my weight isnt great either. i just weighed in&im up 1/2 pound. still have 2 days b/f the official weigh. i swim too, usually 1 hr-1 1/2. have u tried the aqua jogger? its awesome!!!!!

congrats on the loss!!!!

these past few days have just sucked. today is going better though. i resisted the 2 serving pack of famous amos cookies staring at me from the snack table....i swear, those things are addictive.

tonight i'm gonna try some new foods/recipes. i got some un-chicken at the health food store, and i found some seiten. it looks kinda nasty, but maybe it'll taste good.

cheers!