Re: Re: Weight

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Thanks for letting me know what worked for you. When I eat protein, salad, and veggie, I gained weight. Consuming protein drinks and bars did not help me lose weight either. I take vitamin, minerals, etc daily and gave up Arizona tea.

My sister has hashimoto, does not do have the exercise or dieting I do and losing weight easily. Go figure.

It is so discouraging to see friends and family do little and lose weight and here I am breaking my neck and gaining. Nan

I sure wish you the best of luck with this, Nan, I really know how

frustrating this can be!!! Also, since you're feeling depleted,

would a supplemental vitamin/mineral/trace mineral help? Or are you

already doing that?

[Guest guest]

Congratulations BJ. That weight loss is quite an accomplishment. I do not eat dairy, sugar, soy, salt or complex carbs. I grew up in a saltfree household. I eat boneless, skinless chicken, a grilled white meat turkey burger, fish three times weekly, mixed greens with vingear, steamed veggies and four saltless nuts daily. I walk 30-45 minutes on the treadmill at 3+ speed and 3-6 incline. I also cross train for 30 minutes, swim an hour and lift weights 2 hours weekly.

I have not had the blood tests you mentioned since April. So my internist will probably do them when I see her on Friday. I hope I get lucky and they find a reason for the symptoms and inability to lose weight.

I never had this problem in the past. My weight problem started when my thyroid medication was switched every month. I ended up with a slew of symptoms and gained 20 lbs in a month on Cytomel.

Thanks for responding. Nan

I have been on a diet similar to Thurman's Six Day Body

Makeover. I have dietary issues that prevent Thyroid hormone from

getting into my cells. So, with diet changes I have been able to

lose about 30 pounds, I know exactly how much on the 28th.

I tried gobs of diets, but am only succeeding on this one as I am

eliminating both dairy and wheat at the same time, along with sugar,

salt and soy. I have not had any of those for over two months and

still loosing. I do eat fish at least four times a week. I know

about the exercises too. When I started, I could only walk at .5,

the lowest treadmill speed, but have improved to 2.5 now. I stay at

my fat burning zone so I don't loose muscle. I couldn't hardly even

walk at all before I changed my diet, so am so glad I found a doc

that looked beyond the thyroid. I have went from 4 grains to 2.5 and

doing much better.

, I am curious what protein bars you use. I have been looking

for some without soy protein, even the health food stores don't have

any -at least here where I live, near Spokane WA. I am looking for

them mainly for my children's lunches. I won't be able to eat one

unless it is free of all the above.

Have you gotten your iodine, possasium, vitamin D and B 12 levels

checked. Also, have the doc run a CBC and iron panel with ferritin

to see if you deficient or have overload. Stay away from soy and

fluoride. Don't take iron or calcium near each other unless it's an

ablion chelate, also don't take thyroid meds within four hours of

iron or calcium. I take Armour sublingually, desovle it in my mouth,

so it doesn't go through my digestive tract and don't have to watch

the clock. All my minerals are ablion complexes, Albion Mineral

Chelates are the mineral chelates which most closely mimic the body's

natural chelation process -the process is patented, but many quality

supplement brands contain it.

Hope you find the help you need.

Happy hormones,

BJ