Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

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Soy is public enemy #1 for the thyroid patient. The only thing that will get thin on Nutrisystems is your wallet.sue wrote: hi all,my name is sue, i am a 48 year old mom of two kids, married and livein san antonio, tx.I have hashimotos, hypothyroidism and goiter.I am on Levoxyl .100 right now, been on meds for two years with tsh ofabout 2.0Last month i started nutrisystem with is high in soy and went onprozac for PMS and my latest bloodwork shows TSH of 7.37!Doc wants to up my levoxyl but i am gonna knock out the prozac andwant to add a little cytome, t3 to help with the thyroid levels andthe dperession/pms symptoms.I am glad to have found this group

and welcome any and all input.Thanks!Sue

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Hi Jan,

Thank you for your input.

Actually, I have lost 8 lbs on nutryisystem. I had been gaining steadily for two years — 30 lbs! On a low fat 1200 calorie a day regimen with exercise. Desparate, I tried the nutrisystem and have lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks and plan to lose about 1 lb per week hereon in. My endo says the soy is safe as long as I take if 4 hours from my levoxyl and I am thinking the prozac is more the culprit.

I have read a lot about both soy and prozac and both are enemies of the thyroid.

Sue

Soy is public enemy #1 for the thyroid patient. The only thing that will get thin on Nutrisystems is your wallet.

sue wrote:

hi all,

my name is sue, i am a 48 year old mom of two kids, married and live

in san antonio, tx.

I have hashimotos, hypothyroidism and goiter.

I am on Levoxyl .100 right now, been on meds for two years with tsh of

about 2.0

Last month i started nutrisystem with is high in soy and went on

prozac for PMS and my latest bloodwork shows TSH of 7.37!

Doc wants to up my levoxyl but i am gonna knock out the prozac and

want to add a little cytome, t3 to help with the thyroid levels and

the dperession/pms symptoms.

I am glad to have found this group and welcome any and all input.

Thanks!

Sue

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Both soy and Prozac are enemies of the thyroid hormones. Prozac is an SSRI capable of blocking the thyroid hormones from doing what they do. The other SSRIs also. Soy, however, is first in line.

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

Hi Jan,Thank you for your input.Actually, I have lost 8 lbs on nutryisystem. I had been gaining steadily for two years — 30 lbs! On a low fat 1200 calorie a day regimen with exercise. Desparate, I tried the nutrisystem and have lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks and plan to lose about 1 lb per week hereon in. My endo says the soy is safe as long as I take if 4 hours from my levoxyl and I am thinking the prozac is more the culprit.I have read a lot about both soy and prozac and both are enemies of the thyroid.Sue

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, do you know if Wellbutrin falls into this category?

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

Hi Jan,Thank you for your input.Actually, I have lost 8 lbs on nutryisystem. I had been gaining steadily for two years — 30 lbs! On a low fat 1200 calorie a day regimen with exercise. Desparate, I tried the nutrisystem and have lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks and plan to lose about 1 lb per week hereon in. My endo says the soy is safe as long as I take if 4 hours from my levoxyl and I am thinking the prozac is more the culprit.I have read a lot about both soy and prozac and both are enemies of the thyroid.Sue

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Wellbutrin is not an SSRI. It increases all 3 major neuro substances, serotonin, dopamine, and nortriptylene (an adrenal substance made by the OTHER part of the adrenals). I have read and heard that some people have had a problem with taking it, but this was one of the ones prescribed for me that I never had a problem with, except if I took the dose that you would ordinarily take before sleeping. I always had to take the first dose of my day, when getting up, but not the one 12 hrs later, because I would never sleep, if I took that one. It is not a member of the most popular ones now, the SSRIs, it is in a category by itself, I guess you could say. I'm not touting it, but I do know that many doctors prescribe it for thyroid patients (1) Because it doesn't interfere with thyroid hormone, to the best of my knowledge and (2) because it does not increase appetite or weight gain and can even kill the appetite, so that has to be watched on the opposite side also. I've also read that it does not interfere with the sex drive. Except for my own experiences with it, these are the things that I've read in varying places. I had HORRIBLE hypo symptoms with ALL the SSRIs, and I gave each one of them a fair trial. I turned into a zombie, but didn't know at the time that these were all further hypo symptoms. I will never again take another SSRI, they are like poison to me.

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

Both soy and Prozac are enemies of the thyroid hormones. Prozac is an SSRI capable of blocking the thyroid hormones from doing what they do. The other SSRIs also. Soy, however, is first in line.

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Hi ,,

My endo says the soy is ok as long as it’s four hours since I took my levoxyl. She knows my tsh just jumped to 7.37 after 2 years at about 2...

Do you think that she’s right? She seems to know what she’s doing and is willing to add T3 at my request.

Sue

Both soy and Prozac are enemies of the thyroid hormones. Prozac is an SSRI capable of blocking the thyroid hormones from doing what they do. The other SSRIs also. Soy, however, is first in line.

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

Hi Jan,

Thank you for your input.

Actually, I have lost 8 lbs on nutryisystem. I had been gaining steadily for two years ˜ 30 lbs! On a low fat 1200 calorie a day regimen with exercise. Desparate, I tried the nutrisystem and have lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks and plan to lose about 1 lb per week hereon in. My endo says the soy is safe as long as I take if 4 hours from my levoxyl and I am thinking the prozac is more the culprit.

I have read a lot about both soy and prozac and both are enemies of the thyroid.

Sue

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What is important is how the soy affects you. I would suggest that you take the soy challenge. Remove all soy from your diet for a month. Then add it back in and note how you feel. jytdtp wrote: Hi ,,My endo says the soy is ok as long as it’s four hours since I took my levoxyl. She knows my tsh just jumped to 7.37 after 2 years at about 2...Do you think that she’s right? She seems to know what she’s doing and is willing to add T3 at my request.Sue Both soy and

Prozac are enemies of the thyroid hormones. Prozac is an SSRI capable of blocking the thyroid hormones from doing what they do. The other SSRIs also. Soy, however, is first in line. Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo Hi Jan,Thank you for your input.Actually, I have

lost 8 lbs on nutryisystem. I had been gaining steadily for two years ˜ 30 lbs! On a low fat 1200 calorie a day regimen with exercise. Desparate, I tried the nutrisystem and have lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks and plan to lose about 1 lb per week hereon in. My endo says the soy is safe as long as I take if 4 hours from my levoxyl and I am thinking the prozac is more the culprit.I have read a lot about both soy and prozac and both are enemies of the thyroid.Sue

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Hi Jan

I only started the soy end of January and felt better than ever in last two years – have been working out 5 x a week, losing weight for first time in two years, stable moods, etc. What threw me was the bloodwork--- my TSH was 2.0 for two years solid --- and then it jumped to 7.37 after going on soy based diet and prozac so I can’t tell from the “the way I feel” since I never felt better and my number is now out of healthy range --!

I see my endo March 3 and plan to add T3 — I have been reading TONS on it and it really helps rev the metabolism which is what I am aiming for — my biggest problem has been weight gain even on low cal diets until recently.

Thanks,

Sue

What is important is how the soy affects you. I would suggest that you take the soy challenge. Remove all soy from your diet for a month. Then add it back in and note how you feel.

jytdtp wrote:

Hi ,,

My endo says the soy is ok as long as it’s four hours since I took my levoxyl. She knows my tsh just jumped to 7.37 after 2 years at about 2...

Do you think that she’s right? She seems to know what she’s doing and is willing to add T3 at my request.

Sue

Both soy and Prozac are enemies of the thyroid hormones. Prozac is an SSRI capable of blocking the thyroid hormones from doing what they do. The other SSRIs also. Soy, however, is first in line.

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

Hi Jan,

Thank you for your input.

Actually, I have lost 8 lbs on nutryisystem. I had been gaining steadily for two years ˜ 30 lbs! On a low fat 1200 calorie a day regimen with exercise. Desparate, I tried the nutrisystem and have lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks and plan to lose about 1 lb per week hereon in. My endo says the soy is safe as long as I take if 4 hours from my levoxyl and I am thinking the prozac is more the culprit.

I have read a lot about both soy and prozac and both are enemies of the thyroid.

Sue

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Thanks . My GP tried to push Prozac on me, but I said no as it completely ruined my sex drive when I took it before. I am glad I did as I didn't know at the time that it effects thyroid meds.

Tonight will be the first night that I take Wellbutrin at night, I hope I am not up all night. I am taking the 2x day pill, but there is another 1x day pill that I guess I could try.

I see a psychiatrist at the end of March. Hopefully, she will know which anti-depressant I need...I also have severe anxiety. Her husband is an endocrinologist so I am hoping she knows about how the thyroid can affect you as far as depression, anxiety, etc.

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

Both soy and Prozac are enemies of the thyroid hormones. Prozac is an SSRI capable of blocking the thyroid hormones from doing what they do. The other SSRIs also. Soy, however, is first in line.

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Hi ,

I also have anxiety along with low thyroid. I just stopped prozac for the reason it affects thryoid. Please let me know what you find out end of March for anxiety as well as endo... Sounds like you are in touch with good possibilities.

sue

Thanks . My GP tried to push Prozac on me, but I said no as it completely ruined my sex drive when I took it before. I am glad I did as I didn't know at the time that it effects thyroid meds.

Tonight will be the first night that I take Wellbutrin at night, I hope I am not up all night. I am taking the 2x day pill, but there is another 1x day pill that I guess I could try.

I see a psychiatrist at the end of March. Hopefully, she will know which anti-depressant I need...I also have severe anxiety. Her husband is an endocrinologist so I am hoping she knows about how the thyroid can affect you as far as depression, anxiety, etc.

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

Both soy and Prozac are enemies of the thyroid hormones. Prozac is an SSRI capable of blocking the thyroid hormones from doing what they do. The other SSRIs also. Soy, however, is first in line.

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I will let you know. A friend saw her and she is doing fine now after 3 years of mental and emotional hell. I am keeping my fingers crossed. Now if I could just get in to see her sooner than the end of March...

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo Both soy and Prozac are enemies of the thyroid hormones. Prozac is an SSRI capable of blocking the thyroid hormones from doing what they do. The other SSRIs also. Soy, however, is first in line.

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Hi ,

Thanks, I will watch for your response — I wish it were sooner too I have had about 2.5 years of emotional hell, worry, anxiety — it’s very unnverving knowing SOMEthing is wrong but no clue what.

I am planning to start cytomel to add to my levoxyl when I see my doc March 3 so I will keep y’all posted as well.

Thanks,

sue

I will let you know. A friend saw her and she is doing fine now after 3 years of mental and emotional hell. I am keeping my fingers crossed. Now if I could just get in to see her sooner than the end of March...

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

Both soy and Prozac are enemies of the thyroid hormones. Prozac is an SSRI capable of blocking the thyroid hormones from doing what they do. The other SSRIs also. Soy, however, is first in line.

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The T3 sounds great, buuuutttt, if the soy is ok, then why did your TSH suddenly jump to this greater amt? And what do your Free T3 and your Free T4 say (which are your actual thyroid hormones, not the TSH). If you have Hashimoto's, your thyroid is being way overstimulated to make something that it can not longer gracefully make without horrendous complications. Been there done that, and it isn't funny when your thyroid begins to swell up and such. Yes, in this case, on the sbjct of soy, I definitely believe that she is wrong.

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Hi ,,My endo says the soy is ok as long as it’s four hours since I took my levoxyl. She knows my tsh just jumped to 7.37 after 2 years at about 2...Do you think that she’s right? She seems to know what she’s doing and is willing to add T3 at my request.Sue

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— I had two significant changes since my last bloodwork: 2 week soy a diet that includes soy and — 6 weeks of Prozac which I believe to be the culprit since I have read A LOT on it and it does mess with the thyroid and TSH specifically. I have always eating soy — love Chinese, etc. but not to excess and not now either so I am guessing it’s the Prozac. I have stopped that as of last week and will let my endo know when I go on March 3. I never felt better when my levels WERE normal and in last two weeks, felt best ever in two years so that is perplexing!

I will let you know what happens – my plan is to add the cytomel in small doses to see if that will help my metabolism — the wt gain of 25 lbs in 3 years is unfounded as I am a light eater and work out.

Thanks,

Sue

The T3 sounds great, buuuutttt, if the soy is ok, then why did your TSH suddenly jump to this greater amt? And what do your Free T3 and your Free T4 say (which are your actual thyroid hormones, not the TSH). If you have Hashimoto's, your thyroid is being way overstimulated to make something that it can not longer gracefully make without horrendous complications. Been there done that, and it isn't funny when your thyroid begins to swell up and such. Yes, in this case, on the sbjct of soy, I definitely believe that she is wrong.

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

Hi ,,

My endo says the soy is ok as long as it’s four hours since I took my levoxyl. She knows my tsh just jumped to 7.37 after 2 years at about 2...

Do you think that she’s right? She seems to know what she’s doing and is willing to add T3 at my request.

Sue

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Those who are fully medicated can get away with having some soy from time to time, four hours away from thyroid meds. Most folks are not fully medicated. Most folks are not even adequately medicated. wrote: The T3 sounds great, buuuutttt, if the soy is ok, then why did your TSH suddenly jump to this greater amt? And what do your Free T3 and your Free T4 say (which are your actual thyroid hormones, not the TSH). If you have Hashimoto's, your thyroid is being way overstimulated to make something that it can not longer gracefully make without horrendous complications. Been there done that, and it isn't funny when your thyroid begins to swell up

and such. Yes, in this case, on the sbjct of soy, I definitely believe that she is wrong. Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo Hi ,,My endo says the soy is ok as long as it’s four hours since I took my levoxyl. She knows my tsh just jumped to 7.37 after 2 years at about 2...Do you think that she’s right? She seems to know what she’s doing and is willing to add T3 at my request.Sue

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I know I'm not gonna chance it.

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

Those who are fully medicated can get away with having some soy from time to time, four hours away from thyroid meds. Most folks are not fully medicated. Most folks are not even adequately medicated.

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,

Are you saying you make absolute certain you never have any soy? My 11 year old little girl pointed out to me the other day that almost everything has soy in it — how do you manage to keep away from it all?

Thanks!

Sue

I know I'm not gonna chance it.

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

Those who are fully medicated can get away with having some soy from time to time, four hours away from thyroid meds. Most folks are not fully medicated. Most folks are not even adequately medicated.

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Being as I eat packaged goodies every now and then, and a cake mix or two a month, yes, I'm sure that I consume SOME along the way, but I don't consume breads that have it, and I keep it out of my diet as direct soy, as in soy supplements, soy drinks, etc.....I know what you mean about it being in everything, but it's not in the plain pieces of meat and veggies that I cook for myself at home. I've gotten to where I hate cooking, but I've disciplined myself to doing so 5 days a week or so. I do have the occasional hamburger, and, yes, I have a candy bar every now and then, so no, it's not completely out of my diet. Several yrs ago, I lost weight on a nothing-but-soy drink called Naturade. I loved that stuff in the vanilla flavor. Then (but certainly not ONLY from that) I dropped it, when I found out about these things, and my Hashi's had then gone full blown. Yes, sometimes it's hit or miss, but most of the time I eat one ingredient products, so certainly, I don't have a high soy diet any more. At one time, more than half of it was soy. My weight problems (but it was around 20 lbs or so) came from being much more severely hypo than I am now. If I was as disciplined as is about my food, I could say that I was more than likely completely soy free. I just don't have that kind of discipline with food, but it's much better than it was. No more meals that I know are riddled with soy, no more soy female supplements (Estroven and the like), no more soy drinks or soy sauce, etc...etc....but I do have the packaged goodies sometimes.

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

,Are you saying you make absolute certain you never have any soy? My 11 year old little girl pointed out to me the other day that almost everything has soy in it — how do you manage to keep away from it all?Thanks!Sue

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Hi ,

Thanks for your reply.

Geez, what a catch-22 since I am enter menopause and soy is GOOD for that but BAD for thyroid ...ugh!

I have no idea what “a lot” of soy would be — but I am trying to be as soy free as possible without getting too anal about it since I can be that way

I talked about this in depth with my endo and she says the soy is ok if the med is adjusted accordingly which does make sense if you want to keep soy — and it’s not so much that I do, but that it seems to be helping so much with my menopausal and raging PMS symptoms as well as aiding in weight loss after a steady gaining of two years... Boy one thing’s for sure — I am not alone in this battle and secondly, there’s really no “answer” to all this is, is there? Other than to keep researching and working with qualified doctors to get us properly treated and medicated... I am hoping adding some T3 will do something positive for me since the T4 alone really never did anything in the last two years other than get my numbers within “mid range.” it’s time to take more aggressive action I can see.

Thanks again!

Sue

Being as I eat packaged goodies every now and then, and a cake mix or two a month, yes, I'm sure that I consume SOME along the way, but I don't consume breads that have it, and I keep it out of my diet as direct soy, as in soy supplements, soy drinks, etc.....I know what you mean about it being in everything, but it's not in the plain pieces of meat and veggies that I cook for myself at home. I've gotten to where I hate cooking, but I've disciplined myself to doing so 5 days a week or so. I do have the occasional hamburger, and, yes, I have a candy bar every now and then, so no, it's not completely out of my diet. Several yrs ago, I lost weight on a nothing-but-soy drink called Naturade. I loved that stuff in the vanilla flavor. Then (but certainly not ONLY from that) I dropped it, when I found out about these things, and my Hashi's had then gone full blown. Yes, sometimes it's hit or miss, but most of the time I eat one ingredient products, so certainly, I don't have a high soy diet any more. At one time, more than half of it was soy. My weight problems (but it was around 20 lbs or so) came from being much more severely hypo than I am now. If I was as disciplined as is about my food, I could say that I was more than likely completely soy free. I just don't have that kind of discipline with food, but it's much better than it was. No more meals that I know are riddled with soy, no more soy female supplements (Estroven and the like), no more soy drinks or soy sauce, etc...etc....but I do have the packaged goodies sometimes.

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

,

Are you saying you make absolute certain you never have any soy? My 11 year old little girl pointed out to me the other day that almost everything has soy in it ˜ how do you manage to keep away from it all?

Thanks!

Sue

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Those of us who wish to utterly avoid soy do not use processed foods or eat in fast food restaurants. (Most foods at Braums are soy free, but Mcs is a soy nightmare!) jytdtp wrote: ,Are you saying you make absolute certain you never have any soy? My 11 year old little girl pointed out to me the other day that almost everything has soy in it — how do you manage to keep away from it all?Thanks!Sue I know I'm not gonna chance it. Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo Those who are fully medicated can get away with having some soy from time to time, four hours away from thyroid meds. Most folks are not fully medicated. Most folks are not even adequately

medicated.

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Hi Jan,

I can say I am “mc donald’s Free” and “fast food free”, same with processed foods — none for me! I eat veggies, tons of fruit, yogurt, chicken, fish and small amounts of beef and then cereals and multi grain breads — the fact that I have gained weight in the last two years is beyond my comprehension --- the only thing I have found out for certain is that the high glycemic carbs are a real killer for my metabolism and turn directly into sugar and fat so I stick with food LOW on the Glycemic index and have been doing great weight wise... My darn thyroid had to go out of whack several years ago and just doesn’t want to co-operate right now with all my low fat, low carb efforts as much as I would like — onward and upward!

Sue

Those of us who wish to utterly avoid soy do not use processed foods or eat in fast food restaurants. (Most foods at Braums are soy free, but Mcs is a soy nightmare!)

jytdtp wrote:

,

Are you saying you make absolute certain you never have any soy? My 11 year old little girl pointed out to me the other day that almost everything has soy in it ˜ how do you manage to keep away from it all?

Thanks!

Sue

I know I'm not gonna chance it.

Re: HI, I Am a new member with hashis and hypo

Those who are fully medicated can get away with having some soy from time to time, four hours away from thyroid meds. Most folks are not fully medicated. Most folks are not even adequately medicated.

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Dear Sue--

If you are avoiding all soy-- soy lecithin, soy oil

(vegetable oil) and the like) in your diet, you might

want to check out the contents of your multigrain

bread, your cereal, your dairy, and any oils you may

use incidentally in your cooking. Another food that

is as beastly as soy for thyroid people is millet,

which increases in goitrogenic (thryoid affecting)

properties when cooked-- this may be in your grains.

Best--

Courtenay.

--- jytdtp wrote:

> Hi Jan,

>

> I can say I am 3mc donald1s Free2 and 3fast food

> free2, same with processed

> foods ‹ none for me! I eat veggies, tons of fruit,

> yogurt, chicken, fish and

> small amounts of beef and then cereals and multi

> grain breads ‹ the fact

> that I have gained weight in the last two years is

> beyond my comprehension

> --- the only thing I have found out for certain is

> that the high glycemic

> carbs are a real killer for my metabolism and turn

> directly into sugar and

> fat so I stick with food LOW on the Glycemic index

> and have been doing great

> weight wise... My darn thyroid had to go out of

> whack several years ago and

> just doesn1t want to co-operate right now with all

> my low fat, low carb

> efforts as much as I would like ‹ onward and upward!

>

> Sue

>

[Guest guest]

--

It's amazing that you've managed to keep that much soy

out of your diet. It's really hard to go completely

soy free, and can be expensive, especially eating out.

I'm accustomed to it now, but there are moments that

I really want something, and then find out it has soy

in it, and become sad. I miss Asian foods. I finally

found a miso that is not fermented soy. I've been

drinking miso soup for days.

Best--

Courtenay.

--- wrote:

If I was as disciplined as is

> about my food, I could say that I was more than

> likely completely soy free. I just don't have that

> kind of discipline with food, but it's much better

> than it was. No more meals that I know are riddled

> with soy, no more soy female supplements (Estroven

> and the like), no more soy drinks or soy sauce,

> etc...etc....but I do have the packaged goodies

> sometimes.

>

>

>

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Courtenay,

I wish I had your discipline.

Kate

At 01:27 PM 2/22/2006, you wrote:

>--

>

>It's amazing that you've managed to keep that much soy

>out of your diet. It's really hard to go completely

>soy free, and can be expensive, especially eating out.

> I'm accustomed to it now, but there are moments that

>I really want something, and then find out it has soy

>in it, and become sad. I miss Asian foods. I finally

>found a miso that is not fermented soy. I've been

>drinking miso soup for days.

>

>

>Best--

>

>Courtenay.

>

>

>--- wrote:

>

> If I was as disciplined as is

> > about my food, I could say that I was more than

> > likely completely soy free. I just don't have that

> > kind of discipline with food, but it's much better

> > than it was. No more meals that I know are riddled

> > with soy, no more soy female supplements (Estroven

> > and the like), no more soy drinks or soy sauce,

> > etc...etc....but I do have the packaged goodies

> > sometimes.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

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Hi Courtenay...

I am not at all “soy free” -- just junkfood free as of now..

I started on a low carb diet a month ago that includes soy products and am wondering if that is really bad for me even if I am medicated properly to adjust for the added soy?

Any idea? I see my endo March 3 to discuss...

sue

Dear Sue--

If you are avoiding all soy-- soy lecithin, soy oil

(vegetable oil) and the like) in your diet, you might

want to check out the contents of your multigrain

bread, your cereal, your dairy, and any oils you may

use incidentally in your cooking. Another food that

is as beastly as soy for thyroid people is millet,

which increases in goitrogenic (thryoid affecting)

properties when cooked-- this may be in your grains.

Best--

Courtenay.

--- jytdtp wrote:

> Hi Jan,

>

> I can say I am 3mc donald1s Free2 and 3fast food

> free2, same with processed

> foods — none for me! I eat veggies, tons of fruit,

> yogurt, chicken, fish and

> small amounts of beef and then cereals and multi

> grain breads — the fact

> that I have gained weight in the last two years is

> beyond my comprehension

> --- the only thing I have found out for certain is

> that the high glycemic

> carbs are a real killer for my metabolism and turn

> directly into sugar and

> fat so I stick with food LOW on the Glycemic index

> and have been doing great

> weight wise... My darn thyroid had to go out of

> whack several years ago and

> just doesn1t want to co-operate right now with all

> my low fat, low carb

> efforts as much as I would like — onward and upward!

>

> Sue

>