Hypothyroid, ED Recovery, Adrenal Fatigue

FroodleMum

Okay.

So here it goes. I am 30 years old. I was diagnosed with hypothyroid at the age of 11 and I remember the doctor telling my mother "she couldn't have picked anything better to be wrong with her. Just a pill is all it takes."

I'm sure many of you out there can scoff at that statement with me. *scoff scoff*

I sit at 164. Still on levothyroxin. Try to get my doctor to do a full panel thyroid test so far no luck because my levels are normal. I wake up with my adrenal glands aching in my back (i can feel them - the doctors won't %*&^ listen either. And I am aware I probably damaged them by being stupid when my ED was in full force.) I cut coffee out of my diet (it was like breaking off a piece of my soul....i loved my coffee...it helped me through so many late research essays). But I notice a huge difference in the pain in my back....which leads me to believe I should attempt a AIP diet....dunno if I can swing that right now though....living between a rock and a hard place atm.

As it is I have plateaued. I cannot lose any more weight. I got to the gym 5 times a week for 2 hours a day, strength training and HIIT, and 2 min on a treadmill on 12 incline and still not weight loss. I have my intake set to 1200, and try very hard to come in beneath my goal (sometimes I eat some of the calories back from working out, but I try not to). Read that too low for those with hypothyroid isn't good so I set my intake goal higher with the same workout only to gain weight. SO I set it back to 1200

I eat very clean. Paleo-type diet is as close I can describe it. Looked at Keto but I am concerned with it triggering the ED though it has been years I still worry about it. It never really goes away. I still have that horrible inability to feel full. I can feel my stomach, feel the physical fullness of it. I know there is food in there. I know I should not be hungry. But I still want to eat. I get severely stressed out (relationship issues atm. possible pending divorce) and when I do I just want to stuff myself. I don't smoke anymore so when I get stressed I want to eat. I have been working this out in the gym and it helps a lot but I can't always just drop everything and go work out. I can feel my old over eating habits creeping back and I worry if they come back so will the other habits. It's hard to explain to someone who hasn't gone through it, how horrible it is, and how $hitty you feel about yourself.

Just wondering if anyone else out there has had similar experience? How did you overcome overeating/ed demons? any hypothyroid advice in terms of macros? or diet? or anything?

I just want to be healthy so I can enjoy life with my daughter...lead by example!


Sorry for the lengthy post. Thanks for reading. Love to all.

ninthnarnian

I'm glad you shared. This forum is so helpful. I have alot of my own challenges- even though they aren't the same things.


It sounds like you are doing very good things to help your health! You may never feel full, but learn to use and trust your logged calories, and hopefully it will help

Is there something else like gum?/flossing?/ toothpics/ chewing on a plastic straw that might help with your oral fixation?
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As for thyroid- I take Armour Thyroid and it seems to be more effective for me. My Dr. Treats my symptoms more than the numbers if you know what I mean. The thyroid panel could hold helpful information for you.

Also- try to work in some type of stress reduction. Reducing stress may make it easier to lose those last few pounds

FroodleMum

I have just switched doctors and went to my appointment with a list of things to test for (full thyroid panel) and was told "I am not sure if the lab will do this."

I live in a very small, rural community. Not a lot of options here. My numbers came back "fine" with the dose that I am on but its the symptoms that are getting me!!

Been doing a lot more reading about Bulletproof and Keto diets being a help for ED recovery as well...some say yay some say nay. I am going to give that a go...see what happens.

No way to reduce stress right now...unfortunately lol. Ride it out.

Thanks for the response. Appreciate it.