Insulin Resistant Diet, hypothyroid

mlb929

I'm at a loss. I have lost my weight, changed nothing and started gaining weight slowly again. So upon some blood tests, my dr told me that even with my very healthy diet, running marathons, lifting weights, etc, these numbers are still bad. But then she added I'm song everything I should be dong, I'm really unhappy I'm gaining weight, but she didn't seem to have any solutions. She is changing my thyroid meds, the second time in six months. I'm wondering if anyone else has any solutions that have worked for them. I started taking niacin and chromium which dr was ok with.

divacat80

I don't know anything about uour daily meal plans but stay away from anything that might block the absorption of the thyroid medicine. My levothyroxine case says that I should stay away from soy products and be careful with any iron supplements (and aditionally, any vitamin supplements as well). So make sure you're not sabotaging your meds' effect.

As for the insulin resistant diet, I'm curious about it, as I might be insulin resistant as well. What I've been doing to counteract that possibility lately is staying away from any sugary or high GI foods. I quit my daily diet soda two montsh ago and it seems to have helped quite a bit.
Maybe your weight gain is due to muscle gain?

maybe it's time for you to stop paying attention to the scale and get a fat percentage monitor device?

Best of luck! I hope the medication switch does the trick for you

mlb929

Interesting you should say soy. I never considered that. I will check into it more. I've recently quit eating meats and have ate more tofu in my diet. I'll research, Thanks.

divacat80

Yep, be careful with that you might need to up the dose of the medication but only your doctor can do that for you. Eating soy products might not do any harm if you have them ocassionally but if you do it on a daily basis it can lower the absorption of the drug. Should you eat some,let it be at least 5 hours away from the time you took the medication. And of course check with your doctor or pharmacy technician. my doctor didn't know much about the effect of soy in levothyroxine but told me to stay away from large quantities (and i love soy milk argh!) just in case.

The levothyroxine i take is eutirox,in case it's useful.

If you have been eating less or no meat at all, you might have been losing muscle mass,and that might have led to the weight gain? Just a guess, I don't know.

truddy6647

I have found that gluten can be an issue.

12skipafew99100

My cardiologist said the South Beach Diet was good for insulin resistance.

Nerdybreisawesome

I don't know anything about uour daily meal plans but stay away from anything that might block the absorption of the thyroid medicine. My levothyroxine case says that I should stay away from soy products and be careful with any iron supplements (and aditionally, any vitamin supplements as well). So make sure you're not sabotaging your meds' effect.

As for the insulin resistant diet, I'm curious about it, as I might be insulin resistant as well. What I've been doing to counteract that possibility lately is staying away from any sugary or high GI foods. I quit my daily diet soda two montsh ago and it seems to have helped quite a bit.
Maybe your weight gain is due to muscle gain?

maybe it's time for you to stop paying attention to the scale and get a fat percentage monitor device?

Best of luck! I hope the medication switch does the trick for you

Low GI goods and taking away diet sodas is an excellent plan for people with any kind of insulin resistance. I stopped diet soda about a month ago and noticed an improvement.

californiagirl2012

I'm at a loss. I have lost my weight, changed nothing and started gaining weight slowly again. So upon some blood tests, my dr told me that even with my very healthy diet, running marathons, lifting weights, etc, these numbers are still bad. But then she added I'm song everything I should be dong, I'm really unhappy I'm gaining weight, but she didn't seem to have any solutions. She is changing my thyroid meds, the second time in six months. I'm wondering if anyone else has any solutions that have worked for them. I started taking niacin and chromium which dr was ok with.

I have the same issues. It's important like the other person said to take the thyroid med with no food two hours prior to any food (but ask you doctor about this, this is what mine told me to do, as well as to take it in the morning). I keep mine by my bed so I take it when I first wake up.

I have found for me I do better with less gluten, and because of other health issues I avoid processed sugar.

Other than that it really comes down to calories. It doesn't seem fair, but I must eat less than others or I will gain weight. My doctor said this is fine and to just ignore everyone telling me to eat more. He said I'm healthy as ever and shouldn't worry about what others say about my calorie intake.

SanteMulberry

I'm at a loss. I have lost my weight, changed nothing and started gaining weight slowly again. So upon some blood tests, my dr told me that even with my very healthy diet, running marathons, lifting weights, etc, these numbers are still bad. But then she added I'm song everything I should be dong, I'm really unhappy I'm gaining weight, but she didn't seem to have any solutions. She is changing my thyroid meds, the second time in six months. I'm wondering if anyone else has any solutions that have worked for them. I started taking niacin and chromium which dr was ok with.

Are you taking your thyroid med on an empty stomach first thing in the A.M.? You should do that and also you should refrain from eating after you take it for at least 1/2 hour. Also, gliaden a type of protein in in wheat is, in modern wheats, much more inclined to cause blood sugar spikes than the older wheats. Gluten is a problem for many as well. If you are eating wheat, you might want to check out a book called, Wheat Belly. Gives all the most up-to-date research on the affect that the modern wheats are having. Soy should only be eaten occasionally by someone with a thyroid problem. Lower carb eating (around 100 grams per day---more if you are exercising a lot) in addition to cutting out all sugar (because of the fructose content) has been shown to rev metabolism and cut inflammation in the body. Staying below 200 grams of carb a day will cut inflammation and help your thyroid to function better. A number of doctors have put their patients on lower carb diets to curb their high blood sugars and discovered that their thyroid function improved.

Becky388

For insulin resistance definitely check into South Beach, Primal Blueprint and Wheat Belly.

Juliane_

What thyroid med are you taking? I'm taking NP thyroid and it melts in my mouth so I don't have to wait to eat when I take it. I specifically got these because I wanted to be able to take my supplements without waiting the 30 mins or so they say for Armour or other meds.

mlb929

Thanks. I am on a compounded Thyroid Med. I don't have the specifics with me. I don't do much gluten already, my kids are both celiac disease, so it's not something that we even have in our house. I may have some when eating out, but not frequently. I do take them first thing in the AM, then go workout, and eat after I shower. It was just a shock to find out that even doing everything "right" things are still "wrong".