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  • wildfirediva
    wildfirediva Posts: 212
    Low Carb and Keto regimes are great ways to eliminate most sensitive food items (which often fit in the carb category). Plus it is not much harder after that to further reduce dairy if necessary. Both regimes are also good to treat Candida which can also cause a lot of systemic imbalances. (lots of resources on line regarding Candida)

    As far as sleep goes, talk to your Dr about recommending a sleep study to help determine any underlying issues there. Sleep is very important to weight loss and healing. I finally did and those results helped to get me personally feeling better with more energy. (which equates the will to want to be active and work out).
  • bhfood
    bhfood Posts: 77
    Hi, I just saw this. I'll be your friend. I too have hypothyroid condition. I take synthroid replacement medication. My wt loss has been quite slow but it is happening. I am about 110 days into mfp. I've lost 8 lbs, on the verge of 9. I would say from my exper. with the thyroid condition I just have to exercise harder and eat less cals. I have gone by the recommendation and I have 50 to lose, so I know it will be a long journey. I have learned a lot from the folks on here and you will too. I say small goals are good. don't set dates, too much pressure. Just plan when you lose first 5 lbs, give yourself a reward (not food related). Then at 10 lbs, etc, maybe after awhile youll go in 10 lb increments. Clean eating also. my coach is stephjb1221 on here and she is great. Feel free to add me. :flowerforyou:
  • amydee714
    amydee714 Posts: 232 Member
    Howdy,
    I am 40 and suffer from chronic and debilitating migraines. In addition to rescue meds I also am on daily meds for my migraines. I also have hypothyroid and am on medication for that as well. Having thyroid issues (and PCOS) has not stopped me from losing weight.

    And I do not use anything as an excuse not to exercise (except for having a migraine). If I don't ACTUALLY have one, I exercise. And let it be known that I HATE TO EXERCISE WITH A PASSION THAT WILL NOT DIE! :explode: **breathes heavy** sorry about that. I look at it like this. Exercise is like doing the dishes, I don't want to do it, but it has to be done. If I don't exercie, there is no excuse, it's just because I didn't want to! lol :laugh:

    ETA: feel free to add me as a friend if you are looking for someone who logs in daily and will offer you support
  • Kismet_35
    Kismet_35 Posts: 28 Member
    You can do this! Work your own path, decide what works for you. Fell free to add me as a friend.
  • newfette81
    newfette81 Posts: 185
    Hi There!!

    I am also 31 (will be 32 in April) and I too have an under active thyroid. That paired with a period of depression and a whole lot of laziness cause my to top the scale at 305 pounds. I once I decided to take my life back I tried a bunch of different weight loss diets and programs and had a little success.. I joined MFP when I was 289 pounds and I'm down about 26 pounds.

    First off the medication for your thyroid isn't a magic pill. It isn't going to make you lose weight. Only you can do that. yes it may be a little more difficult cause if you're anything like me my metabolism is all but non existent... it just means you need to work a little harder.

    I also get a lot of bad headaches. I don't know if i'd call them migraines. some are a LOT worse than others. you have to work for things that you want. I find that even when i don't feel the greatest I still make myself do some kind of workout. a lot of the time I feel better by the end. I don't push as hard as I normally would but the activity clears my head.

    As for the goals, if you focus on the big goal its easy to get discouraged... When I started here I had 130 pounds to lose... thats a whole person! I find it helps me to look at how far I've come and not how far I still have to go. I look at different strength exercises I do in the gym and realize how much stronger I am this always makes me happy and proud. Make mini goals for yourself. Reward yourself for reaching mini goals... but not with food. food rewards are for dogs...

    you can absolutely add me as a friend if you like. I'm here everyday! :flowerforyou:

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