I am new and easing into Paleo myself (and easing my husband into the idea, lol). My thyroid has typically yo yo'ed as a result of Hoshimoto's. It'd skyrocket and then bottom out. Seems to be settling on low now and I have started on levothyroxine. This diet/lifestyle is helping me get my energy back as well! Good luck and welcome!

I *think* I've had thyroid issues -- the numbers on the blood test have always fallen in the normal range, but my basal temperature is a degree or two lower than "normal", which my naturopath says is an indicator. I've always struggled with low, limited energy. A friend told me to try kelp, and that helped a little, but what really has made the difference for me is paleo style eating.

Welcome to Paleo!

I've been working towards a happy balance between Paleo and Keto for about 6 months (admittedly I still enjoy high fat fermented dairy like greek yogurt, goat cheese, etc on a weekly basis).

I love this lifestyle as it allows me to eat until I'm full, I'm fuller faster, I recover faster from exercise (at least I find I do) and despite heckling from co-workers it makes total sense to me (But I have the last laugh as they eat their canned soups, plain rice and low fat salads while I chow down on avocados and lots of delicious locally-sourced meat as often as I want)

Because of Paleo my wedding gown that was too tight to zip up had to be taken in because it was falling off of me!

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I've just began the Paleo way of eating. I am specifically on my first Whole 30. Is it easy? Not if by easy that means I can just grab anything, but it's certainly not hard. Losing my parents was hard. This is just a challenge. I'm hoping it helps with my stalled weight loss, joint pain issues, and overall health. Please feel free to add me as a friend!

Aargh. Avoiding work. Keep coming back to the computer for mini-breaks. Leaving to run errands now, though, so see you all later!

Welcome. Sent you a friend message.

Wanted to tell you that paleo/primal (sometimes I add dairy, but not necessarily an everyday thing, unless I happen to get a quart of raw cream that *has* to be used up within 10 days or so...) has made a huge difference in my life over the past year or so. It took me several months, however, to notice improvement in joint pain, and my pain actually got worse before it got better.

I'm still not sure why all my tendons/ligaments hurt so horribly as my joints started to feel better. All I can think is that my body was detoxing, because eventually all the pain resolved and now I'm mostly pain-free except when I eat something that has nightshades in it (like paprika... a little thing you can't even see, sometimes -- did you know a lot of prepared mustard has paprika as one of those anonymous "spices" on the label?).

Welcome! Another thyroid person here that has really been helped by a paleo template. I started eating this way in 2009 and it really changed my life. I find i need to supplement selenium to really feel well, I just eat 3 brazil nuts a few times a week. Chris Kresser has an entire series on thyroid that is excellent.

I'm new to the group as well! I've done Paleo in the past with my Crossfit gym but once the challenge was over.. I gave up. I'm hoping to learn balance this time and not just binge like a madwoman when I crave sweets. I have a lot of tendon problems that I'm dealing with that will not allow me to exercise the way I would like, so I'm hoping to naturally heal them so I can start feeling like a 31 year old and not an 81 year old!

Feel free to add me.. I need more Paleo friends and as much support as I can get!