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On the sugar challenge: Perhaps no sugar is too difficult. Maybe we could avoid all excess sugars (candy, desserts, sugary drinks, etc.) for one day? What do you think?

Oops.. I thought that was what we were doing. So, im just gonna stick with the no desserts etc.

Hi put my goal weight on 170
Will tell you later about malaysia. I am at work have got to go!

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to check in at the end of my first day. I did really well and ended the day at just over 1500 calories (I'm aiming to stay between 1500 and 1600). I went out to dinner with a friend, but budgeted accordingly and ate exactly what I planned. I was also able to evade the crazy table of sugary stuff that was set out at work. I can't eat gluten which makes abstaining from baked stuff easy and I totally avoided eye contact with the candy and peppermint bark so as not to be tempted!

kelynn - I'm gluten-free too and have been for over a year and a half. I know it seems really hard in the beginning, but it really does get easier the longer you stick with it! I've only had one big slip-up, on my birthday about a year ago in October, and that was enough to remind me of exactly how crappy I feel when I eat gluten. If you need any advice let me know. I've tried pretty much every gluten-free product out there!

Also, you might want to get your thyroid retested after being off it for a while, because celiac is actually an autoimmune disorder and it can mimic other autoimmune diseases like thyroid disorders, type 2 diabetes, etc. Sometimes when you cut out gluten, the other problems will resolve themselves too. There are also lots of herbs that can boost your thyroid function if you're looking to avoid meds. If you do go on the meds you can also try a six month trial to let your thyroid "rest" and then try going off of them. This isn't an approach that most regular doctors use (or even believe in), but it's pretty widely practiced by naturopaths. Sometimes if you let the thyroid rest, especially if you combine that with herbs and diet changes, the gland can regenerate itself to such a degree that it will begin functioning normally again. Much longer than that though and it can actually begin to atrophy from disuse. (I have a master's degree in Chinese medicine and have worked with quite a few patients with autoimmune dysfunction which is how I know about this stuff.)

I hope everyone else had a great day and I look forward to seeing everyone's posts tomorrow!

I must make myself clear on the SUGAR challenge: no sugar meaning: sugar-candy-cookies- cake-soda- lattes-ice cream etc. When you eat bread, nutri grain, milk, yogurt, fruit etc; they all have a little sugar NOT like the others I listed above so yes you may have things like bread for a sandwich! Sorry for the confusion!
Verda

Good morning everyone!

I may have slipped up on the sugar challenge already. But it was for a good cause- orange juice. I never realized how much sugar was in o.j. but I'm a huge pop drinker and I already got myself down to about 1 can a day so I will try to go without today. I just love fruit juices but they have quite a bit of sugar in them. Well good luck to everyone today!

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to check in at the end of my first day. I did really well and ended the day at just over 1500 calories (I'm aiming to stay between 1500 and 1600). I went out to dinner with a friend, but budgeted accordingly and ate exactly what I planned. I was also able to evade the crazy table of sugary stuff that was set out at work. I can't eat gluten which makes abstaining from baked stuff easy and I totally avoided eye contact with the candy and peppermint bark so as not to be tempted!

kelynn - I'm gluten-free too and have been for over a year and a half. I know it seems really hard in the beginning, but it really does get easier the longer you stick with it! I've only had one big slip-up, on my birthday about a year ago in October, and that was enough to remind me of exactly how crappy I feel when I eat gluten. If you need any advice let me know. I've tried pretty much every gluten-free product out there!

Also, you might want to get your thyroid retested after being off it for a while, because celiac is actually an autoimmune disorder and it can mimic other autoimmune diseases like thyroid disorders, type 2 diabetes, etc. Sometimes when you cut out gluten, the other problems will resolve themselves too. There are also lots of herbs that can boost your thyroid function if you're looking to avoid meds. If you do go on the meds you can also try a six month trial to let your thyroid "rest" and then try going off of them. This isn't an approach that most regular doctors use (or even believe in), but it's pretty widely practiced by naturopaths. Sometimes if you let the thyroid rest, especially if you combine that with herbs and diet changes, the gland can regenerate itself to such a degree that it will begin functioning normally again. Much longer than that though and it can actually begin to atrophy from disuse. (I have a master's degree in Chinese medicine and have worked with quite a few patients with autoimmune dysfunction which is how I know about this stuff.)

I hope everyone else had a great day and I look forward to seeing everyone's posts tomorrow!

mskelly-

Thanks for the information. In the short time that I have been eating gluten-free, I have noticed some things resolving themselves- for example, I no long have terrible episodes of hypoglycemia that I have had pretty much my whole life. I feel much, much better. I'm getting more used to eating GF at home, but it still stinks to try to go out to dinner:ohwell: . I'm hoping that at my doctor's appointment on the 15th I'll at least know what the next step is- the amount of time all of this takes is frustrating, but that's how the medical world works, I guess :huh:

Do you know what herbs tend to help the thyroid? I am getting to the point where I cannot deal with my increased hunger anymore! :explode:

Thanks again for the information! :flowerforyou:


EDIT: Forgot to mention, I didn't eat any "junk" sugar yesterday, got my run in, and stayed within my calories! :drinker:

No sweets yet! I put a note up in my kitchen to remind me not to put sugar in my coffee. I think i better keep the note up, i have a bad habbit of snacking on my kids and husbands snacks. Hope everyone is having a good day! shelly

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