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I started this last week. My goal is 1200 calories for the day and I have meals about 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. I like it simply because I'm full after my meals. When I divided my calories throughout the day, I never really felt full. (And I'm eating the same type foods, barring the oatmeal I'd usually have in the morning.) When I…
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I feel what you're saying. I'm in the same boat. I talked with my endocrinologist and she said I just had to work harder. With my numbers, if anything, she should have decreased my meds, regardless of my symptoms. I'm walking a lot, which is helping, and staying away from processed foods. Lots of water. My calorie intake…
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Have you done the Schilling Test? My B12 got so low at one point that I had serious symptoms. I was pregnant at the time so I took shots until I stopped breast feeding and then had the Schilling Test. It showed I had no issues absorbing B12, which the doc said was weird. That was years ago and I still get it checked every…
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How do you feel? My regular doc said he wouldn't change my prescription because my numbers were fine. But I didn't feel fine. I went to a specialist and my numbers were not fine. She upped my dose and switched it to Synthroid. I still have some issues and it's so hard to lose weight, but it's better than it was.
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I'm hypothyroid and take Synthroid. It took me 3 weeks on a 1200 calorie diet to lose 5 lbs. I think it's just part of being hypothyroid. My doc said she couldn't justify prescribing me anything to help...I just needed to work harder.
