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  • I like shakeology. I don't sell it, but I have one almost every day. I usually have it before I workout in the morning, because it's not too heavy for intense cardio, and because I have 3 kids in school and sometimes it's the only thing I have time for in the morning. Yeah, it's kind of spendy, and I hate how most coaches…
  • Hey i am gluten free because if my thyroid. To get the nutrients I miss out on from lack of gluten priducts, I eat quinoa, rice, and oatmeal. There's a delicious meat free, gluten free, dairy free quinoa chili that I make quite a bit. I eat a ton of seafood now. My fav at home shrimp recipe is an asain shrimp and broccoli…
  • I try to avoid soy, because it found in so many things as it is. Of course, when I'm eating clean, I can avoid it pretty easily ha.... but I also have a finicky thyroid, so I avoid it even more so. I prefer almond and cashew milk over soy milk (we do not drink cows milk anymore) .
  • Adding music that I absolutely love helps me :)
  • I just had to revamp my diet, and am 10 days in now. I'm at 8 lbs lost. However I'm about 2 lbs from my usual stuck zone, so it will probably plateau for a couple weeks once I hit that mark.
  • I have to cut out gluten too in order for my thyroid to get back to normal. It seems to go wacky every other year, and I have to cut out gluten, take kelp and selenium supplements, and usually iron/magnesium as well (I am usually anemic, and low iron isn't helpful for thyroids).
  • My thyroid will go wacky occassionally. The first sign is a headache on the top of my neck in the back that doesn't go away for weeks. The second symptom is extremely fatigue. The last symptom before I catch on is I gain almost 10 lbs in a week. It's happened to me 3 or 4x, and was confirmed with lab results. As soon as I…
  • I have a finicky thyroid that tries to go hypo on me occasionally. The first time was actually postpartum caused (an actual thing!). I got it under control after a few months without medication (I was getting my levels tested every 3 months), but can recognize my personal symptoms whenever it starts to happen again, and I…
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