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I lived in Vietnam for more than 3 years and have been back many times. I found it really easy to lose weight their because of plenty of healthy local food choices available. Traditional salads such as papaya, green mango or lotus root are a great place to start. The papaya and mango are treated as a vege and the salad…

I would weigh the whole loaf and divide by the number of slices just to see how it all works out.

Can you give some more info about which veges have been making you ill, for example, leafy greens or potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants etc, and how they make you ill, e.g., stomach pain, bloating, rashes, diarrhea, lethargy, and whether or not they are organic. There are just so many possibilities without further info.

To help your probiotics work better, you can add some prebiotics as well. From Mayo clinic site: "Prebiotics are nondigestible carbohydrates that act as food for probiotics. When probiotics and prebiotics are combined, they interact beneficially." Useful info here https://draxe.com/prebiotics/. You can also get prebiotics…

I too am hypo and have struggled with losing weight but am starting to do better now. Here are some important things to consider. You can have perfect blood tests and still have hypo symptoms. This may be due to not enough Vit. D or iron. Vit.D in range but at the low end can be not enough for some. Aim for mid-range. Iron…

Good info shaumom. There are so many variables to take into consideration. I'm looking into getting a little hydroponic system and trying to control nickel content that way. Certain leafy veges take up more nickel from the soil than other veges so maybe that could help. Lemurcat12, most people associate nickel allergy with…

Yes, water is a big problem. I already have a water filter for all the house water but I need to check it's specs to make sure it's removing nickel. The really big problem with a low nickel diet is that the nickel content of many foods varies depending where it's from and how it's grown. That means something that was safe…

I've found some really good resources for nickel free diet for anyone with the same dietary restrictions. There's a facebook group called Low Nickel Diet - Eating Well with Nickel Allergy/SNAS. To join, you have to answer the 3 questions. Through that I got an app to track daily Nickel content of food called Nickel…

http://www.whatallergy.com/2013/06/good-and-bad-food-for-a-nickel-allergy/ Oops

I just found this website which seems to be useful and has food lists. I'm going to have a good look at it now.

Another angle to think about is having a healthy gut microbiome. The microbiome is responsible for about 80% of our immune functioning and there is an increasing amount of research linking an unhealthy biome to many illnesses. Also, I remember an episode of The Food Hospital (British TV show) which featured a woman with…

I also have an underactive thyroid. My weight loss tends to be very slow but steady so you sound similar. The following are some things that I've found helpful.1) Constipation is also a symptom of untreated or undertreated underactive thyroid. A home remedy you can try is recommended on the Livestrong website. "You can…

If you haven't been checked for lupus you might consider getting this done. Rosacea, Raynauds and other circulatory problems are symptoms, and there is a genetic basis.

Hi DG. You say you have a lot of nutritional deficiencies but you don't say what the cause of those are. If you have an underlying problem then this would need to be addressed before you can loose weight safely. I've had a lot of problems with sleep and random nutritional deficiencies over the years, along with a lot of…

I see that you take your Levo an hour before eating, but do you also take supplements? You shouldn't take iron or calcium or a multi that contains either within 4 hours of taking your Levo. Both iron & calcium bind T4 (Levo).

Me too. I find that those weeks when the scales aren't going down, my waist often is. For motivation, I try on my favourite clothes that haven't fit me for a while to see if anything can be moved into my regular wardrobe. I'm very 'clothes motivated'.

I second the comments about both protein and salt. Adequat protein regulates blood sugar levels and salt is necessary for blood pressure and blood volume, especially if you have increased your water intake markedly. I also get head rushes if I've had more than a very minimal amount of sugar or gluten - and always in the…

I have had a similar problem in the past but have mostly overcome it. I have a couple of particular health issues which do dictate what I can and can't eat, and suffer long term consequences from a number of injuries so I can get too much into my own head about food intake from time to time. Some of the little tricks I…

I'm guessing that you have slashed your evening carb consumption. Evening carbs help the body to produce serotonin which is necessary for good quality sleep, especially staying asleep. Although counter to the practice of avoiding carbs after a certain time of day, you could try having some of your daily carb quota in your…

You should also have your iron and Vitamin D levels checked as it's not uncommon for these to be low when you have Hasimotos. Low levels of either could cause the lack of energy and brain fog you describe.

I would like to join, too. Being 53, hypothyroid and injury-ridden is making weight loss a battle.