akurtz102

Quest bars and Dale's Raw Food Bars (only available online). No junk and low sugar with low carb variety. You can actually pronounce all ingredients on the label. I wouldn't trash my body with anything else; most of them resemble candy bars

DFW as well...born and raised :) Feel free to add

I love lifting heavy. I was a competitive soccer player for 16 years before 4 knee surgeries set me back. Since finding weight lifting, my quad/VMO/hamstring strength, although still weak, has gotten better and I've gained my confidence back. I'm currently at about 22-24% body fat but working on cutting that down to under…

Debilitating fatigue, brain fog, constant cold, even in the summer time and the hair loss. I take 10,000mcg of biotin and am in the market for a new D3 as that is essential with hashi's. And to be real honest, depression and lack of libido :-(

Dealing with diet and hashi's is very exhausting and discouraging but can make all the difference in your symptoms. It is highly encouraged to go gluten free and avoid goitrogenic; as others have said, it is ok if you cook them down but raw can interfere with thyroid. Many people do a GAPs, FODMAP or Autoimmune elimination…

I'm so glad found this group! I've had Hashimoto's since 2006 and am just now learning the importance of diet in mitigating some of the symptoms. I lift heavy (which is not great for those with Hashi's) but have a very difficult time seeing results as its hard for us to lose fat and put on muscle. I am gluten free, don't…

I'm 5'8.5" and I got to 138 at my lowest. The only time I was lower than that was when I was sick with a digestive disorder and it was not pretty. Now, I stay focused between that and 142 and focus more on my body fat. As you said, everyone's different. If your body is comfortable, then don't stress and keep up the hard…