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My TSH was only 2.55 when I started taking Nature-throid (Natural Desiccated Thyroid or NDT, like Armour). I don't remember what my other levels are but they were not normal and I was diagnosed Hashimoto's. Lots of doctors are very touchy about medicating when you have subclinical hypothyroidism (research hasn't yet caught…
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You are absolutely hypo. I hope you can keep visiting endo's until someone will treat you. I had the same symptoms at a TSH of 2.55 and it was no way to live. Most people feel optimally around a TSH of 1. Good luck to you.
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They've sadly retracted that stance. If you look at the latest set of guidelines, I believe it's something like a TSH over 10 needs mandatory treatment, and a TSH over 5 should be treated at the doctor's discretion (IIRC, something similar to this). Huge step back IMHO.
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Totally feel you on that. I'm on Nature-throid and the T3 kicks in much sooner (in the first few days) than the T4 (takes your body weeks to produce this) and my appetite was through the roof but once the T4 kicked in it was a bit easier. I agree with you that it's your body getting your appetite back to where it SHOULD…
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Debby, thank you so much! Will check out the suggested site. Hope you are feeling much better now.
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I was sub-clinical hypo (TSH 2.55) and found an endo willing to treat me. I have found that my appetite has gotten much higher on thyroid meds, although I am maintaining the weight just fine. . .However, I found it MUCH easier to control my intake prior to the meds and was having my best losing streak of my life before I…
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Hope you find someone to give you some choices in therapy. I was having horrible hypo symptoms at 2.55 (eyebrow hair and hair loss, low basal metabolic temperature, slow heartbeat, anemia, low energy, abnormal reflex response, palpitations, etc.) and found an angel of an endo that was willing to treat. Don't give up hope!…
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A couple things to consider with IBS, which you may already have done - Have you done an allergy panel? I found out I was slightly allergic to peanuts/milk/pork, and they would exacerbate what I thought was my IBS. Have you had a stool culture? I ended up taking a strong antibiotic for an ongoing infection and all my IBS…
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The only reason to worry about your coffee is if you have adrenal insufficiency. The addition of thyroid hormones can do the following if your cortisol production is out of whack: 1.) Give you heart palpitations 2.) Make you shaky 3.) Make you breathless 4.) Make you see "stars" when you stand up too quickly etc. There are…
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MFP Community, I log off for work and come back and see so many amazing comments. Thank you SO SO much! I have read every single one and every single one means so much to me - you took the time to lend your wisdom and expertise, thank you so much. As far as the other questions you have posed - Are you healthy, what is your…
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Christian Bale (minus the anger)
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He probably thought you were cute ;-) This is also the reason that I run outside!!!
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Pickles and a nice glass of red wine :) Vinegar to curb the hunger (this has been proven), wine to tame the cravings (more than one glass will make you hungry though!!) Works like a charm every time when I've front-loaded my calories.
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In!!! SW: 151 CW: 145.8 GW: 140.8 UTG: 130
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Spazzymal, I owe the thread an apology because I have actually been using the word "omnivore" incorrectly for years. I did not know that it means to consume animal and plant material - I only assumed that it meant eating all types of available animal material due to the fact that "pescetarian" is specific to fish. I think…
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You do realize what omnivore (there's an "e" on the end) means, right? It comes from the Latin "omni", meaning all, and "vorare", to devour. It literally means "eats everything" and is said in reference to the diet of complex organisms that are typically higher up the food chain. This person doesn't eat meat other than…
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I was vegan for two years - I found that when I first went vegan, I had no idea how to rebalance my carb to protein to fat ratio to the 40-30-30 ratio that I had previously followed and successfully lost weight on. When I went vegan, my carbs went sky-high, and my protein and fat went way low. Then I realized this, and…
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Far and away the best workout music I have ever heard is The White Panda. So. . .hyphy? You can download all their stuff on their website for free (name a price of $0), this is their latest album: http://thewhitepanda1.bandcamp.com/album/bambooyah For all the RAP/POP/ELECTRONIC lovers out there, my list for the week: 1.…
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They are working out for many hours a day, as Ziggy pointed out, and it has been estimated that their calories fall in between 1000-1200 calories a day. According to this link, some people after the show developed eating disorders: http://www.livestrong.com/article/313738-how-many-calories-do-the-biggest-losers-eat-a-day/…
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Thank you so much :) I'm trying!
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Thank you so much, all you lovely people! Now I know that BMI will be an unhelpful metric for me. It just took people are more savvy than I to realize this. Thank you all so much and I hope I can support you all as well in your pursuits of healthy lifestyles. :)
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I am a newbie as well :) I wish you luck! It seems to be a great community here! :smile:
