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I am in tears, what a story! So happy for you.

Hi! I have been trying gluten free also. Have you noticed any changes? I started it to see what would happen about joint pain( arthritis) that I've had years since being diagnosed with hashimotos. I don't want to take arthritis meds at a young age before I try everything else to try to reduce the inflammation. So far I…

Amazing!

Hi Mia, Hope you feel better soon. Ignore unsupportive family and friends, I even have doctors in my family and they have been far from sympathetic! I find that I doubt myself at times and just 'tough it out', that's the dangerous time when I stop going to the doctor and neglecting my follow-ups. Thyroid issues are…

Hi Mia, Hope you feel better soon. Ignore unsupportive family and friends, I even have doctors in my family and they have been far from sympathetic! I find that I doubt myself at times and just 'tough it out', that's the dangerous time when I stop going to the doctor and neglecting my follow-ups. Thyroid issues are…

Thanks to all of you for telling your stories! It gave me the courage to go back to my doctor and he started me back on meds. I really appreciate the openness and honesty and courage I see here. I hope to be feeling better soon!

Hi, I have read conflicting things too. Personally I have tried an elimination diet and found that I have other symptoms (joint pain - another ai disease) relieved by avoiding gluten, bloating and gas (sorry, tmi) relieved by avoiding milk, and my skin clears up when I avoid these too. It's not a strict boycott, if I'm on…

Cute booties! Congratulations and wishing you happy, healthy pregnancy. I'm the same height and would love to get down to the 120's. I find 1200 cals too low, so usually eat a couple hundred more but am still hungry! If it took a year to lose 40lbs , was that about 0.5-0.75 lb a week on average? What were your calorie…

Amazing! I mean, just wow.

Well done! You worked hard for it. Wow, look at the difference between the graduation pic and now. Your bf's sis will be saying that's a picture of me with my brother's skinny gf!

I have been averaging 1200 a day, for about two months and lost about 1lb a week. I am hungry! I don't want to continue eating like this. It's not enough food to maintain on a long term basis. I can't socialize with friends, eat proper meals with family or have a normal day without obsessing with over-eating. I know the…

Hi, I don't have a whole lot to lose, max. 30lbs but I'll whine and winge all the way there with you !

Someone asked if I was expecting :sad:

I'm 5' 1" almost... Cw 140 Highest was 145 Lowest adult weight 116, but I was in my 20's then, am 40 now. I calculated my lbm as 100lb so 125lb goal weight will be 25% bf, so that's what I am aiming for. Although I haven't been that weight for about 10 yrs, so I don't know how realistic it is.

Sorry to go off topic.....here are my peeves Don't you just hate it when: - you sum up the energy to do laundry, but there is just not enough energy left to fold and put it away - and then that laundry sits there mocking you - and gets so creased you have to do it over

Thanks! I have that dry dirty patch too, but my doc dismissed it. I didn't know it was due to my hashimotos! -

All my labs were within normal too, my primary care doc only tested TSH. Only because I insisted, she sent me to an Endo who tested T3 and T4, they were normal too. But I didn't feel normal. I was constantly exhausted, I mean falling asleep at the wheel! And also gaining 10 pounds in 3 months when i had never in my adult…

Hi, can you explain more what your 'dirty ankles' are like and how it relates to hypothyroid?