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That sounds just like me... I did the cortisol tests and it was so odd, my levels are way way low except between lunch and dinner when they spike super high. I started taking an herbal adrenal support, not sure if it helping now, but it did for a while.
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With my docs advice, I am taking several supplements rather than typical thyroid meds. Up until this week I was thrilled, but I may need to rebalance them or something. I take kelp, a natural adrenal supplement, and a natural thyroid supplement made from cow parts... Nasty sounding but the idea is to help my thyroid work…
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I was about to post with almost the same subject line... I'm having a rough week too. I was finally after a year feeling like me and actually loosing weight had normal skin and really felt good. Then I went on a short trip, vacation, which was nice, but I took a few days off counting my calories, but took my meds. In just…
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My little one (isn't so little) he turned seven in Dec and keeps me on my toes. I am back focusing on MFP since January when I seemed to get my hormonal system mostly working normally again. I keep pondering the insanity workout - I do taekwondo and at the gym they may us samples of it on a periodic basis.
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I do both Taekwondo and a modified Philippine combative stick / knife class. I started 2 1/2 years ago but had to sit out for 6 months due to a torn ACL (from sparring). But I am back and currently planning to test for my red belt in TKD and my 2nd level in sticks. Our system for TKD is: White -> Yellow -> Purple -> Orange…
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Hi... My thyroid seemed to break right after I had ACL surgery on my knee last year. I started watching my weight when I hurt my knee since I wasn't working out much, but even with a 1200 or so a day calorie diet I gained 15+ pounds in two weeks and had no energy :(. I really started tracking my weight but I wasn't going…
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My rings seem to go from falling off to so tight I can't stand them over the course of a day. If I am really good about taking my natural thyroid and cortisol supplements it helps, but otherwise I will change 7 to 10lbs over the course of a day. I tried taking some potassium and it does help.
