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A Thyroid member EXPERIMENT for the NEW YEAR - Can we do this as a group?
I'd like to attempt a forum experiment with diet changes to see if changing certain things we consume can in fact - help us as individual thyroid patients.
Would you consider coming on board with me on this?
In the little time I have had lately to really dig deep on the diet changes (particularly gluten-free and zero sugar) I was thinking WE could try this as a forum community and track our personal results. Maybe both weight and thyroid results.
This would be a long haul of diligent work - about a 6 mth commitment but offering ourselves in diet changing to see if weight loss and thyroid wellness could be achieved with this may be something we could try. It certainly would be a tracking tool to see if this "could" be something of study if many community members made a committment to try it?
I played around with gluten-free with it myself last year and actually had significate weight loss - I felt thyroid well regardless but now that I have returned to "bad" diet choices due to working and not paying attention to what I am shoving in my mouth to eat :( - I recently went to the doctor and gained a dredded 5 pounds in 4 short weeks!
Sadly, I am NOT happy I gained this weight. AND - looking back I may had felt better thyroid-wise when I was really trying to stick to the basic eating I had done a while back.
I know this gluten idea is not backed at all for thyroid, and I certainly don't want to roar the board in this, I do find it interesting to entertain a personal wellness record just trying a basic diet to see what each of our outcomes may be.
What are the highlights of this gluten-free / supplement basics to make this diet choice to see?
There's 2 things that I see need to be blended if we would give it our best shot to know how each of us respond.
1. an entirely strick diet of no gluten
2. a low glycemic-index diet similiar to what diabetic patients do in their nutrition intake
To make it clear on potential participators, this would NOT be an alternative to what your doctors are treating you with. This is not an elimination of medications but just a simple choice to eat simply and avoid some things in addition to what your treatment plan is.
*** And, of course, please be sure this is okay with your personal physician for you ****
I am hoping we can come together on this and try it. Maybe even a standard exercise plan of kegals or mild walking commitment with it to see if we boost something to track our wellness, good or bad.
What do you think? I personally am going to go back to it January 1st and this time really track my progress. Can you do this with me?
Would you consider coming on board with me on this?
In the little time I have had lately to really dig deep on the diet changes (particularly gluten-free and zero sugar) I was thinking WE could try this as a forum community and track our personal results. Maybe both weight and thyroid results.
This would be a long haul of diligent work - about a 6 mth commitment but offering ourselves in diet changing to see if weight loss and thyroid wellness could be achieved with this may be something we could try. It certainly would be a tracking tool to see if this "could" be something of study if many community members made a committment to try it?
I played around with gluten-free with it myself last year and actually had significate weight loss - I felt thyroid well regardless but now that I have returned to "bad" diet choices due to working and not paying attention to what I am shoving in my mouth to eat :( - I recently went to the doctor and gained a dredded 5 pounds in 4 short weeks!
Sadly, I am NOT happy I gained this weight. AND - looking back I may had felt better thyroid-wise when I was really trying to stick to the basic eating I had done a while back.
I know this gluten idea is not backed at all for thyroid, and I certainly don't want to roar the board in this, I do find it interesting to entertain a personal wellness record just trying a basic diet to see what each of our outcomes may be.
What are the highlights of this gluten-free / supplement basics to make this diet choice to see?
There's 2 things that I see need to be blended if we would give it our best shot to know how each of us respond.
1. an entirely strick diet of no gluten
2. a low glycemic-index diet similiar to what diabetic patients do in their nutrition intake
To make it clear on potential participators, this would NOT be an alternative to what your doctors are treating you with. This is not an elimination of medications but just a simple choice to eat simply and avoid some things in addition to what your treatment plan is.
*** And, of course, please be sure this is okay with your personal physician for you ****
I am hoping we can come together on this and try it. Maybe even a standard exercise plan of kegals or mild walking commitment with it to see if we boost something to track our wellness, good or bad.
What do you think? I personally am going to go back to it January 1st and this time really track my progress. Can you do this with me?
In my above comment ( I don't know how to edit a previous post) I mentioned that I am not hypo.
I have several symptoms of Hypo. But of course the Dr. would ONLY test me for TSH. Which was I think 1.16. And with that he did no more.
I have several symptoms of Hypo. But of course the Dr. would ONLY test me for TSH. Which was I think 1.16. And with that he did no more.
Opps. I forgot. My wife tried the Gluten free diet. And it resulted in nothing either. She didn't feel any better per say and in many ways worse since she was not able to enjoy the food she was eating besides.
have you ever tried to live with a wife who was unhappy, tired, grumpy AND didn't like the food she was eating AND not losing weight besides? I much rather live with an overweight wife any day!
have you ever tried to live with a wife who was unhappy, tired, grumpy AND didn't like the food she was eating AND not losing weight besides? I much rather live with an overweight wife any day!
I swim 2 to 3 times a week. I swim for about 40 to 45 minutes and the total work out is one mile of swimming total.
I am not or so they say Hypo. But I am not losing a single pound of weight. I've been doing this since about April of last year. So while I feel toned and I'm sure I'm doing my body good somehow, it sure is doing absolutely zero for loss of weight. And I do not really want to lose a bunch of weight. Really like about 10 to maybe 15 lbs. In truth I could care less about the number on the scale. I really just want to remain fitting in my size 33 waist pants.
I'm on this site for my wife. She is Hypo and she can not lose weight. At one point she was cutting back on food intake AND walking up to 7 miles a day. She would walk about 3 miles in the morning and 3.5 to 4 miles in the afternoon. And she lost absolutely nothing! She is TOTALLY discouraged. I do not think her dosage of meds for Hypo is quite tweaked yet. She I hope just is getting a full blood lab workup so we'll see what they show. Maybe if we can get her T3/T4 in the right balance she'll have a chance to lose weight. I know from a mental standpoint, let alone a physical symptom standpoint. My wife would become a whole new person with a whole new outlook on herself and the world if she lost the weight I know she wants to lose. Maybe she would be the happy wife I desire. And she wants for herself!
I am not or so they say Hypo. But I am not losing a single pound of weight. I've been doing this since about April of last year. So while I feel toned and I'm sure I'm doing my body good somehow, it sure is doing absolutely zero for loss of weight. And I do not really want to lose a bunch of weight. Really like about 10 to maybe 15 lbs. In truth I could care less about the number on the scale. I really just want to remain fitting in my size 33 waist pants.
I'm on this site for my wife. She is Hypo and she can not lose weight. At one point she was cutting back on food intake AND walking up to 7 miles a day. She would walk about 3 miles in the morning and 3.5 to 4 miles in the afternoon. And she lost absolutely nothing! She is TOTALLY discouraged. I do not think her dosage of meds for Hypo is quite tweaked yet. She I hope just is getting a full blood lab workup so we'll see what they show. Maybe if we can get her T3/T4 in the right balance she'll have a chance to lose weight. I know from a mental standpoint, let alone a physical symptom standpoint. My wife would become a whole new person with a whole new outlook on herself and the world if she lost the weight I know she wants to lose. Maybe she would be the happy wife I desire. And she wants for herself!
Wow, was this good timing or what?!? I'm to start on an elimination diet tomorrow (Dec 29) with the goal of lowering my thyroid antibodies (hopefully eliminating foods creating an inflammatory response will calm my immune system down, thus lowing the antibody levels...). With the Hashi's, if it is possible to slow the rate of antibodies chewing on my thyroid then I can make my thyroid last a bit longer and get the levels to settle a bit...I hope...anyone else have any experience with this approach? I realize the end result is the same, but perhaps I can make the decline more gradual and easier to manage...What do you think?
By the way, Thanks a TON for the food choice and recipe links! I was not looking forward to a diet of sushi, rice and greens for the next month (or longer)...~MM
By the way, Thanks a TON for the food choice and recipe links! I was not looking forward to a diet of sushi, rice and greens for the next month (or longer)...~MM
Incorporating the trackers Sally here is awesome, Thanks for thinking of that.
Here we go..... ! - Gett'n geared up for this.
Remember blood labs should be done mid point also.
Here we go..... ! - Gett'n geared up for this.
Remember blood labs should be done mid point also.
The diet, weight and exercise trackers here on medhelp are really useful. I have been using these inconsistently.
It is Christmas day here in Australia where I am on holiday. A very wet day in Brisbane and quite cool.
Starting on 1st January. 6 days to go.
I will join this challenge follow both gluten free and low carb approach. I will not count calories.
I am committing to exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes a day.
I am going to try to build up my running so I can join some 5 km running events (hopefully building up to 10 km running events) in the new year.
I am currently about 77 kg. My target weight is 60 kg.
I want to control my diabetes well with diet only and my target A1C is 5.0.
I will update my food, diabetes, and exercise trackers daily.
And that's my commitment.
It is Christmas day here in Australia where I am on holiday. A very wet day in Brisbane and quite cool.
Starting on 1st January. 6 days to go.
I will join this challenge follow both gluten free and low carb approach. I will not count calories.
I am committing to exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes a day.
I am going to try to build up my running so I can join some 5 km running events (hopefully building up to 10 km running events) in the new year.
I am currently about 77 kg. My target weight is 60 kg.
I want to control my diabetes well with diet only and my target A1C is 5.0.
I will update my food, diabetes, and exercise trackers daily.
And that's my commitment.
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