Thank you guys so much for all your positive feedback regarding my recent "low thyroid diagnosis!"... I'm coming to grips with it.
Trudi- I found that interesting about what you said about water weight. Yesterday I woke up and felt really thin. Out right skinny! And even DH commented on how different I looked, even just from a few days of meds. I had no idea water weight loss was a side effect of the meds. BONUS! However, I went out with my bffs to celebrate May Birthday's & had mexican food- tried to make good decisions but the bottom line with eating out is you NEVER know exactly what you're getting. I stayed up way to late and woke up feeling a little bloaty & puffy. So I'm really trying to drink a ton of water today to flush out the junk from last night.
My workouts are still going great. I started running again last week and feel good. My foot hasn't been bothering me (knock on woood) so I'm going to try and do my weight training 5 days a week and add cardio to 3 of those days. Makes for l o n g workouts but cardio & resistance training are BOTH SO IMPORTANT!
One other change that I've made within the last 2 weeks- Instead of eating 5-6 small meals a day I switched back to 3 square meals and 1 snack if I NEED it (which most days I do not)... This was a suggestion made by Jillian in her Master Your Metabolism book. She said it was ridiculous to eat 5-6 times a day. Says there is NO reason to keep your insulin levels elevated that often. Makes sense to me! Plus I like eating MORE food LESS often rather than the other way around. I HATE being a slave to food. So the less I have to decide what to eat & prepare meals the better! (this is just ME- I am not a dietitian)... I am also going to try and make an effort to buy more organic items. I am going to take baby-steps as I'm sure I'm going to feel it in my wallet! I'm starting with veggies & fruits, maybe some meat & then dairy too... So we'll see how it goes...
So my mood/spirits are still up & hopeful that the meds will work for me.
I too bought 'Master Your Metabolism'... love the book, however, there is no way I could ever follow EVERYTHING, but there are definitely things that I can change in my lifestyle that I'm sure will support a healthier body. Enjoyed your comments!
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