Just this week, I broke through a plateau I have been on since MARCH!
Back story, I have thyroid problems. My thyroid is too fast, and medicated with Methamizole to slow it down to normal. Well after six weeks of fasting, my weight loss slowed down, then stopped, and I started showing signs of slow thyroid - sure enough, my regular blood work showed my thyroid was now too slow, and they reduced my medication. This means my thryoid was healing itself, and the medication dose was too strong. Six weeks later - another regular bloodwork showed my thyroid even lower and my medication was reduced again.
Through this time, my weight was showing between 1 and 4 pounds heavier than my lowest point at the start of March, and it was so frustrating. I know that a slow thyroid makes you really pile on the pounds, so I was keeping up with the fasting and hoping to at least not gain a lot of weight back.
About two weeks ago, my slow thyroid symptoms eased up - no longer exhausted, my nails stopped splitting, etc etc etc. And finally, this week, I registered the first loss since early March! I'm down another 0.8 lbs
I'm really hoping to shave off a few more pounds before our big vacation to Paris in July (and while I'll check in, I know my reports can't possibly be as entertaining as Ballerina's). I bought two new pairs of really cute jeans on sale - they were so cheap, but they're still just a wee bit tight. I can button them up and sit down, but they would look better in a 1977 disco. I'm hoping to get them to fit by July 10
Back story, I have thyroid problems. My thyroid is too fast, and medicated with Methamizole to slow it down to normal. Well after six weeks of fasting, my weight loss slowed down, then stopped, and I started showing signs of slow thyroid - sure enough, my regular blood work showed my thyroid was now too slow, and they reduced my medication. This means my thryoid was healing itself, and the medication dose was too strong. Six weeks later - another regular bloodwork showed my thyroid even lower and my medication was reduced again.
Through this time, my weight was showing between 1 and 4 pounds heavier than my lowest point at the start of March, and it was so frustrating. I know that a slow thyroid makes you really pile on the pounds, so I was keeping up with the fasting and hoping to at least not gain a lot of weight back.
About two weeks ago, my slow thyroid symptoms eased up - no longer exhausted, my nails stopped splitting, etc etc etc. And finally, this week, I registered the first loss since early March! I'm down another 0.8 lbs
I'm really hoping to shave off a few more pounds before our big vacation to Paris in July (and while I'll check in, I know my reports can't possibly be as entertaining as Ballerina's). I bought two new pairs of really cute jeans on sale - they were so cheap, but they're still just a wee bit tight. I can button them up and sit down, but they would look better in a 1977 disco. I'm hoping to get them to fit by July 10
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