Good News

I have some good news. I am exercising my ass off - literally! I am doing the Turbo Jam tapes at home and walking a great deal now that the weather is warmer. I have lost 12 pounds! It took three months to do but it is coming off slowly.

My endocrinologist raised my synthroid now to 250 mcg. and that is helping.

Do not let anyone tell you that just because you have no thyroid you have to be fat - it's not true!

It has taken 2 years of trying to diet, I still don't eat that much and try to do the half plate of veges, quarter each of protein and whole grain starch, potato or brown rice. Hey I even had a piece of cake at my daughter's birthday -guilt free.

It has taken 2 years of raising my synthroid.

And it takes a great deal of exercise. If I don't exercise for a day I don't lose any weight. If I do exercise I have a good chance, some days I do, some days I don't and I do fluxuate by around three pounds from morning to night. But I know if I don't exercise I'm doomed. I also count household chores as exercise. If I clean vigorously or paint a room, I don't work out that day. If it's just regular chores, they don't count.

I feel like I can lose some of the 45 pounds I've gained since my total thyroidectomy now. Twelve down, thirty-three to go... Whew!!

Good Luck! Try the Turbo Jam tapes with Charlene Johnson. (they don't require too much coordination, because I am not coordinated at all!)