For some of us Turner's Butterflies, our weight can be a little issue. If you are like me and have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism ( underactive thyroid), losing weight can be extremely difficult. Trust me, ive tried just about every trick in the book.
You might be asking what the link is between hypothyroidism is and having issues losing weight. The link is very simple. The thyroid is a gland in your body that secrets the hormones needed to encourage your body to burn fat and make muscle. Therefore, if the gland isn't producing enough of the hormones you won't be able to lose the weight. I would like to share with a few things I have come across lately that have helped me finally lose weight.
The first thing you need to do if you have Hypothyroidism is be very good about taking your thyroid medication. If taken wrong the meds won't really do you any good. One of the things I hope your doctor or pharmacist instructed you on, was that you need to take your thyroid meds on an empty stomach and give it about an hour before you eat anything. For me this started out being difficult because I am also on medication that I usually take at the same time, but the other medication makes me extremely hungry. I had to learn to make myself wait just a little bit so my thyroid meds would have a chance to do their thing.
One thing I started doing recently that really helps is actually making smoothies with breakfast! My boyfreind makes these awesome smoothies that we share almost every morning. We usually put banana in, frozen strawberries, peaches, spinach, blackberries, and even apples. This one smoothie even split between the two of us has all the vitamins we need to kickstart our day, and believe it or not they taste amazing too!
Another thing I just kinda decided to try recently and worked, was cutting back on how much soda I drink. I actually try to stay away from a lot of sugar period. This isn't making the pounds totally melt off but it is helping.
Well, folks, I hope these tips help you, and I encourage anyone to write me about how much these and other tips I have given have helped. I love to hear from you guys. It fills my heart with happiness to hear these amazing stories. May we butterflies always soar!!
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