I feel like crying...

[spazzyhilo]

thanks for all the great help and ideas everyone, I really do appreciate it.

I'm going to do induction for another week, prolly two and see how things go from there. i desperatly need to get a tape measure but always forget to get one when I'm at the store lol

I'm not going to discredit the thyroid thing, it is entirely possible. One of my friends from highschool had a thyroid prolem, had to take all these pills. It might have worked for her if she didn't couple those medications with an all rice diet... sigh..

If things don't change in like a week or two then I'll consult a doctor about my thyroid. I'm also seeing a doctor about my birth control, maybe I can get on one with a lower dose of estrogen see if that effects anything.

Thanks for all the help everyone, you guys truly are the best! :hug

[not2late]

Inches lost = weight lost.

Scales are evil. They don't tell you if you lost fat and gained muscle, or if you gained water weight.

Don't get discouraged. As I like to say, no one will know how much you weigh unless you walk around with a sign that says "Hi. Today I weigh _____ pounds." But they and you will notice that your clothes are looser and that you look thinner.

[hulagrl1120]

hi spazzy...try posting a menu or two anyway...sometimes there is an area that can hinder loss that you might not realize...you are seeing a difference so I wouldn't get too discouraged...some of the most successful people here didn't have much loss in the beginning.

[hulagrl1120]

I just saw that you did post your menu in a different forum...Pammie offered some great advice...you may want to experiment with dropping the cheese...some people including myself have trouble losing weight when we eat it...also I saw in a post you ate Induction pancakes...what were the ingredients in that?

[spazzyhilo]

heres the link to the recipe: http://users3.ev1.net/~fontlady/pancakes.html

Very tasty with some butter and sugar free syrup, I found some atkins brand syrup at my store which made me incredibly happy

[hulagrl1120]

everything looks good with your menus then...like I said earlier you may want to experiment with dropping the cheese or decreasing the amount to see if it has any effect.

[bree630]

Originally Posted by G-Mom

Peter, although you mean well, she is only 21 years old, and hypothyroidism isn't likely at her age. BUT your advice is very pertinent to older folks! So thanks for the reminder.

Actually, I think hypothyroidism can come at any age. I'm 24 and have hypothyroidism since I was 18.

[Moochiecat]

If hypothyroidism is the one where you have to be on meds for life, then my sister was diagnosed with it when she was in her 40's, and about a month later her 15 year old daughter was also diagnosed. When we think back on it, both of them had exhibited symptoms for quite a few years previous to diagnosis.
But I don't know my hypER from my hypO here...all I know is that they both have to take meds everyday, and their quality of life improved almost immediately.

[G-Mom]

Ok, just to be clear, yet again, I did not say it was impossible for a 21 year old girl to have a sluggish thyroid. I just thought to jump the gun and assume because after only 2 weeks and no substantial scale loss, that Spazzy has a medical condition, without suggesting other helpful things to try is a bit presumptuous. There are several identifiable symptoms that hypothyroid sufferers display, and she should check for these first. However, I do realize that not everyone is as educated in medicine as myself and my primary source of knowledge (my husband).

Quite honestly, Dr. A suggests going to the doctor prior to starting his program and get a full blood panel. That is always a good idea at any age.

Moochie, hyperthyroid is when there is too much hormone produced by the thyroid resulting in a fast metabolism. I had a sorority sister who had this and she had tremendous trouble keeping on weight.

[Moochiecat]

Good points, G-mom!
This was a good reminder to all of us (me in particular as I'm a mod here) to advocate going to your doctor for a blood work-up as Dr. Atkins suggests. I'm going to be promoting that starting today.

And thanks for clearing the thyroid thing up for me too...that makes sense, hyper=fast metabolism..that'll help me remember it now.