| If you suffer from hypothyroidism - an underactive | | | | however, and this is why a low calorie diet does not |
| thyroid - chances are that you have inexperienced | | | | necessarily get the same result as it would have done |
| many of the following symptoms: | | | | in the past. |
| - weight gain | | | | There are many diets on the internet - each offering |
| - feelings of exhaustion | | | | to help thyroid sufferers get their figure back by |
| - hair breakage and hair loss | | | | following a simple diet. It's an easy market because |
| - mood swings | | | | it's a desperate market but unfortunately, many of |
| - foggy brain and forgetfulness | | | | these so-called 'magic cures' and instant solutions turn |
| - feelings of depression or just feeling low | | | | out to be ineffective and costly. |
| - achy limbs - especially in the morning | | | | However, the way to stop the weight gain and lose |
| - bad skin - spots, oiliness etc. | | | | the weight could be much more straightforward. The |
| - bloating | | | | answer could lie in what you are eating and |
| - brittle, weak nails | | | | not how much you are eating. And it's about how |
| - infertility | | | | you are working out and not how often. If anything, |
| Not a great list of symptoms but thankfully, after a | | | | many people aren't eating enough. And they aren't |
| couple of months of taking thyroid meds, the majority | | | | taking the right supplements to give their thyroid a |
| of the symptoms cease and you start to feel a little bit | | | | helping hand. |
| more functional. However, for many women in | | | | Common Dietary Mistakes |
| particular, the thyroxine meds don't seems to do much | | | | Iodine is essential to make thyroid hormones and so |
| about the weight gain and dreams of the weight 'just | | | | when taking medication for your thyroid, you should |
| falling off' don't seem to come true. So what are your | | | | always assist rather than hamper its effectiveness. |
| options? | | | | Try reducing foods that suppress iodine like cabbage, |
| More than you would think. To rely on just taking the | | | | broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts and spinach. Also, avoid |
| meds to get your body back into the shape it was | | | | peanuts, pine nuts and dried fruit. Also avoid caffeine |
| before is unrealistic. A tiny number of people are | | | | drinks like coffee and cola. They can worsen the |
| fortunate but they are usually the ones who didn't gain | | | | symptoms of an underactive thyroid. Give up smoking |
| more than a few pounds when their thyroid stopped | | | | and limit alcohol intake too. You don't have to remove |
| functioning properly. For the majority, the weight loss | | | | these foods from your diet but they do not help your |
| is a very slow process and sometimes, the weight can | | | | thyroid so it's best to severely limit your intake of |
| continue to creep up despite the most meagre calories | | | | them. Foods that are rich in iodine and therefore |
| being consumed and 4 visits to the gym a week. | | | | helpful to your thyroid are oily fish, nuts and seeds, |
| It helps to understand the role of the thyroid in the | | | | seaweed / kelp - sushi is a great source of this rather |
| body to appreciate why it has such a big impact on | | | | than the fried seaweed you sometimes get in Chinese |
| weight. | | | | restaurants. |
| The thyroid is an endocrine gland which sits in front of | | | | Common Exercise Mistakes |
| your larynx in your throat. It secretes two different | | | | With thryoid problems comes a slower metabolism |
| hormones, T4 (thyroxine) and T3 (triiodothyronine) | | | | and even after the thyroid starts to function more |
| which are responsible for regulating your body’s | | | | efficiently again, the metabolism doesn't always just |
| metabolism and controlling how quickly reactions in | | | | just speed up again. It's important to amend not just |
| your body happen. They are the nerve centre you | | | | the approach to diet but the approach to exercise in |
| could say. It’s from these hormones that your body | | | | order to lose any weight. Previously, three sessions of |
| gets the messages to burn energy and regulate your | | | | exercise a week may have been sufficient to lose |
| metabolism. So the thyroid, as small as it is, is | | | | weight and tone up but with thyroid disease, the harsh |
| responsible for how efficiently your body burns fat, for | | | | reality is that the body will not respond as well to just |
| how much you weigh and for how much you | | | | this amount of exercise. At least 4/5 exercises |
| sleep. When this stops functioning as 'normal', your | | | | sessions a week will get the results desired with plenty |
| metabolism slows down, the weight gain starts and the | | | | of emphasis on cardio vascular exercises. Ultimately, |
| other symptoms of hypothyroidism start to reveal | | | | exercise and a low-fat and low-calorie diet will have |
| themselves. This can be a slow process and some | | | | an impact but they will take longer than they would on |
| people will suffer from hypothyroidism without even | | | | someone with a normal thyroid function. |
| knowing it. However, once diagnosed via blood tests, | | | | For all the full guide on how to lose weight, visit |
| medication can be prescribed which will help the | | | | See the easy-to-follow diet plans, recipes, workout |
| thyroid to function properly. The damage to the way | | | | guides and supplement info available there. |
| your metabolism functions can be far reaching | | | | |