An Interesting Proposition (long one, sorry)

So... after wallowing in a state of hopeless despair over the (non)results of my efforts, I finally decided to search for some thyroid support websites. Why didn't I do that four years ago when I was diagnosed?  That is an excellent question to which I have no answer at all.  But this morning it finally occurred to me that the thousands of other people struggling with this disorder might have tried connecting on the world wide web. I've searched for info on minimizing symptoms, herbal supplements, etc. before, but I had never thought to check out a forum where people with thyroid disease communicate with each other.

It was so liberating to read the stories of other people like me! People that restrict calories, eat the right foods spaced out at the right times, exercise exorbitant amounts, and cannot lose an ounce. People whose doctors tell them that they'll just have to live with the way they are. I felt so hopeful. And after no more than five minutes in the first forum I read, I noticed that several people were saying that low-carb diets allowed them to live a more normal life- less fatigue, better mood, and a body that actually responds to exercise. 

The more I searched, the more specific the information.  Pretty soon I found myself on a page with a thread about how well the Atkins Diet works for people with thyroid disease. That got me thinking- a few years ago I read several chapters of the Atkins Book out of curiosity, and was surprised to find that it was actually a very healthy diet, not the eat-fatty-crap-all-day-and-never-eat-bread diet that we all see so often...By the 15th hypothyroid testimonial, I was sold. I'm in.

I'll blog more about it later, as I'm not starting it until Saturday (we are having an anniversary dinner with wine on Friday). All I can say right now is that its making a lot of sense to eat veggies, unprocessed meats & dairy, and untampered-with grains... just like people used to do before commercialism exploited the economy of bread products, and thus the concept of a balanced diet. I'm off to do some more reading on the subject :)