How many blogs can one girl have?
I just started my weight-loss blog as a place where I can put videos, recipes and anything else that comes to my mind as I continue to lose weight and stay on a healthy-lifestyle path.
I've posted some old photos of me, back when Anne graduated from college and when I was at my biggest or heaviest weight where I allowed myself to be photographed.
Here are some things about my journey....I was lucky. I was diagnosed with a thyroid disorder in 2005, Hashimoto's Disease, where my thyroid completely shut down...probably melted down due to my over-exposure to radiation (I'm from Three Mile Island and lots of people have this condition in areas of high radiation concentration for some reason.) The good news was that my disease was diagnosed because I was trying to lose weight but nothing was coming off and I kept being treated for depression which is a side effect of the disorder.
I am not the type of person who is depressed. I have a sunny disposition....but when doctors and psychiatrists wouldn't listen to me but instead accused me of over indulging but I was eating less than 1000 calories a day and still gaining weight...well...it was super frustrating.
Once I found a doctor who would listen to me and knew from the numbers that I was not responding from traditional thyroid disorder treatment, I started a radical treatment to "jump start" my metabolism. But this was all done under doctor's supervision so if you are interested in losing weight....seriously, find a good doctor who is able to LISTEN to what you are saying and work together on getting yourself on-track.
So, here we are....a new year. A new blog. A new me.
Sending you so much love,
All the way from
Over here,
Linda
I just started my weight-loss blog as a place where I can put videos, recipes and anything else that comes to my mind as I continue to lose weight and stay on a healthy-lifestyle path.
I've posted some old photos of me, back when Anne graduated from college and when I was at my biggest or heaviest weight where I allowed myself to be photographed.
Here are some things about my journey....I was lucky. I was diagnosed with a thyroid disorder in 2005, Hashimoto's Disease, where my thyroid completely shut down...probably melted down due to my over-exposure to radiation (I'm from Three Mile Island and lots of people have this condition in areas of high radiation concentration for some reason.) The good news was that my disease was diagnosed because I was trying to lose weight but nothing was coming off and I kept being treated for depression which is a side effect of the disorder.
I am not the type of person who is depressed. I have a sunny disposition....but when doctors and psychiatrists wouldn't listen to me but instead accused me of over indulging but I was eating less than 1000 calories a day and still gaining weight...well...it was super frustrating.
Once I found a doctor who would listen to me and knew from the numbers that I was not responding from traditional thyroid disorder treatment, I started a radical treatment to "jump start" my metabolism. But this was all done under doctor's supervision so if you are interested in losing weight....seriously, find a good doctor who is able to LISTEN to what you are saying and work together on getting yourself on-track.
So, here we are....a new year. A new blog. A new me.
Sending you so much love,
All the way from
Over here,
Linda
3 comments:
How old were you at the time of Three Mile Island incident?
The extensive studies after Chernobyl nuclear disaster indicated that the about 20% of the kids aged around 10 exposed to I-131 developed nodular thyroid changes10 years later; immediately after exposure some of them showed elevated TPO antibodies (similar to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis)
Interesting stuff! Thank you!
AG, I was 15 during TMI. Interesting stuff you wrote there. You also know then that the pituitary glands go into overdrive when the thyroid shuts down then the adrenal glands get a real work-out! I still have a lot of headaches but if I drink enough water that keeps them at bay.
Mickey....you keep me inspired. xo
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