Day 22
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Last Weeks Goals
Prayer and devotion -I have really enjoyed this goal
Walk / swim/ move in some way daily - Yup, lots of small walks
Yoga 2 times a week - Yup :)
Dinner menu - really helped!
at least 50% raw at dinner - except when I went to a party
80-100% raw - all but one day
salad challenge - yum thai peanut salad

This Weeks Goals
Prayer and Devotion
Go to Doc to check Thyroid and research alternatives
Move daily, yoga 2 X a week = Thursday and Saturday
80-100% raw
Salad Challenge- knock of Fadi's cucumber salad
Fast from the scale- week long (gosh this is hard to commit to)

Silly 5 lbs
OK so I lost 5 lbs, and then did not lose anymore and then finally, this week, seemed to gain most of it back to much frustration and over concern on my part.
BUT I weighed this morning (my official weigh day- should have never weighed earlier) and the 5 lbs was gone! SO, it is all water weight from my period which will probably start any minute (I generally gain 5-8 lbs) so I will probably have a net loss after it is over and I think I am silly for stressing over it! Hence above goal for the week! :)

Doctor's Visit
Today I had an appointment with my doctor to have my thyroid checked.
My doctor is actually pretty good for a general doc she leans towards holistic medicine and does acupuncture (even billing it creatively for the insurance)... She also has a great way of hiring exceptional nurse practicioners - all women- who are good at listening and pro active.

Last night I started thinking/ praying about my thyroid and my thoughts were... what if you do not have a thyroid problem? What if the test comes back in normal range? And going through symptoms, etc with more optimisim.

So today I saw one of the nurse practitioners. She asked if I had any symptoms... I told her other than the obvious one of being overweight the only other ones were constipation and dried eyes.... The symptoms of depression, low energy, brittle hair, dry skin, and low sex drive have seemed to improve. So, she asked how long after your "pregnancy" were you diagnosed? I said about a year after my daughter was born. She said that it was not uncommon to have thyroid problems after pregnacy. I asked if it sometimes resolved itself and she said "sometimes." Which is great because I had heard once you were on the drug you would be on it for life. I told her I would rather not take anything and she told me that if I got similar results as previous tests... if the symptoms were not bothering me and I did not mind being like 5 lbs heavier than it would not be too bad. I asked if it was an increased risk for heart disease and she said only if it goes on for years and worsens over time. She said that considering my resent 5 lbs weight loss, she was not worried. She said she could write me a prescription or we could wait until the results came back and discuss options. I went with the later. I told her I was open to alternatives to medication and she said she would look into it and talk with the Doc. She was so positive, I was suprised at how well it went.

SO, I am really glad I went and that I made the decision to take it on instead of not dealing with it and worrying.

Looking for alternatives, if it is still low...
I want to look into alternative treatments that do not include hormones and give them a try and maybe retest after 6 months raw. One of the things that is supposed to help is Kelp. I just had some Nori Rolls so I am good for today :) But I might look into a supplement with that and other known helpers and see if it seems to give my thyroid the extra help in healing. I know to avoid soy, esp processed... I have also read cabbage and Kale and some other things that I am not going to worry to much about. I think the minor change in thyroid they cause is not the problem.