Diet Programs From the Thyroid Patient Perspective
Name of the Diet/Weight Loss Program or Service:
Dr. Simeon Protocol "Pounds & Inches a New Approach to Obesity" - using HCGWhen did you follow this diet/weight loss program?:
2009Website/URL::
www.WeightCoachMD.com or www.hcgdiettips.com or www.HCGMedical.comMy Review
The only diet that ever worked (and worked extremely well) was the Dr. Simeon Protocol using HCG.
From 2000 to 2009, I've done 15 diets; all of them working for awhile & then tapering off (I now know it was due to my thyroid and adrenals, but was extremely frustrated at the time not having this diagnosis). I exercise religiously, hired a personal trainer, eat ALL organic, log my food into a balance log on the computer, had my metabolism measured, change up my work outs regularly, lift weights & do cardio 5 days a week including a core yoga class for stress, reduce/eliminate environmental toxins as much as possible & followed the various diets to the letter - with very little results going from 233 lbs to 214 lbs, losing 19 lbs in 9 years. I got down to 214 lbs through sheer white knuckle determination of pushing myself (with very slow & limited results) as my faulty thyroid & adrenal failure kept pushing back. I look back and wonder why I didn't quit. The ONLY thing that worked all the way to my goal (EVEN WITH MY FAULTY THYROID) was HCG.
Back in 2002, my lab blood work shows my thyroid was a problem, but the doctor did not consider my TSH out of range even though the new lower range should have caught it. It was borderline high with the old/outdated range, but I wasn't diagnosed & treated until April 2010. I am currently taking timed release T3 & am still increasing dosage to get my TSH into the best range for me to get my metabolism functioning optimally. I am just starting to see my TSH decline after 4 mon of slowly increasing the bioidentical T3.
The HCG diet worked each time. I did 3 - 30 day rounds of the diet and lost a total of 60 pounds. I went from 214 lbs to 154 (I am 5'10", 46 years old, female). The HCG Diet worked so very well THYROID PROBLEM & ALL.
Did you successfully lose weight on this diet?
YesHow much weight did you lose so far?
51-100 lbsPros for Thyroid Patients?
It is effective thyroid issue or not. Eating clean, organic, healthy & have thyroid issue optimized & adrenals functioning properly, hormones balanced, & any insulin or leptin resistance corrected TO KEEP the weight off. A healthy carb, low sugar, grass fed meats, Omega 3 balanced diet is best.
Cons for Thyroid Patients?
No cons, the actual diet part is a very clean diet with lean meats, specific fruits and vegies and doesn't involve any thyroid resistant foods or supplements.
