Me! Me! (raising hand).

When I started dieting and working out, the weight just poured off of me.

Case point.. here are pictures of me two years before, and two years after I started working out and taking Thyroid Meds (after I ended up the ER with what they thought was a blood clot in my lungs, turned out to be my Thyroid was gone). I had my Thyroid tested every 6 mos, by my urging (not my drs), and it was always normal (yeah right). I knew it was gone, but no one would believe me.
Even though I did diet and work out three to five times a week, the weight just fell right off, before I even knew what was happening.

Before (Nov 2003 or 2004?) Note: Puffy face, eyes and cheeks. All signs of Thyroid Disease:



About 18 mos after Thyroid went out in Nov 2004:


Two years after (early 2007):



I am on the upswing again (actually I think I have hit the swing dead on..LOL), simply, I believe, because I stopped working out. I still "watch what I eat", but I think the entire key was exercising/running/weights.

Me Thanksgiving
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Note, puffy face again. Could be my meds are out of whack again. Only difference is, I feel 100% better now than I ever did before.

Yep, it sucks having a thyroid problem! For me it is UP AND DOWN continuously and has been that way since I was 16!!!
One of the things I find ironic, is that my dh gains and loses weight right along with me...LOL he even did the same thing when I was pregnant with our last child. He actually went from 170 lbs to over 210. he even had a "pregnant" belly!!!

I love him..lol lol