Recent content by kathrynjeanne

Great post! This is what inspires me to pick up the weights instead of just doing cardio. Now I just need to keep reminding myself to EAT :)

7am I take 1 grain (contains 9mcg T3 and 38mcg T4) of Armour Thyroid for my hypothyroidism before work 11:30am 20mcg T3 4pm 20mcg T3 1 grain Armour Thyroid I did 1 week where I just took the 20mcg T3 at 11:30am, then I bumped it up to 40mcg (split into two doses) and have been on that for a...

oops sorry, I meant 2-3 weeks in my post i don't know if tapering into it is meant to increase results. i think it's more of a way to see how your body handles it and to make sure your body gets used to it. when i take 40mg (in addition to my regular thyroid meds) i feel a little hot, a...

1) T3 is a thyroid hormone (your thyroid hormones regulate your body's metabolism), so if you increase these hormones, you will increase your metabolism. You do not need to stack it with anything for it to be effective. 2) Yes you can eat carbs. You can eat as you normally eat and added T3...

I knew my diet needed to improve. A few months ago I was eating clean....and then I got sick, and started eating crap, and it has just taken a while to kind of get out of that rut. But I've finally cut that out, and I haven't ordered lunch at work once this week (have brought in foods). I...

I don't know if my thyroid is producing any of it's own hormones. Doctor's don't really diagnose that and they probably don't care. I had a sonogram that showed my thyroid was undersized, but the doctor said that might be because of the over 12 years of synthroid treatment. In any case, even...

sorry for the long post! Stats: 24 yrs old 5' 2.5" tall 128 lbs 24.6 % body fat Goals: Reach 120-122 lbs by April 16 (Cancun Vacation) Become consistent with my diet and workouts I want my body to be the best it can be, I'm almost 25, I feel like these are my prime years! Ultimately, my body...