In 2002 I was diagnosed with a slow thyroid. I like to call it a lazy good for nothing thyroid. I take a pill every morning to get it going. I have to wait an hour to eat every morning so that this pill will work its magic and make my stuff regular. This is a very common ailment, and a lot of overweight people have this undiagnosed issue. It is simple to get tested, and all you need is a little blood draw. I found out I had an issue because I kept passing out places. Mostly bathrooms (weird). I even went to the Post Office once to mail a package, got in line, started to pass out, and had to go sit out in my car.
You should have your thyroid tested at least once a year, to make sure that the dosage of medication you are taking is still the correct dosage. I use to get it tested every 6 months, but haven’t for the last year since I was pregnant. There is a point to this I promise. Since I quit my full-time job and started staying home with Hanna, I have no healthcare (hub’s and baby are covered, I didn’t qualify because of my weight), so I can’t go get my blood tests without paying crazy hospital bills.
The funny thing is that the thyroid is supposed to be the regulation system of the body. It makes sure everything is synced up and running like a well oiled machine. On my last major weight loss (last month) I had been without my thyroid pill for almost a week, and I lost a good amount of weight. I’m not saying that this is a magic maker or anything, but I haven’t been taking my medication for the last 3 days and I have weighed myself every morning, and every morning I have lost weight. I have been eating nothing out of the ordinary. I can’t help but wonder if this has something to do with the medication?
Has anybody dealt with this issue before? Any advice?
Second, my foot hurts. I can weight lift, I can ellipticize, but walking is difficult without a lot of pain in my arch. It also feels like it has a great big bruise on the top of my foot, like someone dropped a HUGE book on it. I have no idea what I did to it, but for now I’m trying to take it a little easy. The 5K is this weekend and if my foot doesn’t start feeling better I may not be able to even walk it, let alone anything faster.
Sorry to whine, but at least the scale seems to be moving! Weigh in tomorrow!
