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The Hypothyroid Diet Vs. Low Calorie Diets

By Dr. Kevin Dobrzynski


The Hypothyroid Diet Vs. Low Calorie Eating Plans

How do low calorie eating plans and the hypothyroid diet stack up to one another?

If you have hypothyroidism, there's a good chance that you're struggling to lose weight.

Weight gain is a very common sign of this condition. When this is not the sole symptom of hypothyroidism, it is considered to be a very telling development.

This condition should actually be termed hypometabolism because hypothyroidism invariably results in diminished metabolic functioning.

If you are like the majority of people who live with hypothyroidism, you attempt to shed excess weight by dieting. The most common plan is a low-calorie eating plan.

Dieting can become problematic when the eating plan is repeated or when it is focused on strict calorie restrictions.



This is a natural thing to do because most people believe by eating less they will weigh less, and this does happen, but only in the early stages of dieting.

At the onset, the numbers on the scale will start to drop - which causes people to become optimistic.

The major issues arise when these numbers no longer drop and dieters start experiencing frustration. They are usually tempted to cut more calories from their diets.

Frustration usually causes people to quit their diets.

As a result, these individuals have lost a few pounds, gained some frustration and created a lower metabolism.

Going on a low calorie eating plan can lower the thyroid hormone by as much a half, which will in turn slow the metabolism by 25 to 40%.

Things start to change when you go OFF the diet and resume normal eating.

At this time, your metabolism will be lower because of your low calorie eating program. You will nonetheless start eating just like you used to. As a result, you will gain back all the weight you loss and some added pounds as well.

This is so frustrating!

It will often take years for normal metabolic functioning to resume after having implemented a low calorie eating program. This is the problem with diets that severely restrict calories.

Conversely, the metabolism is optimized by the hypothyroid diet. It helps the body to start burning more calories because the body is able to operate efficiently.

When the metabolism is optimized the body will not store fat because blood sugar levels will be stable. There will also be less inflammation once food sensitivities have been eliminated. More importantly, there will be fewer toxins to burden the body.

The result is increased energy, clearer thinking, less aches/pains and headaches, better digestion, and long term weight loss.

Instead of dramatically cutting your calories in order to drop pounds fast, you might want to think about boosting your metabolism by going on a hypothyroid diet.




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