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Welcome and thanks for stopping by my blog. I am a 30 year old mother of two wonderful children. On my 30th birthday I decided this would be the year I take control of my health for good. I had always been a small person who never really had to worry about gaining weight. I was also very active. However, as I got older my metabolism changed dramatically, and childbirth seemed to drastically change the way my body worked. I gained about 70-75 pounds while pregnant with my son. After giving birth to my him, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease of the thyroid. This is a type of autoimmune disease that attacks the thyroid gland and causes hypothyroidism. When I received the diagnosis, I found out that hypothyroidism has no easy fix. The common method of treatment is synthetic thyroid hormone. However,the dosage level a person needs at any given time fluctuates often and rarely are the symptoms such as weight gain and extreme fatigue totally alleviated. I popped up pregnant again with my daughter about 10 months after my original diagnosis. I was still holding onto about 20 pounds of pregnancy weight from my son despite being treated for my hypothyroidism. I gained 35 pounds while pregnant with my daughter. That left me with about 55 pounds to lose after her birth. Since that time (She is now 3 years old), I have shed about 15 pounds of that weight, which I have effectively kept off. However, I still have about 40 pounds to lose to get back to a weight in which I feel healthy and energetic. This is not my first attempt to lose weight. In my many efforts to feel better and shed unwanted pounds, I have done much of my own research on weight loss, hypothyroidism, and autoimmune diseases. I started this blog to monitor my progress, discuss my challenges and successes, and to share with others who may be going through the same thing. This blog is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition. I am NOT a doctor. I am just a person trying to navigate being healthy & active with an autoimmune disease and a family to care for.
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