Saturday, October 5, 2013

The Hypothyroid Diet Vs. Eating Plans That Are Low In Calories

By Dr. Kevin Dobrzynski


The Hypothyroid Diet Vs. Low Calorie Diets

How does the hypothyroid diet compare to a low calorie diet?

You are probably having a hard time losing weight is you have hypothyroidism.

Weight gain is the most common symptom of hypothyroidism. Although weight gain isn't the only sign of hypothyroidism, it's the hallmark of the condition.

More truthfully, this condition would be referred to as hypometabolism, because hypothyroidism inevitably results in a low metabolism.

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 becomes a problem when the diet is either repeated, or the diet focus is restricting calories.



This is a very natural and understandable strategy because most people think that eating less will cause them to weight less and while this does work, it is usually only effective early on in dieting.

Initially, the numbers on your scale change - which creates optimism.

Problems arise, however, when the numbers stop dropping and dieters get frustrated. Many people find themselves tempted to cut their calories even more.

Frustration usually causes people to quit their diets.

The result is a few pounds lost, frustration, and a lower metabolism or hypometabolism.

When you go ON a diet this can lower thyroid hormone by up to 50%, which equates to a lower metabolism by 25-40%.

When you go off the low calorie eating plan and return to your normal way of eating things start to change.

At this point, your body has a lower metabolism because of dieting. However, you resume your old eating habits. Now you will regain the weight you lost, plus more.

More frustration!

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.

The hypothyroid diet on the other hand optimizes your metabolism. It enables the body to burn more calories because the body is running more efficiently.

If you optimize your metabolism your body doesn't store fat because blood sugar is stable. There is less inflammation because you have eliminated food sensitivities. And, your body is less burdened with toxins.

As a result, people can think clearer, they have more energy, better digestion, fewer headaches and miscellaneous aches and pains and long-term weight loss.

Rather than just restricting calories for a quick fix, you should consider optimizing your body's metabolism by using a program like the hypothyroid diet.




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