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

By Dr. Kevin Dobrzynski


The Hypothyroid Diet Vs. Low Calorie Eating Plans

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

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

One of the most prevalent symptoms of hypothyroidism is weight gain. Even though weight gain is not the sole symptom of this condition, it is the hallmark of this issue.

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



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.

At the start, the numbers on the scale will start to drop - and this produces optimism.

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.

The results include a few pounds of weight loss, immense frustration and a lowered metabolic functioning.

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

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.

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.

On the other hand, the hypothyroid diet improves metabolic performance. It allows the body to burn more fat and calories because it will be running a lot more 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.

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.

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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