HCG AND THE "SARASOTA DIET" Day 20, Is My Thyroid stopping me from losing weight? ROBERT G CARLSON, MD,FACS

HCG AND THE "SARASOTA DIET" Day 20, Is My Thyroid stopping me from losing weight? ROBERT G CARLSON, MD,FACS

Day 20: 215

HCG Schedule: 300 units (.3 cc) for days 15-25

I started my day with a chocolate whey shake and a cup of coffee. I boiled six eggs so that I could eat them for snacks during the day and for breakfast tomorrow. The hard boiled eggs, really seem to curb my appetite and are very filling. For my mid-day snack I ate a egg and two of the Babybel cheeses. My lunch consisted of three roll-ups (London Port Roast beef and Horseradish Cheddar). I had to eat rather quickly as we had a back to back patient day.

I drank about four bottles of water during the day, a couple of them the Aquafina Raspberry flavored water. Those are really good as well as are the Grape flavored ones. I didn't eat a snack but for dinner ate an entire Lemon Pepper Chicken( zero carbs, zero sugar) and no salad. My dessert consisted of a strawberry Atkins shake , blended with five strawberries and some ice...topped with whip cream.

Is My Thyroid stopping me from losing weight and how common are thyroid problems that result in weight gain and poor energy levels? Robert G Carlson, MD, FACS

Thyroid Disease: The Numbers

So how common are Thyroid problems that cause weight gain?

The AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) established new TSH Guidelines (0.3 - 3.0 vs. 0.5 - 5.0). Unfortunately for you, Labcorp and most physicians still insist that a level of 4.5 is normal? With these new changes the number of people estimated to be affected by abnormal thyroid function have doubled. Are you one of them? From my perspective the classic low thyroid patient most often presents with two classic symptoms:. The first is the inability to lose weight despite exercise and careful food intake, and the second, feeling of exhaustion in the mid to late afternoon, almost like you have to take a nap or at least drink a double expresso to get through the rest of the day. Please understand that having non-optimal thyroid function means that it will be extremely difficult to achieve your goals of weight loss. Metabolically your system is not working well and even drastic measures of dieting and exercise often yield minimal to no results. This gets very depressing, to the point that you might decide to just “give it up” and accept that you will start to accumulate that extra fat around your belly.

The number of people affected by Thyroid Disease now surpasses the number of people diagnosed with Diabetes or Heart Disease.

• 27 Million: The number of Americans estimated to suffer from Thyroid Disease. (And 75 % of those patients are being treated with the worthless therapy of only T4 or synthroid alone)
• 13 Million: The number of Americans estimated to suffer from Thyroid Disease...but remain undiagnosed.( I think that this number is much higher)
• 14 Million: Estimated number of Americans affected by Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (Autoimmune Thyroiditis / Hypothyroidism). And that means that the TSH lab test , and even all the basic thyroid lab tests are worthless. And by the way, 30% of women over the age of 50 will have these antibodies, will have classic low thyroid symptoms, and will be told their lab values are normal! The lab tests are worthless, and the ONLY way to manage Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is by adjusting the medications to a patient’s signs and symptoms.
• 8 out of 10: Patients with Thyroid Disease are women.
• 5x - 8x: Women are 5 to 8 times more likely to suffer from Hypothyroidism than men.
• 25%: Approximate number of women that will develop permanent Hypothyroidism.

So stop suffering from low energy levels (especially in the late afternoon), weight gain( despite eating right and exercising), brain fog, muscle aches and pain, poor digestion, hair loss, dry skin and depression. Just say “no” to only being tested with TSH, and demand to get the full panel. If you are NOT getting better on replacement therapy, demand that your doctor checks your thyroid antibodies. And demand that your doctor takes care of you and NOT a worthless unreliable lab test like TSH.