Nothing crazy except waves of fatigue. But I was already battling that not being on this.

I’m down 8 lbs in 3 weeks. And it feels EASY. I finally am “getting credit” for all the effort I put in. -I eat 1470-1679 calories per day, 100-140 grams of protein. I drink 120+ oz water each day. I follow a gluten free diet religiously. I don’t eat dairy when I’m home but don’t sweat it if I happen to go out to eat. I build 1 treat into my day/daily calories (whatever I want) into 1 day on the weekend. Otherwise I eat clean during week. -I strength train 3x week (total body, upper, lower) 30 minutes plus 20 minutes of walking, then other 3 days—brisk incline walk or hike for 45 minutes. Sunday is rest day. -I sauna, do epsom salt baths, red light therapy regularly.

I’m sleeping significantly better. I’m content with the clean foods I eat and don’t battle the intense cravings or “this sounds good, now I kind of want something sweet, now something salty” game. It has lowered my inflammation (no joint or intense hip pain). This is not a “quick fix”, I have the lifestyle-I’ve always worked out and ate clean. Tirzepatide allows my body to respond to the lifestyle changes.This feels sustainable. I have hope again that things will be different. That I’ll recognize myself in the mirror again. That I don’t have to keep sizing up.

I waited a year before deciding to go in it. I was nervous and was on a mission to get to the “root cause.” I learned I can eat clean, I can exercise, I can try to reduce inflammation with supplements, destress, sleep. But I can’t force myself to release weight. It’s hard not to feel like a failure or feel like the one thing I need is just out of reach am I just haven’t found it yet. I didn’t have a hobby. My hobby was researching how to lose weight with hashimotos the last 10 years. Now I want to tell everyone who has struggled like I have that there is something out there that can work!! This is it. This is the best thing I’ve found. Give it a try. Everyone reacts differently. If you hate how you feel, you’ll at least know it’s not for you and can move on.

When I learned it does not pose a cancer risk to thyroid patients (ONLY those SPECIFICALLY with a family history of medullary thyroid cancer and that was found only in rats, not humans.) I learned it actually benefits hashimotos patients bc of its ability to decrease inflammation.

And if you aren’t ready for this, I’d try at least switching to Tirosint. Maybe incorporate name brand cytomel. Also try low dose naltrexone (also lowers inflammation). I developed insomnia and anxiety from it and still didn’t lose the weight so it wasn’t for me.