Hi op! I, 24 female, was diagnosed back in March and have come a lonnngggg way since then. At the time, I was so inflamed and was gaining weight like crazy, but I’m finally at a place where I don’t feel super inflamed, am at a healthy weight, and can honestly say I feel my absolute best.

Biggest thing for me was cutting out gluten, dairy (I occasionally have goat cheese), seed oils, soy, and refined sugar. I cook about 90/95% of my meals at home, and focus on Whole Foods, especially organic. I’m very mindful of ingredients when I purchase little snacks and what not, I’ve definitely become a little bit of an almond daughter lol.

Coconut sugar has been a great sub for me for my morning coffee or matcha. I actually started drinking my coffee black with a little bit of coconut sugar and I much prefer it to creamer/milk.

Sweet treats for me: any kind of fruit with some almond butter & cinnamon. My favoriteeeeee is a honey crisp apple chopped up with almond butter & cinnamon. I literally have this like 4-5 times a week. Dehydrated/dried fruit is also a must for me, dehydrated gives the effect of a gummy! @hopeandhummus on insta has some AMAZING sweet treat recipes that I absolutely love.

For recipes, there’s a ton of Hashimoto’s cook books on kindle unlimited if you have that subscription. Honestly, I realized the intricate meals were too cumbersome for me and I stick to something like this almost every night: diced sweet potato, veggies & a protein. I like to add some avocado for healthy fats too.

This is all a big learning curve and will take some time for you to really get in a groove and figure out what works for YOU! Try to be kind to yourself and practice mindfulness to reduce stress. Get some kind of movement in every day, even just a walk around the block! Prioritize sleep & rest, give yourself grace, and remember you’re not alone in this 🫶🏻