Low Calorie Diet Programs Vs. The Hypothyroid Diet

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.

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.

In reality, the condition should be called hypometabolism, because a low metabolism is the end result of hypothyroidism.

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.

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

The problem becomes when the numbers stop changing and you get frustrated. At this point you may be tempted to eat even less.

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 time, dieting has slowed your metabolism. You, however, have taken up your old eating patterns. Now, you are going to regain the lost weight and some extra 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.

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.

Instead of cutting calories to drop pounds fast, you should thing about using a program like the hypothyroid diet to start optimizing your metabolism.




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