Do You Have A Thyroid Condition?

It's Summertime. If we didn't get that clue from the kids out on summer vacation or the very warm weather, we definitely got the clue from all those diet and go to the gym ads. Of course we hear these ads all year long but it seems that it doesn't hit us until summer. I don't know about you, but after spending so much money on so many diet plans and pills that have failed me, I still fall for their ads.

The weight loss industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. You would think that we all would be healthy and trim by now. But it seems we are just getting bigger and more unhealthy. Could the weight loss industry actually be making us and keeping us fat? I would hate to think so but it's a question that I have.

After all of my years searching and spending money on so many magic pills, shakes, prescriptions, diet centers, pre-packaged foods and the list goes on (I don't have to tell you because you know exactly what I am talking about), the weight always came back. Why?

First of all, the small amounts of weight I lost took a long time to lose and I was also working out one hour 4/5 days a week. Then, I couldn't lose anymore weight no matter what I tried. I would become fatigued throughout the day. There were days I looked puffy. There were days I felt cold when it was warm. I just wasn't feeling good anymore and I had absolutely no energy.

On a doctors visit one day, my doctor asked if I had a thyroid condition. I said, "no, I don't think so". She suggested that I see an endocrinologist to have my thyroid tested, not only for the symptoms I was having but she noticed a minor lump protruding out of my neck. I didn't notice the lump but I am glad that she did. Thyroids never entered my mind. This was the day I started my journey to better health and realizing that all those diets were wrong for me. I also found something that worked better for me than strenuous exercises that caused joint pain. It was yoga. I also realized that there were certain foods I should limit or just eliminate from my diet and its not what you think it is.

So, if you feel that you have tried everything there is to try and it's been very hard for you to lose weight, consider having your thyroid and thyroid function checked.

Karen