In the last few months, I have discovered several things:
1.) I am most likely thyroid deficient. You'd never know it because I'm a skinny bitch, but all of the symptoms are there. I'm planning on getting tested in the next couple of weeks.
2.) I'm in hibernation mode. All I want to do is sleep. I'm exhausted all the time. Most days, I go to bed at 9pm and wake up at 5am or 6am. I shouldn't be this tired!!!
3.) I'm still having crazy mood swings, because last year's resolutions went right out the window. I've found it is difficult to stay motivated when your fitness buddy loses interest. It's also difficult to motivated myself to prepare home cooked meals after a full day of job related bullshit.
4.) I've discovered "The Plan."
The Plan is based on inflammation and it's effects on the body. This inflammation can be caused by many things from too much exercise down to the foods you eat. Inflammation causes chronic health issues such as headaches, arthritis, hormonal imbalance and even infertility.
Lyn-Genet (www.lyn-genet.com) is the mother of The Plan. She developed the system because she was a nutritionist with clients who couldn't seem to lose weight even though they were eating the "right" foods and exercising fanatically. She started studying these foods and the way they reacted with specific clients. Through this research, she concluded that the reason most people fail at dieting even when they are doing everything "right" is because the foods they are eating are reactive and cause inflammation in the body.
Not only did she notice a connection between the food and inflammation, but also the food and flare ups of migraines, arthritis, gout and other health issues. The inflammation caused by reactive foods resulted in some of her clients to gain up to 2 - 3 pounds per day!
I stumbled upon Lyn-Genet and The Plan in a magazine. There was an article about the editor's experience with the Plan and how it was able to correct the gamut of health issues she was having from weight gain, to lethargy, to acid reflux and mood-swings. It peaked my interest, mostly because nothing I've tried for the last several months has given me any sort of sustainable energy boost, and my mood-swings are just as insane as ever.
The article went on to say that the writer was reminded what a joyful experience eating could be and how food had more flavor after being on The Plan. I'm a girl who loves my food, so I was even more intrigued--intrigued enough that I bought her book for my Android Kindle app. (It's $11.04 right now on Amazon.)
The best part of the plan? You don't have to stop eating the foods you love. You start with a basic meal plan with some of the foods Lyn-Genet has found to be the least reactive. From there, you begin to experiment, working up to eating at your favorite restaurants. If you find a food that makes you gain 3 pounds over night, maybe you shouldn't eat that food. The Plan doesn't work in absolutes.
We all know what it feels like to eat something that makes you miserable. Gas, bloating and other colorful digestive problems are no fun to deal with. You eat it, deal with the aftermath and decide there's no way you're going to do that to yourself again. However, did you ever consider that the intense migraine you get after eating a juicy cheeseburger with mustard might mean that you should steer clear of the tangy yellow substance? Probably not. I mean, it's just mustard, right? Certainly there's no harm in the world's most common condiment. According to Lyn-Genet, mustard is a condiment you might want to stay away from.
It's actually Lyn-Genet's book that made me realize for the first time that I might have hypothyroid disorder. She gives you a simple way to test your thyroid without having to have a needle stuck in your arm along with a list of symptoms for hypothyroid disorder. Reading the list, I had to shake my head. It wasn't just a few symptoms on the list. It was every symptom on the list. My lack of energy, my constantly below average body temperature combined with being cold, seasonal depression, hormone imbalance and my sudden weight gain of almost 20 pounds; it all points to hypothyroid disorder. In The Plan, Lyn-Genet gives you tips to help you manage your thyroid.
After reading the testimonials and monitoring my body's reactions to the food I'm eating, I think I am going to try this. I really have nothing to lose. And I have the potential of taking control of my body and my health. After everything I've read, I'd have to be stupid not to at least try this.
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