As a bit of background - I have been on Synthroid for hypothyroidism for 10 yrs (just turned 31!) and have finally found a dr who switched me to NTH . He told me to give the South Beach Diet a go, and I can't even begin to describe how very verrrrrry happy I am with the results so far.

I have been overweight (50 lbs, give or take) since highschool and unable to lose weight no matter what I tried. I feel like I am echoing a lot of folks on here - but I somehow managed to gain weight on low-cal (<1200 cal/day) diets. Gross. And seriously disheartening. And for anyone who's been dealing w/thyroid issues knows, I've had all the depression/ hair thinning/ brain fog/ etc, etc, etc that goes along with it, as well.

So to actually be losing weight - and at a reasonable rate too - is SO exciting! Yes, it's still early into this new way of looking at food, but I am so bolstered by both my successes on the scale (and in my jeans) and my thyroid issues finally beginning to resolve themselves that I have zero intention of going back to that SAD (or in my case SCanadianD) evereverever.

So far as I can tell, my biggest challenge is that my food sensitivity tests came back with the results that I should cut out dairy and eggs, as well as gluten. The SBD has a lot of dairy and eggs on it, so I've been doing what I can, but I am probably still turning to cheese more than I should. Ah well - guess I'll figure it out as I go...

So, there you go! In a nutshell - one month in and almost 10% of my goal weight gone. I am in love with lowcal!!

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Welcome!

I'm really happy for you that you are doing so well on SB. I've used to teach myself a new way to eat and lose weight...for life!
Its not actually a low cal plan nor a low fat plan...its good fat, good carbs and very controlled portions on foods that are calorie dense.

So, if you can't have dairy, why are you still eating cheese?
There is plenty to eat on SB without cheese and gluten!

Please join us in the SB section of this site. We have a lot of info there for you.

whoops! I meant lowcarb, not lowcal - good catch!

I guess I am still eating cheese because it was in the fridge before the results came in from my sensitivity testing, and I couldn't just toss it. I know I know...

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