Most people with Hashimoto’s will experience weight gain. So of course, that’s what a lot of my content focuses on. But, some people may actually experience weight loss and can’t keep weight on. I happen to be one of those people. In my thyroid journey, at first I gained some weight, but then I couldn’t keep it on. This can be exacerbated by different types of dieting. If you are doing an Autoimmune Paleo or Paleo diet, and you’re sensitive to a lot of foods, then you’re more likely to lose weight. Autoimmune diets can be very helpful for other symptoms, but you want to make sure that you’re on the right diet for you.
One of the things that I always recommend for people who are losing weight with Hashimoto’s, and sensitive to a lot of different foods, is to look at your gut function. In my experience, I’ve found that people who tend to lose weight and have sensitivities to a lot of foods, often have some sort of infection, such as parasites or H. pylori, preventing them from properly assimilating enough nutrients, and causing them to react to more foods. I recommend testing gut function with the GI MAP test. You should also rule out SIBO, just in case, and that can be done with the Genova Lactulose breath test. Make sure that you’re not over medicated as well, because that can cause you to lose weight. Work on stress reduction, because when we’re stressed we don’t digest. Also, look at your adrenals through an adrenal saliva test. Very low amounts of cortisol can actually prevent you from gaining healthy weight. You can order the SIBO test, the GI-MAP, and the Adrenal Saliva test through my lab channels: Rupa Health or MyMedLab.
Other recommendations, to treat the symptom, would be downloading a calorie counting app, like MyFitnessPal. This will help you keep track of your daily calories. When you’re eating real food that’s nutrient-dense, it’s going to be much more filling. Sometimes it’s easy not to eat enough calories. So, use the app to figure out your target weight and the number of calories you need. Then, you may want to incorporate my Root Cause building smoothie. Some suggestions of high-calorie foods you can add in there, as long as you’re not sensitive to them, are: one avocado, coconut milk, one banana, two egg yolks, one scoop of protein; and I recommend the Rootcology AI Paleo Protein, which people are least likely to react to. If you are sensitive to any of these ingredients, you can put alternates in the smoothie. You can also add cooked sweet potatoes for a carbohydrate boost. As long as you have a balance with the protein and the coconut milk, you should be fine in terms of blood sugar issues with the added carbohydrates. With one smoothie, you can get up to 800 calories, so that will help you bring up your daily calorie intake. Another way to add calories, is adding coconut oil to your beverages. You want to make sure they are not too hot though, because that can burn your tongue. Also, caffeine can actually make you less hungry and make your adrenals more stressed out. That is something that I would avoid if possible. You can even start off your day with a nourishing smoothie, where you do one or two cups of organic orange juice and one cup of coconut milk. I would get the high fat kind, and then use one scoop of the Rootcology AI Paleo Protein. You may want to add some sea salt or collagen in there too.
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