Quote Originally Posted by HRTstudent View Post
Maybe I'm going the simple route, but is she counting calories?

In 2 weeks, just eating clean and following a strict diet virtually everyone will lose weight rapidly. Water weight alone goes quickly.

I just feel like it's probably wise to look at the nutritional side before going on the wild goose chase that can be the ideal thyroid. That's harder to achieve than the ideal test/e2/shbg ratio!
I appreciate the input, but yes, she/I was directly counting cals. She went lower than I told her too though, thinking that if X amount of cals makes me lose weight, then X amount more will make me lose more weight faster, which I try to explain isn't always the case, because the body can go into "starvation" mode so to speak. She was taking in any where from 500-800 cals a day, comprised roughly evenly between pro/carbs/fats. This is why I felt so bad she didn't lose any weight! She followed through with this strict diet for 2 weeks! Funny thing is, I SWEAR to god she looked lighter, at LEAST 5 lbs or so, and I suspected maybe 10 lbs. I'm open to any and all suggestions from a nutritional standpoint as well please. I've heard some people advocating gluten free for hypothyroid? I'm personally gonna try a new plan that has ample fibre in it as well, as that "area" of her personal life got off track as well on her low cal diet for the 2 weeks

Thanks again everyone, and please keep the knowledge coming, it's much appreciated!