As many of you know, I've been going to a nutritionist (actually a naturopath) for a couple months now. Many people wondered why I was even going, I asked myself that many times. Since then, many people have asked if it's working, I asked myself that too. Today felt like a huge breakthrough for me.
One reason I decided to go is that food has always been an issue of some kind for me. I love sugar. I mean LOVE sugar. I would eat something sugary (I mean a full blown candy or cookie or dessert item) at least three or four times a day. Besides my love of sugar, there was also the problem of me being starving with hunger and unable to eat simultaneously. I would eat a few bites of something and then feel a sense that if I ate any more I wouldn't be able to swallow it, but then I was feeling famished too. An hour later I'd be starving again and try to eat only to be sick a few bites in. I didn't feel this was with string cheese, yogurt, candy, cookies, soup, or ice cream. This is why I would eat mostly these things all day long.
These past few months, I've stopped eating a lot of things that once made me feel ill. I am now able to finish entire meals. No "Brenda" portions of anything anymore. I eat whole steaks, whole chicken breasts, and all of the sides with it. The only problem is, I'm still starving. Like all the time. The good news is, I don't feel sick when I eat and I can swallow all of my food. The bad news is that despite how much I'm eating, I'm never full and I'm losing too much weight.
During today's visit with the nutritionist, we discovered the missing link that connects it all together. I have a really fast thyroid aka a really fast metabolism. I'm starving for carbs and my thyroid processes it faster than I can eat it. My body craves sugar because I'm not ever keeping any sugar. So my new regimen is to eat every three hours and to mix protein and carbs with each meal/snack. I think it is just a relief to know why my body has been doing what it's doing for all of these years. It also explains how I could eat how I did and not gain weight from it. It also explains why I'm addicted to sugar. It also helps me feel like there are solutions and I can feel full again, without feeling sick.
So no worries. I will be gaining back some of the weight I've lost and I won't be so tired after work and I'll be even happier throughout the day and my heart won't flip like it does. It's all connected and now I feel like we've found the missing piece.
