McCall McPherson shares weight-loss strategies for people with thyroid conditions. She recommends intermittent fasting as the top approach, light fasted workouts like walking, and metabolic rehabilitation. Metformin and an upcoming supplement are also discussed as additional tools.
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So I have a lot of posts about this, but my favorite tips for weight loss with thyroid people without GLP1s number one is intermittent fasting, hands down. Number two is working out while fasted doesn't, especially if your adrenals are taxed. You want to do light workouts, but like waking up and walking before you break your fast. So you are burning fat, you are not burning breakfast, right? Because your body's tapping into your fat stores to produce energy for your workout. So that's number two. Intermittent fasting can help to rehabilitate your metabolic sensitivity, which is the problem of why people can't lose weight with thyroid conditions. An additional thing would be like metformin. Metformin is another powerful way to resensitize your metabolic function with a thyroid problem, and I also have a fantastic supplement I'll share more about soon that also can help your body tap into your fat stores to produce energy as opposed to.