chicken breast

[chopper123]

hi all not been on for a while
i have hi cholesterol taking tablets for that
and just been diagnosed with low thyroid
so really going to watch what i eat from now on so here goes
any help much epreciated
9.00 today for breakfast i had 2 sea kelp tablets and a hand full of poridge oats
12.30 dinner i had 2 sea kelp tablets and a ham sandwich 3 white bread
2.00 yakult drink
6.00 tea had 2 sea kelp tablets and chicken breast done on george foreman with brocoli beans sweetcorn steamed
and that will be all i have today
and done 6 mile walk today over hills and fields
i no its not going to be perfect but for a start how am i looking

[Boss Man]

What's the deal with the Sea Kelp tablets, have they been prescribed for the underactive Thyroid?

[chopper123]

not prescribed no
but i take them because i have low thyroid
i think when i have the next blood test will probably get tablets to control it from docs
unless the sea kelp im taking does the trick

[chopper123]

day 2
today
9.00 2 sea kelp bowl of porridge
12.00 2 sea kelp pasta & 2 white bread
5.00 2 sea kelp steamed fish -peas - rice
6.30 protein drink

[Boss Man]

I'd include another meal between the 12:00 and the 5:00 meals, otherwise you might incur some minor muscle catabolism.

Something like a Sandwhich, Low Fat Cheese, Bowl of Chicken, Mushroom, Pea and Ham Soup, goodly sized portion of Peanuts etc, as examples.

Typically such things a Doctor might prescribe are things like Synthroid, or Armour is another one I believe, though if you want to find out more try rxlist.com to see what might be prescribed options for you.

I notice you had more Sea Kelp today than usual, does the product have any specific dosing requirements, like more on certain days, or with meals for example?

I'm not trying to warn you off the tablets, just making sure you might not be overdoing it a little with them sometimes.

[chopper123]

hi cheers will try another snack between dinner and tea then
the sea kelp i take is 2 before the 3 main meals so 6 a day tottal i take
the bottle says take 1 before every meal no more than 3 a day
but i have an old friend who said they take 6 a day so what the hell i thought

[chopper123]

day 3
today
9.00 2 sea kelp ----bowl of porridge
12.00 2 sea kelp---cheese &onion sandwich ( 2 white bread )
4.00 ----------------protein drink
5.00 2 sea kelp ---tuna pasta

[Boss Man]

I would politely advise to stick to what the bottle says, because you don't know the long-term effects regarding taking 2x the amount per day.

If the bottle actually said take 3 x 2 tablets a day, I'd be inclined to think it was a con, to get you using more than is necessary; by that I mean the manufacturers would know 2 at a time would not be dangerous, but would not increase the effect of just 1 on it's own, but you'd use more than is neccessary and buy it more often.

The fact the bottle says no more than 3 x 1 tablets a day, means taking more could be a risk. It certainly can't be a con, as why tell you to take less and then get you buying it less frequently?

The doses you're taking, assuming they're not potentially unsafe in the long-term, may still be inneffective, because 2 tablets at once may do as much as 1 tablet anyway, so you'd still buy it more frequently, for no reason.

So I'd suggest taking 1 tablet 3 times a day and see what happens and if you notice any undesirable effects, go back to the 2 x 3 dosing, but if you notice no change in effect or any positive effects, stick to 3 a day.

[chopper123]

day 4
very good point there
never thought of it like that and have took onboard what you have said
today i have only took 3
here will be todays intake
9.00 1 sea kelp----porridge
1.30 1 sea kelp----tuna -pasta- mayonaise
5.00 1 sea kelp----chicken breast- brocholli -sweet corn- sprouts -green beans
7.00 protein shake

[Boss Man]

I still think you've got wiggle room there for another meal or 2 .

You're talking around 11:00-11:30 AM and 3:30 PM

You might be wise to consider finding things to replace some of the Tuna meals with, like Chicken, Beef, Turkey etc.

Keep some Tuna in the week by all means, but perhaps consider about 3x per week as per current guidelines.

The body can Chelate heavy metals and infact things like Trytophan and Vitamin C can boost Chelation, but to what extent someone can, would depend on their genetics to some extent, so some might be alright having 4-5 potions week, in modest portion sizes, but some might find 4 portions a week, could eventually lead to heavy metal toxicity, so 3x a week for Tuna, would be a sensible level.

When you have it, you've got options. Personally I'd limit to an amount of Tuna around 100g a day when you have it, which is 3.5OZ plus your usual Carb sources.

You could however split it into 2 x 50g Portions, then increase some of Protein content per meal, by adding things in like Mushrooms, Rice, Peas, Beans and Lentils, which have both Protein and Carbs, then add a normal Carb source in a slightly reduced portion.

So effectively you'd be getting 2 meals of Tuna a day, with other foodstuffs of choice.

Hopefully that all makes sense .

[chopper123]

ok thanks again boss man for the help its all starting to make sence
and i am taking in what you say
right

day 5

9.00 1 sea kelp -----bowl of muesli oats
12.00 1 sea kelp -----ham salad baguet
2.30 -----------------bannana and 2 strawberries
5.00 1 sea kelp-----chicken curry and basmati rice ( home made curry using fresh chicken breast )


how am i looking so far is diet clean enough or could i better it in any way ?
main goal at the min is to loose a few pounds may be a stone
then i will start the gym on full body work out

[Boss Man]

Diet's alright. Just make sure you add some Protein in to the first and third meals. The 2 strawberries aren't really with diddly squat, so you might as well jsut keep the Banana.

Presumably, you hadn't finished eating for the dya when you posted that.

[chopper123]

day 6
9.00 -2 sea kelp --bowl muesli
11.00 ---------------chicken curry
2.00 ----------------bannana
5.30 -2 sea kelp --- x2 chicken breast

[chopper123]

day 7
right thats the first week done and think im managing ok
im not expecting no change yet but will see how i get on after a few weeks
today went on a cross country hike feet are killing 3 hours none stop walking
9.00 -2 sea kelp -------bowl muesli
12.00--------------------chicken pasta mayo
3.30 -2 sea kelp -------ham salad baquet
6.00- -------------------

[chopper123]

cooked roast chicken mixed in with savoury rice
is that an ok meal to have at 6 oclock at night for last meal
then say a bannana at 8