Quote Originally Posted by GLC1968 View Post
Triskeliongirl -

I have no experience with thyriod issues, but I do have some experience with moderate to lo carb diets and endurance sports.

My first thought upon reading your questions is that you should read The Paleo Diet for Athletes. The paleo expert for the book is Loren Cordain (who also wrote The Paleo Diet...also interesting but for different reasons)............
Good luck with it!
Wow, thanks! That is exactly the kind of advice I am looking for. I think its going to take an endocrinologist to maybe find out why my body doesn't tolerate carbs, but I feel so much better on this low carb diet that I know its the answer. While I have lost weight on low carb before, and felt generally good, I always got into trouble with endurance sports, so it will be great to get some guidance.

I had an amazing day. I have had barely any carbs since that nasty pasta attack yesterday, and already my body temp shot up to 98.5 which is quite high for me, and the brain fog has lifted and I feel just great, lots of energy, got lots of mental work done today, etc.

I am curious. Do you count both calories and carbs? The book I am reading says to not count calories, but gives a very restricted list of foods, especially for the first 3 days, but says to eat to satisfy hunger. Maybe its its cuz once you go into ketosis the ketones suppress apeptite and you'll naturally eat less, because of course calories have to count. How restrictive is the plan you follow (i.e. how many grams of carbs do you eat, do you eat fruit, beans, etc.?).