I was diagnosed in January. By January I had gained A LOT of weight. Just like my dad did. Luckily I caught it early. My levels were only at about 3.84. Still close to the normal range, but what concerned my doctor was that my level had more than doubled since I was tested 2 years before. That's pretty bad. So of course, I gained weight. Fast.

I'm currently on Synthroid, but it doesn't help much. I sleep a little better when I'm on it and I don't gain weight, but that's about it. I'm still fatigued during the day. At least until I started the Atkins WOE. And now things are a lot better.

I'm ready to get rid of all that extra weight I gained!!