If you have Hashimoto disease, you should be working with a provider familiar with GLP-1 medications and autoimmune thyroid conditions and monitoring your thyroid levels throughout treatment
Here is how that plays out across three different scenarios: Minimally Active, Significant Weight to Lose Current weight: 280 pounds Goal weight: 200 pounds 200 x 0.7 = 140 grams of protein per day Moderately Active, Some Weight to Lose Current weight: 200 pounds Goal weight: 170 pounds 170 x 0.8 = 136 grams of protein per day Actively Strength Training, Significant Weight to Lose Current weight: 250 pounds Goal weight: 190 pounds 190 x 1.0 = 190 grams of protein per day The more consistently you are strength training, the higher your protein target should be within that range
Cardiovasc Diabetol 17:153 Chilton R, Tikkanen I, Cannon CP et al (2015) Effects of empagliflozin on blood pressure and markers of arterial stiffness and vascular resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes
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Keep a cycle and symptoms journal for three months Track your menstrual cycle and note any troubling symptoms to see if a pattern emerges
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