Not at all.. I was actually going to ask the same question. I've gained 19 lbs in two months. This is before I was formally dx'd and put on meds.

I am wheelchair bound (cerebral palsy) and I believe I am gaining weight because I am ALWAYS hungry because of being hyper and I am unable to exercise properly.

However, my plan is to see a nutritionist and come up with a plan. I'm really worried about gaining even more weight now that I'm on PTU.

I found it odd too that I'm overweight with Graves too. But, my endo told me it does happen in some cases.

It happens to about 15% of people with GD will be overweight or gain weight while hypER.

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i hate this up and down in weight I feel it is putting a strain on me mentally.

Bronwyn is starting to gain weight now too...:( I guess it is just a case of finding what foods work and spacing meals. getting Bron to excercise other than dancing is tricky.

My husband drives a truck and I don't get out because we mostly run from papermill to mill or GP paper plant. I set on the truck and get what exercise I can when he is not moving. But I'm not getting no where near enough. Tyhen when yo0u put in a 14 ho9ur day you are ready for bed. I find by bedtime which for us there is no set time frame can be tricky to. We have no children at home anymore and we found it is cheaper for us if I ride with him. My question is are there foods that I should totally avoid or eat more of.

Nope you're not the only one. I am part of that lucky 15% that gains weight. Before I was diagnosed in 2003 I gained 30lbs in a matter of months and I haven't been successful at taking it off and keeping it off... but then again, I don't [i]like[/i] to exercise either so with a full time job & commute that keeps me out of the home for 11 hours per day and a preschool daughter I'm often strapped for time. The first thing to go from my schedule is the exercise! ;o)

Hi Snippy:

Many of us with GD do have problems with certain foods. I kept a small notebook to record what I ate/drank and paid attention to which triggers got my heart rate up. These included:

Soy, excess peanuts, excess sugar, excess dairy, excess caffeine, Iodine, some seafoods but not Salmon and maybe sometimes Tuna, alcohol, Red #3 (contains Iodine), MSG, Aspartame, high Fructose Corn Syrup, etc.

What will affect me in the above may not necessarily affect you.

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what are your ertain symptoms when food affects you.

I have no ideas if foods bother me or not. I eat and go about my day. I don't take my HR or pay attention to every detail. That is way too consuming and will take over your life. Now that is not to say I don't care becasue I do but I think there is more to life than letting this take over.

I do believe that exercise is very important. Katiria can you contact a gym/PT/OT that can help with exercise or possibly pool therapy??

Hi Snippy:

My triggers are: Soy, High Fructose Corn Syrup (corn sugar), excess dairy, excess sugar, excess caffeine, MSG, Aspartame, Red #3, Iodine, many seafood, stress, etc.

I used a small notebook to record what I ate/drank in my early days with GD. Then I figured out what to avoid whatever got my heart rate up.

Everybody's triggers are different from one another.

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