Health answers, and job hunting

I have been having tests done since last year to determine the cause of my everlasting tiredness. I have finally got some answers, I had some blood tests in late January, and had to wait until last Friday for the results. I phoned up the doctor's surgery on Friday and was told that the results were all normal, so I asked for an appointmnet, which I had on Monday. It turns out that I have some autoimmune disease which attacks my thyroid gland, and as a result I have developed hypothyroidism. This explains why I have put on so much weight recently, and also why I am so tired, and lethargic, all of the time. Alot of people say that I have not put on much weight, but I believe that this is due to my healthy diet and physical job. I have put on around 13kgs, since I was last happy with my weight, and being short, this has made me a bit bulky. I am a bit of a health freak, and I like to be an athletic and healthy shape. I know that hypothyroidism causes weight gain, through a dibillitated metabolism. I have researched metabolism boosting diets, that may help me to regain some control of my weight. I came across some interesting facts, I didn't know for example that some foods can infact cause your thyroid gland to swell and eventually become ineffective. As I have no horomone treatment at the moment, I have decided to attempt to cut these foods for my diet in order to see if any difference is made. The foods that apparently cause swelling of the thyroid gland are; Broccoli, Peanuts, Strawberries, Soya, and Spinach. These are all foods I love! I will post further blogs on my progress and any further dietry changes that I am going to make. Obviously this diet change is only a trial and I will probably start to re-introduce these foods into my diet once I am on effective horomone treatment, or when my hormones have balanced naturally. I am a bit put off that I haven't acctually been told an awful lot by my GP, I was only told to return in 6 months for a blood test, which is a bit of a pain. I just want to get this fatigue sorted, and get on with my life.

I have also been applying for endless jobs, so I can actually live with my husband once again. I went to my first interview the other day, I didn't get that job, but at least it was experience. Hopefully I will find a job soon, as I am going slightly insane here!

That's all I have for now, so I am going to start working on my French course.

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