Hi,
I did not gain any weight after RAI. Not even when I was literally hypothyroid (which was twice). What I did was very simple — so I don’t know if works for everybody. I suspect that it doesn’t, actually, but for what it’s worth…..
New diet-type information suggests that by eating too little, our bodies respond by storing fat to “ward off starvation”. I had some experience with that pre-Graves: I was eating almost nothing and watched 15 pounds go on. I kept eating less, skipping meals, and still kept gaining weight. So, after RAI, I actually made myself eat more than I had been, by eating three meals a day, and usually an afternoon snack( a piece of fruit/orange, apple or something). I watched the portions very carefully, because the bottom line is that calories count. I made sure that a lot of what I ate was in the veggies/fresh fruit area of the diet charts. The vegetable dishes I didn’t limit much. I had normal salads, and normal-sized portions of vegetables with meals. I did however watch the meat portions, bread, etc. And I pretty much eliminated sugar sources of calories. Not completely, but mostly. I still had sugar in my coffee, and I still ate a few bites of desserts from time to time — but not much. I even went on a week-long cruise, ate SOME (but not all) of everything at those wonderful, gourmet meals, and did not gain weight. To make a long story short, I ate for my nutrition needs primarily, rather than for diet needs, but I did watch portions and kept a log to keep me honest.
One lady here apparently had some luck trying the new Zone diet concept, as well, but I don’t know anything about that one.
Wishing you luck,
Bobbi
