This time around, I’ve added a shirt to the mix, so I can tell if I’m losing elsewhere.

I’ve chosen a pair of size 24 jeans that I used to wear quite a bit.  The last pair of jeans were also a size 24, but these fit tighter.  They won’t come up all the way in the crotch, I barely got them zipped, and they sit plumber-low on my posterior.  The rear view to others wouldn’t be pretty.

The shirt is a 2X cotton button shirt.  I can button it fine, but it has a bit of gaping in the bust, the upper sleeves are tight but not uncomfortably so, and it seems like it’s short because the shirt doesn’t fit well.  It’s another style of shirt I’ve worn quite a bit in the past, so I know how it should be fitting.

Also, this past week, I had a medication addition.  I believe I’ve written, before, that I’m under treatment for hypothyroid.  I’ve been taking synthroid for a couple of years, now, but it doesn’t seem like it’s made much of a difference in how I feel or function.  I had blood work done a couple of weeks ago, and while my TSH number was decent, my FT4 and FT3 numbers were on the extreme ends of the diagnostic range, suggesting that I under-convert T3.  T3 is the active hormone that helps set metabolism.  As of this last week, I’ve added T3 to my medications, with review in 6 weeks.

Having an optimal T3 number should help me feel more energetic, focused, and relieve signs of depression.  It may or may not assist in weight loss, but right now, my goal is to feel better.  I’ll be including any differences I see over the weeks to come, because hypothyroid is absolutely a concern for anyone trying to lose weight and be healthy.