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THE MENTAL STATE OF LOSING CONTROL OF YOUR BODY. One thing I’ve learnt is how much I took my body for granted. I was fit & looked great, yet I would pick myself to pieces perpetually! I want to make it VERY clear that this isn’t about weight or size, it’s about health & happiness. But let me tell you, everything that was going on was neither of those things we should strive for. I’ve had so many lovely people tell me about their stories, many experiencing the same uncontrollable weight gain that comes with treating Graves’. For me, it’s the hardest part & takes the biggest toll mentally. In short, the way to medically treat Graves’ is to stop your thyroid working. Thyroid controls vital bodily functions like body temperature, heart rate & yep, you guessed it - metabolism. Imagine all of a sudden having a shitty metabolism. Each day it would be a game of ‘which item of clothing isn’t going to fit today?!’. I’d get to work & sob. I was killing myself in the gym, counting every last calorie & still gaining weight! felt detached from who I was. I’d guilt trip myself for being so depressed about it when there are people fighting famine & for their lives. It was miserable. My anxiety was at an all time high & the worst part was that some people in my circle would tell me ‘well it’s calories in v calories out, simple as that. It’s not possible to be gaining weight if you’re doing what you’re doing.’ 😒 I was flooded with memories of girls from school saying I was a beached whale after getting chubby in uni (true story - aren’t people mean?!) So what’s actually helped right now? I’m seeing an Endocrinologist but at the same time exploring other options to help my body heal. I’ve been eating paleo for 3 weeks and am feeling better than I have in over a year whilst finally shifting some of the inflammation. I am exercising because I love it & it makes me feel amazing - not to lose weight. Meditation has also been key to FEELING good. I highly recommend practising mindfulness before bed or when anxiety takes hold. I’m sharing these anecdotes because if I can give just a few people hope then my job is done! #aip #paleo #gravesdisease #graves #autoimmunedisease

Grateful to be in the gym exercising, to be feeling good enough to even post this photo... Once upon a time, I used to run 15kms on the weekend for fun. I was super fit, and loved pushing my body to its limit. Then, last year, things started to go downhill. At the time, I didn’t think about it too much, I thought I was simply losing fitness. I was at a point where 500metres would leave me gasping for breath. Little did I know that my body was battling an autoimmune disease. Towards the end of 2018 I was like the walking dead. By Christmas, I could barely get through 8 hours of being awake, couldn’t bare social occasions and was pretty much surviving. I had crippling physical anxiety, which would leave me exhausted and in pain at the days end. My tolerance to heat was non-existent and (at the time I thought it was ‘Sydney humidity’) I would have to pack spare clothes wherever I went, knowing my clothes would get soaked with sweat 😥 Each morning, when I would finally drag myself out of bed, my entire body would ache to the point where I couldn’t walk in the mornings as my feet were so sore. Finally, when my resting heart rate was over 115BPM, I finally took myself to the doctor and demanded full bloods and an ECG (the Doctor told me it was just anxiety 🙄). A few days later (after months of hell), I finally started to get answers. My thyroid was in overdrive, sending my body into turmoil. The medication I’m on is nasty stuff and comes with weight gain (that’s a WHOLEEE other post in itself), hair loss and other side effects. So this brings me to now. Months of battling mentally with the changes in my body, I am finally starting to feel myself and feeling good whilst exercising again. I have found solace in practising mindfulness and gratitude and being kind to my body. My gratitude journal has shifted my mentality more than I could ever imagine. I am now back to a point where I can do HIIT again (which honestly makes me so, so happy), but I listen to my body. Things will take time to heal, however being grateful for all the good things, and being kind to myself has been one of the biggest lessons so far... 💛 #autoimmunedisease #gravesdisease #graves #aip

It’s pretty fun making your own @magnum creation! Unfortunately I am not eating dairy at the moment so I didn’t get to taste these but @instahbam and @sophie_tate can assure you they were incredible! Get down to the #MAGNUMSYD stand in Westfield Pitt Street to make yours 💕 #Sydney #magnumsydney #magnum #makeyourownmagnum #icecream #icecreamsydney #pittstreetmall

We enjoyed an amazing experience at @ginlanesydney (tucked away in Sydney’s famous Spice Alley) tasting some of their new menu items including this ‘Game of Thrones’ cocktail ✨ It was a great way to say goodbye to alcohol for the next 30 days! #ginlane #spicealleysydney #spicealley #cocktails #aipdiet #30daysnoalcohol #sydney #sydneydrinks

Thank you for helping my hair @hairbyjaxx through this crappy time 💕 My hair is not having a good time at the moment, being on nasty medication that causes terrible hair breakage and damage. Instead of going hardcore blonde, we are just going easy on the bleach at the moment and blending with my natural root colour. #blondebalayage #blondehair #hairbyjax #hairsydney #sydney #sydneyhairdresser #bondihair #bondihairdresser #gravesdisease #autoimmunedisease #autoimmunedisorder #thyroidhealth #thyroidproblems #selfie

La Vie En Rose 💕 So nice to catch up with some of my Melbourne friends this weekend at @pinktherestaurant 〰️ #melbourne #pinkrestaurant #pink #lavieenrose #melbournefood #sundayfunday #happysunday #sunday #weekend

READ CAPTION 👇🏽👇🏽 Scroll past if you don’t care to read 🙂 Recently, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease (Graves’ disease - will explain more about this in another post) and whilst it is absolutely not life threatening if treated, it’s definitely affected most aspects of my life. Evidently, I’ve been pretty MIA on Instagram over the past few months because I’ve been struggling to adjust to changes and focus on my health. I wanted to get back on here, but only if I could be 100% authentic and open. Anyone out there struggling with an autoimmune or a hormone related disease, will know that sometimes, it’s really fucking shit. Your friends and family will find it hard to relate to what you’re going through, and some days frustration takes over and it feels like you’ll never feel yourself again. I am an extremely fortunate person, and my life is wonderful and safe and happy and I am SO mindful not to over complain about what I’m struggling with - but sometimes you’ve just gotta let it out! Reminding myself to keep things in perspective is something I have to do most days. Life will always throw us challenges; the important part is how you choose to tackle those challenges and the frame of mind you choose to be in (as hard as that is!). One of the most frustrating things for me is that there’s not a lot of solid research or information on hormonal diseases. And most of the information available is completely contradictory and there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to the solution! So, rather than avoiding social media because I don’t feel myself (and quite frankly, I haven’t known what to post without the fear that it’s not what my followers signed up for), I want to share my experience and hopefully some of you out there will find it helpful or relatable. So here I go, about to start sharing some real life shit. It’s going to be different, but at least it’s genuine ☺️ #gravesdisease #thyroidproblems #autoimmunedisease #thyroiddisease #hormones #hormonessuck #thyroidhealth #gravesdiseasesucks #healthy #happy #sydney #australia #healthscience

@chargrillcharlies and red wine to top off a great day 🍷 The only thing that would make this night more perfect is if Collingwood were playing. #chargrillcharlies #chicken #redwine #friends #saturdaynight #feast #fightmnd #bigfreeze

What would I do without @hairbyjaxx to keep me blonde 💁🏼‍♀️ Not to mention an absolute gem of a person 💕 #bondihair #bondi #blondehair #blonde #blondebalayage #hair #hairbyjaxx #sydneyhair #sydney #sydneyhairdressers #selfie #ootd

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