The results are in from following Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to determine metabolic function, and they indicate that I have hypothyroidism, a condition of low thyroid function that results in slower metabolism. I suspected as much, but I find it fascinating that doing the math from Dr. Sanford Siegal’s book substantiated the condition.
Using the worksheet and tables from Chapter 13 of Dr. Siegal’s book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?, I was able to calculate these results:
Day 1 weigh-in: 123.4 pounds
Day 29 weigh-in: 118.6 pounds
28-Day weight loss: 4.8 pounds
UCML (Uncorrected Caloric Maintenance Level): 1,625 calories per day
Total calories consumed during the 28 Days: 30,430
– 1,000 calories/day: -28,000
Extra calories to be figured in: 2,430
CCML (Corrected Caloric Maintenance Level figuring in 2,430 extra calories during the 28 days): 1,714 calories per day
Baseline Body Weight (from table on page 166): 117
Standard Caloric Maintenance Level (for Moderately Active Woman age 31-60): 2,086 calories per day
MFI or Metabolic Function Index (CCML ÷ SCML) = .82 = 82%
Here’s what Dr. Siegal has to say about this score (page 172): “I regard 90 percent as the borderline, and I would consider 90 percent as an indication of very mild hypothyroidism. As the MFI percentage falls lower, the likelihood of hypothyroidism becomes more certain. At 80 percent, I believe we have full-blown hypothyroidism….”
So, where do we go from here? Another “human guinea pig” experiment! I recently read Dr. David Brownstein’s intriguing book on iodine deficiency and the beneficial effect of iodine supplementation on the thyroid. I recently ordered the kit for the Iodine Load Test that Dr. Brownstein advocates, and I intend to perform the test within the next few days to find out if I am iodine deficient.
Tags: osteoporosis diet; metabolic rate; Dr. Sanford Siegal's 28-Day Diet
Day #28 weigh-in: 118.6, on this LAST DAY of the 28-day diet to determine metabolic rate, down .4 pound from yesterday. Walked 2.32 miles yesterday, according to my pedometer.
Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day of this 28-day diet, while maintaining the high nutrition and 80% alkaline/20% acid ratio of our OsteoDiet. At the end of the 28 days, we’ll determine our Metabolic Function Index, a measure of our metabolic rate, using the tables in Dr. Sanford Siegal’s book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?.
Here’s what on the menu today:
Breakfast:
137 1 cup Multigrain cereal
99 Almonds, 11
10 Almond milk
0 Water
N/A Supplements
Snack:
31 Carrot
160 Cocommune Bar
Lunch:
200 Cocoa Cherry Standard Bar
48 Leftover salad
Snack:
0 Water, 8 oz.
81 Apple
37 1/4 cup Multigrain cereal
0 Blueberry Tea + Vitality C powder
Supper:
133 Salmon, 4 oz. + 1 tsp Earth Balance Buttery Spread
59 1/2 sweet potato
67 Salad: lettuce, 8; tomato, 13; carrots 16; black olives, 20; green peppers, 10
35 Raspberry vinaigrette dressing, 1 tbsp
11 Broccoli, 1/4 cup
6 Summer squash, 1/4 cup
0 Water
Total Calories for the Day: 1114
Tomorrow we’ll do the math! I’ll determine my Metabolic Function Index, a measure of metabolic rate, using the tables in Dr. Sanford Siegal’s book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?. Should be interesting!
Tags: osteoporosis diet; metabolic rate; Dr. Sanford Siegal's 28-Day Diet
Day #27 weigh-in: 119.0, down .6 pound from yesterday. Basal temp: 97.17 degrees. Walked 3/4 mile, just a stroll around the block.
Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day of this 28-day diet, while maintaining the high nutrition and 80% alkaline/20% acid ratio of our OsteoDiet. At the end of the 28 days, we’ll determine our Metabolic Function Index, a measure of our metabolic rate, using the tables in Dr. Sanford Siegal’s book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?.
Here’s what on the menu today:
Breakfast:
75 1 egg
80 1 slice Ezekiel bread
33 1 tsp Earth Balance buttery spread
65 Greens Shake
0 Blueberry Tea + Vitality C powder
N/A Supplements
Lunch: Fruity Protein Shake
80 Soytein Protein Powder, vanilla
50 Strawberries, 8
99 Almonds, 11
0 Water, 8 oz.
50 Xymogen OptiFiber SCFA
Snacks:
56 Goldfish crackers, 22
0 Water
81 Apple
31 Carrot
200 Cocoa Cherry Standard Bar
Supper: Ensalada Cubana at Tomasita’s, a Cuban Bistro
16 Lettuce, 2 cups
26 Tomato
160 Avocado, 1/2
160 Chicken, 4 oz.
50 Olive Oil + Red Wine Vinegar
0 Water
Total Calories for the Day: 1312
See you tomorrow!
Tags: osteoporosis diet; metabolic rate; Dr. Sanford Siegal's 28-Day Diet
Day #26 weigh-in: 119.6, same as yesterday.
Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day of this 28-day diet, while maintaining the high nutrition and 80% alkaline/20% acid ratio of our OsteoDiet. At the end of the 28 days, we’ll determine our Metabolic Function Index, a measure of our metabolic rate, using the tables in Dr. Sanford Siegal’s book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?.
Here’s what on the menu today:
Breakfast:
136 1 cup Multigrain Oatbran cereal
99 Almonds, 11
15 1/4 cup almond milk
0 Wate
N/A Supplements
Snack:
31 Carrot
81 Apple
200 Cocoa Cherry Standard Bar
Lunch:
120 Can of albacore tuna fish
50 Applesauce
0 Raspberry Tea + Vitality C power
Snack:
160 Cocommune Bar
Supper:
182 4 oz. ribeye steak
26 Tomato
19 Cucumber, 1/2
50 Sunflower seeds, 1 tbsp.
50 Shredded carrots
Total Calories for the Day: 1067
See you tomorrow!
Tags: osteoporosis diet; metabolic rate; Dr. Sanford Siegal's 28-Day Diet
Day #25 weigh-in: 119.6, down .6 pound from yesterday, which surprised me. I went over the daily goal by more than 250 calories. I did do an hour of weight training, though. Maybe that helped. Basal temperature this morning: 97.2 degrees.
Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day of this 28-day diet, while maintaining the high nutrition and 80% alkaline/20% acid ratio of our OsteoDiet. At the end of the 28 days, we’ll determine our Metabolic Function Index, a measure of our metabolic rate, using the tables in Dr. Sanford Siegal’s book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?.
Here’s what on the menu today:
Breakfast:
136 1 cup Multigrain Oatbran cereal
99 Almonds, 11
15 1/4 cup almond milk
16 Raisins
0 Raspberry Tea + Vitality C powder
N/A Supplements
Snack:
0 Water
37 Peach
Lunch:
200 Cocoa Cherry Standard Bar
31 Carrot
0 Water
Snack:
81 Apple
99 Almonds, 11
160 Cocommune Bar
3 Celery, 1/2 stalk
Supper:
319 Chicken, Veggies, and Pasta (leftover from last night)
37 Peach
0 Raspberry tea + Vitality C powder
N/A Supplements
Total Calories for the Day: 1228
See you tomorrow!
Tags: osteoporosis diet; metabolic rate; Dr. Sanford Siegal's 28-Day Diet
Day #24 weigh-in: 120.2, same as yesterday. Basal temperature this morning: 96.86 degrees. Jogged 1.2 miles yesterday.
Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day of this 28-day diet, while maintaining the high nutrition and 80% alkaline/20% acid ratio of our OsteoDiet. At the end of the 28 days, we’ll determine our Metabolic Function Index, a measure of our metabolic rate, using the tables in Dr. Sanford Siegal’s book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?.
Here’s what on the menu today:
Breakfast:
136 1 cup Multigrain Oatbran cereal
99 Almonds, 11
15 1/4 cup almond milk
16 Raisins
0 Raspberry Tea + Vitality C powder
N/A Supplements
Snack:
0 Water
37 Peach
200 Cocoa Cherry Standard Bar
Lunch:
155 Turkey burger (leftover)
26 Tomato
Snack:
81 Apple
Supper:
99 Almonds, 11
120 Chicken, 3 oz.
11 Broccoli, 1/4 cup
31 Carrot
25 Parmesan cheese, 2 tsp.
26 Quinoa Pasta, 1/2 cup
118 Sweet potato
66 Earth Balance buttery spread, 2 tsp.
0 Raspberry tea + Vitality C powder
N/A Supplements
Total Calories for the Day: 1256
See you tomorrow!
Tags: osteoporosis diet; metabolic rate; Dr. Siegal's 28-Day Diet
Day #23 weigh-in: 120.2, down .2 pound from yesterday. Walked 1.2 miles yesterday.
Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day of this 28-day diet, while maintaining the high nutrition and 80% alkaline/20% acid ratio of our OsteoDiet. At the end of the 28 days, we’ll determine our Metabolic Function Index, a measure of our metabolic rate, using the tables in Dr. Sanford Siegal’s book, Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat?.
Here’s what on the menu today:
Breakfast:
68 1/2 cup Multigrain Oatbran cereal
99 Almonds, 11
15 Almond milk, 1/4 cup (original flavor)
16 Raisins, 12
0 Raspberry tea + Vitality C powder
N/A Supplements
Snack:
0 Water
81 Apple
200 Cocoa Cherry Standard Bar
Lunch:
179 Mediterranean Salad (1 cup Romaine lettuce, 1/2 can tuna, 50; tomato, 26; olives, 20; onion slices, 10; celery, 6; garlic, 4; matchstick carrots, 10; basil, 0; 1 tbsp. balsamic vinaigrette dressing, 45)
0 Water
Snack:
75 Fruit Salad (watermelon, 15; strawberries, 25; pineapple, 35)
50 Coffee with Coffeemate
Supper:
160 Cocommune Bar from Designs for Health (Coconut Filled Immune System Support Bar)
0 Raspberry Tea + Vitality C powder
N/A Supplements
Total Calories for the Day: 1011
See you tomorrow!
Tags: osteoporosis diet; metabolic rate; Dr. Sanford Siegal's 28-Day Diet
