Mary J. Shomon - The Thyroid Diet Revolution: Manage Your Master Gland of Metabolism for Lasting Weight Loss

For my precious children,
who are my joy and inspiration through thick and thin

Think with your whole body.

T AISEN D ESHIMARU

Nothing else has worked in the past and I was more than a little skeptical that anything would work at this point. I have already lost about fourteen pounds in less than two months! It is amazing. I feel wonderful.... I almost dont feel like Im doing anything that deprives me at all. Thank you, thank you, thank you, a million times. Thank you.

Carrie R.

The Thyroid Diet certainly was worth the weight! Exactly nine weeks ago today I weighed in at 144 pounds. Today I weighed in at 121! Those twenty-three pounds have been with me for almost ten years and nothing was moving them. I had tried Atkins and after some weight loss I would stall on the scale, as soon as I ate again I would gain all the weight back and then some. I loved the diet plans and modified them to my benefit. I watched calories and found out carbs are my worst enemy. I eat healthy food and feel great. I just want to say thank you.

Linda W.

Mary Shomon has outdone herself again. In her easy-to-understand book [she] covers the details of how we digest our food, and the many herbs and minerals that can help thyroid disease sufferers lose weight, and what is just a waste of time or potentially dangerous. She doesnt just focus on hypothyroid patients, she discusses the whole spectrum of thyroid diseases, including thyroid cancer patients. There are also many valuable resources listed in the back of her book as well. Dont pass this book upif you are suffering from thyroid disease and cannot seem to lose weight, this book will definitely give you hope and insight as to why.

Lea T.

I cannot believe that I have lived for three years without a thyroid, have been on a yo-yo medicine regimen, and am just now finding Mary! My doctor told me to just accept that I would never feel normal again! Now I know it doesnt have to be that way!

Cathy S.

I have taken Mary Shomons suggestions on supplements and diet, and I have been impressed with her knowledge of what works and what doesnt. Mary, you are my hero! Thanks for saving so many of us from the pitfalls of trial and error in dealing with metabolism, diet, supplements, and prescriptions!

Shari D.

I had just been to one of my doctors and went on the scale, and it was just so depressing that no matter how hard I tried I couldnt get the weight off, even walking every day. Then I started the Thyroid Diet. When I went to my endocrinologist I had to get on the scales again. I had been on the diet for three weeks and I wasnt really expecting much. I was so surprised and happy to find out I had lost seventeen pounds. What really made me happy is that I dont feel hungry.

Jackie B.

I have lost almost eighty-five pounds, found a new doctor who cares, and recommended The Thyroid Diet and Mary Shomons website. Because of the information, I am now eighty-five pounds lighter, in less than one year!

Kathleen J.

I want to thank Mary Shomon for helping educate myself and others about thyroid disorders. Her frank, patient-centered manner has made me feel far more empowered and will allow me to start asking the right questions. I applaud Mary for turning the source of her pain into a blessing for others.

Kelly Y.

I was about 140 for my life until I started to gain weight due to an undermedicated thyroid. I quickly went from 160 to 180 to 220 pounds. By following The Thyroid Diet , exercise, knowledge, and correct medicine, I am now maintaining my current weight of 135 pounds. I lost too many years of my life to being uninformed and passive about my thyroid condition. Now I am walking proof that you can live and be happy even with a thyroid condition!

Elissa C.

I used The Thyroid Diet to figure out how much I really should be eating and adjusted accordingly. Quite a scary feat for a gal who had gained steadily for four and a half years, despite constant exercise and diet, before being diagnosed as hypothyroid. I also use some supplements Mary recommended. I found an endocrinologist I love from Marys Thyroid Top Doctors siteand after reading her research, I decided to switch medications (with my doctors approval), and have never felt better. And so far I have dropped two dress sizes!

Natalie A.

I have had a hard several years trying to find ways to lower my weight, as nothing I tried seemed to work. With The Thyroid Diet , I was able to lose more than twenty-five pounds and am near a weight I am happy with. Its great to get help from someone who knows what Im talking about.

Sabrina P.

I really need to thank Mary Shomon for all of the useful information that has empowered me not to accept anything less than the best medical care. I have lost thirty pounds in about two years and feel fabulous. I am healthier and slimmer now at twenty-nine, than I was at my high school graduation. Thank you, Mary. What would my life be like without Marys contribution to thyroid disease?

Rita H.

I ordered The Thyroid Diet a couple months ago and I would just like to say thank you. They gave me radioactive iodine, and then I quit smoking and gained weight. My doctor said no diet would help me. I have tried all the wrong things until I tried your book. I want to thank you for giving me hope and I feel so good about myself again. I have lost nineteen pounds in seventy-five days and dropped a few sizes already, and I have Mary to thank.

Juanita S.

After dealing with hypothyroidism my entire life (diagnosed when I was about eighteen years old), I finally came across Marys website and subsequently bought her book The Thyroid Diet . I literally thought myself crazy at times not understanding how slow my slow metabolism could be! So finding other people who share my frustration, and someone who is an advocate for thyroid patients, literally brought tears to my eyes.

Lauren W.

I started following Marys diet in July, when I was about 146 poundsthe highest Ive been since getting serious about exercise a few years ago. Today when I weighed myself I was at 124, about what I weighed twenty years ago when I was in grad schooland what I never expected to weigh again! Its been satisfying and really amazingly easy to give up my addiction to bread and pretzels, and I plan to keep following the plan for good.

Anne M.

I feel like Mary Shomon is the only person who understands what Im going through. I am a fitness instructor/personal trainer. Ive been in the fitness industry for more than twenty-two years. For two years, doctors told me that my symptoms were due to depression over my mothers death, and the birth of a new baby, but I knew they were wrong and something was wrong with me. Over a few months, I gained twelve pounds, and I am someone who pays close attention to my nutrition, teaches group exercises classes every day of the week, strength training classes several times a week, and in addition to teaching, I also run three to five miles several times a week. Finally I was diagnosed with thyroid disease. Last week I picked up your book and read itand found your advice helpful. Im already down a few pounds. I feel like the weight should be melting off faster but Im grateful that it is coming off.

Gina K.

I have just finished reading The Thyroid Diet and I am glad that I decided to read it. Not only did I come away from it with some great suggestions to make living with the condition easier, but it has also helped me realize that I am not alone in thissomething I have felt since I was first diagnosed. I did not get more than four chapters into the book before I started crying. It was at this point that Marys story, and the stories of several other women, resonated so deeply with me: from symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and continual struggles. Breaking through the solitude I felt up until this point has given me new hope to improve my body and life.