Full Transcript Longstanding Thyroid Symptoms and Health Struggles 0:00 I'm Harry Bailey. 0:01 Prior to meeting with Dr. 0:03 Duffy and her team, I had a lot of health issues. 0:08 A lot the issues that I've had, pointed towards my thyroid. 0:14 I have been dealing with thyroid issues for a good 19 years and you know from just having hair loss, brittle nails, brain fog, 0:33 GI issues, just the gamut. 0:38 And I had gotten to the point where I wasn't sleeping at night and I knew that I needed a change. 0:46 So I found Dr. 0:47 Duffy and her team on Facebook. 0:50 They were doing a webinar And I thought, you know, what does it hurt to sit and watch this webinar? 0:56 And as she walked through all of the side effects and issues and how they could help, I was checking them off, like everyone that she said. 1:05 I'm like, i have that, oh my gosh, that as well. 1:09 And so we had the ability to sign up and talk to them and there was no pressure, which I liked. 1:15 No one reached out to me. 1:16 It was up to you as an individual to reach out them. 1:20 So it probably took me a day or two and I finally thought, you know, what's it going to hurt? 1:25 So I did and had a great conversation and again no pressure to sign up or to do anything other than asking hey you know the first step we could do is some 1:38 blood work and from that bloodwork at least you'll know you maybe it's more than thyroid maybe its something different that you haven't thought of.
Finding Dr. Duffy Through a Webinar 1:48 I thought, I'll go ahead and do that. 1:50 So I did the blood work and we had a meeting for two hours. 1:55 And I've never sat with a doctor or any professional, healthcare professional for 2 hours to walk through anything. 2:02 It was really nice to see them take the time and be so caring and want to help you. 2:10 to walk through, not just to show what that blood work results were, but also to take the time and explain also what was going on. 2:21 And when I looked at the full gamut of everything that was taken and that we were walking through. 2:27 The first thing that came to my head is, oh my gosh, how am I even getting out of bed and functioning in the morning? 2:32 Because I've come to realize that it was much more than my thyroid. 2:37 I had a leaky gut. 2:38 My cholesterol was not optimal.I had issues with my cortisol levels. 2:45 There was a lot going on. 2:47 So again, no pressure. 2:48 They walked through their program and I talked to my husband that night and said, you know, now's the time to do it. 2:54 If I don't do, I'm probably never going to it and then I met the age, 58, where I need to really take a handle or, as I continue aging, 3:06 things will go downhill, so I ended up signing up with them and they have been a godsend, truthfully.
Bloodwork Review and Discovering Deeper Issues 3:15 I know who I am personally. 3:17 I can follow a program, but having the structure, having accountability, the professionals behind you, explaining why you're doing what you are doing and 3:31 the need to be taking the supplements that they provide or eating the foods that are on your list as approved foods as opposed to the food that is toxic 3:42 to your body, that was also helpful. 3:45 And on top of that, not only them guiding through the program, but also having modules and videos sent to you. 3:54 So you had coursework that you have to do as well. 3:57 And being able to talk to them on a weekly basis. 4:02 or if I had a question to easily be able to text them or to email them and someone either was back within the hour or no longer than the day with answers 4:14 to my questions or even a phone call like, hey, it would be better if we even talked about this. 4:19 So they weren't only You know, looking out for my health, they are also friends. 4:29 I guess at this point now, it's been nine months. 4:31 For me, I consider them friends, and they know everything about me. 4:36 They know about my personal life.They know my struggles. 4:39 And again, wasn't only just the physical aspect. 4:44 It's the mental aspect as well. 4:45 So having a wellness coach is a wonderful thing because you get past the health and into other areas of your life that you know you realizing that oh my 4:56 gosh yes I can definitely learn to improve in those areas as well.
Joining the Program and Building Accountability 5:00 When I first started the program even before I started the pulling back on some of the foods that ended up being on my red list that I shouldn't be eating. 5:12 I knew I was going to die then like a 100% that's just who I am and so even days before we were to start I had started so started pullingback a lot of 5:23 those breads, you know the sugars, the things that might take a little bit more time for me to get used to not having. 5:30 And so right from the beginning I stayed the course and did everything that they asked me to do and took everything, that was provided to me, 5:40 to take. 5:41 And also, you know, really taking that time to understand my body and know what's changing or what wasn't changing, and then to question that. 5:51 I'm like, hey, I don't think this is working. 5:53 Is there something else we can do? 5:54 So from all of that, through the nine months that I've been on the program, Great sleep. 6:03 Oh my gosh. 6:04 I have been one to wake up in the middle of the night, if not two, three, four times a night and just have anxiety when I wake and could not fall back 6:14 to sleep, I am now sleeping through the if I woke up once, it's okay. 6:19 have a calmness about me and I'm able to fallback to a lot easier than I used to. 6:25 my gut issues. 6:27 I was bloated or had cramps and pains, you know, from the foods that I I am still following the program, I have not introduced sugar back in because I 6:47 don't have those cravings anymore. 6:49 I haven't introduced bread or gluten back because again, having thyroid issues and Hashimoto's, you know, one of the things I need to stay away from is
Sleep, Gut Health, and Lifestyle Changes 6:58 that gluten, so I'm not missing any of that, and I've not been seeing those, the sweets, any that stuff. 7:03 So I think a lot of it was a mindset. 7:10 adjustment as well and knowing that it all starts in your brain and letting you know that, hey, I'm only going to eat when I really need to. 7:19 I found myself trying to keep up with my husband and my son. 7:23 If they ate, then I ate. 7:25 And if they wanted dessert, so did I. 7:29 It really took me a moment to realize that everyone's different and I could not do that. 7:34 But I didn't want to do it because I always felt horrible afterwards. 7:38 My skin feels a lot better. 7:41 It's a much clearer, not as much dryness going on my hair. 7:46 And probably the biggest side effect for me or that added bonus is my weight loss. 7:52 So altogether, I've lost 86 pounds on the program. 7:56 That in itself is just amazing because I have such energy and focus, again, I used to get very tired around three-ish in the afternoon. 8:10 Again, I always just contributed it to my thyroid, not thinking, you know, there's a bigger picture. 8:15 You have more than just your thyroid in your body, so all of that and walking up my stairs, my joints always ached, and my knees hurt, 8:26 none of them. 8:26 I'm running up the stairs now. 8:28 My back doesn't hurt. 8:29 And I just don't have those aches and pains that I use to. 8:33 So, yes, the program has been eye-opening for me, and I don't know that I would have chosen anyone else besides Dr.
Weight Loss, Energy, and Lasting Results 8:42 Duffy and her team. 8:44 Again, like I said before, they've become friends. 8:46 They know everything about me. 8:47 We get on calls and talk about every little thing from, you know, what's happening at work to what my son is doing out at college. 8:54 So it's that's been a bonus. 8:57 When I walked into the program, I wanted to fix my health, you know, and if the weight loss came, then that was a positive side effect of fixing internally 9:08 my healthy and how I was feeling about myself. 9:11 And the wheat started to come off early, like right away it started come on. 9:16 So they kept asking me, well, what's your goal weight? 9:18 And so I'm like, no, when I throw the number out, and then I would hit that goal weight. 9:24 And they're like, well, what's your next goal weigh? 9:27 And so then, I thought, okay, i'm sure my body's going to stop at some point, you know, and I was told, yes, your body does, 9:37 find that point where it's stable and it'll stop. 9:42 But what I think I had and what they explained to me as well is there was a lot of inflammation going on. 9:47 There was lot inflammation inside my body and that's what a of the weight was that I lost. 9:52 So, yeah, I'm just so excited. 9:56 I am excited for when the spring and the summer come to actually wear a pair of shorts because I can't tell you the last time I've worn a short and have 10:05 felt comfortable out. 10:11 lower sizes to, you know, bigger sizes and have kept clothing thinking I'm gonna fit back in this, and I was able to pull that clothing back out. 10:21 I am able now pull it out and put it on and be like, oh my gosh, it's actually loose now. 10:26 So that's really an exciting feeling.
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