I lost 42 pounds with Graves' disease.

Some of that weight came off before diagnosis. At the time, I thought it was just because I was dieting and exercising to lose weight.

The tricky part is figuring out when the disease actually started. When did my body go from normal to having a real problem?

Our bodies don’t suddenly change the moment a doctor diagnoses something. The problem usually starts earlier—we just don’t notice it right away.