Reakky need more food ideas on this Diet!!!! please help.

[wannagirl21]

Hey ladies, so I did my fisrst attempt this month and I'm in 2ww and it is torture and if I didn't conceive this month and have to do round 2 I need more food and meal ideas I am running out, or just when I thinkit's okay to eat something it's really not. Lots of help and advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and big hugs to you all.:heart:

[sunnygirl]

I'm in the same boat!! Would love to swap ideas with you. I've been having cooked vegetables from the unlimited list (cauliflower, zucchini, leeks and green apple with a tablespoon of low fat cottage cheese and miracle noodles for one meal and mixed stir fried veges with some cooked green apple and thyme for another meal. I have been thnking of inventing some type of soup (with no salt - tough one). Perhaps puréeing cauliflower with leeks (with a dash of LF quark) and making a cream of cauliflower soup. What have been your favourite recipes?

[wannagirl21]

Hi, and that sounds good and that's almost the same is what I do the stir fry thing with all the veddies over rice, Mini bagels with hummus or one egg white on it, toast, pasta salad, portebello mushroom ravioli's with white sauce, applesauce, veggie sandwhiches from subway, soups lieke cheddar broccoli but only had it once, sometimes grilled cheese sandwhiches but not much. Veggie burritos. that's about it I just need more ideas lol.... it's getting a little harder cuz I have benn mostly veggie the last two months but this is first month being hard core with limiting everything.

[atomic sagebrush]

if it is torture, you're not doing it right!! it is meant to be easy to follow.

I hope some people share meal ideas, there is a lot of diet stuff in the dream member section.

[atomic sagebrush]

I'm in the same boat!! Would love to swap ideas with you. I've been having cooked vegetables from the unlimited list (cauliflower, zucchini, leeks and green apple with a tablespoon of low fat cottage cheese and miracle noodles for one meal and mixed stir fried veges with some cooked green apple and thyme for another meal. I have been thnking of inventing some type of soup (with no salt - tough one). Perhaps puréeing cauliflower with leeks (with a dash of LF quark) and making a cream of cauliflower soup. What have been your favourite recipes?
how many calories and also fat/protein have you been having???

does not look like nearly enough food to me

you need some salt for your health, do not attempt to cut it out completely.

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi, and that sounds good and that's almost the same is what I do the stir fry thing with all the veddies over rice, Mini bagels with hummus or one egg white on it, toast, pasta salad, portebello mushroom ravioli's with white sauce, applesauce, veggie sandwhiches from subway, soups lieke cheddar broccoli but only had it once, sometimes grilled cheese sandwhiches but not much. Veggie burritos. that's about it I just need more ideas lol.... it's getting a little harder cuz I have benn mostly veggie the last two months but this is first month being hard core with limiting everything.

how are your totals for the day??

[wannagirl21]

I'm averaging at east 1200 if not some day's almost 15oo cals, everyday is different and depends on what I eat for lunch or dinner if I didn't over do it with one of them.

[wannagirl21]

if it is torture, you're not doing it right!! it is meant to be easy to follow.

I hope some people share meal ideas, there is a lot of diet stuff in the dream member section.

And it's really not torture I just need new ideas cuz I don't want to think it's okay to eaat alot of something thats not okay, like pesto. lol..... It's just to prepare meals with out meat so it's a little challenging to change the way you completley eat on purpose rather then on accident.

[atomic sagebrush]

I'm averaging at east 1200 if not some day's almost 15oo cals, everyday is different and depends on what I eat for lunch or dinner if I didn't over do it with one of them.

are you getting enough potassium and protein and fat??

[wannagirl21]

ya I am I get it in my yogurt, a little banana, and even in applesauce. Protein is my egg whites, some beans, etc.. and fat a little cheese, aliitle avacado but not overboard or anything and I use creamer in my coffee that has a little fat. Just some examples for you I eat other things not just that don't worry. I just need more new ideas do you have any suggestion? plus I'm in 2ww right now and if I am prego I should get a postitive by friday. And I have alittle junk food like donuts mini only couple though and I did try pop tarts, and I have done a little ice cream and some mac and cheese etc.

[sunnygirl]

I found some meal ideas on this link:
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/ttc-girl-best-practices/1396-recipes-meal-suggestions-ttc-pink.html

I'm so glad that I finally found it!

[sunnygirl]

Hi Atomic, I can't seem to find the dream member's section. Could you please tell me how I find the link? Thanks

[atomic sagebrush]

The dream member section is the paid members section so it does not show up otherwise.

[Tree]

And it's really not torture I just need new ideas cuz I don't want to think it's okay to eaat alot of something thats not okay, like pesto. lol..... It's just to prepare meals with out meat so it's a little challenging to change the way you completley eat on purpose rather then on accident.

Is pesto not ok?

[wannagirl21]

Is pesto not ok?

hahaha I know right that's what I said and I asked it's okay but only in moderation and mayber even better if you make your own homemade.

[Tree]

hahaha I know right that's what I said and I asked it's okay but only in moderation and mayber even better if you make your own homemade.

Ok thank you! It's amazing, I think I've cracked it and then I find I'm eating something that's actually not ideal. I'm bf-ing so can't be so low on calories so am trying to at least eat recommended foods!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Is pesto not ok?

All foods are allowed on LE Diet, it's just that some are better than others. Pesto, due to the healthy olive oil, nuts, and garlic in the sauce, is not your best bet.

[atomic sagebrush]

hahaha I know right that's what I said and I asked it's okay but only in moderation and mayber even better if you make your own homemade.

If you make pesto yourself, you can eliminate nuts and garlic all together and use margarine or butter or canola or corn oil rather than olive oil.

[weeziewoozles]

Not that I know yet if my sway was successful but on the LE diet I made loads of things like veggie chili, tagine, stew, stir fry etc and had a big portion of rice to make sure my calories were above 1500 a day. For lunch I would have things like crackers, crispbreads or bread with low fat cheese spread and salad etc. Sometimes I had a few no-salt crisps dipped in hummus but had to adjust my fat for dinner. I just sort of thought about the usual things I cooked and changed them.

[Tree]

Think I was bad today... Had two fish fingers and some chips my toddler had left. I can't stand the waste!!
When I've gone out for dinner I've stuck to salads, is that the best bet?

[atomic sagebrush]

Not that I know yet if my sway was successful but on the LE diet I made loads of things like veggie chili, tagine, stew, stir fry etc and had a big portion of rice to make sure my calories were above 1500 a day. For lunch I would have things like crackers, crispbreads or bread with low fat cheese spread and salad etc. Sometimes I had a few no-salt crisps dipped in hummus but had to adjust my fat for dinner. I just sort of thought about the usual things I cooked and changed them.

:agree: :agree: :agree:

I ate very similarly to what I normally did, I just had smaller portions and no meat and way less dairy.

[atomic sagebrush]

Think I was bad today... Had two fish fingers and some chips my toddler had left. I can't stand the waste!!
When I've gone out for dinner I've stuck to salads, is that the best bet?

Oh, that won't make any difference at all! It's ok!

Salads are good, anything vegetarian. You may do well ordering a veg. meal and then halving it and taking the rest home for the next day. (portions are huge in restaurant meals, typically)

[Tree]

Oh, that won't make any difference at all! It's ok!

Salads are good, anything vegetarian. You may do well ordering a veg. meal and then halving it and taking the rest home for the next day. (portions are huge in restaurant meals, typically)

Thank you!! I'm worried I've been bad the last few days... For some reason I've been extra hungry! Particularly in the evenings. Got my positive opk today so wonder if its related to that! But I had a bit if chocolate, and very large portion of pasta this eve. And now I feel guilty!! We are planning first attempt for next month so do you think if I'm good from now on my few naughty days will go un- noticed!?

[atomic sagebrush]

That is totally normal - lots of people get unusually hungry coming into O and again during AF.

Cheats on LE Diet aren't just allowed, they're encouraged, because it helps you stick to the diet the rest of the time and it's yoru overall diet that matters, not any one day.

[Shenanigans]

I had the best sandwich the other day and tried to figure out how to make it even more LE at home and here's what I came up with. 2 slices of Orowheat white low sodium bread, portobello mushroom cap, 1 tbsp HEB brand pesto, 1 tbsp non fat cream cheese. I also counted cooking the mushroom in one tbsp of unsalted butter first so if you didn't do that you could take off 100 calories and 10 grams of fat. just mix the pesto and cream cheese together, spread on the inside of the bread, put mushroom on it, close it up and grill it like a panini. So delicious and filling!

Calories 400 Sodium 350 mg
Total Fat 20 g Potassium 484 mg
Saturated 2 g Total Carbs 46 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 6 g
Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 4 g
Trans 0 g Protein 13 g

[Nahjah]

I just want to throw a product out there as a replacement for soy sauce: Braggs Amino Acids. It is low sodium and can be used any way you would use soy sauce. Even though I am out of the 2ww with two BFP this morning and this evening, I still want to stick with the low sodium and vegetarian diet and add more protein. I made a stir fry and "fried rice" with the Braggs. It was soooooo good! I would double check that it doesn't sway blue just in case.