Let's record what we're eating to help each other

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I know if I prepared those meals the fat content would be that hight at least!

Ya I gotta stop thinking and cooking all gourmet. It's the curse of a creative foodie type who is stay at home/work at home mama. Olive oils, parm, butter lol


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[weeziewoozles]

I use oil spray to cook everything - really keeps the calories down

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Oh and guys - I am breastfeeding so I'm trying to keep it around 1500 - he's not getting all his nutrition from me now, (or I'd stick to around 1800) but I still don't want my milk quality to go to shit. I'll see what happens after the week at 1500 and see what I lose.


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[Pbn3]

Hitme I said the same thing about metamucil! It makes me gag! Someone suggested benefiber which I bought this morning and just tried. Its awesome! Completely tasteless and completely dissolves (and I used cold water) wish I'd tried it earlier now :-)

[Magical22]

Benefibre rocks!
I threw out my Metamucil yuk couldn't stomach it


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[pinkin2011]

Hi girls. Can I please join?? I am doing the LE diet. Today I have had 17 hrs between my last and first meal.

I had 2 wraps for lunch with cheese, cucumber, iceberg lettuce, and a little bit of green capsicum.

Tea tonight I am going to have some scones with light jam.
I may need to add in some lollies for calories.

I ran 11km today and burnt 1000 calories so I seem to be burning more then I am eating.. is this ok??

[Magical22]

I can't stop snacking!! [emoji16]

My first ttc month is April.....Easter hmm didn't think that through!


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[Magical22]

Hi girls. Can I please join?? I am doing the LE diet. Today I have had 17 hrs between my last and first meal.

I had 2 wraps for lunch with cheese, cucumber, iceberg lettuce, and a little bit of green capsicum.

Tea tonight I am going to have some scones with light jam.
I may need to add in some lollies for calories.

I ran 11km today and burnt 1000 calories so I seem to be burning more then I am eating.. is this ok??

Yay the more the merrier!

Yum your lunch sounds great!!!


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[Pbn3]

Hi pink2011. Welcome! Just a couple things I noticed in your post and I'm sure someone with a lot more experience will also respond. Pretty sure fasting should be no longer than 16 hours, I think the recommendation is 12-16 hours. Also are you monitoring your calorie, fat, protien intake as your food for the day doesn't seem to add up to much especially as your burning 1000 calories exercising. I guess it depends on how much weight you can spare but sounds like you may need to increase food intake? As I said previously I'm sure someone will come on and help :)

[Pbn3]

Going to upload a few of my days meals as per myfitnesspal. My situation is I have about 5kgs I can loose but over a 12 odd week period so trying to have between 1200 - 1500 calories a day. I do no exercise. But I do try and stay within the recommended portion of grams across the board. Hope this gives some ideas :) breakfast is 2-3 coffees with trim milk lunch normally a salad sandwich http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/30/207859a82372a5222942425ef79e0ecb.jpghttp://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/30/67544f2b9efda962962960be5da23d9d.jpghttp://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/30/6040722329951563092878d25147d4cd.jpg

[purple]

I take Metamucil in capsule form, it is easy to take that way and much more discrete at work. Plus I can carry it around in my bag easily for when I'm out for lunch.

I don't know how well I'm doing with the whole diet thing. I'm doing ok with not snacking (most of the time) but I still have breakfast. I have delayed it about 2 hours so I go from dinner at 6pm to breakfast at about 9am. I also have toast now instead of cereal. I'm still eating similar to before but keeping within 1500 - 1600 cals.

[pinkin2011]

Hi pink2011. Welcome! Just a couple things I noticed in your post and I'm sure someone with a lot more experience will also respond. Pretty sure fasting should be no longer than 16 hours, I think the recommendation is 12-16 hours. Also are you monitoring your calorie, fat, protien intake as your food for the day doesn't seem to add up to much especially as your burning 1000 calories exercising. I guess it depends on how much weight you can spare but sounds like you may need to increase food intake? As I said previously I'm sure someone will come on and help :)

Thank you!

I am pretty much only starting out so still trying to work out what I can have in my limits. I am going well with the exercise I did 65 min today on the treadmill so it was just under 12km

Today I have had 1 coffee this am

2 small bread rolls with 2 slices of light cheese.
iceberg lettuce.

I am making a vegetable curry for tea with beans, turnip, parsnip, zucchini, capsicum, carrot and leek .. I will have that woth some jasmine rice. I will probably have a handful of allens lollies right after tea.

[Pbn3]

Thank you!

I am pretty much only starting out so still trying to work out what I can have in my limits. I am going well with the exercise I did 65 min today on the treadmill so it was just under 12km

Today I have had 1 coffee this am

2 small bread rolls with 2 slices of light cheese.
iceberg lettuce.

I am making a vegetable curry for tea with beans, turnip, parsnip, zucchini, capsicum, carrot and leek .. I will have that woth some jasmine rice. I will probably have a handful of allens lollies right after tea.
Have you thought about getting a plan from Atomic? All the information you'll ever need is on this site and she and others always answer questions but it takes the constant questions out of the equation getting a plan not to mention the stress of wondering if you're doing it right :) I'm one of those planners, organisers with their ducks all in a row lol so a plan was perfect for me. There's so much info and everyone's different so if your planning ttc sooner or later I would really recommend it if its an option for you :) Best of luck whatever you decide and fx you get your girl! When are you going to start ttc?

[Pbn3]

I take Metamucil in capsule form, it is easy to take that way and much more discrete at work. Plus I can carry it around in my bag easily for when I'm out for lunch.

I don't know how well I'm doing with the whole diet thing. I'm doing ok with not snacking (most of the time) but I still have breakfast. I have delayed it about 2 hours so I go from dinner at 6pm to breakfast at about 9am. I also have toast now instead of cereal. I'm still eating similar to before but keeping within 1500 - 1600 cals.
Hi Purple! Sounds like your doing just fine! They do say its more about fasting for 12-16 hours than actually skipping brekky as such. Your hours are similar to mine only a couple hours forward 10-12 first meal 6-8 second :) Have you been on the diet long? Are you ttc or still in planning stage?

[pinkin2011]

I have a plan off Atomic I have had it for a while now. I ate enough calories today I made a very nice vegetable curry for tea. And I had a handful of lollies right after my meal.

I am ttc in july :)

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I take Metamucil in capsule form, it is easy to take that way and much more discrete at work. Plus I can carry it around in my bag easily for when I'm out for lunch.

I don't know how well I'm doing with the whole diet thing. I'm doing ok with not snacking (most of the time) but I still have breakfast. I have delayed it about 2 hours so I go from dinner at 6pm to breakfast at about 9am. I also have toast now instead of cereal. I'm still eating similar to before but keeping within 1500 - 1600 cals.

That's 15hrs! Should be good!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I have such a hard time when there are cakes and shit in my house lol
Here's yesterday's food
Breakfast - coffee with 3(largish) tsp low fat coffee mate (x2coffees)
Lunch - wasa crisps with low fat cheddar, 1 pear, 2 cupcakes with butter cream frosting. (They're gone now, temptation over LOL!)
Dinner - pasta with tomato sauce and ground sot replacement (I know this isn't ideal, but I bought it and so well eat it occasionally til it's gone), white hamburger bun toasted with I can't believe it's. It butter (light/low fat), tea with milk and sugar.
At 7pm I had beer.
I did 45 mins of dancing (kids wouldn't let me get to 60 mins.... Proving to be difficult..)
Total calories before deducting the cardio 1836 (im breastfeeding so have my cals around 1500-1600 usually.)
Fat 37g
Protein 64g
Carbolicious 284g

Good day imo... Would have been better without those devilish cupcakes but they were kinda awesome lol!



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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Today
Coffee/coffee mate
Lunch - 1 hotdog on white bun, wasa crisps and a med coke from McDonald's
Dinner 2 grilled cheese using low far marg and low fat cheese slices.
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[smarston3]

Breakfast-coffee with coffee mate

Lunch-handful of animal crackers, handful of chips, and two gluten free eggo waffles with low fat butter

Dinner-salad with balsamic vingerette and gluten free pasta with a small soulful of sauce

Snack- ice cream

I'm thinking that my nightly ice cream is full fat dairy and a no no, but it's within my limits?


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I say if it's within the limits and the fat gram totals are good then eat the ice cream! Haha


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[pinkin2011]

Hi girls.

Today I had 3 rice wraps for lunch , 2 slices of light cheese and some iceberg lettuce. I also had a skim latte with 2 equal.

Tea time I am having jasmine rice with my vegetable curry.+ 2 serving of lollies .

I ran for 60 minutes this morning which was 10km and I burned 900 calories.

I am feeling really good on the diet so far!!

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Hi girls.

Today I had 3 rice wraps for lunch , 2 slices of light cheese and some iceberg lettuce. I also had a skim latte with 2 equal.

Tea time I am having jasmine rice with my vegetable curry.+ 2 serving of lollies .

I ran for 60 minutes this morning which was 10km and I burned 900 calories.

I am feeling really good on the diet so far!!

You're ROCKING this!!! I ordered a polar hrm so I could properly track my fitness. It should be here next week! So do you eat what you burn, or allow yourself more food, or so you just wind up having a lot of cals to spate?


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[pinkin2011]

I dont eat any more.... I hope to stick to around 1200 to 1500 a day. I drink alot of water which fills me up. I sweat my bum off when I run so I need to replace alot. I have some weight I can loose so its working out well for me. I want my girl so bad I am determined to stick to this ( of course I know No guarantees) but this diet is teaching me to eat better so win win all around

[pinkin2011]

I usually end up sparing about 1100 calories a day from exercise sometimes 1500

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I hear Ya. Today was my first attempt to run. It was pathetic. I did a lot of run then walk.... And tried to keep my heft rate up the whole time, but I haven't run in about 2.5 yrs [emoji51]


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[Laurenk1424]

I'm having trouble w portion sizes. I'm STARVING by lunch and then starving again by dinner and I eat huge portions!!! I feel like I'm making good meal choices but that I'm stuffing my face too much. I'm usually super into nutrition and fitness so I typically snack ALOT on nuts, jerky, PB lol all things I can't have now.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Ya I was a 4-5 small meal person with lots of healthy fats, lean proteins etc and probably bigger than normal dinners. I'm hungry right now. 1.5 hrs to go til dinner lol


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[Laurenk1424]

I've still got a 5 mile run and about 4 hrs till dinner. Ugh. Dying. I'm gonna have this amazing Quinn brand popcorn and a pickle for dinner haha


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[smarston3]

Have some crystal light ladies..this is my hungry time so I drink crystal light and take my fiber pills. If nothing else, at least it's a distraction until dinner


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[Laurenk1424]

I do that too haha


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Have some crystal light ladies..this is my hungry time so I drink crystal light and take my fiber pills. If nothing else, at least it's a distraction until dinner


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Adding to this weeks list. So funny how I can go 18 hours between dinner and breaky but I'm struggling with 5 hours (or less) between lunch and dinner.


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[pinkin2011]

Today. Lunch I had 2 slices of white bread and 2 slices of light cheese. I made a toasted sandwich without any butter on it.

1 skim latte.

Dinner is jasmine rice and veggie curry . YUM!

[Laurenk1424]

So good!!!!
Lunch for me was- a sub sandwich on white bread w a little bit of imitation crab meat and ff cheese.
Dinner- I had popcorn w cheese on it and a few chips w salsa for dinner.

Metamucil after both, and I'm drinking a glass of wine. Bad. I know. It was a rough day.


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[purple]

Hi Purple! Sounds like your doing just fine! They do say its more about fasting for 12-16 hours than actually skipping brekky as such. Your hours are similar to mine only a couple hours forward 10-12 first meal 6-8 second :) Have you been on the diet long? Are you ttc or still in planning stage?

Thanks :) I have been doing my 'sort of' LE diet for 2 months. Before that I was on another diet and lost about 5 kg in 3 months, I'm hoping this helps too. We have started ttc and I'm in the TWW now. I'm too impatient to wait any longer!

[Pbn3]

GL! Fx you get a bfp! Please let us know how you go. Every bfp I read just makes it more exciting cant wait till June! How many dpo are you?

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

GL PURPLE!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Today's fabulous meals.
Breakfast - small coffee with double cream (11am)
Lunch - at 245 - Cheetos.
Supper - 645pmAsiago bagel with butter.
Now - white wine. Im all messed up from meetings today.. No Cardio and quite a bit of fat, but really low protein.
1385 cals and here are my macros http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/04/02/5d522d870b7d7d29f9673de26b6befab.jpg


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[Laurenk1424]

I'm dying of carb overload.
Brekky- coffee w sugar free creamer

Lunch- bagel w reduced fat cream cheese and two pieces of a California roll sushi

Dinner- chips & salsa, chex rice cereal w rice milk

Does anyone else feel disgusting eating this way?

I also burnt 700 cals doing cardio for an hour and watched my family eat cheeseburgers and tater tots :(
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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I'm eating a burger today (home bbq). Having some veggies with it - whatever hubby makes - I don't want to cook or think about what fits in today. I don't feel disgusting but I feel tired.
I ate organic unfortified cereal with 2% milk. And some kit Kat bar. Fat & protein will be around 45g. I'll be drinking wine too. Cals are low today (by the time I have a few glasses of wine I should be good)



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[Laurenk1424]

I split nachos with my mom for lunch and am having beer and bbq pizza for dinner.

It'll be my first bite of actual meat in a week. I'm excited, even though it's just crumbled bacon on the pizza.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Add chocolate, candy coated Easter eggs to my list lol that brought my cals up to 1500, but the fat is not something I'm proud of. Tomorrow is a shopping day. For bathing suit for my trip. I really wish I started this diet s while ago bc I've already lost about 5 pounds lol


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[Magical22]

Have gastro OMG it's awful, does my fitness pal calculate your lunch and dinner then brining it all back up through the night! [emoji16]

Haven't eaten much today a piece of toast, some lemonade and a cuppa tea.


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[smarston3]

Sorry magical!


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[Magical22]

Feeling better now thanks smarston [emoji5]️ probably was good for my diet lol especially because today is Easter and I don't feel like eating yet especially chocolate!


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[mandyp85]

Hello ladies. Sorry to butt in on this post but does anybody else feel like they are eating too much? I stick within the limits (most days) but I do feel like I'm having more than I should. I tend to have 2 toast with hummus or low sugar marmalade or 2 plain tortilla wraps (no filling), a yoghurt, a packet of crisps, a low fat chocolate bar, 2 ryvita or similar for my first meal and then either something similar for tea minus the yoghurt or pasta with veg and another low fat chocolate bar for pudding. With each meal I will have a latte. I do not snack or have breakfast. I will sometimes have alcohol but not everyday. does this sound OK? Thanks.

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Hello ladies. Sorry to butt in on this post but does anybody else feel like they are eating too much? I stick within the limits (most days) but I do feel like I'm having more than I should. I tend to have 2 toast with hummus or low sugar marmalade or 2 plain tortilla wraps (no filling), a yoghurt, a packet of crisps, a low fat chocolate bar, 2 ryvita or similar for my first meal and then either something similar for tea minus the yoghurt or pasta with veg and another low fat chocolate bar for pudding. With each meal I will have a latte. I do not snack or have breakfast. I will sometimes have alcohol but not everyday. does this sound OK? Thanks.

I felt like this at first dropping meats and high protiens bc they are such a BIG chunk of the calories we were eating. So all of a sudden we get a few hundred calories a day more! How many cals/ fat, protein grams are you eating?
Oh and you're not butting in!!! The more the merrier!!!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I went way overboard on cals and fat yesterday with easter dinner but I had just the tiniest bit of Turkey / the rest was veg, saucy casseroles and deserts. So high fat but low protien.


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[smarston3]

Yesterday-
Lunch-had a very small piece of thin crust cheese pizza. Like 2x2. And two inch veggie sub

Dinner-managed to avoid LE questions. Scoop of Mac and cheese. Salad with vingerette, and baked potato


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I've been telling people that I changed my diet to be low fat and low protien. I have told people that I wasn't losing weight on high Protein I take like I used to and that I must be metabolizing protiens differently now bc I've lost 5 pounds from this change. Everyone is happy for me and they have zero clue that there is an ulterior motives. That being said yesterday no one at all noticed; they were too busy filling their faces lol!!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Today was another bad day. Lunch -1.5 pop tarts, some strawberries and some grapes
Dinner (out shopping for crap for this trip) chips (like potato chips/crisps?) and a chocolate milk and a random piece of raisin bread - no butter


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[Laurenk1424]

So far I haven't been too great either. I had a kids meal cheeseburger at a fast food place. I think I'll just have broccoli cranberry salad for dinner tho. I just burned over 1000 calories at the gym doing 1.5 hrs cardio tho so I don't feel too bad about it.


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[Laurenk1424]

Question tho- do I count my calories with or without the ones I burned during my workout?? If I count them with what I burned... That would leave me with over 2k more to eat :/


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[Magical22]

Still recovering from gastro so have only eaten around 500 calories the past 2 days.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Question tho- do I count my calories with or without the ones I burned during my workout?? If I count them with what I burned... That would leave me with over 2k more to eat :/


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1. I'm envious Of your high calorie burn. 2. I asked this qu to someone recently and they said they don't eat additional for what they burn but, idk man.... I feel like the idea is to be no lower than 1200 in a day so if we burn all that and be -800 or whatever than is that going to far????


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[Laurenk1424]

Yeah that's what I was thinking. If I don't count it, I would be negative everyday. That sounds like it would sway blue. Idk.


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[Laurenk1424]

But then again, Since eating dinner, I am at my fat limit for the day and don't know what I could possibly stuff in my face... Soooo I'm gonna call it and have some peppermint tea.


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[mandyp85]

Thank you for replying to me :-) I average around 1400 cals a day. I also went overboard Easter Sunday on both protein and fat and I felt so guilty afterwards :-/ I have lost weight since starting my diet (approximately 1 1/2 stone) I have been on it around 3 months. No1 knows the reason for my sudden diet, not even dh who nags me to get some meat into my diet and told me the other day I am not getting enough nutrient, which pleased me lol.

[mandyp85]

I usually stick to 40g a day to both fat and protein, sometimes ill be more towards the 50 for protein and have gone over that once or twice but definitely not regularly. I have cut out masses of fat compared to what I used to eat, was never really a big meat eater so don't miss it too much.

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I usually stick to 40g a day to both fat and protein, sometimes ill be more towards the 50 for protein and have gone over that once or twice but definitely not regularly. I have cut out masses of fat compared to what I used to eat, was never really a big meat eater so don't miss it too much.

Sounds like it a great LE to me. I wouldn't be so successful if Dh didn't know. We'd be stopping for burgers 2-3x a week lol

Does he know your planning a seat at all? What's your TTC plan? (As far as the attempt goes?)


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

But then again, Since eating dinner, I am at my fat limit for the day and don't know what I could possibly stuff in my face... Soooo I'm gonna call it and have some peppermint tea.


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I hope it's not making you miserable - I think if it's dinner time and you're at your limits you should still eat. I do, bc I don't want to be sick (that's not the point to LE) and then it's way too long of a fast (imo)


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[Laurenk1424]

I felt great. I ate dinner around 8pm. Broccoli and cranberry salad and some green grapes. It made my food total 1200 cals for the day, but my workout was 1100 so it would make my total calories for the day 100 lol. I couldn't have doubled my calories tho. Didn't have it in me.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I think you're doing awesome!!! I need to get the cDdio going. Do you use a hrm to know what your getting?


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[Laurenk1424]

Thanks :)
Yes, I use the MIO Fuse. It's a wrist monitor, so you don't have to wear all those wires. It tells me calories burned, what zone I'm in, and how far I've gone. I usually stop running at 700 calories but my son was begging to play in the kids gym a little longer so I gave in and did more cardio haha. I run for 30 minutes and then do the elliptical for 30-45. I watch the Ellen show most of the time haha. It's not bad. Gives me some adult time.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

That's awesome! My polar arrived today. So do you keep yourself if the fat burning or the higher zone? I don't think I could do 60mins at the fitness/cardio intensity...


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[Laurenk1424]

Most of my run I'm in the high high zone but the elliptical I'm in the fat burning zone. I can't stay that way for an hour either. Even in the fat burning zone though, I'm sweating like a crazy person. I just make sure to be there an hour.


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[mandyp85]

Sounds like it a great LE to me. I wouldn't be so successful if Dh didn't know. We'd be stopping for burgers 2-3x a week lol

Does he know your planning a seat at all? What's your TTC plan? (As far as the attempt goes?)


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I have found it a problem with my dh not knowing as he is very into his takeaways and he is finding it strange that I'm never having one lol I'm not sure how he would react if I told him what I was doing. We have agreed that we won't use birth control and will just see what happens regarding another baby. For attempt I am looking to bd one attempt at +opk and will use antihistamines. I had a half baked attempt this month, used the antihistamines but not the opk, just did attempt 12 days after AF arrived as I average a 28 day cycle. Are you doing any exercise?

[Laurenk1424]

I exercise for an1-1.5hrs a day doing cardio 5 days a week.

Just had a yummy lunch!
-white bagel w FF strawberry cream cheese topped with sliced strawberries
-ranch rice cake
- crystal light raspberry tea


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I have found it a problem with my dh not knowing as he is very into his takeaways and he is finding it strange that I'm never having one lol I'm not sure how he would react if I told him what I was doing. We have agreed that we won't use birth control and will just see what happens regarding another baby. For attempt I am looking to bd one attempt at +opk and will use antihistamines. I had a half baked attempt this month, used the antihistamines but not the opk, just did attempt 12 days after AF arrived as I average a 28 day cycle. Are you doing any exercise?

I'm phasing exercise in as i was a total couch potato and it pretty well kills me to work out lol - I get 3-4 x a week now, mild - moderate - 60 mins. Working up to 1-1.5 hrs also, in the fat burn zone... (Moderate intensity)

Lunch for me was a
Mediterranean wrap and 3 (girl guides of canada) cookies (once again, not at home/on the run)
And I took my Metamucil fibre pills before I ate that. I'm already at 31 grams of fat.


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[Laurenk1424]

Hitme... Atomic said being sedentary was the next best thing to doing the intense cardio daily. Maybe you don't have to change ur ways ;)
I think mild to moderate exercise sways blue. So it's all or nothing kinda thing :/ unfortunately.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Hitme... Atomic said being sedentary was the next best thing to doing the intense cardio daily. Maybe you don't have to change ur ways ;)
I think mild to moderate exercise sways blue. So it's all or nothing kinda thing :/ unfortunately.


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That's why I wanted the hrm - to make sure I'm in the right zone (not too low) "moderate" for me is the fat burning zone. Wouldn't that be pink? I do have to get my weight down a bit I think.... Otherwise I would do the couch potato plan.


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[atomic sagebrush]

the 60 min is most important, but we have had success with peopel doing as little as 4 days a week.

[Laurenk1424]

Haha I think fat burning zone is perfect! She said an hour for 6 days a week but the time spent is the most important factor, so I'm doing 1.5hrs 5 days a week instead. My weekends are sacred haha.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Ya I have a hard time on the weekends right now bc we've been busy but I'll start hiking soon and during vacay I'll be swimming hopefully enough...


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

the 60 min is most important, but we have had success with peopel doing as little as 4 days a week.

And I've been seeing "waking" a lot so obv intensity doesn't have to be at "shoot me now" levels....


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I don't want to obsess about food but I really struggle with fat grams. I've got the protein down, but my fat intake is consistently higher. I'm at, around or below 1500 cals. Im breastfeeding and my macros are 4/5 days at around 50-60g of fat. I've seen up to 80 when I first started.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

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This is me if anyone wants to add me, and maybe I can steal diary entries...


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[Laurenk1424]

The fat is the hardest part for me too honestly. Everything has fat in it!! You're breastfeeding tho, so it's totally harder! I breastfed my son for almost 3 years and it made me SO SO SO HUNGRY allll the time!!!! Kudos to you! I'll follow you in myfitnesspal. :)


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Today is one of the rare days that i cannot skip breakfast. I have a migraine :( I gotta eat.
Maybe I'll skip lunch?


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[Magical22]

Berocca good or bad?


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[djmommy]

Today is one of the rare days that i cannot skip breakfast. I have a migraine :( I gotta eat.
Maybe I'll skip lunch?


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You need to take care of your health first and foremost. Hope you feel better!

[purple]

So are sushi rolls ok? I mostly have a pumpkin tempura one although it has a little bit of avocado. I take a metamucil with it too.

I'm attempting to swap from tea to coffee today. Decided I really should cut back on tea (black tea, white & one).

[purple]

Today is one of the rare days that i cannot skip breakfast. I have a migraine :( I gotta eat.
Maybe I'll skip lunch?


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One day won't hurt, you should probably still have lunch too. Hope the migraine goes away soon!

[Laurenk1424]

Okay so how do we feel about magnesium rich foods like broccoli? I decided against the magnesium and calcium supplements, but I'm wondering if I should eat those rich foods. LE means low nutrient too, and those def aren't low nutrient foods.


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[djmommy]

I eat broccoli often. Just count calories. It's not free like the others.

[Dreamofpink]

Broccoli is free & unlimited, it's just that if you have the choice it's better to go for the lower nutrient veggies like asparagus or aubergine. :)

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[Dreamofpink]

If you search for Myth Of The Magic Foods, you'll find it there. Sorry, I can't link from my phone.

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[Laurenk1424]

Exactly what I thought. Tonight's dinner is one of my faves!
Risotto stuffed whole tomatoes!
I used margarine and ff cheese and you would never know. Sooooooo good


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I'm back. Cuba was awesome but I drank wayyyy to many fruity drinks and gained 2 pounds. (Or so). I didn't count calories but I did keep my protein levels down - that im confident of. Fat? Not so much. Buffet deserts killed me. Lol I am trying not to say things like "ruined my sway"
At this current time [emoji21]


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[Laurenk1424]

Don't say that! Its not ruined, just be extra good now :)


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Being extra extra good! Not going to miss a day of excerise and I'll be so good with my diet. Falling back into that easily. I would have done great if we were traveling with other people.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Today's menu has been black coffee and home made low fat cookies. They work out to about 90 cals each, made with a little butter and apple sauce. I'm going to try to make more stuff like that since I crave it so much!
Dinner today will be sautéed veggies and cheese quesadillas made with process cheese sliced.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Welp. I'm just over my limits bc I made low fat cupcakes for desert and ate 2 to see if they were any good [emoji23][emoji23] #worthit


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/21/ce4fb05737ceab170d59133096d4f184.jpg

2english muffins toasted with light I can't believe it's not butter
2 low fat cookies
Fibre pills
470 cals

Snack - Which I never do - 2 low fat cupcakes 320 cals

Dinner forecast-tortilla chips with pico and a couple of beers. 879 cals Might just have one and lower my overall cal count.


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[hopper]

Hey, hope you all don't mind me joining in :) Sway planned for Sept or so and started LE in the past week or two. Here's what I had today.

Brunch at 11.30am - Two lightly toasted English muffins with a small scraping of light butter and reduced sugar jam. Coffee with low fat milk and 1.5 sugar tap (ran out of sweetener) Also had a mini custard and chocolate chip brioche, needed the sugar after a night of teething with DS2!! 742 cals

Another coffee at 3.15pm ish. Had sugar as still no sweetener so around 60 cals.

Dinner at 6pm was around 100g of white boil in the bag rice with a portion of homemade LE friendly lasagne (loaded with peppers, cauliflower, courgette, a little onion and sweeten in tomato passata with herbs for flavour. I used thyme, oregano and basil. Two pasta sheets per portion and some Dolmio white sauce on top. I add a teeny amount of grated cheese when cooking. Batch made 7 portions and froze them) 709 calls

At 9pm I had a Muller Light greek style yoghurt with 5 hint of salt wheat crackers and a scraping of light cream cheese on top. 248 cals

I drink loads of sparkling water with no added sugar squash through the day and some diet coke too.

Calories total: 1759.
Fat total: 48g
Protein total: 47g

I am not being strict with myself just yet, just trying to stay within the calories limit, slowly cut out meat altogether and trying to watch fat/protein content. I am finding that the most difficult but hoping that by the time we get to September I will find it all much easier and can relax and be less Martha than usual ;)

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Hey, hope you all don't mind me joining in :) Sway planned for Sept or so and started LE in the past week or two. Here's what I had today.

Brunch at 11.30am - Two lightly toasted English muffins with a small scraping of light butter and reduced sugar jam. Coffee with low fat milk and 1.5 sugar tap (ran out of sweetener) Also had a mini custard and chocolate chip brioche, needed the sugar after a night of teething with DS2!! 742 cals

Another coffee at 3.15pm ish. Had sugar as still no sweetener so around 60 cals.

Dinner at 6pm was around 100g of white boil in the bag rice with a portion of homemade LE friendly lasagne (loaded with peppers, cauliflower, courgette, a little onion and sweeten in tomato passata with herbs for flavour. I used thyme, oregano and basil. Two pasta sheets per portion and some Dolmio white sauce on top. I add a teeny amount of grated cheese when cooking. Batch made 7 portions and froze them) 709 calls

At 9pm I had a Muller Light greek style yoghurt with 5 hint of salt wheat crackers and a scraping of light cream cheese on top. 248 cals

I drink loads of sparkling water with no added sugar squash through the day and some diet coke too.

Calories total: 1759.
Fat total: 48g
Protein total: 47g

I am not being strict with myself just yet, just trying to stay within the calories limit, slowly cut out meat altogether and trying to watch fat/protein content. I am finding that the most difficult but hoping that by the time we get to September I will find it all much easier and can relax and be less Martha than usual ;)

Glad you came!!!


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[hopper]

Glad you came!!!


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Thanks :) Hoping this thread keeps me on the straight and narrow lol! And gives me inspiration!!

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I have the odd "bad day" ( im still below 1800 cals though) but I think it keeps it real though


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[hopper]

I'm happy enough sticking with 1800 calories or there abouts. I was eating 1500/1600 a fortnight ago and was losing too quick so upped the cals to 2000 and gained 2lbs so sticking now at 1800. Though saying that I'm contemplating a cheat today, having chicken for the rest of them for dinner and if I eat it my fat and protein will go way over though my calories will be under. I'm not supposed to be getting wrapped up in fat/protein amounts at the moment so I think I'll just eat the chicken and be done with it lol.

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Your just in practice mode right? When are you swaying again?


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[hopper]

I'm easing into it so I can start 100% at the end of June. Depending on my mostly irregular cycles our first attempt will be end of Sept/early Oct though we are going on holidays to Florida for two weeks end of Aug/start of Sept and I'll have a hard time sticking to the diet but having spoken to Atomic I'm just going to be as vigilant as I can. I might push our first attempt out to the following cycle if my diet isn't great while I'm away. I'm hoping the thoughts of swaying will outweigh the temptation of cheat foods lol. Its just so hard to know what I can eat when I'm eating out and on holidays eating out is an almost constant thing!

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I went on vacation and ate breakfast and more cals than I should, but I think a week of screwing up can't hurt too bad - I still didn't get much protien (had 1/2 a burger one night, and 2x I had an omelette made with 1 egg). I could sit and worry that it hurt my sway but that would be more bad than the food I ate! If you push it back too far there is ALWAYS another even that creeps up. Bdays, thanksgiving, whatever... I have been loosely practicing for about 6 months. Skipping breaky for 5 months (with the odd exception) and when AF returned last month I hit it hard, hoping to be good for a late May start to swaying. I have til July (mayyyybe August) then I have to stop.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Cheater alert! I MAY have eaten 2 fist fulls of candy covered Easter eggs. I never snack between lunch and dinner but I am freKing craving chocolate. I blame pms. I feel like I'm the only one who cheats on this diet A LOT.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Make that 3. Fack.



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[Laurenk1424]

Hahahahahhaha you seriously make me laugh. That's not too bad. I feel like skipping breakfast is the super important part


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Then it wasn't in vain lol
I did add it to MFP and im still under so high 5! Lol!!!


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[Laurenk1424]

I seriously feel like I'm going to die after my workouts. LE diet and working out hardcore for 90mins is seriously so difficult. I come home and my son wants me to play and I can hardly even sit next to him because I feel so weak. Ugh.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I'm envious of your workouts. I do 60 mins and it's barely intense at all; I wish I could do more - id feel so much more confident. June is coming soon. [emoji21]


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[Laurenk1424]

I for real feel like death tho... I'm sure it's working but man, it's so hard. So hard.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

You rock!


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[djmommy]

I for real feel like death tho... I'm sure it's working but man, it's so hard. So hard.


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I just want to say that if you are feeling so awful, like death, it doesn't sound like you are doing things right. You should not feel like this doing LE and it is not a starvation diet. Are you keeping track of what you are eating to make sure you are not way under? Especially if you are exercising hardcore for 90 min., since 60 is recommended. I think it would be a good idea to post what you are doing so Atomic will chime in if you do not already have a customized plan. Hope you don't take this as criticizing but your post got me a bit worried

[Laurenk1424]

I follow it correctly, and make sure to get enough, and have a custom plan. I've just always worked out hardcore and am used to eating tons of protein and shakes to help give me energy and extra push.... Not having much protein or fat makes working out a million times different. It doesn't help that I workout during one of the no snack periods, so I am just left weak after my workouts... Once I eat dinner that evening I'm good to go again. I don't feel like death all day lol just after my workouts for about two hours, which makes 100% sense because working out hardcore with LE which is basically minimal nutrition, isn't an easy feat.


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[djmommy]

Ok I am so glad!!!
It is totally hard but I have to say that it gets easier the longer you do it!

[Laurenk1424]

Yeah I just hit 30 days. So ready for my sway to be over :) 60 more days and I get to lift weights again... Hopefully haha


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[djmommy]

I am so ready to be done too! I enjoy the e exercise though!

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I'm just starting to get used to the 60 mins every day so even though I I'll have 12 weeks on the diet (9-12) I'll only have 5-9 of cardio behind me.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

This has become my confession board.
Today did awesome - went to dinner at a friends. Caesar salad, bread and butter, fettuccini al forno. Cake. Calories? I have noooo idea.... Portions were smaller than I'd have done in the past but still not in line with what I've been doing on this diet. Going out is SO HARD!!!


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[Laurenk1424]

It is soooo hard. I only had a bagel for lunch but tonighti had 3 small slices of pizza. It was so good.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

We are going out to a friends tonight. We have ds 3s bday party next weekend..... I find it's hard to calculate when your not preparing it, or measuring out portions. That's the biggest challenge I find.
How much weight have you lost since starting the diet?


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[Laurenk1424]

I've lost 5 lbs in 30 days. So not very much.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Lower bmi to start? I'm about 8 lbs in 30. But I lost a lot leading up to the full diet during my practice runs. But it was all the wrong foods that I was eating so i won't those weeks at all. All I did was skip breaky.


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[Laurenk1424]

I've lost 30 lbs over the last 6 months. I've been losing.... But I was eating super healthy not LE. I'm 5'9 and 198lbs right now. Ideally I'll lose 15 more before ttc. I have a lot of muscle, so BMI is kinda bogus IMO


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Ya it is kinda.


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[dreamingpink3]

Hello ladies, sorry to jump in. Im new here so im just reading as much info as possible before i sway properly. Whwn doing cardio, how high does your HR need to be? Like, how intense does the cardio need to be?

Also skipping breakfast, what does that mean in timescale terms... as someone who wakes at 6am and someone who wakes at 11am would surely have different lunch times. I wake between 5:30 and 6:30 every morning so would there be an ideal time to eat as by 9am im sooooo hungry and by 11am i feel ill... am i meant to be eating after a certain timescale or am i just meant to wait until my usual lunch time (which is between 12 and 1)

[Pbn3]

Hi dreaming pink gonna jump in here because I'm pretty sure I have the answer to some of this. With the skipping brekky thing it's more of a fasting period 12-16 hours off the top of my head. So if you have an earlyish dinner dont wait till 12 noon to eat its not necessary. I sometimes go 18 hours without eating (not intentionally some days it just happens) but I've drunk at least 2-3 coffees which seem to help

[Pbn3]

Oh and there is nothing stopping you from eating 3 meals a day you should never get to the point you feel ill from not eating - this is neither helpful for your health or your sway. I'm not doing the cardio simply because I cannot commit to it 4-6 days a week and I am having g between 1300 - 1800 calories a day. I always try to stick to less than 40g of fat and 40-50g of protein. But as I said I'm not exercising so calories may need to be increased for you if you are [emoji4]

[Laurenk1424]

Heart rate while working out should be in the cardio zone which is intense. Moderate workouts, even if for an hour, can go against your sway. You should be sweaty and exhausted afterwards :)


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[Pbn3]

Heart rate while working out should be in the cardio zone which is intense. Moderate workouts, even if for an hour, can go against your sway. You should be sweaty and exhausted afterwards :)


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Thanks for clarifying the hr thing lauren! Will try and remove incorrect info from my post [emoji4]

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Hello ladies, sorry to jump in. Im new here so im just reading as much info as possible before i sway properly. Whwn doing cardio, how high does your HR need to be? Like, how intense does the cardio need to be?

Also skipping breakfast, what does that mean in timescale terms... as someone who wakes at 6am and someone who wakes at 11am would surely have different lunch times. I wake between 5:30 and 6:30 every morning so would there be an ideal time to eat as by 9am im sooooo hungry and by 11am i feel ill... am i meant to be eating after a certain timescale or am i just meant to wait until my usual lunch time (which is between 12 and 1)

Atomic has stressed to me repeatedly NOT to focus on heart rate. She doesn't even want us wearing them. I do but it's only so I know what I burned. She said that they've gotten great results with just walking. I noticed on my hrm when I was watching it that I floated back and forth between at burning and cardio. Fat burning modes burn fat, cardio burns carbs... In the end it doesn't matter. I read a variety of articles on what constitutes as cardio and basically it's anything that is 50-85% of your Max heart rate.



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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Heart rate while working out should be in the cardio zone which is intense. Moderate workouts, even if for an hour, can go against your sway. You should be sweaty and exhausted afterwards :)


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^ I was advised differently - I obsessed over this question and atomic mentioned she wished she never used the word "intense". In another thread she said something like "you should feel like you had a good work out".
Assuming it's one of those " what's right for one isn't right for all " deals


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Today - lunch - Santa Fe veg wrap McDonald's and a med coffee double cream 490c ,
Dinner - subway 6" sweet onion chicken teriyaki no cheese, 25ish triscuit thins (the triangle ones) 595 cals. My intent was to drink beer with dinner but hubby hasn't gotten here and so my workout has been delayed so I'll have a beer or 3 to get my cals up later and fast longer tomorrow (if it suits me)
Totals
1085 cals (before beer fest starts)
41 g of fat (which may be wrong, I went with mfps record of the sub... Which may come with cheese idk)
43 g of protein.
Also this was the only meat this week except a couple teaspoons of tuna onto a salad.

Help me stay positive and get through yet another bday weekend! [emoji120]


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Add cardio and also 2 beers to that ^


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[Laurenk1424]

I had fried catfish last night. I felt bad about it but I took fiber afterwards. Hopefully it didn't ruin my fat for the day. Boo.

I agree about the above, HR shouldn't matter too much because intense is different for everyone, but Atomic has repeatedly said that moderate exercise will sway blue instead of pink. So I just take it as "go hard or go home." Haha


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

With my boys I worked out like the 30 day shred, and weights and stuff. I would NEVER have worked out for an hour. I hope -fx - that the ticket is in the time and the low protein - not that we know for sure what is a sure fire thing or not. At least you'll have given it all you got. I've been going harder bc in getting better at it; more conditioned, but I'm still thinking that intensity wise - I. Terms of perceived rate of exertion I float between say 5 and 8. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/03/06fb73caabbf58b9c5f98cd44aea4ee9.jpg


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

How was the catfish though? Ive never had it! I had cake again lol


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[Laurenk1424]

Ohh its soo good! I'm from Texas, so we Southerners eat lots of fried catfish haha (and lots of other crazy things.)


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Awesome!

Well weekend was good, I had a veggie burger and a piece of cake; not a crazy cheat but, today I had another piece of cake.
I lowered my calorie goal too since my weight isn't budging.

Today I also had a small breaky. Rare for me, that was one thing about this diet that I "practiced" before I started and it was easy for me bc im so busy.
Here's how my day shaped up
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I hope im on track, I feel like I am, but sometimes I worry that my fat is a little high (today wasn't bad).


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Tomorrow I'm going to try and stick closer to the 12-1400 mark though.


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[Laurenk1424]

Looks good!
I haven't lost anymore weight either. Guess I should lower.
How do yall feel about shrimp? Is it too much meat protein? Vegetarian all the way?


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[hopper]

I haven't posted on this thread the past week - I'm guilty of completely messing up my diet and having just a plain ol' bad week of it. Today I am turning things around and am back on track. I've continued to skip breakfast as I have done for months now but last week after a friends wedding I began to snack as a result of the hangover from hell!!! Lesson learned - for now!!

This is my day today -
coffee with aspartame and low fat milk at 9.30am
two English muffins with low fat butter and no sugar added strawberry jam, another coffee with milk and sweetener and a mini Brioche pastry at 11.30am - 656 cals, 22g fat, 15g protein

I am having another coffee now with a drop of milk and sweetener which is another 13 cals, 1g fat, 1g protein (full fat milk as I have no low fat left at the minute) and I will have 4 vegetable fingers, 4/5 baby potatoes, a cup of steamed baby carrots and around 100g ish of steamed broccoli. I'll have light butter on the potatoes too. That should be 450 cals, 14.8g fat, 13.1g protein according to MFP. My daily totals will be 1106 cals, 36.8g fat, 28.1 protein. The boys are having some baked ham for dinner so I may have a slice of that to increase my protein intake though I know its a cheat. Any other ideas on increasing protein but not upping fat intake ladies?

I'll have some full fat soda or some other empty carbs later to increase calorie intake, or I might have an extra baby potato or two without butter, protein + calories but no fat ;) I'm in a better frame of mind this week plus I finally got a positive OPK and EWCM after being convinced I was Oing last week (pains plus creamy CM turning to EW but then drying up completely which threw me right off!!) so thats getting my head back in the game :D

Lauren I've actually asked atomic that same question. She said that shrimp are a great cheat, a better cheat than other options like meat. I'll be eating shrimp through my sway, obviously limiting it to a maximum of twice, possibly three times a week while I am on holidays a couple weeks before our attempt (eating out will be disastrous I have no doubt!) I'm not going to be doing a "kitchen sink" sway though, I'm hoping to be more relaxed (haha, we'll see about that now won't we!!) and if I fixate too much on food I'll get way too Martha and undo all the work the diet will hopefully do!

[Laurenk1424]

I wish I could hurry and just get pregnant now so I could eat normal lol but if I don't wait until June I won't have had a full 3.5 months on the diet


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Looks good!
I haven't lost anymore weight either. Guess I should lower.
How do yall feel about shrimp? Is it too much meat protein? Vegetarian all the way?


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I'm shocked that you haven't with all you burn!!!!
Shrimp is a great option - I read back on here awhile ago that it wa sa good suggestion while at a party.


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[Laurenk1424]

I lost 5 pounds really fast when I started but I've stayed the same since then. Maybe I'm having too many calories. All I know is I miss meat so bad. Lol I can't wait to be done w this diet!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Hopper - sway looks awesome!
Ya I think my protein is a little on the low end too. I'm bruising really easily too.
I do fixate on food too much, and my ovulation issues (at he obgyn riggggghht now) but k know I'm Martha. I have done what I can to forget about it but it is what it is.
I'm glad you got your pos opks and ewcm on! So attempt next cycle?


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I wish I could hurry and just get pregnant now so I could eat normal lol but if I don't wait until June I won't have had a full 3.5 months on the diet


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I'm won't either but I have to try. My cycles are too long now :( I'll only get 1 maybe 2 chances before I have to quit - im so upset that I don't get a full opportunity to do it like I planned.


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[Laurenk1424]

You still can have a successful sway. Don't stress!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I think were going to east side Marios for dinner - im going to get the pasta primavera bc it's the vegetarian option but ladies; it's gonna be a high calorie moment im sure [emoji23][emoji23]


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[Laurenk1424]

Well it's Cinco De Mayo and my little half mexican family is going all out! Haha I'm making roasted mexican corn (corn with mayo, cotija cheese, cilantro, chili powder) and stuffed empanadas (some vegetarian, some not) with roasted tomatoes, goat cheese, olives think


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[Laurenk1424]

Olives, and cotija**
And a corona or two :)


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Too much cheese tonight - made me feel nasty Nasty nasty - I haven't had a ton of dairy lately but it gave me terrible cramps. Had to be the dairy!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Today
Lunch - lots of instant mashed potatoes made with light margarine and 2% milk 640 cals 4g fat 8g protein
Supper will be
Rotini with tomato sauce 572 cals 3.4g fat 19 G protein
Treat - 1 lil cookie - homemade - idk how Many cals but I'll say166 cals, 3.3 g fat

Way low on fat today.






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[Laurenk1424]

Just left the gym, I lost two pounds since Thursday so I'm excited! Haha
I had easy mac (don't ask) for lunch with some berries.
Dinner will be fat free popcorn and more fruit!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Easy mac! Awesome! I bought light popcorn to try; maybe that will be lunch tomorrow :)


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[Laurenk1424]

The light popcorn is actually really good if you buy some of those sprinkle on flavorings. They're fat free and I found a ton. I'm doing buffalo wing flavor tonight!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Ima try that! Doing groceries tomorrow :)


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[XXforhubby]

Thread crashing! I ate air popped popcorn frequently! Also ate 1/2c Mac and cheese with a huge portion odd broccoli when making it for my boys. Mmmm! The LE diet doesn't need to be a deprivation diet! I made a lot of yummy meals that I still love!

You guys are doing great and hope to see some BFPs soon [emoji175]!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Thanks xX!!! I suck at eating veggies! I need to work at that. I find avoiding meat really easy day to day (weekends are tough) and I have SUCH a hard time avoiding fatty carbs and sweets. I swear, they hunt me down.


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[XXforhubby]

I always had an ice cream sandwich for dessert! The cycle I got a BFP, I was depressed and convinced I would never get another BFP. I had a whole junk food meal! Seriously. A whole meal [emoji53].

We need that sometimes to keep us sane! You're doing great!


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[Laurenk1424]

I usually have great veggie meals but today I was lazy and slacking.... And now I'm going to bed with WAY WAY WAY few calories and fat and protein. Not good. I honestly didn't even mean to not eat... Just busy I guess. Tomorrow is a new day!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I felt like I ate a LOT today but I really didn't. My fat was slightly higher than I prefer but still in the Limits.
For lunch (11am, 16 hr fast)
Grilled montery Jack sandwich (first real dairy in awhile) made with light margerine spread and I paired that with an icebug lettuce salad with full fat dressing - weighed in at 405 cals
Dinner was Perogies (10) topped with a veggie curry I made last night and a dollop of low fat sour cream and a side of green peas. I had a car male pudding as a desert too :) 743 cals

The day was 1148 cals, 31.8 g of fat, 38 g of protein.

I'm going to have beer too but not til after I do my walk. I don't think I can jog yet - that week off of daily exercise really put me back.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I usually have great veggie meals but today I was lazy and slacking.... And now I'm going to bed with WAY WAY WAY few calories and fat and protein. Not good. I honestly didn't even mean to not eat... Just busy I guess. Tomorrow is a new day!


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How are you doing?


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[Laurenk1424]

Great this morning! After starting the vitex I had delayed cycle.. Finally started today on CD 41!!!! The cravings are here tho. I want lots of chocolate and lots of cheese lol. I will try to be good.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I was in day 50! I gave up waiting for it. Did you just take it for 2 wks?


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[Laurenk1424]

Yeah.... I was so stressed about not starting too. Last month I had the perfect 28 day cycle. I'm now exactly 6 weeks out from ttc day. Started my SP and hubby's LR this morning. Crazy!


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[Laurenk1424]

Our attempt has now shifted to around 7-3-15. Ish. My bday is June 24th... I'll Prob eat kinda bad and have drinks one last time lol but since it's sooo close to ttc maybe I won't.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I would. Unless it's the tww and then maybe just a couple :)


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[Laurenk1424]

Two week window will be second week of July so I guess I'm in the clear haha


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Provided all stays regular. lol I have nooooo idea what to expect now.


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[Laurenk1424]

Are you on your supposed to be last cycle before you try right now?


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[Laurenk1424]

I'm kinda feeling good about ttc first thingjb July lol my dumb chinese calendar says boy for June and August but GIRL for July! Haha maybe it's a sign.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Ya I Am supposed to Ttc this May. I get may/June/July


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[Laurenk1424]

So this month?!?! Ahhhh exciting!!! When is BD day??


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Yep - nail biting!!! I'm not sure BUT I think next week - tues/wed.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Nervous to not go another month; to be on the diet longer but I might not land the first go anyways. As is it will be 8 weeks. I've been a boy diet my whole life. I hope 8 weeks is enough of a sway.


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[pinkdreaming7463]

Hi! Just got the link to this thread! Found this chart on Pinterest! http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/13/6b2dc554cb190f149d80805ad10cedc1.jpg

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Are you factoring ph into your sway?


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[pinkdreaming7463]

Somewhat

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I do wonder what mine is sometines and wonder if it's particularly boy friendly


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Today's food - had a coffee with cream this morning at McDonald's drive thru, had zoodles, triscuits, and Cadbury mini eggs for lunch, had vegetable soup (lots) for dinner with salted crackers. I will have beer now that I've done my run
1218 cals 30g fat, 35g protein, got 75 mins of cardio in too. (40 mins jogging, the rest walking).


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[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

First time posting.

Breakfast was 2 iced coffees with vanilla creamer/skim milk

Lunch was turkey/cheddar sandwich w/ a little mayo. Fat free vanilla Greek yogurt. Un fortified cereal with skim milk

Dinner was tortilla chips with cheddar and a little salsa and sour cream. Apple. Side salad with cucumbers and a little Italian dressing

I'm sure I went over on fat and protein but I'm doing a laid back sway.

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Yep you gotta start somewhere! Are you tracking on my fitness pal? Soooo helpful for getting a grip on it :) when are you going to make your attempt?


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[pinkdreaming7463]

I do wonder what mine is sometines and wonder if it's particularly boy friendly


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I got some ph strips just for the heck of it and swimmers + sex was SUPER high on ph! I know that people aren't using ph for sways a whole lot..but a lot of things on the "acidic chart" are mentioned for LE also [emoji3]

[pinkdreaming7463]

Oops..meant swimmers + cm lol

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I don't follow the ph thing; do we want acidic ph then?


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[pinkdreaming7463]

Yes. Acidic for girl and alkaline for boy

[Laurenk1424]

Is anyone else planning on using rePhresh?


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[pinkdreaming7463]

I bought it and was planning on using it first attempt but was adviced not to. I think if you aren't in a hurry to get pregnant then it's a good thing to start with and then drop if you are getting BFNs. I would like to get pregnant quickly (I am SO impatient with cycles!) so I am doing a more laid back sway

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I'm not bothering. It's not something we have here anyway so I would have to order it.... Not worth it imo


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I'm hungry today. I've had 700 calories from lunch Alone. I grazed from 11-1230, And im still hungry. Think today will likely be a cheat day too bc im going out with hubby. It's either going to be pizza or an all day breakfast place. .


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[Laurenk1424]

I ordered mine on Amazon for a great price. I'm planning on using it to help lower the sperm that make it thru... My hubs has super high testosterone because of his job etc so I need all the help I can get. Lol he's taking all his supplements he's supposed to as well. I guess we're going hard core sway. Lol.
I'm having Mac n cheese for lunch with some black berries. Quick easy and delish. I own my own business as a personal chef and I'm doing a huge huge order for over a hundred people... So I'm all over the place.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

What an exciting business to own!!!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Quick question Lauren, how do you know hubby's T is high? My DH has a ridiculously stressful job... I'm just wondering how I would learn if it's high or not.


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[Laurenk1424]

Sometimes haha


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[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

Are you guys using more wheat stuff? If the label just has wheat, it's not fortified right?

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Ya I don't obsess over the wheat so much. I gave up cereal bc it's mainly fortified, but I occasionally eat a whole grain or whole wheat bread or bagel.


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[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

Are you in the us? Cascadian farms isn't fortified.

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I'm in Canada - we do have some organic lines that aren't but meh, I've just gotten used to chosing other things


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[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

Ahhhhhh I breastfeeding and already small so I'm aiming for 1800 cals a day. I need empty calories! :cool:

[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

Ok, first time ever tracking!

Breakfast: various forms if iced coffee with cream, maple, whipped cream, and/or milk

Lunch at 11am - sandwich (2 pieces of bread and 1 slice of mozz cheese), pasta salad, peach

Snack at 3 - apple, tortilla chips/salsa, 1/2 Rice Krispie treat

Dinner - non fat vanilla Greek yogurt and can of low far chciken noodle soup (noodles were enriched but meh)

Total cals: 1650
Fat: 29 grams
Protein: 41.5 grams

Also did 60 minutes of walking and a bit of jogging.


How did I do?

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Nice!!!! Awesome actually! Not bad for a first day!

My day was this (im also bfing but I had a little weight to lose so dropped a little lower in cals bc I wasn't budging, plus my little one is 13 months). Fat was at 32g and protein at 25g. I tend to do terrible with protein most days now, so once a week I gave chicken or fish or eggs.
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[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

I think I'm going to eat a little chicken or turkey or eggs most days if I am able to stay under protein. You burned 613 cals from exercising! That's impressive! I've just been walking with my jogging stroller and jogging a bit! I estimated about 200 calories for 60 minutes.

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Ugh I keep deleting the iOS calculation that it automatically adds in. It was really 450 or so for 75 mins! I jogged for 1 hr and walked for 15 mins. I'm loving it now that I've gotten into it, but it took awhile. I'm swaying right now too, despite only being on the diet 8 wks with 5 wks cardio.


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[Dana-Alicia]

I've just started LE, haven't gotten a plan yet as I'm short on money now as we will be moving in 2 weeks. But wanted to get started already and change my lifestyle in the hopes of TTC pink. But I need some help from you girl if you don't mind. I am just so incredibly hungry in the morning. I miss my breakfast so bad and feel nausious and dizzy when I don't have it. Does that go away once you get used to it? or could I drink something like diet coke? Wouldn't that spike my bloodsugar?

Also, I get very hungry in between meals. I don't think I eat enough, but am finding it really hard to eat a lot in one go. I'm a grazer. Do you girl try to aim for example for 1000 calories for lunch and 800 for dinner? Like really all the calories cramped into those two meals? What about the fruit, do you eat that as a desert? I'm used to eating everything seperately. And when I read what you girls are eating, it just seems like a little? Aren't you girls feeling hungry like all. the. time? TIA!

[kitkat18]

Dana it was a while ago...I have a six week old DD from a successful sway but I found cutting out breakie completely was the only way to do it. I then had to strictly eat lunch at about 11.30am. First thing I would have tea with milk and about 10am I would have a coffee with milk that's how I got through!! I ate roughly the same thing for lunch bagel with reduced fat cream cheese, yoghurt and two pieces vege sushi then nothing until dinner ( except diet coke) and then I pretty much ate whatever DH was cooking ( this is where majority of cals went, but we would eat vege with chicken, fish, eggs once per week) lots of salad. Yes eat your fruit after your lunch or dinner for example that's when I would eat my yoghurt. I would do My fitness pal for a couple months and you will figure it all out! Good luck Xxx

[Dana-Alicia]

Thanks Kitkat! So a sugary drink in the morning in not considered as breakfast? As it's still spiking the bloodsugar? But I will be getting diet coke asap, as I really need that now. I won't eat till 12:00, so that should do the trick hopefully.

[kitkat18]

I would not have a sugary drink, diet coke is fine so is coffee and tea without sugar xx

[Dana-Alicia]

Ok so diet coke it is then thanks!

[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

I have. Few iced coffees in the morning instead of breakfast. I think I read that it was fine. I'm used to breakfast too and it's the only thing that gets me through.

[kitkat18]

The no breakfast thing takes a wee while Dana and dreamingofpink but you will get there, I was on LE for 8 long months but it become like second nature Xx

[Dana-Alicia]

Thanks, I was hoping it would yes. I used to never eat breaskfast and had a very pink lifestyle, hence I conceived DD. But once I was pregnant I was so nausious I would eat constantly to try and make it stop. And I've continued that ever since. So this is hard. However, I used to never imagine I would ever eat breakfast, so if I can start eating breakfast, i can stop breakfast as well!

Also the diet coke and helped me last till 11:30! Then I had 2 pitabreads with thinly sliced mozzarella and tomato (831 kcal), 4 matze crackers with hummus (142), 3 carrots (27? kcal) and a little bit of low fat quark with grapes (75). Together that was about 1075 kcal and I'll never do that again cause I'm about to burst lol. But at least I'll not be hungry in between. Tonight I'm planning on a salad with soup and want around 725 calories. 1800 calories is about right? and 50 gram of fat? Not sure about protein and the others?

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Hey Dana - honestly if you can't skip breaky every day than don't - we don't want anyone passing out. also consider how long it's been since dinner - the goal is 12-16 hrs fast; but atomic would say 2-3 meals per day. And I've read some girl sways that clearly state they did not skip breakfast.
If the diet coke is working that's great! Or you can try a low fat yogurt (I avoid Greek bc it's higher in protein) or another source of protein as it will not bring your blood sugar up the way carbs will.
I do eat Maybe once a week a breakfast by 10, listen to your body first and foremost.
I seldom snack, but I'll take a calorie drink such as coffee with cream, or tea with mild and sugar - or beer after or between meals.
Go on my fitness pal! We can support eachother there too! I'm Jendrix76 on it. You can plug in percentage goals too to meet LE

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[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

I'm a little nervous about the diet drinks. I know they are probably safe in small amounts like atomic suggests. But I don't think they are necessary. I'm trying to do my sway eating natural/organic things. And honestly I need to eat a little bit more calories so if I want pop, I'm drinking a small Pepsi made with real sugar for empty calories.

[XXforhubby]

Dana- don't focus on the time of day part! For instance don't think you have to wait until 11:30 to eat for the first time of the day. It is having an overnight fast of 16 hours that matters. So I always had dinner with my family between 5:30-6:30pm, because that time is important to our family. So I counted 16 hours after 6:30pm, which worked out to be 9:30am-10:30am without eating a thing! Some mornings I would have coffee with a splash of creamer, upon waking up, and others I didn't if I was super busy. Then I would have lunch with my boys at 12:30pm. Then I had another long fast between lunch and dinner- 6 hours until we ate dinner at 6:30pm. I liked I had an overnight fast of 16 hours AND a midday fast of 6 hours!! My first meal was always around 200-300 cals, lunch was slightly more at 500 cals, and dinner was the largest at 800-900 cals. I was always satisfied and having the largest meal at the end of the day is better for your body- we are more efficient with insulin production and digestion at dinner time. I exercised after lunch with my boys, since they liked ending up at the park. DS2 always fell asleep on the run back home., and we walk to a park after dinner as a family- bonus exercise that is fun!

If you look up my sway, I posted what I ate usually.

Please don't kill yourself focusing on trying to make it to a certain time, use the formula- 16 hour fast after you last meal is when you can eat for the first time. I have to eat three meals for my metabolism to continue to lose weight, but everyone is different. I liked gradually increasing my meal size, since after swaying a while my stomach shrunk!

All of your ladies are doing FAB!


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[XXforhubby]

I'm a little nervous about the diet drinks. I know they are probably safe in small amounts like atomic suggests. But I don't think they are necessary. I'm trying to do my sway eating natural/organic things. And honestly I need to eat a little bit more calories so if I want pop, I'm drinking a small Pepsi made with real sugar for empty calories.

I never drank them, because I hate putting artificial junk in my body, yuck! The LE diet will naturally lower your pH without needing to drink the diet drinks. I always had either a regular soda with sugar or my beloved ice cream for empty calories!!!


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[purple]

I'm a little nervous about the diet drinks. I know they are probably safe in small amounts like atomic suggests. But I don't think they are necessary. I'm trying to do my sway eating natural/organic things. And honestly I need to eat a little bit more calories so if I want pop, I'm drinking a small Pepsi made with real sugar for empty calories.

I also didn't drink them. In fact I openly tell people that I hate diet drinks and prefer real sugar (not that I think sugar is healthy!). It would have looked very strange all of a sudden if I started drinking them!!

[kitkat18]

Oops sorry Dana I should have pointed out that is what worked for me ( 2 meals and eating about 11.30am and 6pm). I also did eat breakfast every now and then if I felt I really needed it!! I guess like the others said its figuring out what works for you, how you can adapt LE to your lifestyle Xx

[kitkat18]

I also found for me when starting LE I did have to cut out breakfast completely, if I skipped one day and not the next I got really dizzy and same thing if I ate a ' reduced' breakfast like fruit salad. Again just what worked for me. I have a 5 week old newborn so writing everything half asleep!! :) xx

[Dana-Alicia]

Thanks Kitkat and so happy to read you got your little girl, congrats!! I just had dinner at 17:30 and am satisfied now. Had chinese food. Didn't plan on it but was having dinner at my parents house. It was vegetarian though, as I've been a vegetarian for years now. Just recently started eating a bit of meat and fish again, but cut that out again as it will surely help my sway. I don't mind the diet coke, I used to drink it a lot. Now I usually just drink water, but like to mix that up sometimes with something sugary, so I guess the light version is better for me now. I do get a lot sleepier earlier at night. I usually go to bed at midnight, but now at 22:00 I'm nodding off on the couch lol. Which is quit enice actually, as the kids wake me up very early sometimes. I did my cardio walking to the playground on the other side of our village and chasing after the kids as they were on their bikes. Didn't do the exact 60+ minute sin one long go, but since tcc is still months away I will really put more effort into it when I'm closer to ttc.

[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

Is it true that cheddar sways boy? Cheddar is my fave! Anyone know about drinking water? Like on the other site, people drink bottle? We have an RO water system so I almost always drink that. Does RO sway?

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Dreaming - anything high in nutrients is maybe blue but seriously, a bit of orange cheese won't hurt. That being said I switched to light cheese and eat very occasionally, and then I've taken to grilled cheese made with the Kraft cheese slices that aren't even real cheese.
Atomic says it over and over that there is no magic foods; so Remember that.
I basically ditched the stuff that was a typical HE diet - the cereals, the milk too (although who knows...) heck I've ditched most real dairy. I've ditched red meat (but transitioned to this). I DO have chicken or fish occasionally but then I'm old and the last thing I want is to stop ovulating and I have a hard time balancing protein through the week (too low now).
Lastly I feel like I've really gotten used to the diet, and the little splurges don't feel so guilt laden compared to my previous diet! If that makes sense.


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[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

Yep, that makes sense! It seems like you have a great system going, HitMe. I hope you get your girl soon. :)

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I've had 4 boys so idk - I think I'm over Gender Disappointment now; but still long for a girl :)


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[Dana-Alicia]

I hope you get your girl, hitme!

I'm going to have avocado and cheddar tomorrow (making nacho's mmm!) and am just having a small portion with loads of salad on the side. I'm a vegetarian, so I think I can splurge a little bit here and there sometimes ;)

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

You sure can Dana!!! I'm probable having pizza or McDs tonight - my teen is in a concert tonight and ain't nobody got time to cook AND get 2 babies ready!


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[Dana-Alicia]

Nope, ain't nobody got time for that! And do not talk about pizza's or McD now puhlease, you're making me hungry lol!! ;)

[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

Ladies - I'm having a hard time finding unfortified or whole grain products. I may be doing the pcos diet. If something is just wheat, is that ok? I found pita that was just wheat.

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I just eat white bread. I'm not concerning myself with the fortified part. White bagels, English muffins... That kinda jazz.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Nope, ain't nobody got time for that! And do not talk about pizza's or McD now puhlease, you're making me hungry lol!! ;)

I ate friiiiies for the first time in months. I felt nasty. I ate the Mediterranean veggie wrap too and a diet coke.
I can in JUST under 60 grams of fat


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[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

A lot of the white breads I've found are fortified. Maybe it's because I'm in the US. I shop at trader joes mostly.

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Ya, im in Canada and im sure ours is too - I just figure it's a minor detail (for me) I cut cereal and milk - both bigger offenders than the breads I believe, as far as I know. Idk im not sweating the minerals so much.


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[Dana-Alicia]

I eat a lot of matzo crackers or other natural crackers with low fat cheese. And just regular white bread. I don't want to focus too much on what's in everything, as it's stressing me out too much.

Oh fries! I LOVE fries! I actually ate tons of fries when I conceived my DD, but then again would eat very little otherwise to even it out.

[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

I get soooooo hungry. I feel like I didn't do too bad. Trying to do 1800 cals total, under 50 for protein and fat. Don't have a huge amount left for dinner.

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[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

Ugh just realized, it wasn't counting fat and protein in my cheese I had on my sandwich. Darn it! Ok so I'm way over today.

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Set your nutrition goals. To the percent that makes sense. I just woke up from a nap and I'm almost brain dead and can't remember but it's 20-30% fat I think. It will help keep you on track


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[BrightSky]

Hi ladies, ok if I join too? I have started the diet, but seem to go really well at the start of the week, but by the end I am back to eating anything I want and not even thinking about it! We are not trying for a few months, so I am hoping maybe some moral support will get me into line :)
Generally I skip breakfast, drinking coffee until about 10am. Then a museli bar, small lunch such as a veg wrap at 12.30pm, small snack in the afternoon such as nuts, glass of wine when I get home, then a vegetation dinner such as tofu stir fry, veg pasta, sometimes fish or chicken. No red meat. This is on a good day!!

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Sounds perfect brightsky and welcome!!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Today I stayed in check more or less. I'm on cd 3 and alllll I want is chocolate! We ended up going to the mil's for supper - I ate about a 1/3 a chicken breast (my weekly serving of meat) a few wedges and a decent piece of chocolate cake but was still only at 44 g of fat (way higher than usual but decent considering my little splurge) and protein was 44g.
Tomorrow will be soup for lunch (like today), and veggie burgers for dinner.


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[Princess Mom]

I'm going to start posting my daily schedule also! Which has been awful! I hardly eat im just not hungry anymore! Been also depressed, I am dieting and im done to the last 11 pounds woo hoo. Need to uptake more cardio I been busying with the kids and been doing 40 mins daily plus weights every other day. Tons of squats and leg workouts. I'm exhausted! Not ttc until Fall and will start full LE Diet maybe in a month

[BrightSky]

Most of my days seem to be cheat days at the moment!! Had a birthday party today and gorged on amazing food and cake and champagne :p then pizza when we got home as we were to buggered to cook! Oh well... tomorrow is another day, have a lunch date and dinner at my mums... weekends are soooooooooooooo hard!!!!!

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I'm going to start posting my daily schedule also! Which has been awful! I hardly eat im just not hungry anymore! Been also depressed, I am dieting and im done to the last 11 pounds woo hoo. Need to uptake more cardio I been busying with the kids and been doing 40 mins daily plus weights every other day. Tons of squats and leg workouts. I'm exhausted! Not ttc until Fall and will start full LE Diet maybe in a month

Glad you have lots of time to work out the kinks! Just a thought, I believe it's not advised to do weights when swaying pink.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Most of my days seem to be cheat days at the moment!! Had a birthday party today and gorged on amazing food and cake and champagne :p then pizza when we got home as we were to buggered to cook! Oh well... tomorrow is another day, have a lunch date and dinner at my mums... weekends are soooooooooooooo hard!!!!!

Sounds legit lol!! That was March/April for me.... The early days of my diet were a mess. Just try not to sweat the what part and more the how often and how much part. If you're tracking aim for no more than 40-50g protein, and 20-30% fat (approx 25-60g)


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[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

Ok, ladies. How would you rate today? I'm supposed to be around 1800 (under 50 for fat and protein I think). I can add on a little salad and some Pepsi with my planned dinner (3 slices of pizza). Would you guys count it as a cheat day or not since I'm technically within the limits. Sorry, I'm brand new to this and I have never even tracked calories.

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[Dana-Alicia]

I have no idea Dream! Am also still trying to figure it all out.

I have been drinking diet coke and was wondering if that's alright? I normally only drink water, never coffee or other caffeine. I wanted to drink only 1 or 2 glasses a day, but like it very much, I may be drinking too much?

[BrightSky]

Dreaming of pink that I've only just started tracking too, but that looks really good to me. I might switch my view from kjs to calories, it's hard to track with the high numbers of kjs! Are u sticking to mainly carb meals not meat? I feel like I am putting on weight (I usually eat quite healthy with protein and vegs)

[XXforhubby]

Ok, ladies. How would you rate today? I'm supposed to be around 1800 (under 50 for fat and protein I think). I can add on a little salad and some Pepsi with my planned dinner (3 slices of pizza). Would you guys count it as a cheat day or not since I'm technically within the limits. Sorry, I'm brand new to this and I have never even tracked calories.

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Thread crashing. I think you're fine- you are within the limits. If you want to add more calories, you could add in empty calories or any food without fat and protein. I always had an apple, pear, grapes, or strawberries for extra calories in this situation.

I always stuck to under 50g for protein and under 60g for fat. Oh and I always had pizza once a week- it's a family staple of ours! I just had a meatless version!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Ok, ladies. How would you rate today? I'm supposed to be around 1800 (under 50 for fat and protein I think). I can add on a little salad and some Pepsi with my planned dinner (3 slices of pizza). Would you guys count it as a cheat day or not since I'm technically within the limits. Sorry, I'm brand new to this and I have never even tracked calories.

25401


Thread crashing. I think you're fine- you are within the limits. If you want to add more calories, you could add in empty calories or any food without fat and protein. I always had an apple, pear, grapes, or strawberries for extra calories in this situation.

I always stuck to under 50g for protein and under 60g for fat. Oh and I always had pizza once a week- it's a family staple of ours! I just had a meatless version!


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Ya I agree with XX - it's not a cheat if you're within the limits. Doesn't matter if it's pizza, roast beef, fries, whatevs. I call it a cheat when I go over... Just be sure you're fairly/accurately accounting for it. That can be hard at first, not knowing for sure what an oz of cheese looks like, or 3oz of chicken.
You're doing great lady!!!


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Dreaming of pink that I've only just started tracking too, but that looks really good to me. I might switch my view from kjs to calories, it's hard to track with the high numbers of kjs! Are u sticking to mainly carb meals not meat? I feel like I am putting on weight (I usually eat quite healthy with protein and vegs)

Keep a close eye on this. If you do put on weight there are other suggested diets - and if you gain weight staying within LE then is not for you and I would try the PCOS diet.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I have no idea Dream! Am also still trying to figure it all out.

I have been drinking diet coke and was wondering if that's alright? I normally only drink water, never coffee or other caffeine. I wanted to drink only 1 or 2 glasses a day, but like it very much, I may be drinking too much?

Diet coke is now a staple of mine too. Never touched the stuff before LE. Like I loathed the taste but I quite like it now! And Now that McDonald's have their dollar drinks im drinking even more lol!!!


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[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

I love meat so much so the le diet has been difficult. I'm trying to just do very small amounts of meat if I have it because it uses up protein fast. Whole wheat pita and hummus has been great. I love fruit and it doesn't count for fat or protein. I use regular Pepsi to add on empty calories if I need it.

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I couldn't believe how fat meat added. What I do on "meat days" (about once a week) is I try and plan for that first, and log it. Then I balance my lunch with foods that don't make me go over. After 10 wks I don't have to think about it so much although I still log it for confirmation.


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[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

Today I had a banana and a cheese and cracker thing (those handisnack things) and a coffee with real cream. Not a lot but it was that (out of my trunk of groceries) or fast food while I was in town.
Supper was a veggie burger and a baked potato with I can't believe it's not butter, peas and a beer. Then later I jogged 70 mins. I also had a snack tonight - which I don't do but we watched a movie so I had light popcorn with another beer.
22g fat, 40g protein 1380 cals Happy Saturday night ladies [emoji173]️



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