Anxiety

[Blushingbaby]

Hello!

We are planning to start trying in September. I've been following the Le diet for about 12 weeks now. For whatever reason I've been having bad anxiety the last 4-5 days. Will this affect my sway? 😒

[ksmom]

It's fine. Don't stress over stress. lol Relax! Good luck xx

[Mommy2apples]

It's normal, I think we all fear if we did enough! You got this! Just relax!


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[atomic sagebrush]

Have you recently started any new supplements?

Where are you in your menstrual cycle?

[Blushingbaby]

Nothing new! Just folic acid but I've been taking that for awhile now. I'm about a week out from my last cycle.

[atomic sagebrush]

I'm sorry, I'm not following - a week out from your last cycle?

[Blushingbaby]

Sorry. It ended up being a few days before ovulation. I'm now a few days after ovulation and still struggling with anxiety. I'm thinking it may be my. Body's reaction to the diet change? Not sure. I'm just wondering if I have a shot at girl trying in just a few weeks. I naturally do have the OCD perfectionism personality and although I don't think I'm doing that with my sway I'm like that in most other aspects of my life.

[Pinkmama]

I also have OCD type of personality and I think the hole swaying thing brings anxiety per se... although with the help of atomic you can lower that feelings, at least that's my case. Good luck and try not to stress to much!


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[atomic sagebrush]

That's good though. The people who go full OCD with swaying get the most opposites.

you always have a chance of a girl. Even doing nothing to sway, eating right off the boy diet.

Around ovulation (both before and after) I get a lot of complaints about anxiety. It seems to be hormonal for some people. Hang in there!!

[Blushingbaby]

Thanks for your insight. Do you think waiting until it subsides for a long period of time is best for swaying pink? I'd hate to cancel out all the dieting I've been doing the last 14 weeks.

[atomic sagebrush]

No, I don't and in fact I think you end up creating this vicious cycle where you focus more and more on the anxiety until it is a self-perpetuating monster where you feel like you can't try and you're anxious that you can't try and the more anxious you feel the more pressure you feel, not to feel anxious and you're convinced your sway will be ruined.

The only reason I've ever mentioned anxiety/stress, etc is to prevent people from treating swaying as a huge all or nothing perfectable project where they have to dot every I and cross every T to "earn" their desired gender. It was never my intention for you guys to then trade stressing over swaying, for stressing over stress itself. It's natural and normal to feel a bit uptight coming into a sway (or even more than a bit). I can assure you no one on this site could possibly have been under the level of anxiety I was going into my sway and I still got a girl - it will be ok, I promise!!!

[Blushingbaby]

I just wanted to post an update in case this is helpful for anyone else. Shortly after having another bout of pretty bad anxiety I ended up getting my period a few days earlier than expected. Now looking at the trend it has happened before ovulation and my period like Atomic had mentioned. I never experienced this before until the last month or so but I'm thinking it may be due to the changes in my body from the LE diet!? The day I got my period I was as a cool as cucumber and have been feeling incredibly relaxed since.

We are going to start trying this month so it's getting exciting! I hope all my crazy anxiety doesn't affect anything and it'll be out of my system by the time we have our attempt. My cycle has been irregular the last few months but very excited to start trying! At that point I'll be at 16 weeks on the LE diet and 10 weeks doing cardio 5-6 days a week for an hour (with 2 weeks in between of stopping because of a vacation). I went from 118lb to 113lb in that time. I've given it my best shot and I'm hoping for the best! Thank you!!!

[atomic sagebrush]

I will tell you - I see this SO often that I simply cannot believe it isn't a thing. I am due for AF arriving any moment and yesterday I was a literal basket case, convinced I was dying of melanoma, making plans about what to do about the poor children, and then today I feel totally normal again - even downright chipper!!!

You're getting thin so I'd try and hold steady where you're at (unless you're like 5 ft. tall or less).

[Blushingbaby]

Oh no!!!! I feel for you...it's the WORST!!! �� Thank goodness there eventually is relief! I can try to maintain if you think that'll help. I am only 5'3 but even at 113 I'm looking quite flabby lol. I think it's a lot of muscle loss from the lack of protein. I was this weight when I conceived my son but had just gained a couple of pounds the week before from our honeymoon. I've been doing a 14-16 hour period between dinner and breakfast (16 hours now as I get closer to attempt). I'd like to know I've given it my best shot and if it's blue than it was just meant to be!

[atomic sagebrush]

I'd try to maintain and that way if a lb. or two sneaks off in the meantime, it won't hurt anything.