The Girl Diet and Christmas

[GeCon]

Hi,

I have started the girl diet today. We are hoping to TTC from December. We will probably have some family around for Christmas, so it would probably be a bit weird to eat the diet in front of them. Having started today, should I have a few days off at Christmas will this completely ruin my progress until then? :think:

Thanks.

[NeedAGirl!]

My diet officially started today too! (although I have been easing into it for the last week) I am using Fitday.com to track my intake. It allows you to count things like sodium, potassium, calories, protein, etc. I am basically on the LE diet so I plan to eat on Christmas day and Thanksgiving day and I am also going on a weekend trip to LA in December. (how can I not eat there?) However, I am going to use Fitday to be sure that I still dont go over on those days. Basically, will eat less than I usually would, will avoid the big no-no's (like my mom's yummy, yummy mashed potatoes) and will have overall smaller portions. I will likely only eat one meal those days and have a small portion of plain white rice for lunch. I think the overall picture is what is more important. My first attempt will be around Jan 18 so almost a good month after Christmas.

[NeedAGirl!]

Oh and I will actually be going to stay with my family for the week of Christmas and they will just have to think I am a freak. They already know how much my heart aches for a girl and they will feel bad for me anyway if I don't get one. I can tell you overall in the last week - when I really want to eat something I shouldn't, all I have to do is visualize my future daughter and the craving passes instantly!

[carmella_marie]

Thanksgiving and Christmas will probably be slight cheat days for me. I will still skip breakfast. I will avoid the big no-no's like potatoes and tomatoes and lots of salt. Eat much smaller portions. Skip the gravy. A little bit of turkey and green beans. Two small cheat days won't mess up your sway!

[rainbowflower]

you can buy low sodium gravy and low sodium salt, I'd also try to have smaller portions

which diet are you planning on doing?

[GeCon]

you can buy low sodium gravy and low sodium salt, I'd also try to have smaller portions

which diet are you planning on doing?

I have started the Girl Diet yesterday (cranberry juice, some dairy, raspberries, strawberries, chicken, fish). I don't think any other diet would work as I am still BF.

[rainbowflower]

which girl diet, I mean? FGD? IG? LE?
I'm still BF too but did the LE diet. All of them will mean eating less variety of nutrients and less calories overall that you normally would, so if you find your milk supply is affected you might have to eat more - play it by ear.

[GeCon]

Sorry, it is the one from the ingender forum (cranberry juice, some dairy, raspberries, strawberries, chicken, fish), but less of everything.

[atomic sagebrush]

No, but I would just try and keep up with it as much as I could. I would try very very hard to avoid meat if at all possible.

[atomic sagebrush]

Sorry, it is the one from the ingender forum (cranberry juice, some dairy, raspberries, strawberries, chicken, fish), but less of everything.

The IG diet is restrictive enough, no need to try and combine the LE Diet and IG diet. Some people tried to do it at first and it was just impossible to stick to. Esp. when BF, it's just not a good idea.

[atomic sagebrush]

I have started the Girl Diet yesterday (cranberry juice, some dairy, raspberries, strawberries, chicken, fish). I don't think any other diet would work as I am still BF.

The LE Diet is actually much better for BF than the IG diet is.

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanksgiving and Christmas will probably be slight cheat days for me. I will still skip breakfast. I will avoid the big no-no's like potatoes and tomatoes and lots of salt. Eat much smaller portions. Skip the gravy. A little bit of turkey and green beans. Two small cheat days won't mess up your sway!

:agree: though I personally would say to skip the turkey, I know not everyone can do that! A little sliver of turkey will not kill anyone's sway. Use cran sauce rather than gravy!!

[atomic sagebrush]

My diet officially started today too! (although I have been easing into it for the last week) I am using Fitday.com to track my intake. It allows you to count things like sodium, potassium, calories, protein, etc. I am basically on the LE diet so I plan to eat on Christmas day and Thanksgiving day and I am also going on a weekend trip to LA in December. (how can I not eat there?) However, I am going to use Fitday to be sure that I still dont go over on those days. Basically, will eat less than I usually would, will avoid the big no-no's (like my mom's yummy, yummy mashed potatoes) and will have overall smaller portions. I will likely only eat one meal those days and have a small portion of plain white rice for lunch. I think the overall picture is what is more important. My first attempt will be around Jan 18 so almost a good month after Christmas.

GREAT point! You can always compensate for a big meal at dinnertime with a smaller or nonexistent lunch.

Just remember the day's totals, 1500-1800 cals, 40-50 g protein, 20-30% of cals from fat or less, 700-1000 mg sodium (and if you need to cheat, cheat on sodium!), and then try to choose lower nutrient fruits and veg, so apples rather than oranges, and cucumber rather than winter squash.