Only sway - no snacking?

[Parying4agirl]

I have managed really well to cut out snacking (snacked all day long with the boys)
However I an struggling with understaning the LE diet in terms of how much calories I take in and measurement of fat/protein as mentioned in previous posts so my question is by changing my eating habits to only 2 meals a day, what are the chances this will help a pink sway?
I dont know what to do, getting v confused!

[onebigwish]

I’m doing also two meals a day and cut out snacking completely! I’m eating everything what i want also boy friendly foods, never go over my Limits tho. I also wanna know what sways more? The IF or staying within the limits?

[Parying4agirl]

I dont think I go over limits as my portion sizes are not big on my 2 meals and I tend to eat similar foods all the time. My worry is I dont know exact % of salt, fat, calories (unless I eat out) if Im under eating.
Onebigwish how long have you been dieting for your sway?

[Eighme]

I dont think I go over limits as my portion sizes are not big on my 2 meals and I tend to eat similar foods all the time. My worry is I dont know exact % of salt, fat, calories (unless I eat out) if Im under eating.
Onebigwish how long have you been dieting for your sway?Atomic usually says between 1500-1800 calories. I don't remember the exact numbers she likes us to aim for in terms of protein and fat. We don't count salt or anything else really.

I've been on the diet since September and I use my fitness pal because it's so easy to scan a barcode or type in my food quickly so I'm usually for sure within limits.



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[ksmom]

Atomic usually says between 1500-1800 calories. I don't remember the exact numbers she likes us to aim for in terms of protein and fat. We don't count salt or anything else really.

I've been on the diet since September and I use my fitness pal because it's so easy to scan a barcode or type in my food quickly so I'm usually for sure within limits.



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It's 1500-1800 calories, 30-60g fat, 40-50g protein for regular LE. For pcos version it's the same amount of calories but fat is upped to 60g and protein to the 50-60g range. If two meals is too difficult then you can do 3 or even 4 if that suits you better. It's still way better than eating just 2 meals, being hungry and then snacking all day.

[Parying4agirl]

With the 2 meals I eat, i dont feel overly hungry but at times feel its jot enough. If my body can cope with what im eating with that be enough? Ive cut out crisps and dont eat any other snacks or drink (accept water before or inbetween my 2 meals

[Parying4agirl]

What can happen if im not eating enough, cos what Im doing now is eating the same meals as before (but smaller)
The snacking i did before was always on junk, choc/crisps/nuts/coca cola etc so now that ive cut all that out, is it ok?

[ksmom]

Unless I know what your cal/fat/protein totals are, I can't tell you if it's enough. I will say though that LE is not a starvation diet so if you feel like you're going to gnaw your arm off between meals or if you feel shaky/dizzy all the time then you're not eating enough food.

I should mention this because a lot of people get confused over this but for low carb veggies, you do not count them for
calories, fat, or protein. They are a free food so eat however much you want. Higher carb veggies and fruits count calories ONLY. This includes potatoes which people seem to count for protein (they only count for cals).

[Parying4agirl]

How would i calculate my intake of indian style curries cos i cook in big batches. Its not possible for me to not eat them as I have all my life and a very fussy eater with anything else and if i tried i would be miserable! Guess i wont be able to do it properly then 😖

[Parying4agirl]

If i do basic google search to get a rough estimate on figures I would say im reaching about the 1000 mark in calories.
I tend to have the same meal lunch and dinner - yes boring but i dont mind.
Even with two meals im not overly hungry so would you think i should add full fat milk and maybe eggs to bump my figures up (summat Atomic suggested but doesnt know my full food intake)

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[ksmom]

If you're only eating 1000 cals, then definitely bump up the food intake. Minimum is 1500 calories. Ovulation could stop if you're not eating enough. I think you should track your food on something like my fitness pal just to be sure of how much you're actually eating.

For the curries you could just add the recipe to a food tracker like MFP then just divide it into however many servings to get the calorie/fat/protein count per serving. It's not going to be exact unless your measuring out your portion of food (and please don't do that as it adds to the control freak nature in a lot of us boy moms). It will give you an idea though of what you're eating.

[onebigwish]

I dont think I go over limits as my portion sizes are not big on my 2 meals and I tend to eat similar foods all the time. My worry is I dont know exact % of salt, fat, calories (unless I eat out) if Im under eating.
Onebigwish how long have you been dieting for your sway?

Im yet only one month on the diet. Two months to go :)

[Parying4agirl]

Thanks for this i’ll deffo try that

[atomic sagebrush]

I have managed really well to cut out snacking (snacked all day long with the boys)
However I an struggling with understaning the LE diet in terms of how much calories I take in and measurement of fat/protein as mentioned in previous posts so my question is by changing my eating habits to only 2 meals a day, what are the chances this will help a pink sway?
I dont know what to do, getting v confused!

I prefer you guys track at least at the start. The reason is because it's not only for your sway, but for your ability to get and stay pregnant. People who do not track cals, fat, and protein often end up eating too little and stopping ovulation when they lose massive amounts of weight quickly.

Both 2 and 3 meals are fine. I always had 3. I ate at about 11 am, 4-5 pm, and then had a bedtime snack. Do not feel that you have to eat only 2x a day, you can still eat 3 meals if you need to in order to get enough food coming in.

[atomic sagebrush]

I’m doing also two meals a day and cut out snacking completely! I’m eating everything what i want also boy friendly foods, never go over my Limits tho. I also wanna know what sways more? The IF or staying within the limits?

We don't know what sways more. I want everyone to try to do BOTH sticking in the limits and keeping to 2-3 (or even 4) meals a day instead of all day grazing.

[atomic sagebrush]

It's 1500-1800 calories, 30-60g fat, 40-50g protein for regular LE. For pcos version it's the same amount of calories but fat is upped to 60g and protein to the 50-60g range. If two meals is too difficult then you can do 3 or even 4 if that suits you better. It's still way better than eating just 2 meals, being hungry and then snacking all day.

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[atomic sagebrush]

With the 2 meals I eat, i dont feel overly hungry but at times feel its jot enough. If my body can cope with what im eating with that be enough? Ive cut out crisps and dont eat any other snacks or drink (accept water before or inbetween my 2 meals

The trouble is that even when you don't see yourself losing much weight, if you aren't eating enough fat you can still stop ovulating, and not eating enough protein may reduce your ability to get and stay pregnant. It's actually easier than you think to track nutrients,I just used a paper and pen and for big recipes like the curry, I estimated roughly the amounts and then divided them in my head by the amount I ate of it. It DOES NOT need to be exact, you just need a basic, close figure about how much you're getting. I ate TONS of curry when I got my DD.

[atomic sagebrush]

How would i calculate my intake of indian style curries cos i cook in big batches. Its not possible for me to not eat them as I have all my life and a very fussy eater with anything else and if i tried i would be miserable! Guess i wont be able to do it properly then 😖

We also have good results with just going vegetarian. If you really can't do it, just switch to a fully vegetarian diet and don't count anything and people do still get girls that way.

:agree: add in a serving of full fat dairy and 4-6 eggs a week to be sure you're getting enough fat.

1000 cals is not enough. 1200 barest minimum and I prefer most people are 1500-1800 cals.

[Parying4agirl]

Got round to getting my fitness pal and inputting what i eat (divided by servings) its showing im over in fat but wayyy low on protein - any foods recommended to up protein but not the fat. Just realised this will be alot harder for me to stay in limits of it all 😣

[Parying4agirl]

Question Atomic - i know red meat is a no no really but how bad is it to include chicken maybe 2ice a week?

[atomic sagebrush]

It's not hard, it just takes a few days to get into the swing of things.

MFP counts the teeny amounts of "fat" (using this term loosely since it's really not FAT fat) in fruits and vegetables. We do not count those at all, so it's likely you are actually doing just fine on fat. MFP is saying things are "fat" but they don't count for fat.

Re protein, add in a small amount of meat, or dairy, or eggs, or legumes like lentils or peas for protein. Nuts are also ok. There is also protein in things like rice and chapatis/rotis and naan so be sure you're counting the protein in them!

[Parying4agirl]

Thanks - was thinking by eating all those the fat percentages will also creep up!
Think to be easier i will count protein and calories more than anything as i dont have a prob with fat. Just will avoid extra obvious fatty foods.

[atomic sagebrush]

Right, but since at least some of your MFP-counted fat does not count, it's likely you have more fat grams to "spend" on eating those other foods. :)