Low BMI and ttc this month[emoji30]

[Maureenhdez]

I just used a BMI calculator and it looks like I am down to 18.47 BMI[emoji53] I am 5’2 and weigh 101. I started off at 110 pounds, went on the LE diet eating 1200-1500 calories. I started losing weight fast, so I increased my calories to 1500-1800. Most days I’m only able to eat 1500 since I skip breakfast and don’t snack and then feel full after lunch and dinner and reaching 1500 is a difficult task without going over the protein and fat limits (and feeling full). I am ttc this month and worried I won’t be able to get pregnant. I don’t want to gain weight in case I sway boy accidentally. Help please [emoji30] not sure what to do. Also, my DH says if we don’t ttc starting this month, he is not going to ttc at all [emoji53] do you think I can still get pregnant at this BMI? I am currently on CD3.


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[atomic sagebrush]

Do whatever it takes to stop weight loss now. Even if that means adding in breakfast.

If DH says this is the month, it's the month!! Don't hesitate!

We can't know if you will conceive at this BMI - many have (especially since you are on the petite side), but some haven't and there's no way to predict. I do want you eating a serving of full fat dairy every day, 4-6 eggs a week,a nd a serving of salmon if you like it, red meat if you don't, every week from here on in. That will give you raw materials you need to make hormones you'll need to conceive.

Also drop fiber if you're taking that.

[Maureenhdez]

Thank you atomic! I will start eating breakfast. I have been avoiding eggs and red meat like the plague lol. (I don’t care for fish, except tuna, but have been avoiding this as well). I will try to add those things in now. Would I be able to eat tuna instead of the salmon? Or would red meat be better?

I was going to add in an activia yogurt drink at breakfast, but noticed it had calcium plus vitamin D. I read somewhere (I think it was on one of the Facebook pages) that when you eat calcium, you should try not to eat calcium products that also have vitamin D in them for a girl sway. Is there any truth to this?


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[atomic sagebrush]

No need to avoid them THAT religiously. We need you to be getting some raw materials to keep your cycle going right.

Trying to find dairy foods without Vit. D added would be sending people on a wild goose chase. You can't avoid fortification totally, just try to find stuff that isn't SUPER fortified.

[atomic sagebrush]

^^^but that havng been said, isn't Activia part skim?? We want u on full fat dairy, not part skim.

[Maureenhdez]

I think activia is part skim. Would I need to be eating all dairy as full fat dairy? I was hoping it was just once a day. I am trying not to eat too much dairy altogether, i seemed to see that a good amount of people had good results with eating yogurt and getting girls. Have you seen this to be true?


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[atomic sagebrush]

Yogurt is just a food, it doesn't sway in and of itself. We have people eat yogurt for both boys and girls. The reason it seems like there are a lot of people eating it and getting girls is just because it's a handy LE Diet (and mineral diet too for that matter)

It's ok for you to have skim/part-skim sometimes. The thing is that the fat in dairy foods are the best for getting people ovuating and keeping them ovulating even at low weights and do this without aggravating any underlying PCOS tendencies (skim dairy can really aggravate those) so I'd err on the side of full fat dairy when you can, at least 1x a day, though.

[Maureenhdez]

Ok, good to know. Thank you! I have been eating a serving of full fat dairy each day since you have suggested it. I will be cautious with low fat or skim dairy if I start having pcos issues. Thank you!


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[Maureenhdez]

My weight is going back and forth from 99-101 pounds. I’ve been trying not to lose any more weight, still continuing on the LE diet, but adding a serving of whole fat dairy almost every day. But of the past 10 days, I have cheated on 5 days either by going over the fat or protein grams or by snacking, due to the thanksgiving weekend with family [emoji53] This will be our 2nd month ttc.

Do you think I have ruined my girl sway?[emoji30] I am currently on CD 9. I was planning to BD possibly on CD 12 or 13, as I have had my O the past 2 months on CD15. Should I wait until next month? (Or BD early since my DH refuses to put off ttc).

I remember reading in one post about how when you are infertile (for different reasons, including low BMI) and you add whole fat dairy, red meat, etc. (all things that you would add for a boy sway), you are only making yourself fertile enough to conceive, not swaying boy. Kind of like on a 0-10 scale, 0 being infertile, 5 being fertile enough to conceive (most likely a girl), and 10 very fertile (most likely a boy).

Does this still hold true? I don’t recall when this post was written.


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[atomic sagebrush]

No, you didn't ruin your sway. I take that kind of thing into account in the diet.

do not skip a month for this.

Yes, exactly. IT's like a radio dial, not a light switch. You don't eat a food and then suddenly flip a switch from girl to boy. it takes time and a LOT of eating of a lot of food to shift that dial even a little. So it's just not the case that a cheat or even a few days of cheats undoes all the good of the diet. Just regroup and try again when you can.

[Maureenhdez]

Thank you so much! This helps so much to put me at ease. I was so heartbroken when I got my period this month. I know it was only our first month ttc, but I really felt that the way things fell into place and how I thought God was answering prayers concerning my sway, I truly thought I was pregnant. But I guess what I thought I heard from God, was not really God and must have just been me [emoji17]

I was so disappointed, so I slacked a little on the diet. But I am back on it now. Not giving up yet, and praying it won’t be a much longer road to get pregnant. [emoji120]


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[atomic sagebrush]

It's really so hard when you want something so much because we start seeing signs and portents everywhere!

Just try to remember this is very well God answering your prayer just in a different month than you expected. For all we know this is God lending you a hand and making sure you don't get pregnant in a boy-friendly month for you. :heart:

[Maureenhdez]

Yes! That’s what I think happened- I wanted it so badly, I thought I was seeing signs from God. That is a great way to look at it too! Maybe God did just have me be a little more patient bc it was more of a boy month for me. I never thought of it like that. Thank you for your kind words Atomic[emoji175]


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[Maureenhdez]

Hi! So I took a few months off so that I would avoid having another fall baby. But I’m back to the diet and everything else. I was reading over my posts in this thread and had a question. As I am about 102-104 pounds currently and very petite, you had suggested that I add in one full fat serving of dairy each day and one serving of red meat 4 times a week. My question is- would I still need to include the cal/fat/protein from these foods each day? Or would this be in addition to my day’s cal/fat/protein intake? I did take red meat out of my diet recently only bc it’s gives me stomach issues, but I can add it back in if need be.

Also, I was wondering about the exercise. I was afraid to add it back in since I lose weight so quickly, but should I try it out since I’m adding in the full fat dairy and red meat?

One more question (sorry for so many!), can I switch out breakfast for a snack? I’m not a big breakfast eater, but after work I come home and really want a snack before dinner. Or is it too close to dinner (about 1-2 hours) to eat anything? I would still be eating 3x a day- lunch, snack and dinner. But maybe it’s too close to dinner?


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[atomic sagebrush]

In addition (unless it makes you gain weight, which is very very unlikely)

The actual recommendation is 1 serv. ff dairy daily, 4-6 eggs a week, 1 serving salmon if you like it, red meat if you don't. So if the red meat is upsetting your stomach just do the salmon instead.

If at all possible to exercise I suggest it, even if you have to up calories even more to do so. It's ok to fudge protein and fat slightly too (so increase the macros by a few grams) to help get in more calories.

Yes absolutely you can have a snack instead of breakfast if that is your preference. 3 meals is equally as good as 2, it's all about what works best for you, and at any time of day. I had lunch, dinner, bedtime snack when I got my girl.

[Maureenhdez]

Thank you so much! You are so wonderfully helpful! [emoji4] I will do as you suggested


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