Couple Questions

Sorry this is so long :)

So we will be TTC in September. I just wanted you girls to take a look at my diet and see what you think...

Breakfast: two eggs and turkey bacon w/ a V8 fusion
OR oatmeal with peanut butter w/ V8 fusion
OR recently i've been having honey nut cheerios w/ whole milk because I love cereal and was starting to miss it (not sure if its ok, so i don't do it too often)

Snack a banana and lemon water

Lunch: A turkey sandwhich on wheat bread w/ chips
OR tuna sandwhich on wheatw/ veggies
OR hot dog/corn dog....all of these with lemon water or v8

Snack: banana, nuts, chips and salsa, or some veggies from a pre made vegetable tray...it has cherry tomatos, celery, broccoli, snow peas, and carrots

Dinner: spaghetti w/ meat sauce, chili, roast w/ potatoes, tacos, bbq chicken, sloppy joes

Supps: Me- centrum prenatal, folic acid, vit E, and fish oil
DH- multivit, coq10, fish oil, folic acid, and vit E

Last question: My DH just found out that his T levels are on the low side. Doctor wants him to work out more and take testosterone supp. I know that it can lower sperm count so I don't want him to take it. Will his low T affect our sway?

Also wanted to add....I will start doing the jillian michaels 30 day shred to build muscle and DH will lift weights (hopefully). On the actual attempt I will be taking robitussin, using preseed, and DH will release about every 3 days from AF to O...DH is 38 so I hope that is often enough but also not too much. We will DTD at first pos OPK and then again the day after. I might drink ACV if I can find it.

Am I missing anything or doing anything wrong?

Hi Blue chance,

Your diet looks good although I think you should be trying to get some protein into your snacks too.

I don't know much about the testosterone supplementation but atomic has great info on foods that boost T so maybe try to get your DH to eat more of these foods too.

I think it looks good, but I agree that you should add some protein to your snacks like almonds or nuts. Just remember to do a protein and carb with every meal and snack. I did the COT drink instead of the ACV but I am not sure that these things really help or not. I know Atomic answered the testosterone supp question somewhere else but I can't remember where. I think that they affect sperm count if you take them for a long period of time, I don't think short term hurts it. And there is a thread that shows what foods help raise T levels. I also used preseed and took mucinex and they really helped me. good luck :)

Your diet looks pretty good but I want you to eat some protein WITH your fruit and veg snacks to make sure your blood sugar stays up for awhile after eating them. A banana alone will just make your blood sugar shoot up and then plummet right afterwards.

If his levels are low to begin with, then the T supplement will not lower his sperm count. T supplements only affect sperm count in those men who are trying to raise their T levels unnaturally high (and it usually takes a few months for that to happen anyway.) The T supplementation may actually help.

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Originally Posted by Pearl327

Hi Blue chance,

Your diet looks good although I think you should be trying to get some protein into your snacks too.

I don't know much about the testosterone supplementation but atomic has great info on foods that boost T so maybe try to get your DH to eat more of these foods too.

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If he were to eat red meat, eggs, 9 servings of fruit and veg a day (juice is fine) full fat dairy, and other healthy fats like nuts and olive oil, this will help his T to go up naturally.

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Originally Posted by Blue chance2013

Also wanted to add....I will start doing the jillian michaels 30 day shred to build muscle and DH will lift weights (hopefully). On the actual attempt I will be taking robitussin, using preseed, and DH will release about every 3 days from AF to O...DH is 38 so I hope that is often enough but also not too much. We will DTD at first pos OPK and then again the day after. I might drink ACV if I can find it.

Am I missing anything or doing anything wrong?

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This all looks good to me.

I love the 30 day shred-that's what i do 5 days/week. I go through all of the levels, a different one each day. I think it's good because then you work on different muscles

I don't know much about swaying blue because I am swaying pink, but I wanted to let you know that your menu is a lot like mine was when I conceived my DS :)

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Originally Posted by n710

I love the 30 day shred-that's what i do 5 days/week. I go through all of the levels, a different one each day. I think it's good because then you work on different muscles

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Everyone I know that has done this workout always says they don't loose a lot of weight, but instead loose inches and gain muscles. So im thinking it is good for the boy sway.