Will I feel terrible on the diet?

I'm used to eating very healthy, which is probably how I got my boy. I get hungry easily and have a good metabolism, but I get a real blood sugar crash if I eat later than usual. It's impossible for me to skip breakfast. I avoid fake sugars and soft drinks like the plague (can't stand them) and I don't have a sweet tooth.

Everything on the "avoid" list is basically what I eat all the time. So I'm wondering how I'm going to feel when I start to eat in a completely opposite way.

I can imagine I'll just feel weak, hungry and tired.

I'm willing to try it, but will it be as bad as I think?

It is hard at first but you do become used to it :) I also normally eat a complete boy diet... Get sugar free gum it helps curb the hunger... I still ate chicken a couple times a week cause I feel sick/dizzy with no meat in me

Honestly, I feel tired/weak only if Im getting too hungry. Otherwise I feel my normal self.

You do not have to have artificial sweeteners or soda to sway pink, though those are the 2 main ways people deal with their feelings of hunger between meals. I am drinking coconut water, sparkling water, and mint-flavored water for the most part, no coffee, diet coke, or anything else with caffeine in it. You can also make your carbs come more from the "free" veggies and less from sweet things if that's more palatable for you.

To be honest, I do feel weak, hungry, and tired compared to what I'm used to, but it is not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I started transitioning to the LE diet at the end of January and have been on the full diet for 2 weeks now. I always had to have breakfast within 30 minutes of waking up, and now I'm up around 6-7am and don't eat until 11am with very little issue. The amount of sugar I have with that first meal does make me a bit ill and I have to really force myself to finish it.

But, I keep telling myself that no one forced me to do this diet. I chose it and it is worth a temporary change in diet if it means a chance for my boys to have the baby sister my oldest keeps begging for. And then I go pin all of the delicious paleo meals I plan to eat as soon as I get my BFP :wink:

I do not like the way I feel on the LE diet. I feel very weak and tired, and I honestly do NOT think it gets easier. I think it gets harder as time goes on because I want SO bad to get back to my normal eating habits. I just have always been the sort of person that eats every 2-3 hours because I get dizzy, get headaches and can't focus on anything if I don't. This is just my experience, so I hate to be a downer, but it has been no picnic. :)

My hardest day was day 2. I have now been doing the diet strictly for about a week and its so much easier already. I HATED soft drinks and artificial sweeteners and hadn't had soft drinks for a long long time. Now I have 1-2 a day and don't mind them. They help curve the hunger until your next meal. Skipping breakfast has become the easiest part for me as today I didn't eat until 1pm. I am having a lot of trouble keeping sodium down below 1000mg still and use up my fat/protein before I use up my calories but a glass of wine fixes that right up:)

Thanks so much ladies!
In a way it will almost be interesting to try a completely new way of eating, and if I feel horrible on it, thankfully it's only temporary.

yes, i felt like crap and had been sick a lot. Which is why after months of it i stopped. i didn't think it was good for my body.

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Originally Posted by lemonade

I'm used to eating very healthy, which is probably how I got my boy. I get hungry easily and have a good metabolism, but I get a real blood sugar crash if I eat later than usual. It's impossible for me to skip breakfast. I avoid fake sugars and soft drinks like the plague (can't stand them) and I don't have a sweet tooth.

Everything on the "avoid" list is basically what I eat all the time. So I'm wondering how I'm going to feel when I start to eat in a completely opposite way.

I can imagine I'll just feel weak, hungry and tired.

I'm willing to try it, but will it be as bad as I think?

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Uhh, are you me?

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Originally Posted by lemonade

I'm used to eating very healthy, which is probably how I got my boy. I get hungry easily and have a good metabolism, but I get a real blood sugar crash if I eat later than usual. It's impossible for me to skip breakfast. I avoid fake sugars and soft drinks like the plague (can't stand them) and I don't have a sweet tooth.

Everything on the "avoid" list is basically what I eat all the time. So I'm wondering how I'm going to feel when I start to eat in a completely opposite way.

I can imagine I'll just feel weak, hungry and tired.

I'm willing to try it, but will it be as bad as I think?

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I can completely understand how you feel lemonade! I always ate just like you with the same loves and hates. I did find the LE diet quite difficult the first month and a half - very difficult. Headache, horrible mood swings, feeling deprived all the time. It made me realise how much I actually snack (as healthy snacks as they were). I've been on it about three and a half months now, and the salty cravings have decreased heaps, I started craving sweet things and my energy levels have come up. I'm starting to enjoy that "light" feeling in my stomach. I think that I have changed so much that when I was going to have a cheat this week (I'm in the 2WW), the thought of eating meat really turned my stomach. I'm still a bit emotional though.

It's amazing what happens to your chemistry when you play with it :-). You can do it. Just jump on in!

BTW, I've saved HEAPS of $$ on my grocery bill since I've been on the LE diet. Probably about 1/3 of the total cost LOL!