I think I have come to the conclusion that swaying is impossible for me this summer

I just really don't know how I am going to do it. I "thought" i had it all figured out. I had the low everything diet down, I had lost 10 lbs so far, I was planning on being outside as much as possible for -ions. I bought my supplements, I bought my negative ion bracelet, I had my moon signs and biorhythms figured out, and have my supply of diet coke.

Now I am reading more that I shouldn't be outside, I can't swim, dieting is much harder then I thought it would be because of all the events I have this summer. I just don't see how it is possible this summer. I have to be outside with my DS, I can't stay inside the whole time, besides the fact I don't want to, it is just too hot and I would have to have the air conditioning going which sways girl.

I just don't see how anyone sways in the summer. I thought I was being smart by waiting till the summer, but now I am thinking I should just throw it all out the window, let nature take its course and sway next time in the winter.

You won't ever get a perfect sway!

I say go for it, you can go outside and swimming etc, you just counteract those ions by upping others, such as the bracelet etc.

I am mostly worried about my meat intake and the swimming. I didn't realize that swimming swayed boy, and I have big vacation to Saint Maarten coming up. Then I read that we should stay out of the sun, but how???

I feel like that sometimes too....Today we went a party and it was impossible not to eat....I ate a small dinner and a tiny piece of cake....The way I see it is I am still losing weight...I don't eat like that all the time...I doing everything different than when I got pregnant with my boys..If is meant for me to have a girl I will....Its never gonna to be a perfect time...Don't beat yourselfs up....Do the best you can....Thats my moto anyway :)

FWIW I ate lots of cake with my girls! I think it is more the meat, salt and potassium foods that are the important things to avoid.

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Originally Posted by TTC5

FWIW I ate lots of cake with my girls! I think it is more the meat, salt and potassium foods that are the important things to avoid.

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Are you a vegetarian? Or did you eat chicken and Turkey?

why can't you be outside? the ions thing say it's better to be outside

I don't think you should wait.
I have been doing this wretched diet on and off for a year and a half. I'm not pregnant and know that I can only do so much. As long as I'm not eating too many cals and reducing salt less meat etc it is still way different than before. There are so many times that I felt guilty about this and that or didn't fully enjoy myself at events because I was worried about ruining things! I'm still not pregnant and so many wasted food opportunities! My friends are all having girls and they were all conceived in the summer!
I'm going for it. It shouldn't be too stressful=boys! Also I used to worry about this and that event but even in the winter there are loads of things going on like xmas, parties etc. I find it easier in the summer as there is always chicken and salad at bar b ques! I just do the best i can.
Also you actually have to get pregnant to conceive a girl which is what I have to remind myself sometimes! The other things are that if you look on ingender people get girls all the time without changing that much at all.
Goodluck x

No, don´t give up now! Diet is the most important thing! Being outside may sway (change the odds) a tiny bit but not in any way as your diet does. I think everybody spends a lot of time outside in the summer, and still births are appr. 50/50. If being outside swayed that much, wouldn´t farmers wives have all boys? Or everybody that went on holiday when they conceived? I had the same doubts about swimming because I´ll be on holiday too, but being away will make me relax (low testosteron) and don´t think about food that much, so it will be easy to stick to the diet. I´m gonna allow myself a couple of treats in those 2 weeks, hey, holiday and TTC should make a little fun too I think!
I think in winter it will be harder to stay on the girl diet since you spend so much more time inside and normally we tend to eat more in winter. And if you have a piece of cake every now and then, who cares! As long as you follow the diet the rest of the time, the change to what you ate when you had your boys is still HUGE.
I have family visits next weekend, I´m gonna make a nice weightwatchers strawberry pie and take a normal piece, so they won´t get on to me.
And most importantly, once you took the effort to get on the diet and loose weight, the hardest part is done, just keep going until you´re at the 6 weeks and then go for it! You´re almost there, don´t you see all that pink dust coming your way ??:wink:

I say go for it anyway, there is no such thing as a prefect sway but they still can work!