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I am rethinking my diet but I need to know a few things from the girl moms...
What you ate/drank during the day? What amount? What times you ate?
Amount of exercise or activity in a day?
Any vita/supps/pills you took (not swaying)?
Any creams/gels/medicines you used during the time your kids were conceived?
I'll sticky this for a bit to give people a chance to respond.
2 q's that I am curious about:
Did you or DH smoke regular or "special" cigarettes?
What was your weight (ballpark) and had you just gained or lost any weight??
I did not eat fried food.
I ate craisins almost everyday.
I drank pink lemonade crystal light and if I had soda, I drank Sprite.
I would order water with lemon when out to eat and put a packet of sweet n low in it to make a poor man's lemonade.
I would sometimes have chocolate Instant Breakfast for breakfast on the way to work(dry mix you pour into milk- 2% at my house)
For lunch- microwave meal- sometimes fish but low fat for sure.
I ate popcorn at night all the time- with salt and butter...not an ice cream fan.
Coffee in morning- no sugar, cream.
I played tennis when TTC DD1 but I was not going to a gym or working out on a regular basis- I am naturally thin.
Did not eat a lot of sauces- ketchup, etc on things before having kids. Now I do!
Did not drink a lot of anything during the day.
I prefer red meat over chicken- love a filet.
I snacked often throughout the day and still do but I did not eat a lot of calories at all.
Hubby hasn't smoked in 7years, by threat of his mom, but he did use special cigs with his brother 6mths ago on a camping trip. I lost some weight awhile ago but not lately currently 160 but I was 125-140 when the boys where conceived. I am going to push weight lose this time.Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
I did not diet. Anything in moderation. I was thin but just lucky because of genetics.
My DH never smoked cigarettes and gave up the social pot in college before I met him. I know of one man that smoked daily and he had 4 DDs.
So about how many cals? Did you space your eating out? I am thinking maybe do a 1500-1800cals a day but maybe eating every 2-3hrs.Quote:
Originally Posted by nuthinbutpink
Did you have a dairy?
I am going to give up the diet caff-free soda but may have 1cp of CL twice a day. I need to drink a lot of water so I will push more water. I drink 2cp of coffee but I am going to only use 1 pack of splenda each cup.
Not much dairy, no. Nutragrain bats for breakfast sometimes- like the baked ones with Strawberry in them. Do not eat yogurt. Love bread and butter- white bread with dinner, like a roll. Ate balsamic dressing on salads or oil and red wine vinegar.Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepoet20
I guess I ate a lot of carbs!
I was on a diet for my endometriosis. I always lost weight on it. No dairy, no red meat, no "junk" food, lots of fruit/veggies, gluten-free grains, nuts/seeds, beans/legumes, used maple syrup or stevia for a sweetener. Occasionally had organic chicken or fish. Always had breakfast and snacks. Drank mostly water, rice milk, sometimes peppermint tea. Took coconut oil, EPO and a prenatal vitamin, DHA. Walked or jogged almost daily for DD1 & DD2. Not much exercise for DD3 or the daughter I'm currently pregnant with. HTH!
I should add, neither myself nor DH currently smokes (although we both did in our teens).