Help with PCOS LE Diet please
I’ve been on the PCOS LE Diet for nearly six months now, and I’m STILL nervous as to whether I’m getting it right and wanted to double check! I’m vegan so a typical day would look like this:
I gave two large meals a day - no breakfast and no snacks as that works for me.
Lunch - whole grains (usually a cup of brown rice) I like buckwheat too, but I figure brown rice is less nutritious, so usually opt for that. I have it with free veg (broccoli/asparagus) and some salad leaves with a light dressing (balsamic or red pepper). I get some fat from 1T hummus or some avocado or olives. I have a glass of unfortified almond milk and a piece (or a cup) of fruit - usually an apple.
Dinner - Around 300g kidney beans/butter beans/lentils/chickpeas - sometimes in a tomato sauce or mixed with roasted veg (peppers/courgettes) or green beans/cauliflower/broccoli/Brussels. I either cook the veg in oil (was Rapeseed, but switched to coconut oil recently) or I add a tablespoon or two of seeds (sunflower/pumpkin/sesame). I have a glass of coconut water with this meal.
My cals are around 1800, protein 40-50g, fat around 50-55g.
My plate is piled up with free veg so I don’t feel hungry. I’ve lost a lot of weight (weight dropped from 121lbs to 103lbs) and the month before I started Clomid my ovulation day was getting further away. I guess my issue is a psychological one as because I’m quite comfortable on the diet (although I’d love to be snacking!) I don’t feel like I’m deprived on the diet! I know it’s not supposed to be a starvation diet, but I guess I’m just looking for reassurance that I’m doing it right!
I recently added in the extra seeds/avocado/olives and sometimes some nuts to make sure I’m bringing my fat up enough.
Any comments welcome! Thank you!