Hey everyone!
Sorry for the LONG post, but I’m finally beginning my blue sway this week and I’m super excited!! :bluecheer:
I’m starting the HE diet this week and in about 7-8 weeks time, we will begin our attempts.
I would love your opinions/advice on my sway!!
My supps
Women’s Multi daily
Folic Acid x2 daily (500mg per tablet, in addition to 500 that’s already in my multi)
Vitamin D 1000 IU daily (in addition to 400 IU in multi)
Iron 24mg (every 3 days - bloodwork showed low iron levels a few months ago - should I continue this? Multi also contains 5mg)
Fish oil 1000mg (every 2nd day)
Probiotic daily
DH supps
Centrum Adults 50+ multi daily
Vitamin D 1000 IU daily
Fish oil 1000mg (every 2nd day)
Probiotic daily
He takes antihistamines occasionally for terrible allergies - should we stop this? Should he do Guaifenesin whenever he takes the antihistamines?
DH has a decent diet, but drinks 1-2 iced coffees a day. He eats lots of red meat and drinks a smoothie everyday with me. He has stopped smoking cigarettes and hookah as of a few weeks ago. Doesn’t drink alcohol.
Diet
Breakfast - how soon do I need to eat after waking up?
3-4 times a week overnight oats in Greek yoghurt with toppings such as banana, almond spread, maple syrup, roasted coconut flakes, walnuts and dates
1-2 times a week avocado and egg on toast with a banana and tea
1-2 times a week big breakfast (eggs, bacon, mushrooms, spinach, hashbrowns, cheeses, tomatoes and toast)
Morning snack
Smoothie (with kale or spinach, mixed berries, other seasonal fruits such as cherries, açai, pineapple, kiwi, mango, avocado, all frozen) coconut oil and coconut water. Will occasionally add brewers yeast.
Handful of almonds and walnuts
Lunch options
Dinner leftovers in a wrap/sandwich
Loaded beef salad with range of veggies, herbs and a carby dressing or a side of sweet potato fries
Afternoon snack options
String cheese and fruit
Carrots and celery with dip
Corn chips with guac and salsa
2 boiled eggs or handful of nuts With v8 juice
Will have another black tea an hour or so before dinner, sometimes with an oatmeal cookie
Dinner options
Red meat 5x a week(mostly slow cooked beef or lamb cooked w olive or avocado oil) with variety of veggies always garlic and onion and sides of beans, rice, potatoes or pasta
Eat out once a week (burger and fries, pizza, Chinese, Mexican, Italian)
Chicken or vegetarian dinner once a week
Night snack
Cheerios and full cream milk (should I do a different cereal?)
Whenever I get a sweet craving, I’ll have dark chocolate or a bit of candy like gummy bears.
I drink plenty of water throughout the day (about 2 glasses with every meal) and will try to make some of my water intake lemon water.
I feel my blood sugar level drop if I don’t eat every 1.5-2hrs so that‘s why I’m trying to eat so often but because I’m overweight, I want to try and keep each of these meals/snacks in small portions. Is that okay?
Exercise
I’m currently walking for 30min x4-5 a week and want to continue that to avoid excessive weight gain. I’ll also be doing a 15min arm workout daily because my arms are fat and I’d like to tone them.
Sleep
My beautiful DD is the best sleeper so I always get my 7-8 hours a night.
DH does shift work so sometimes works overnight/sleeps in the day. Would this have any effect on our sway?
Attempts
My cycle is always like clockwork and has been since before we had DD too. But I will use OPKs to pinpoint ovulation. DH and I are aiming for 3 attempts (night before O, O morning and O night).
We plan on BDing protected every 2-4 days from now. Maybe a few unprotected during the month we start attempts. But prior to now, we’ve rarely BD’d (probably 1-3 a month since our daughter was born 21 months ago!)
I know it’s A LOT, I just want to give accurate info and hopefully receive some feedback from all of you lovely ladies :)
Thank you in advance! xoxo
