On LE and no weight loss...?

I think you should ttc when ever you feel the moment is right. There is never going to be a month where everything aligns perfectly, and you never know it might take a while trying to get a bfp. There is always going to be doubts in your mind if you did enough or shouldn't of done this, but you will never know if what you did will work if you don't try. For me it helps to think I can do everything possible to have an awesome sway but I will still end up with what I am ment to have. Hopefully that turns out to be the dream gender! Good luck with what ever you decide!

how sure are you that you were only eating 1200?? many people think they are not eating much and then when they add it up they find it was more.

it's hard for me to say when people should skip months because a lot goes into that - tell me more about your circumstances, age, husband support, etc

I've only lost 2lbs and I'm eating a little over 1500 calories right now and exercising. I think my body just does better with a low carb/paleo diet, which is what I was eating before swaying. I'm tall and thin and don't have much to lose, but I did lose 8lbs when I did my Whole30 (strict paleo) and zero exercise back in January so I know it's a diet thing and not that I can't lose.

I am the same way. I have a very hard time loosing weight when I eat refined carbs. The weight just falls off when I eat "clean" (no gluten, corn, soy, dairy, etc.). The LE diet is very bad carb friendly. Just FYI, I wasn't loosing very much weight when I conceived my girls. I was eating low cal and crappy (fortified grains and carbs). So just cause you aren't loosing a ton of weight doesn't mean you won't have a girl!! I was only slowly loosing weight with this baby (I was still BF which makes it really hard for me to loose weight) but I wasn't gaining weight either.

I'm 36, DH is 43....DH does a lot of 'boy' things....certain vitamins, working out, lots of meat...blah...I had my 3rd DS a little over 1.5 years ago and in the last year, no matter what I'm eating, I've stayed around the same weight. I've eaten atkins, raw, juiced, paleo... I'm just wondering if at some point I've wrecked my metabolism. As far as being sure if I've eaten X number of calories...I've been using fitness pal and tracking everything as much as possible. I'd been going by that alone to tell me cals/fat/protein etc... Since starting LE approx 7 weeks or so...my weight has fluctuated 1 to 2 lbs...no real significant loss...I've eaten really crappy...pop tarts, pasta, rice, yogurt, diet coke, crystal light etc, etc...

I wasn't losing much weight on the LE diet (even with only 1200-1500 calories a day) until I began the daily cardio. I didn't think I had time to commit to 6-7 days a week, but I've been waking up at 5 AM to squeeze it in because that's literally the only time in my day I have that's mine!

Since starting the cardio I've lost 7 lbs in 7 weeks. Not impressive by any stretch, but at least I'm finally making progress!

I lost weight VERY VERY slowly while breastfeeding (even when I hardcore dieted) and in general can only lose weight while eating extremely clean (only meat and veggies). LE has been tough for me but I think adding in the cardio was what I needed to see results on this diet!

Have you had your thyroid levels checked recently? It's not uncommon to become slightly hypothyroid after pregnancy, especially multiple ones. If you're mildly hypo you may not have any/many symptoms but it can really slow your metabolism and inhibit weight loss on any diet.

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Originally Posted by essnce629

I've only lost 2lbs and I'm eating a little over 1500 calories right now and exercising. I think my body just does better with a low carb/paleo diet, which is what I was eating before swaying. I'm tall and thin and don't have much to lose, but I did lose 8lbs when I did my Whole30 (strict paleo) and zero exercise back in January so I know it's a diet thing and not that I can't lose.

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then switch to atomic fertility diet, you can do that in a more Paleo style

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Originally Posted by txmomof3beautifulboys

I'm 36, DH is 43....DH does a lot of 'boy' things....certain vitamins, working out, lots of meat...blah...I had my 3rd DS a little over 1.5 years ago and in the last year, no matter what I'm eating, I've stayed around the same weight. I've eaten atkins, raw, juiced, paleo... I'm just wondering if at some point I've wrecked my metabolism. As far as being sure if I've eaten X number of calories...I've been using fitness pal and tracking everything as much as possible. I'd been going by that alone to tell me cals/fat/protein etc... Since starting LE approx 7 weeks or so...my weight has fluctuated 1 to 2 lbs...no real significant loss...I've eaten really crappy...pop tarts, pasta, rice, yogurt, diet coke, crystal light etc, etc...

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then you need to switch to one of the alt diets. The crash and burn LE is not working for you and it may be less effective for your sway as well.