Sweetpea, I would have you go from the fast straight into the LE Diet. People are losing gobs of weight on LE. It is safe to be on it indefinitely - it is neither bad for your health nor will it slow down your weight loss. The calorie/protein/fat intake is what is suggested by reproductive endocrinologists, Web MD, the WHO, and several other reputable sources.
The LE diet is totally rich in fresh fruits and vegetables and many vegetables are "free" foods that you can have unlimited amounts of. You're not offending me, I'm just trying to correct your misunderstanding here about what the LE Diet even is.
You do not in any way shape or form, have to include aspartame in your sway. However, the 2-3 servings of aspartame is considered safe by the FDA throughout pregnancy let alone before.
Also, with the sugary drinks, again, that is totally people's options to include/omit them. Some people are terrified of eating fruits and vegetables because (on another site) they are told that these are "boy foods" and these people can't get enough calories without otherwise going over on protein. I would prefer to see them increase fruit intake but I can't force them to do that, so the option then becomes seeing people eating 600 calories or encouraging them to get enough calories wherever I can and having a pop is simply one way that people can increase their caloric intake to prevent losing much weight. Some people weigh 85 lbs and would waste away to nothing eating fruit. If you have weight to lose, you have much more leeway to focus on fruit/veg. Drinking a pop is just a weapon in our arsenal for people who really cannot lose even a pound.
People drink pop/eat simple carbs all day every day and go onto have perfectly normal and healthy pg and at 1500-1800 calories, no one is going to wreck their health by drinking a pop. There are some people who cannot do that due to blood sugar problems and you can find instructions on how to tweak your sway to keep blood sugar more stable here:
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/show...d-sugar-issues Aside from that, doing something for 6 weeks is NOT going to ruin your long term health regardless and that is why I strongly encourage everyone to leave behind sway tactics that do nothing besides prevent pg, such as timing, in order to get pg quickly.
Re your husband - yoru husband does not follow the LE Diet anyway. He can cut out red/all meat but I personally do not think men should gain or lose weight for swaying. It's too risky because weight loss lowers estrogen (in men, this sways blue) and also when men gain weight, they tend to gain muscle, which raises T and also sways blue. Weight training is dicey for the same reason - more T.