Uk ladies..... what are you eating on the LE diet???

Can u set your food diary so I can see it? Ill nosy then and offer advice.

Ignore sodium IMO. I don't count it.

I was never hungry on le.
Coffee for breakfast with skimmed milk. I then drink cranberry fruit tea all day.
Cup o soup if i can't last till lunch sonedsys
Lunch usually ww soup and a plain bagel no marge. Fat free yogurt or jelly. Jelly is just calories and no fat/protein. Sandwich some days
Tea is whatever im making everyone so varies. Stir fry, chili and rice, pasta, quorn sausage with mash and veg etc..
Afterwards usually a few hrs later ill have a packet of walkers sunbites or a ww muffin. Ill even have half a low fat custard pot with a warm muffins if I've enough fat/protein xxxxx

Wine!! That ups calories and nothing else. I have that too! X

Thanks MrsM,
Here is my food diary on My fitness pal today:



Thursday November 14, 2013
Breakfast Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar
Weight Watchers - Thick Sliced White, 1 slice 71 13 0 3 120 1
Weight Watchers - Thick Sliced White, 1 slice 71 13 0 3 120 1
Muller - Rice 3 X Original 3 X Strawberry (6 X 190g 6 Pack), 1 Pot 203 35 4 6 175 24
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345 61 4 12 415 26
Lunch
Asda - Iceburg Lettuce, 1 g 0 0 0 0 0 0
Warburtons Soft White Sandwich Pittas - Pitta Bread, 1 a pitta 162 29 2 7 280 1
Quorn - Chicken Style Slices (1), 1/4 pack 15 1 1 4 100 0
Quorn - Chicken Style Slices (1), 1/4 pack 15 1 1 4 100 0
Asda - Scotch Pancakes 6 Pack, 2 pancakes 163 28 4 4 0 11
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355 59 8 19 480 12
Dinner
Asda - Baking Potato , 1 g 2 0 0 0 0 0
Heinz - *Baked Beans - 1/2 415g Tin, 215 g 164 27 0 10 500 10
Strawberries - Raw, 1 cup, halves 49 12 0 1 2 7
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215 39 0 11 502 17
Snacks
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Totals 915 159 12 42 1,397 55
Your Daily Goal 1,200 165 40 45 2,500 24
Remaining 285 6 28 3 1,103 -31
Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar

Woops!!!, it's gone a bit out of synch!!, hope you can understand it Lol!!!. x

is that 915 cals? if so you definitely need to eat more, you shouldn't be eating less than 1200 cals on LE diet as it can actually stop swaying pink that way or something if you eat too little (forget the exact logic why)

Yes it is :( I'm changing my eating today and not going below 1200. I was struggling getting enough calories without going over the other limits. I've done a bit more reading and know what to eat now to get that calorie intake up!!. Thanks

cake is a good cal boost!

I like jelly beans & jelly tots for adding cals without adding fat or protein...in fact I have become a bit addicted ;)

For me, red wine was my calorie upper, mmmmm I miss red wine!!

Thought id bump this back up!

How we getting on ladies? I have slipped up! Still skipping breakfast but then it tends to go down hill in the evening and I am having 'normal' days a lot too x

Hi MrsM!!,

I've been on the LE diet for nearly 3 weeks now and it's going Ok. I've lost nearly 5Lbs :)
I'm delaying breakfast until about 11am, not had any meat, fish or eggs and staying within the limits.
I feel like I'm just eating rubbish though, white bread, pittas, wraps, quorn stuff and eating cakes and biscuits to up my cals!!.
I'm trying to be good eating my fruit and veggies, but not had any all weekend, that's why I feel like I'm just eating rubbish!!.
I miss my cereal in the morning and Tuna sandwiches and just miss eating 'normal' and snacking!!. I hope I don't have to be on this LE diet for long because already I'm sick of watching and counting everything I put in my gob!! :0
Sounds like you're doing great skipping the breakfast, I wouldn't worry about having 'normal days' they say you can have them!! :)
Our first attempt is in about 3 weeks aaarrrggghhh!!!!.
Are you still going for your first attempt in Jan?. xx

Think so, keep wavering though. I plan to go full on veggie in Jan and be superstrict so I know I should wait as ill be naughty over Xmas I just know it. Love pate too much!!

Going to exercise in Jan too. Well done on the 3 weeks mark x

hi ladies, I posted a few of my dinners in another tread, I will post them again here in case you missed them:

Dinner 1:
Sweet Potatoes
Spinach Mornay: Ocado: Spinach Mornay Waitrose (Product Information)
Corn on the cob
Bit of garlic infused olive oil for the roasting tin
Roast mushrooms
That comes in at c500 cals, 16g fat, 8g protein

Dinner 2: Stuffed peppers
one whole red pepper each (or any colour pepper)
1/2 pack of vegetable layer each: Ocado: Layered Vegetables Waitrose (Product Information)
1/2 pack of garlic cous cous: Ocado: Garlic & Coriander Couscous Waitrose (Product Information)
Corn on the cob on the side
Maybe some roast mushrooms
That comes in at approx 460 cal, 10g fat, 10g protein
Of course, use whatever cous cous or veg you like!

Dinner 3:
Brie & Tomato tartlet: Ocado: Slow Roasted Tomato & Brie Tartlets Waitrose (Product Information)
Boiled new potatoes
Lurpak butter/whatever butter you want on the potatoes
Any veg you want on the side
Thats (not counting any veg) approx 575 cals, 30g fat (20g if you dont have butter on your potatoes) and 12g protein

I have to go now as I have a meeting, I really hoped to post all my lunches as well but I am not sure when I will next have the time. Today for lunch is one I have already posted on this thread, sweet potatoes, slim pasta, heaps of veg.

OK some lunches i have been enjoying:

Lunch 1:
Rainbow salad:Ocado: Rainbow Salad Bowl Waitrose (Product Information)
Pretzel baton (this is like a baguette but tastes like a pretzel - AMAZING)
Creme de brie for the baton (this is wonderful stuff): Ocado: President Creme de Brie (Product Information)
Some pre-prepared grilled veggies (any you like) for the sandwich
Chilli beetroot side salad: Ocado: Chilli Beetroot Side Salad Waitrose (Product Information)
Thats approx 700cal, 18g protein, 22g fat

Of course you could just have the sandwich and no salads but I need to fill up on something and I do a lot of exercise.

Lunch 2:
Rainbow salad as above
Some chilli dressing if you like: Ocado: Wagamama Chilli, Coriander & Ginger Dressing (Product Information)
Waitrose do a cous cous with veggies but I can't find a link for it
Some pre-prepared grilled veggies from home
Thats approx 500cals, 8g fat, 10g protein

Lunch 3:
A pretzel
An avocado
A rainbow salad as above
Wagamama dressing as above
Quinoa salad: Ocado: Quinoa & Sugar Snap Pea Salad Waitrose (Product Information)
Thats approx 770cals, 30g fat, 17g protein
(so for a day when you need to get some fat)

I can hear DS waking from his nap so have to go. I hope this helps someone. Sorry it is waitrose centric, but that is the shop near work, and you get the idea. I fill up on a lot of salads and veg because they are mainly free.

I am doing 50-60g protein, 30% fat for maximum calories because I do a lot of exercise, so if it seems like a lot, thats why. I also believe in doing the diet at the maximum as it leaves something to play with later. Plus I am much less miserable than if I was being more restrictive.

Today is the first day i have eaten rice since starting the diet. This is my lunch:
Tilda Curry rice - 1 whole pack: Ocado: Tilda Curry Limited Edition (Product Information)
1 small white onion
1 courgette
some babycorn
some mushrooms
some asparagus.
i cooked the veggies in the smallest amount of chilli infused olive oil last night and added the pack of rice plus some chilli flakes. Just heated it up in the microwave at work and its rather yum. Obviously use whatever veg you want/have at home.
Approx nutritionals: cals: 430, fat 13g, protein 6g.
I needed to have something with low values because we went out for a team breakfast this morning and I had eggs florentine with hollandaise sauce (which according to myfitnesspal is approx 38g fat and 30g protein!
Tonight i am having the sweet potato/spinach mornay meal i listed earlier so for the day i will be on 1855 cals, 68g fat (33%) and 43g protein. i have a cold so have had a couple of teaspoons of manuka honey (and realised what a great source of empty cals!!). I may also have a can of pret sparkling ginger beer and some raspberries when I have finished eating this rice.

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Think so, keep wavering though. I plan to go full on veggie in Jan and be superstrict so I know I should wait as ill be naughty over Xmas I just know it. Love pate too much!!

Going to exercise in Jan too. Well done on the 3 weeks mark x

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As a vegetarian I always used to prefer only vegetables, fruits, shakes etc and to be honest sometimes I used to try for eggs(For protein) also but only when I used have a heavy workouts and that's what my LE diet is :)

Todays lunch:
Rainbow salad
pack of sweetfire beetroot: Ocado: Sweetfire Beetroot Wedges Waitrose (Product Information)
Roast butternut squash, beetroot and pomegranate salad from waitrose
This comes in at 412 cals, 5g protein, 9g fat.

I will be having some low fat yoghurt and fruit for breakfast as usual and i had a cup of coffee before gym this morning. so 330 cals, 4g fat, 8g protein.

Dinner today will be:
A seabass fillet cooked with a small amount of garlic infused olive oil and rosemary
Chunky chips: Ocado: Chunky Chips Waitrose (Product Information)
Red cabbage: Ocado: Red Cabbage Waitrose (Product Information)
Bit of hellmans light mayo
This is approx 740 cals, 29g fat, 25g protein
(I will also have a magnum ice cream for dessert which is 220 cals, 15g fat, 3g protein and will share a bottle of wine with DH so thats 250-300 cals each)

Just to be open on the full day, I will more than likely have an afternoon snack as I usually do (I cannot let this go) and will probably have a graze chocolate orange and pep tea. 181 cals, 7g fat, 2g protein.

So I will be over on cals today but within totals for fat and protein and to be honest that is fine by me. I am not concerned about calories because I burn so much in the gym. Today i burned 811 calories so consuming 2300 calories on a friday night really does not bother me but just pointing out in case anyone wonders why I am happy with the above meals :) in fact I am very happy to be eating fish as I do really miss having the amount of fish i used to.

Changed my mind on the snack, i am going to have a bag of propercorn instead: Ocado: Propercorn Popcorn Lightly sea salted (Product Information)

(probably not for those counting sodium)

Ladies I have totally fallen off the wagon. Been eating for England! Resided to the fact it'll be Jan before I get back onto le. I am so confused at what to do as i keep wondering if im ready for another. What are yiud age gaps? X

Hi MrsM, it's so hard at Christmas isn't it, so much nice food around! And when you meet up with people and go to their houses, food is always involved, especially at this time of year. I can't comment on age gaps as I only have 1 and by the time we start in Jan/feb, he will already be 17 months old.

I would say, don't give up but do your best with the diet over this season and then take a view. If you give up totally it will be harder to start all over again. It would be for me anyway.

I keep getting back on it then stopping again. I only seem to be able to stay within limits if I complete my fitness pal so I need to start that again. I know once I finish work for 2 weeks at xmas and my hubby does we'll pig out but keeping some things are better than nothing at all.

I only have the one son, he'll be 2 in Feb but still wonder if the gap will be too small x

I agree, it's so hard around Christmas and all the parties!!. I was on my works do on Sat and drank a ton of beer and washed it down with a burger and chips (the burger was veggie tho!!!!) :)
I'm out again this Sat and the weekend after too so will prob pile all this weight back on with the booze!!!!.
I'm sure you will be fine MRSM.
I have 2 boys, my youngest is only 10 months so I wouldn't worry. My eldest was 2 and a half when my youngest was born and it's a lovely gap. It's so nice watching them play together.

I'm still going to have a our first attempt in about 2 weeks. I've lost about 10lbs now, but I'm worried in case I put it all back on with the parties and outings.
I'm also worried because I'm just eating the same rubbish all the time like white bread toast and a muller rice for my breakfast at 11am, then lunch at 3pm will be a white pitta with quorn veggie chicken and lettuce and a yoghurt. Dinner at 6-6,30 will be a veggie frozen meal or low fat pasta followed by a piece of cake or biscuit.
I'm within my limits, but not eating any fruit or veg...... just rubbish :(
I'm losing weight but feel so guilty that I don't have the time to make the LE meals with the veggies and fruit e.t.c
Anyone else struggling to find the time to make the meals?.
xx

Hi Girls,

How you all doing on the LE diet?. Hope it's going ok xx
Just a quick question, is anyone still eating heinz beans with jacket potato or beans on toast?. I'm sure I read it in the LE diet that beans should only be eaten in moderation or avoided???, I'll have a look through again when I've more time.
Also I remember it saying peas should be eaten in moderation too. Does anyone eat the marrowfat processed peas, garden peas or mushy peas?.
I eat all these about once a week.
Thanks xx

Hi Girls,

How you all doing on the LE diet?. Hope it's going ok xx
Just a quick question, is anyone still eating heinz beans with jacket potato or beans on toast?. I'm sure I read it in the LE diet that beans should only be eaten in moderation or avoided???, I'll have a look through again when I've more time.
Also I remember it saying peas should be eaten in moderation too. Does anyone eat the marrowfat processed peas, garden peas or mushy peas?.
I eat all these about once a week.
Thanks xx

Personally, I don't eat beans like Heinz because I don't love them enough to sacrifice protein from other sources. If I have beans I need cheese so it all goes heavy on the fat and protein. That doesn't mean you can't have them, as long as you are within your totals for the day. I do eat cheese a fair bit, especially Brie as I can't have it once PG!

Garden peas I love and eat them once or twice a week counting calories and protein.

The diet isn't going that well right now due to time of year but I'm really doing my best. Next week will be hard as we will be at my mums from Sunday to Friday, no gym in sight, I won't be able to insist on having a separate meal with no meat every day so it's going to be hard but again ill do my best. I'm certainly not going to hold back on Christmas Day!!!

I am gaining weight like nobodys business! I am not bothered though as ttc is truely on hold until next year.

I am still lurking but we think we are putting it off until April/May time. We want 3 years between our son and little bro/sis, we cant afford to struggle with childcare costs :( I am hitting the gym come jan and going full on veggie and getting onto LE properly though xx

Gosh, did christmas happen! Our waistlines probably know it did ;)

I have found a new rice for those of you that like rice:
Ocado: Merchant Gourmet Camargue Red Rice (Product Information)
You guys may already be aware of it but I had never heard of it before.

Last night I made 2 portions and had one hot with lots of veggies and some filled mushrooms.

Today I am eating the other portion cold with some roast veggies (onion, tomato, asparagus, mushroom, babycorn) from yesterday and a salad I have posted before: Ocado: Quinoa & Sugar Snap Pea Salad Waitrose (Product Information)
So today's lunch is 483 cal, 11g protein and 6g fat. After the indulgences last week I was good yesterday and trying to be good today as the next 2 days will likely involve cheating again....

Hi StephK!!,

I was a bit naughty for 2 days, Christmas day and boxing day. I had a small bit of turkey and some Xmas pud and xmas cake!!.... oh and some roses chocolates!!!. I just thought it would be rude not too seeing as it's Christmas!!!.
I'm worried sick now though because I think I ovulated Christmas day. The LE diet has delayed my ovulation and I ovulated later than I thought I would. I was using the clearblue fertility monitor and OPK cheapies. I didn't get a peak on my monitor, but had dark lines for about 3-4 days with the cheapies, so I really don't know when I ovulated :( This has never happened to me before, but Atomic confirmed the LE diet will delay ovulation...... so I think I'm now in the 2 week wait as we DTD Christmas eve.
I'm gutted because Atomic advised only to DTD once and we had 3 attempts because I thought I was going to ovulate and didn't on the 20th and 22nd.

So I shall have to wait and see......... hopefully I'm still in with a chance because I was doing good on the diet and have lost a stone so far.........just hope I've not ruined it with the Turkey e.t.c and DTD more than once!! :(

Hope you all have a fab New year xx

Bless you! It really doesn't sound like you messed it up food wise. You have been on the diet for so long, and lost a stone so even if you ate a whole box of roses I am sure that wouldn't send a strong enough signal to your body. I was naughty on christmas eve, christmas day and boxing day with food and eating meat. And I have been eating chocolates every day. On christmas day I had 4000 calories, sorry but it has to be done at christmas. It really is just a few days, I honestly don't think it makes a difference. I think you are fine diet wise, honestly a bit of turkey on one day won't make a difference. Congrats on getting an attempt in - fingers crossed it all works out for you.

Awww thanks StephK, you're right, a few days won't matter and how could we say no at Christmas!!!!.
Well I didn't think I would be saying this, but I'm really happy that my period came today :)
My OV was actually earlier than I expected this month and I missed the LH surge with the fertility monitor and OPK'S because I didn't start testing early enough, so I'm going to start testing earlier this month and be super strict with the diet again starting from tomorrow.......... a few wines and treats are in order tonight seeing as it's Friday night and back to work Monday :(

Good luck ladies with your Pink sways in 2014 and let's hope this is our year!!!! :) xxx

Glad af came!

You ladies are so strong only having a few off days over Xmas! I've been a total pig!!
I am back at work Tue and we've decided to have an attempt in Feb so will be back on le strictly from Tue with 6 weeks till attempt!! I Will be exercising daily too on a bike. I its negative its on hold again for a few months as we can't afford Dec/Jan baby x

Yes I know what you mean MrsM, depending on Ov dates I will also avoid March or April, I don't want to be due on christmas day or too close to it. I am praying that we catch the Jan or Feb egg.

Good luck for the Feb attempt :)

does anyone have any ideas of what you can eat regarding sandwich fillings?
i love tuna/sweetcorn,ham,liver pate.im assuming these would be any good? or maybe just once a week?

You can have anything if it comes within totals. One of my faves is rosemary focaccia with mozzarella, tomato, basil and red pesto.

Have also been known to enjoy a toasted humous sandwich

Hello I just came across this :) Did you get your desired gender by any chance?

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Hello I just came across this :) Did you get your desired gender by any chance?

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Hiya, best way to check if a past swayer was successful is to click on their name and view their threads. Most past swayers will have a thread describing their sway and this usually Will tell you if the outcome was successful :)

For example, here is the sway used by stephk
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/add-...-its-girl.html

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New here! Just bumping this thread! Any up to date advise on what to buy if you live in the uk? Thanks

ANyone have an good ideas for UK snacks