LE Diet Thread

Lissa, please read this or reread it. While I do like people to track (primarily because too many people cut back too far, not not enough) you do not have to and this is a pretty decent explanation of the LE basic principle.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

I do want to mention that the "old school" sway diets were all like, "do every. single. solitary. thing we pull out of our butts or your sway will FAIL!!" But that is not at all how the LE Diet works. You can do only a couple LE-type changes and still be swaying pink. The important thing is not what I wrote down on my computer 4 years ago, it is doing things "pinker" than you personally were when you got your boy(s)

To be honest I did not even WANT to make a diet, because I knew that people would then get too focused on the specifics and lose sight of the generalities. But you don't have to do the specifics, all you have to do is change your personal eating in a pink friendly direction.

Generalities:

Less snacking, longer time fasting than you were
Less protein, less fat than you were
More protein and fat from vegetable sources vs. animal than you were
Choosing lower nutrient options when possible and avoiding/limiting highly fortified foods
Possibly avoiding foods that are said to sway strongly blue IF YOU WANT TO

At the core, that's really all we are doing. Changing what you were doing in this general direction. All the numbers and limits and stuff are because people MADE me create a diet!! :p

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Originally Posted by Nessa84

Excited to share!

Amazing Lunch today! Lasagna Roll Ups!! I cooked the lasagna noodles until they were soft. then i cooked mushroom, spinach and added a little black pepper. then I got tomato sauce and added some spices and spread the mix on the noodles as they lay flat, then rolled them up and baked them! So delicious!

Also, I had a chat with my gf who is expecting a baby girl. I asked her what she used to eat before she was pregnant. She said breakfast was a protein bar and coffee. Then she would have a yogurt with some fruit. Then for lunch she would have a big salad and dinner was usually vegetables with chickpeas and curry sauce or something of that type. She is also a huge coffee and wine* drinker!

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Do you have a protein/cal/fat estimate on these? They sound amazing.



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A good lunch for me at the moment is two low fat wraps with a smear of low fat pesto/hummus/mayo, filled with chopped lettuce cucumber, peppers, tomatoes and mushrooms. Yum and only about 350 calories so sometimes I add a little avocado or mozzarella and a packet of low fat crisps/chips of some kind.

Hey Lindz, my lasagna roll ups are basically just whatever the nutritional info is of the lasagna, cheese and sauce you use. I use a tomato sauce that is so plain there is basically nothing in it. Its a cheap sauce but I add italian spices to it. The lasagna is your typical pasta serving and the cheese you can use whatever. I think I used ricotta but I'm sure cream cheese would taste good too. You can really experiment with it. I think on average I tried to aim for 400-450cals, 15-20g protein and I'm not sure how much fat is in there. I try to save most of my cals, protein etc for dinner time. It makes the fasting much easier and rewarding knowing I can eat a bigger meal at dinner.

Lately I have been eating...

9 am: Coffee with spends

Noon: Bun with roasted vegetables and sandwich spread, and homemade soup (want to switch this out with store bought soon)

7pm: A few items here... 1) 1 cup of Rice, 1/4 cup chick peas, mushrooms, cauliflower, colourful peppers, green onion, and whatever sauce i feel like.. curry, tandoori, alfredo, tomato sauce, cream cheese. 2) baked potato with sour cream or tatziki 3) green lettuce, cucumber, 1 TB bacon bits, and Ranch dressing OR an italian dressing and a SPRINKLE of cheese.

I find this tends to run up to about 1500 cals, 40g protein, 35g of fat. So somedays I will have candy or wine too. I am not really counting anymore as I don't care to go over or under by 5g or so.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

I don't want anyone with a history of disordered eating to count. No worries there.

Just go vegetarian but personally I would not be eating all day long. 4 meals or even 5 is still going to be better than every 15 minutes all day long. :)

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I'm definitely not eating every 15 minutes! Lol. It's more like once per our. A very small snack.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

Lissa, please read this or reread it. While I do like people to track (primarily because too many people cut back too far, not not enough) you do not have to and this is a pretty decent explanation of the LE basic principle.

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I'm absolutely doing those generalities! Yay! I'm not "failing" on it as much as I thought!

What about juice fasting? Where all you are having is fresh raw juice? And keep in mind, I am about 20 lbs over the weight I should be...

And what about meal replacement shakes? Is that a no no because of all the vitamins there are in it?

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Originally Posted by Lissastick

I'm definitely not eating every 15 minutes! Lol. It's more like once per our. A very small snack.

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Every 15 minutes was a bit of a joke. Every hour is still a very boy friendly pattern. :)

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Originally Posted by Lissastick

I'm absolutely doing those generalities! Yay! I'm not "failing" on it as much as I thought!

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:agree: exactly. 99 times out of 100 when people think they're doing badly it's because they have a misconception about what the Low Everything diet really even is.