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Surprisingly this week hasn't been too bad for me diet wise given the lack of sleep from night shifts which usually sends me insane with food!!! Got a bbq to go to tonight though so protein and fat will probably go out of the window, and kcals as I'm taking a smore brownie pudding round!!!x
I'm back ladies. I've gotta be strict. AF should be here in a day or two.
First meal: decaf coffee with a splash of creamer and a blueberry pastry. Second meal- Asian chopped salad with MorningStar veggie crumbles, a small roll, and apple, and some cauliflower if I feel hungry still. Third meal- MorningStar veggie burger with lettuce from my garden, tomato, slice of cheese, baked potato with a tsp of Grapeseed oil, a pickle, and a small salad from my garden if I'm still hungry.
Not too bad since I fell off the wagon for a few days after getting those evap lines on cheap pregnancy tests.
Please crack the whip on me [emoji6]!
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When's your attempt XXforhubby?? Meant to be attempting in a week but the nerves are kicking in and I'm wondering have I done enough? Should I put it off a mth or two ... Head is wrecked!!!
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Me too, planning to attempt next week and nerves are kicking in I went over my fat levels today but not my protein, just in from a six mile run. Am wondering if it's worth it? I don't think I am sticking to it enough! You can do it xxforhubby we can attempt together and hopefully get lovely June bfp' s. Amelia10 are you planning on every four days or one attempt? Am opting for one attempt!
We are doing BDing every 4 days, since my DH waffles back and forth wanting another baby. I gotta keep him happy, if you know what I mean [emoji6]. Plus, I got WAY to obsessive swaying last year and cannot use opks- they stressed me out too much. I'm charting though to let me see if I Oed and how my LP length is.
My DH said, and keeps saying, he is committed to TTCing for baby #4. I'll BD whenever he wants, even if it may be less than ideal. I can't give him a DD if he isn't willing to keep trying.
To compensate, I'm really strict with the diet and exercise. I think that plus I'm still BFing a lot and I had our DS3 6mo ago helps sway pink. I hope it's enough!
So to answer, we will start BDing every 4 days about 3-4 days from now when AF ends. I geared up to O on CD12 but ended up Oing on CD24. I'm hoping that it won't be so late this next time. It's been getting earlier since I had a 43 day cycle previously and this one is a 38 day cycle.
FX for all of us!
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Hi Girlieplease I'm doing just the one attempt, I've a 30 day cycle so planning tomorrow week, Monday or Tuesday that's day 15/16 for me! I got a rock salt lamp a few months ago and its weird but it regulatuted my cycle and I ovulate every mth now when it's a new moon ... Strange I know!!! Hoping it all helps, but I opted for no exercise (couch potaoe) too tired with less food and running around after 3 smallies :-)
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Diet has been better for me last couple of days; think it's in anticipation of being away for a few days this week! Yesterday I had first meal of sweet potato fritters with baked beans and broccoli followed by a banana and some yogurt. Second meal was humous with carrots, cucumber, tomato, pepper and rice cakes followed by "clean" caramel chocolate slice and another banana oh and a bottle of fruit cider! I then ran 6 miles.x
Bepan since you started a different thread I replied there and will prob. stop reading this one now - just didn't want to miss it if you replied to my question.Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
Hi
Where is Mulberry Smurf? She's gone quiet!
I've wondered the same thing. I hope all is well with you Mulberry Smurf!
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Hello ladies. I'm moving here from the HT forums as both our XX transfers failed to stick :-( So I'm back to swaying again. I might be out of touch with current thoughts but am aiming for LE diet at about 1800cals to start with as I lose weight drastically on LE and my BMI is about 22. Any Fav meals at the moment ladies? I've got to get my head back into where the best calories are with minimum nutrition. Plus I hear I can add in booze this time!! I've been dry for months due to going HT so I'm excited about this bit!
Any tips on the exercise as I didn't do it last time? X
Aw sorry to hear that Weezie [emoji20].
Diet wise we all seem to be loving salads, mushroom tagliatelle, couscous, and refried bean tacos (my favorite!) at the moment.
Cardio doesn't need to be intense just 60+min. Some run, some walk fast on the treadmill (TM), some use the stationary bike, some walk, it all is fine. Just start with what you think you can manage for 6 days in a row and then work from there.
I was really rooting for you and am sorry it didn't work out. I'm hoping beyond hope that you get your long awaited BFP sweetie. Huge hugs!
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The alcohol really helps to get us through sometimes, hahaha! I know I find comfort at the bottom of my glass of wine from time to time [emoji6].
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Wishing you all the luck in the world Hun xx
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Originally Posted by weeziewoozles
Hi Ladies
I've been having a rollercoaster of a time here. Thought I was pregnant, had a few symptoms, AF was 3 days late and it's rarely late, did 2 tests and they were negative, then AF arrived 2 days later. I was absolutely convinced I was pregnant, with my DS1 I did a test when AF was late and it was negative so I still thought there might have been a chance this time. So in my TWW I really slackened off with the exercise, have also been incredibly busy and fitting it in was becoming so difficult. And my diet has not been brilliant either, we have had a lot of social engagements and whilst I haven't had any red meat, I have had some chicken on a few occasions and quite a lot of fish. I haven't really had any breakfast as such, maybe then end of one of my sons toast or something, and snacking has been on and off. I have literally had no meat and only a morsel of fish since the beginning of Feb and been good with the other aspects and now we are going to try again in June and I feel like the last four months of trying so hard has been wiped out for our next attempt in these last 2 weeks. I'm annoyed with myself for letting it slide, but like Atomic said, it shouldn't have a massive effect on the last 4 months that are behind me. But I still feel like I've kind of ruined my chances.
You all seem to be doing great though, and reading your posts has made me feel more positive about things and that I need to get back on it for the next couple of weeks!
Don't worry about it Davesig4! I'm right there with you and I won't be skipping months. I'm just gonna pick myself up and start again. We never know when we will fall pregnant and just how long it will take.
I'm still in limbo land. I though AF was coming but she hasn't shown up. I'm 15dpo today and will test again on Friday. There may be a slight chance I haven't Oed yet but I doubt it according to my CM.
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[emoji166]One last pink sway 2016[emoji166]
My Ovulation Chart
Hi ladies. I think Mulberry smurf is in a divorce-situation and have moved away with her sons. I know from FB where we are friends and have a closed group with swayers from here. I think this is why she is not active in here at the moment.
DS1 (9) ❤️ DS2 (8) [emoji173] DS3 (5) ❤️ DW (41) [emoji1326] DH (38) [emoji144] TTC'ing pink from May 2016
Just found out that I can use milk powder/creamer in my coffee instead of real milk and save a lot of proteins.
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Used refresh today for the 1st time and took Sudafed in preparation for my attempt Sun/Mon Ahhhhhhhhhhh ... Will be taking antihistamines too, getting nervous!!!!
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What are your favourite meal ideas? I am so so soon sick of eating the same foods. I eat wraps everyday. Some variation of a wrap... a wrap, a quesadilla, turn it into a pizza, I am just so sick of bread, roasted vegetables and cheese.
Please... what are some other foods you are eating? I need to be able to get full. I can't eat 7 twisters, 3 crackers, 4 TB of hummus and a piece of celery. The lack of nutrition kills me.
I think I need to add eggs or 1/2 chicken breast or something.
Please share.
And i am extremely bloated. i think its the diet coke. I am starting to gain. I feel so swollen.
Amelia10 I think my attempt will be next Tuesday, am sooooooo nervous! I am tempting, using ovulation sticks and clear blue fertility monitor so opting for one attempt, excited as well. Don't think it will happen, if it does not happen this month next attempt will be August as I already have two April babies, it will give me more chance at diet and exercise, good luck and fingers crossed for us all x
Oh no, poor mulberry smurf!! What an awful situation to be facing, do tell her we are thinking of her and hope everything is as OK as it can be.
I'm away for a few days and although I'm still skipping breakfast and not snacking, I have gone mad on food tonight! Defo over on
Kcals and therefore likely to have gone over and fats and protein, I daren't even log it on MFP!!! I'll draw a line under it anyway and hopefully manage to refrain a little better tomorrow although I do have my sights set on a special brownie :o x
Dinner was fish, salad and garlic potatoes. My lunch was just some french fries - i couldnt be bothered to make anything else.
Some ideas Nessa:
Veggie burgers
sweet potatoe fries
Halloumi salad
Bruchetta with toppings ( tomataoe/onion mix or Avo or goats cheese & mushroom)
vegetable rice - as a side dish
Moroccan cous cous - as a side dish
falafel
mushroom tagliatelle with sprinkles of parmesan
tomatoe soup with maybe cheese and garlic bread on the side
Penne pasta with a sauce
vegetarian pies with side salad or garlic potatoes / veg
Ravioli with garlic flat bread on the side
Chilli con carne - vegatarian style
Egg free quiche with side salad
Prawn curry
Baked camembert with warmed/baked baguette
Thanks for this xx Please let her know her absence is felt :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreamsister
drink cordial with water instead if you think the diet coke is bloating you. Might make a difs xQuote:
Originally Posted by Nessa84
Do you normally bloat from certain foods/drinks?
I think ill just stick to crystal light. Although I have started craving diet coke now. Honestly... I have probably had diet coke maybe 10 times my entire life. So i don't know how i would normally react.
My normal diet is drinking ONLY water, never ever ever pop or juices or alcohol or coffee or even tea. And for food, i don't eat much meat but i do eat high calorie salads. My fav was cucumber, tomato, chick peas, boiled egg, onion, olive oil, balsamic, maple syrup, garlic, fennel, croutons, sundries tomato etc. Or a famous salad in my house was sundries tomato tuna, quinoa, kale, black beans, tzatziki, hummus, green onion. I used to eat very healthy but tons of fats, proteins and calories. I am having a tough time eating the very foods I have tried to stay away from. Its like a mind game to me. I am going to try to bring some back. Like a salad with chick peas and an egg and feta would really satisfy me. its so hard for me to be satisfied without eating nutrient dense foods :(
what is a halloumi salad? Thank you for the ideas squigglepink
I know how you feel, Nessa. The lack of nutrition also kills me. After six months on this diet I am really tired of counting protein and fat and eating the same food and tons of vegetables and rice everyday. Specially all the empty carbs and sugar is not at all my favourite. People around me comment on how thin I am and if I am sick. I really want to get my BFP now so I can start to gain weight and eat more nutritious.
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Oh Dreamsister wow 6 months you poor thing! I could never go that long, good for you for being strong and sticking to it!
You like salads i see. Just like me. So do that then - just google salad recipe's and change them up. Not sure if you like halloumi cheese but you basically just add it to a green salad. Typically my halloumi salad is rocket, tomatoes, feta, avo, onion and then the halloumi - i drizzle balsamic or i drizzle chilli salad dressing for flavour. My husband always does a garlic or a cheese flat bread on the side because he likes a bit more than a salad for dinner. Nothing wrong with rotating your favourite meals but keeping within limits. I have not changed my food groups much. Im a vegetarian anyway so my meals are the same i just have only a lunch and a dinner and try stick to the limits. I was going a bit overboard with a chocolate with my meal but i can proudly say i have stopped that as my attempt approaches. I started LE in February and whilst i stopped snacking and breakfast almost immediately it took me a bit of time to get used to the limits of what i was eating at lunch and dinner. I only added diet coke into the mix (its not something i naturally drink) because i found it was a great help for when i felt like eating but it wasn't quite lunch time yet, so i would take sips on the diet coke throughout the day to curb my urge to snack.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nessa84
For the Halloumi salad you can add in things like yellow tomatoes, orange pepper, cucumber, baby potatoes, olives etc..whatever floats your boat. Im just a cheese addict so baked Camembert and halloumi are my favs so we make a meal out of it..
Thanks so much!
I was wondering for rice and pasta are the servings measured by cooked it dry rice and pasta? Fitness pal says dry which to me makes sense because otherwise that means like 5 noodles is one serving and that wouldn't be a real life serving. Plus some pasta boxes say 1/5th of the package is a serving so to me I'd understand that as dry.
What do you think?
I dont use Fitness pal i hated it. I use 'S Health' which is an app that came with my Samsung galaxy
Whilst i remember, here are some other meals we eat... Im not sure what your food vibe is like besides salads so this might be redundant but ill list them nevertheless!
Mushroom risotto
Burritos
Kidney Bean salad
Pasta salad
Vegan thai green curry
wraps - filled with your favs (like, rocket, tomatoe, feta, (rice even), carrots, cucumber, grated carrots, grated cheese etc
The serving sizes on pasta are shockingly small. 1/2 cup of COOKED pasta. The ultimate guide to measuring pasta serving sizes if you google you can come up with some visualizations of what a serving of COOKED pasta looks like if you are in a country that uses a different type of measurement (in the US we use cups so it's easy for us to picture but I know other countries use other measurements). My stomach laughs at them. I can easily eat like 6 of the recommending serving size of cooked pasta. That is one of the reasons why I actually like you guys to treat pasta as a once in a while thing because pasta is really nutrient denseQuote:
Originally Posted by Nessa84
Oh crap. Recently I've eaten pasta about 3 maybe 4 times a week - cheese ravioli, prawn linguine, spinach cannoli or roasted veg with pasta. All well within limits though, should I cut back?Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
Anyone else having issues with finding a balance? We are not supposed to go under what, 1,200 cals? A few days this past week all I had were 2 glasses of wine. Lol! And then some days I eat 4 slices of pizza, and not much else. I am avoiding foods that are boy friendly, but some days I eat a lot, and some not nearly enough. I lost 7 lbs in the last two weeks. I haven't been on the L.E. diet for long enough to make a difference, I don't think :-/
I have a Samsung Galaxy and know I have the S health app but have never used it... Can you tell me more about it? Starting me sway late summer/ early fall and need to start getting ready :) I was thinking of downloading my fitness pal.Quote:
Originally Posted by squigglepink
S health is pretty similar to MFP and they both serve the same purpose. I just found S Health easier and everything in once place. On one screen they have all the options of measuring your stress and heart rate etc as well as coffee and water intake, your running and walking time/distance. I found it more user friendly. But less is best for me because personally i hate measuring and weighing food! I had both apps and preferred S Health out of the two. xQuote:
Originally Posted by ABC.2606
HiQuote:
Originally Posted by Lissastick
You might find this thread useful x
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...-60-g-fat.html