January 2014- Let's record what we are eating!

Not sure if I am a good comparator for the exercise but I do 60 mins on the cross trainer 5-6 times a week, 60 mins of aerobics once a week, 20 mins weights programme once a week (yes you read that correctly), 30 mins yoga/pilates/stretches 4-5 times a week.

Today i did 20 mins weights followed by 60 mins cross trainer followed by 30 min pilates/yoga/stretches. Tomorrow will be 60 mins aerobics, sunday will be 60 mins cross trainer, monday-thursday will be 60 mins cross trainer followed by 30 min yoga/pilates/stretches, and so on.

This is why I eat well at the upper end of the limits, because 60 mins cross trainer burns about 850 cals.

If you dont feel like you can exercise then dont, there is nothing wrong with the couch potato route and still gets good results for pink.

Yeah exactly my thoughts MumofSix I've got 3 weeks til our attempt. AF is due in a few days, even during my peak fitness I usually skip a few days at the start of mu period due to extreme cramping. So do I go hard once my period is finished or is there no point?


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Stephk it's not just the attempt I'm concerned about. After I had DS2 I was carrying a lot of excess weight. I lost 25kg (or 55lb) & became very serious about my fitness. When we decided to TTC again I was excited about having an active pregnancy for a change. That was January, due to family commitments we planned to start TTC April & the second it got to D-Day my motivation to exercise just disappeared. It was kind of good I didn't get a BPF first go as my friend who just had a DS after 2 DDs told me about Gender Dreaming & I discovered how I was totally favoring another blue baby with my usual eating plan (paleo - hello high cal, high protein!) so that's when I made the switch to LE & decided to skip May. I don't know what it is, I don't know if it's that subconsciously I am relating to my last 2 pregnancies (couch potato) & it's putting me in that headspace, or if I am trying to sabotage my sway (I am prone to self-sabotage) or what. It's frustrating.


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I was a complete couch potato (maybe did very light jogging with my dog for less than 30 minutes a couple times a week) when I conceived my DS. I gained a LOT (70 lbs eeeeeeeeek) of weight with my DS pregnancy and as of this week my son is 19 months old and that's how long it took me to lose all that freaking weight. Like you Primal, I wanted an active pregnancy this time.

I do credit finding this website and reading about cardio to try to get a girl to give me the motivation I needed to be active! I always meant to start exercising but never did. I'm thankful I finally had a very good motivation to do it. I do 60 minutes each morning outside of mostly jogging mixed in with speed walking. I go as hard as I can but I don't beat myself up on the days I need more walking mixed in. The mornings are the only time I have for myself and I've come to love the running!

Primal - I don't think it's too late to start. Plus you don't know if you'll even get pg on the first try? Additionally it seems many of the successful sways I've seen lose weight between AF-O so even just 2 weeks of exercise would further help that. That being said couch potato gets great results as well so don't feel guilty if you choose to go that route. You have to do what works for you.

ah ok, I see what you are saying. I think given that you still have a while until your attempt you can add in the exercise if that is what you want to do. How long is it since you were exercising last?

520am - coffee with full fat milk
11.30am - dandelion tea
12.45pm - new covent garden tomato and balsamic soup, a white baguette, waitrose rainbow salad and items from the salad bar (I couldnt finish all of this salad, was stuffed and bored of eating!)
4.30pm - a banana, strawberries, blackberries and duchy organic full fat natural yoghurt
6.30pm - 2 cosmopolitan cocktails
8.00pm - half a bottle of champagne, giovanni rana fresh ricotta and spinach tortelloni, a fillet of rainbow trout, whatever veg are in the fridge, maybe a smidge of pesto. A crunchie ice cream for dessert

approx 2300 cals, 60g fat, 72g protein

Bluebonnet well done on your health & fitness! And getting a DD should be enough motivation for me too... & yet...!

Stephk it's been about 6 weeks I think. It's crazy I've gone from doing 10km runs & hard uphill hiking to NOTHING. I used to run my boys to school in a buggy, I went running on holidays.... Now it's like going for a walk is too much effort.

I don't have a lot of weight to lose as I'm at the lower end of my BMI anyway but yeah, it's just strange.


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Primal - it sounds like you are already in fantastic shape (a 10 km run, wow!). Maybe couch potato is the ideal route for you since you're already thin. I could stand to lose at LEAST another 5-10 lbs (and I think I'd still ovulate even if I lost another 20 lbs).

Today's diet:

Breakfast (10:00 AM, I couldn't wait any longer) - 6 oz of blueberries, a baked spinach and feta samosa with a little yogurt dip

Lunch (3:00 PM) - wedge of laughing cow cinammon cream cheese spread, 15 honey wheat pretzel sticks, 2 tbsp of tomato basil hummus

Dinner: 1 cup of zucchini & cheese rice, 1 cup of leftover potato and carrot soup topped with 1.5 oz of light jalapeno cheese, 1/2 bottle of wine

Way too much cheese in my diet.. eek.. It's definitely one of my biggest issues on LE. I know I should give it up but it's the only thing keeping it liveable for me. I might try to at least give it up the week of my attempt (and tell myself that it might help!).

Totals: 1426 calories, 41 grams of fat, 50 grams of protein

I didn't eat much today. I think the kids have given me their bugs! I've had a headache and sore throat and cough all day..

11am rice milk coffee

6pm eggplant curry and rice

1000 cals 30g fat 19g protein

And I've run out of pop tarts. 😢

Mum - I'm sick this week also and I'm sad to say when I'm sick I want to eat like a horse. I don't want to mess with "dieting" and just want to eat what sounds good when I want it. Good work staying on the diet while sick ! I'm sorry you're sick as well !