Uk ladies - let's help each other!

8th Dec:
-1 cup instant coffee with 1% unsweetened soy milk
-1 Advent calendar chocolate
-1 0% fat yogurt
-1 piece weight watchers danish bread with unsalted butter
-200grams (sort of... more like 150grams... my son ended up wanting my dinner instead of his!) of plain couscous with reduced fat cream cheese, black pepper, a little rosemary, and green beans.

calories: 720
protein: 42.3
fat: 15.6
salt: 0.8g


Gosh! Not counting the advent chocolate... I have no idea how much that was, but it wouldn't have been very much... they're the cheapie ones! No Green & Blacks quality...
And dinner was a big portion, too. Hmmm... think I'll have some semi-dark chocolate chips tonight, then. :P

Hey Surgena - what is the Quark cheese like?

Quark doesn't taste of much at all! I've used it when dieting as an alternative to spread when I have beans on toast and have used it as a low fat topping for lasagne or as a filling to chicken breasts mixed with herbs and spices. I don't find it mixes very well with pasta and I wouldn't choose to eat it!

It has no taste, really... mildly sour... but I actually thought it worked well with pasta, if not just mixing it on its own. It's nice when blended with other stuff, though. Gives it that creamy sauce vibe (say, mixed in with chopped tomatoes) without the fat...

a festive one:
Co-Op own brand sage and onion stuffing contains less sodium than the Paxo equivalent (0.2g salt per 50g instead of 0.43g or per 50g or something close to that)

Weight Watchers do a parmesan and pesto pasta sauce which is lovely and tomatoey. 1/2 a jar (easily enough to coat my pasta) contains 86 calories, 0.1g sodium, 2.8g fat, 3.2g protein

I bet it's not vegetarian. That sounds lovely. :(

Stupid parmesan and being protected by EU cheese laws, and all that business...

Anyone in the UK... at Morrisons there are some "Meerkat Jellies" that are vegetarian... and for 1/2 the pack, it's 139 calories, trace protein, 0.1g fat, and trace sodium.

the jar is still in my kitchen.. I don't see anything on the ingredients to make me think it's not vegetarian. it was very nice really!

Usually it's the parmesan. Parmesan is protected by EU laws so has to be made according to original recipe, which uses animal rennet.

I usually do not buy anything that doesn't have "suitable for vegetarians" or a green V or some such to indicate it is.

oh, OK... it doesn't say that on there :(

Sorry just catching up after being away for a while, is parmasan cheese a no no now? i have that on my pasta and rice quite a lot, just a sprinkle to give it a bit of flavour

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Sorry just catching up after being away for a while, is parmasan cheese a no no now? i have that on my pasta and rice quite a lot, just a sprinkle to give it a bit of flavour

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no, it's fine provided you can budget for it's fat/sodium content! it's one of the better cheeses that you can eat when swaying pink

And one of the cheeses I CAN'T eat because it's not vegetarian! :( Which is why I have to stick to creme fraiche!

New to all this!!!!
which yakult drink is the best to take regular or yakult light!!!!
I have also been looking at actimel, which are the best for probiotics....
None of the labels I am looking at have potassium listed, does it matter???

EDIT**** Sorted I have read through all tonight and getting yakult lights!!!!

I was just wondering what HPT's you ladies are using / have used? Are there any good ones or any to avoid? We have only ever used a CB Digital one, which was great, but since Atomic recommends testing once a month when you are on supplements I am wondering if I should get some cheaper ones. I am thinking maybe Superdrug or FRER ones as I think I heard people recommend them in the past... :think:

Hi ladies. I'm not from
The uk but Ireland and hope you don't
Mind jumping in only I wanted to ask about a few brands that both the uk and Ireland have.
Can anyone tell me what butter spread is the best on le diet? And also is cheese strings a big no no for cheese? Cheddar cheese is the only cheese I can stomach lol. And last but not least I see alot of
People tend to eat rice or pasta for dinner. So is it ok to eat white pasta and white rice and white bread? And to have tomatoe sauce with the pasta? I'm so confused sorry. Any help about some basic tesco products that are ok to start would be great. Thanks.

Irishmom, I am using Lurpak Lighter Unsalted. As for cheese it depends what diet you are following. If you are following the LE diet, you should be okay with cheddar as long as it fits into your daily limits of calories, protein, fat and sodium. I sometimes use Asda Grated Mozzarella and Cheddar for certain meals.

Yes, white rice, pasta and bread are okay. However, keep an eye on their contents. Bread can be quite high in sodium. Pasta I have switched to Gluten Free as it has less protein and I can effectively eat more of it in a portion.

Have you thought about joining Free Calorie Counter, Diet & Exercise Journal | MyFitnessPal.com This is such a great tool to keep an eye on your daily intake and you can customise it to suit your own daily limits - plus it is free. ;)

Hi All,

I'm from London and was so happy to see a UK support net! I've only just joined and am sooo confused by all the different strategies ou there and secretly was under the impression that you could stay away from O date and thus improve your chances of a girl... I guess that is wrong?

I would love to join on the LE diet but have two questions:
1) How long before I want to TTC should I start?
2) I'm a bit light and in the past experienced that my Menstruation (sorry TMI) stopped completely if I 'starved' myself ie restricted my calories which wouldn't help my case ...
Can anyone be so kind to advise what I can best do to improve my chances on both the diet, supplements and timing front?
I would be very grateful!

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Hi All,

I'm from London and was so happy to see a UK support net! I've only just joined and am sooo confused by all the different strategies ou there and secretly was under the impression that you could stay away from O date and thus improve your chances of a girl... I guess that is wrong?

I would love to join on the LE diet but have two questions:
1) How long before I want to TTC should I start?
2) I'm a bit light and in the past experienced that my Menstruation (sorry TMI) stopped completely if I 'starved' myself ie restricted my calories which wouldn't help my case ...
Can anyone be so kind to advise what I can best do to improve my chances on both the diet, supplements and timing front?,
I would be very grateful!

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Ideally they say 6 weeks, even if you lose a little weight it help sway girl....

Hi ladies - anyone got advice on how to cope in Cafe Rouge on a girl sway?!? It's a special day, so that is definitely where we're going but I'm going to be very tempted to throw the diet over for one evening and I think that may be a Bad Choice.

Any ideas?

hi everyone, i read on the french diet that you could eat rice pudding, is that something thats allowed on LE? also cous cous? just trying to thik of different dishes so i wont get bored and cheat! Only started this diet last week and so far not as bad as i thought, the no breakfast was a killer the first couple of days but now not as bad. I was gonna try and stop in and not eat out as much as poss while on the diet but got a couple of meals with family i cant miss coming up, next weeks is an indian????? arghh what can i order there with out lookoing like a complete weirdo in front of everyone?!? help please!!

Hi there,

I'm a Brit in Spain and am finding it hard sourcing stuff so am reading this thread and drawing parallels here / running to the GB store! Thanks for starting it.

I notice a few of you are eating toms in sauces / soups but seem to remember reading that toms were a no no for girl sways. Have any of you seen that or is it from a different diet? I ask because it would be a great low -cal -fat thing for me to add to the diet (which I am finding hard and am basically not eating enough at all). Thanks!

Hello UK ladies, can anyone share what they are having for lunch and tea please? I am running out of ideas and living on houmous and bread sticks?

Also do you think coffee in the morning counts as calories? therefore I am not starving myself am i? How early do you have your first drink?

Many thanks in advance for any advise...x

Are you doing the LE diet?

Are you doing the LE diet? I recorded my daily menus the month before my BFP here:

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/tryi...es-august.html

:happy::thank you for this link, treats as well, brilliant, yes I am on the LE diet

This thread is good! I just started my diet last week too. Finding skipping breakfast ok, but trying not to eat from 1-8pm is hard! I've been having some Rachel's yoghurt (sainsburys) or strawberries with canderel or rice cakes with lowfat dairylea on. I just hope thats ok!?!

Oh, does anyone know if chocolate philadelphia would be allowed? x

ah didn't know we shouldn't eat between 1-8pm!

i have eaten a bit of choco philly figure its better than eating proper chocolate?!? and it's yummy ;-0

There's no reason why you shouldn't eat between 1pm and 8pm. So long as you're only having 2 to 3 meals a day and not snacking then that's fine. I used to eat at 11/12, 4/5 and 8/9.

hi zanacal
thank you that's pretty much what i do 2 or 3 meals depending on day but not eating more than 3 times thank you and congrats on your lovely pink jubilee bundle xx

anyone found corn totillas or matzo any where? i've looked everywhere we are a bit provintial thou ;-0

I've bought it from Tesco before - with the crackerbreads!

You can get matzo in Sainsburys - they do it in two sizes, the big ones for the pizzas and the smaller cracker size ones. I havent looked for corn tortillas.

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anyone found corn totillas or matzo any where? i've looked everywhere we are a bit provintial thou ;-0

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You can get corn tortillas here: mexgrocer.co.uk :)

I bought corn tortillas and matzo in Asda. Coop also sell the small matzo crackers

thank you i've tried my co op, tesco, sainsburys, asda, holland and barret no luck ;-(
surgena we're doomed to rubbish shopping availibilty

That's why I have to get all my mexican food ingredients online! I can't deal with that Old El Paso or Discovery brand... ugh. It's fine when it's all you've got, but I'm an Arizonan... I'm a little too proud, I guess! :P

The mini corn tortillas off mexgrocer are great, though! I love them! Just ordered more!

found corn totillas in sainsburys i'm sorry surgena they are old el paso (ugh) and my mum has bought matzo down from the big smoke! yeahy can't beleive this is my new idea of food heaven ;-0