LE Diet Thread

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Originally Posted by GirlieCat

Norskie, other than meat, what would you normally eat? Just eat those things. No food is off limits. I am a very picky eater. I eat like a child would but I haven't given up anything except meat (some Items I eat much less than before). It is hard to push myself to get enough calories some days but those days I throw in something rare like ice cream or a soda. Your body will adjust and you won't be as hungry then just start throwing that snack item into your meal time. Mind over matter, if you keep snacking, your body can't get used to not snacking. I hope you are doing three meals and not jumping straight to two meals only. You got this, just be patient with yourself and your body. Week 1 is the hardest.

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Thank you for the reply Girlie! Yes I am still doing three meals a day. My usual breakfast meals consisted of eggs (sometimes a meat and potato, toast too), or cereal or oatmeal. And as far as the plan goes I don't think any of that is good to eat, so for breakfast I'm at a loss. I did just buy some full fat yogurt and had some of that for breakfast today, but again that holds me over for a half hour and them I'm hungry again. Lunch would be a sandwich and chips, leftover supper from the night before, a hamburger and fries (basically nothing good for me lol) and supper is a meal that I would make and it always has a meat and usually a potato or pasta. Snacks would be a granola bar, fruit, popcorn, chips, etc. So basically everything that I'm not supposed to eat on the LE PCOS diet is what I eat on a daily basis all day long. I know I can still have a little lean meat a couple times a week and an egg here or there, but overall this is very hard. On top of it all I have hypoglycemia and just started metformin a couple weeks ago so my shaking/jitters are out of control.

Today
Breakfast - black coffee
Lunch - two medium jacket potatoes and cheddar with spring onions, tomatoes, green beans and kale
Snack - I'll try not to as I want to save my cals for dinner
Dinner - homemade pizzas topped with mozzarella, basil, tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers and onions. And red wine!

Should end up 1550cals, 31g fat, 51g protein

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Actually ended up 1650 cals 33g fat 56g protein because my friend didn't finish her pizza so I did!

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Originally Posted by weeziewoozles

Today
Breakfast - black coffee
Lunch - two medium jacket potatoes and cheddar with spring onions, tomatoes, green beans and kale
Snack - I'll try not to as I want to save my cals for dinner
Dinner - homemade pizzas topped with mozzarella, basil, tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers and onions. And red wine!

Should end up 1550cals, 31g fat, 51g protein

PS
Actually ended up 1650 cals 33g fat 56g protein because my friend didn't finish her pizza so I did!

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This homemade pizza you talk of, what is your crust and sauce...are they homemade also?

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Originally Posted by GirlieCat

Norskie, other than meat, what would you normally eat? Just eat those things. No food is off limits. I am a very picky eater. I eat like a child would but I haven't given up anything except meat (some Items I eat much less than before). It is hard to push myself to get enough calories some days but those days I throw in something rare like ice cream or a soda. Your body will adjust and you won't be as hungry then just start throwing that snack item into your meal time. Mind over matter, if you keep snacking, your body can't get used to not snacking. I hope you are doing three meals and not jumping straight to two meals only. You got this, just be patient with yourself and your body. Week 1 is the hardest.

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So if you just took out meat, do you still eat breads and pastas? Cheeses and beans...like kidney or black beans? Eggs and rice?

Yes. I personally eat everything, I ate before, except meat, just in moderation on some things. I am not on the PCOS version although I should be but I don't understand it well. I eat all those except beans because they are gross. Hehe- only beans I eat are green beans. I do whole grain bread and pasta but both brown and white for rice.

Maybe you should check out ladies diets who did indeed get their girl. I am not pregnant yet. [emoji4]


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I am not on the pcos version but I stick to white carbs to keep blood sugar down. Lots of pasta and white bread. I would eat wholemeal only before the LE!



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Originally Posted by norskie2005

This homemade pizza you talk of, what is your crust and sauce...are they homemade also?

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Yup

Basic Pizza Dough Bread Recipes | Jamie Oliver Recipes

I used this recipe but whenever he used oil I used oil spray

Yesterday was a bad day

Today : Lunch 1 piece of toast with Vegan cheese melted onto
Dinner Lentil Bolognase Pasta & Salad (Lettuce, red pepper, cucumber, low fat dressing)
Snacks - 4 Biscuits

Do you guys mind if I jump in? I've only been doing the diet for 5 days now and I'm still figuring it out and adjusting. I am typically a big time snacker so that's my toughest adjustment. I also didn't realize how much fat I was getting in my diet and now I'm really having a hard time staying in my goal for fat. The protein and calorie part I'm doing a little better with but that's also a bit of an adjustment especially since I love eggs and meat. Any tips on keeping fat lower would be great.

Today I didn't do so bad
Breakfast: toaster strudel (I know it probably wasn't the best choice) and coffee
Lunch: Amy's frozen pad Thai, half a poptart (I was still hungry), and more coffee
Dinner: broccoli stuffed chicken, green beans, and potatoes

Calories: 1,602 Fat: 58g Protein: 45g

The chicken was my second small portion of meat in the past 5 days and I've cut out all red meat.

Well done on cutting down. You'll find you'll get used to it and be able to cut even more!