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Hi Aussie ladies, I just wanted to know if anyone has incorporated light'n'easy meals into their sways? I go back to work soon and thought it might be an easy way to lose some weight and cut down on take out foods/cooking times.. Does anyone know if it will work for a girl sway too?
Love this thread, just joined last night and I'm hopping to ttc in May fingers crossed for a pink. I have two little blues and would love a pink to complete my dreams. I'm from syd and I am going through these post to go out maybe later tonight or tomorrow n do some girl friendly grocery shopping. Looks as though I been eating the wrong cheese, milk breads etc argh :( do u think it's too soon to ttc in May if my diet hasn't been too girl friendly?
I think if you start the LE diet now and try in May that is plenty of time. Do you have much weight to lose? I have lost 10 kg since October through the diet and exercise. I don't want to lose anymore so am just trying to maintain. My point being that if you don't have much to lose you may not want to start too early. It might take a bit longer to conceive so thats extra time on the diet too. We started ttc in December. Best of luck and welcome. I'm from Sydney too [emoji2]
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I havnt really seen this mentioned sorry if I
Missed it somewhere but what about chia seeds? Are they good for swaying pink or should We stay away from them??
I'm pretty sure you should avoid them. Aren't they considered super foods?Quote:
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Any of you ladies happen to know where I can buy cream of wheat preferably in shops rather then online. So weird how I can't seem to find it in any grocery stores..!
Health food stores probably. Good luck :)
Isn't cream of wheat fortified?? I'm not sure I"d be eating tons of that anyway.Quote:
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All foods are ok now and then but when you have the option between more and less nutrient dense foods, try to choose the less nutritious one. It doesn't mean you can't ever have a more nutrient dense food, but just if you hae the choice.Quote:
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I used to eat puffed rice that I got from Coles online, but would be at the Coles store too, with dried cranberries on top and rice milk for breaky each day.
Thanks atomic and gidget!!
Do any other Aussie ladies know where I can go to buy Coq10 ubiquinol? I looked in chemist warehouse but they only have the Coq10 ubidecarenone. Should I maybe try a health food store? Thanks. :)
Not sure but some vitamins are only available on a naturopath prescription. I had this from my naturopath. Otherwise online stores might have it? Good luck.
I did reply in another thread. There is bio Ceuticals which is a practitioners brand. It's in a locked cupboard but you need to go to a good pharmacy. No discount chemist will have them.Quote:
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Hi :-) I'm new this whole sway thing and have a few questions.I hope this is where I post this.What kind of meals are you all eating throughout the day? Any brands you can recommend in Aussie? Should I do the PCOS version diet if I don't have PCOS but have had lots of cysts found on my ovaries? They have seem to have normalised over the last few months.
The PCOS diet is designed for those with PCOS as they are less fertile and it is also recommended for others with other infertility issues eg I followed it for a time as I'd had endometriosis and major problems falling pregnant in the past. I'm no longer on the diet as I have my girl but I ate nutrient void foods, mainly rice based eg rice puffs, rice cakes, steamed rice, diet coke, dried cranberries, cinnamon yoghurt. Best of luck :)
Thank you for your reply! :-) should I revert to low fat dairy again or if I'm within my limits its ok? I eat a lot of rice but brown and wholemeal pasta.I might make the swop back.Most days I eat lots of fruit and vegetables and just eat a tiny bit of protein.I have 9 weeks until we BD.I'm also sitting at 18.5 with my BMI and didn't want to lose to much weight.
If you have several months until you try you can't lose too much weight before then with that BMI. I would go high fat dairy if you aren't making your limits and definitely swap from brown to white rice and pasta. Are you measuring what you're eating with something like MyFitnessPal? Eating veges and fruit and low protein in the key. Is this all a big change from what you ate with your other children?
Hi Jensy
I just wanted to wish you luck. I was swaying this time last year and I'm now feeding my little girl. Definitely try to stick with the white, less nutritional options. I ended up losing too much weight and started having custard ay night to up my calories.
Good luck xx
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Ok I will make the switch back :-) I was eating it for several months but being misdiagnosed with PCOS I changed it completely,but now that I don't in fact have it,I think I need to change my diet again lol.Yeah,a massive change.I used to have protein shakes,lots of high protein,lots of salt.I loved burgers and pizza and ate lots of quinoa,brown rice and pasta dishes.I will keep the full fat dairy then to keep my limits.I have being having things like flaxseeds on my yoghurt and cinnamon,saw palmetto and vitex,two weeks on and off.Running everyday and a little weights.I was sitting on 30g protein and fat but have been eating between 30-40g protein most days.
Oh congratulations!! :-) And thank you! I'm really worried as I seem to be dropping it quite quickly.I think I need to revert to more foods with empty calories.
Not sure where to put this post but does the second look like a positive ovulation test? I can never tell as they say it needs to be as dark as the line,but a few hours after I tested its not as dark.Attachment 29055
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Sorry I missed this, I don't usually read the support threads so if you have a question like this please start a thread in the forums.
If you're on the PCOS diet you should have ONLY full fat, not low fat dairy. Low fat dairy is really bad for blood sugar and may actually aggravate polycystic ovaries.
You also need to be eating 50-60 g protein. This is VERY important. EAT PROTEIN. All swayers need 40-50 g protein, this is the minimum for health and pregnancy. PCOS swayers need 50-60 g protein and 50-60 g fat because that is best for your sway and your health.
DO NOT lose any more weight if you're already at 18.5. Add in cals of carbs, they don't need to be empty carbs, they can be fruit, grains, etc.Quote:
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I also want you at 50-60 g protein and 50-60 g fat. If you are not eating those levels you may aggravate any tendencies you have towards having PCO. All people on the alternate diets need to be on full fat dairy only and NOT skim or part skim dairy because those can mess with blood sugar really badly and aggravate ovarian cysts.
None of these are positive. Line needs to be as dark or darker than control line. A faint line is negative. your body is always making the hormone the strips detect (and even your husband would get faint lines like that if he peed on the strips) it's only when it reaches a certain concentration that the stips will go positive and you'll ovulate.Quote:
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Do u think the darker line indicated that I was a few days away from ovulating? It's weird that it went darker and then faded the next day.I will check again this month :-)
Atomic, thank you for confirming :-) I have been doing it for a week or so and feeling so full and not even hungry I between meals.Should I still eat even if I'm not hungry.I'm averaging 1500 cals and trying to increase protein and fat
Not necessarily, that happens all the time. All that those sticks indicate is how much hormone your body is shedding in its urine. (believe it or not, your husband could pee on the sticks and get those same types of lines - lighter, darker, nothing, something) It is only when the hormone reaches a certain concentration in blood, that your ovulation will be triggered. This USUALLY comes out in the urine, but may not end up registering properly if your urine is diluted or if you just happen to test at a point in time where most of the hormone has already come out, or hasn't come out yet.Quote:
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Yes, you need to eat even if not hungry to get up to the 1500-1800 cal range, 40-50 g protein, and 30-60 g fat. This is in order for your body to continue ovulating and get and stay pregnant.Quote:
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Good Morning, Just starting my gender sway :-) holding out for our first attempt in May when all my checked calendars point to girl, really struggling with my diet though has anyone else purchased the full gender dreaming kit to get the menu? Is it something you would recommend doing? Thanks :-)
Hi reneemanly. Just happened to come across your post and I'm in australia too. I purchased a personalised plan which included the 21 day meal plan but found I wasn't overly familiar with any of the food on it or wasn't something I'd normally eat. I used a nutritional tracker (myfitnesspal) and it didn't take long at all to work out meals that I'd often repeat. Happy to share some of the foods I was eating. Roast veggies with 1tbs olive oil and seasoning, asiana spring rolls, uncle bens mexican fried rice, linda mccartney cheese and leek plaits, borgs triangles spinach and ricotta, la zuppa vegetable minestrone soup and pumpkin soup, weight watchers vegetarian meals, birds eye steam fresh chickpea spinach corn pea pear couscous, on the menu vegetable lasange, woolworths select australian steak house chips, birds eye corn fritters, veggie delight sweet chilli and lime cakes. All these products I bought from woolworths :) I'd have bread with the rice or soup for lunch alot as it left me a good amount of fat and protein for dinner. Hope this helps!
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Lassie1982 What do you put on your cruskits?
Thank you Pbn3 for your reply, would you mind if I stay in contact with you regularly? I agree its hard when you don't have the foods available or things you would usually eat and I am finding the diet very hard. :-/Quote:
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No probs :) if you like I'll screenshot some of my days so you get an idea of what I was doing :) just take into account I drank alot of mccafe coffee (I love my coffee way too much to go without) BUT the calories of this would've been added as another meal (breakfast). I did take that into account though with my days totals. Also with alcohol I didn't drink with meals as advised, I drank whenever I felt like it which was mostly while prepping dinner :) give me a awhile and I'll post pics :)
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Hi girls, I'm new to this forum and to the diet too. Pbn3 - thanks for the list of foods you posted! Just a quick question though, it seems to all be quite high in sodium.. does that matter with this diet?
Thanks!
They say sodium doesn't seem to sway much if at all. Sorry I just realised I didn't post any pics. Will do now :) just bear in mind I wasn't super strict. I concentrated more on staying within calorie, protien and fat limits more than anything. I said before I didn't drink alcohol with meals plus my mccafe coffee's/morning coffees could be considered a meal too.
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Just thought instead of filling up this thread with screenshots I'll pm them to anyone who's interested. Remember its a guideline only and its all about stayimg in the limits. Pm me if you'd like some sent thru :)
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Thanks for the screenshots Pbn3! :)
I think I'm doing a mix of IG and low everything... mainly low everything, but having lots of dairy (diet yoghurt, natural yoghurt, low fat ice cream), low sodium, low-ish potassium.
I don't add oil to my meals, so to make sure I get enough fat, I eat canned salmon and eggs, as well as chicken for protein. Is that bad..?
Renee, you have a custom forum and I am happy to go over and over all aspects of diet for you. That is what the coaching is for!Quote:
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The only reason I mention specific products in the 21 day diet plans is just because it was easy to get the nutrient data. You guys should sub in any similar product available where you are at. You do not need to get hung up on the brands of foods, if it's a whole grain cracker for instance, just use a different whole grain cracker.