Australian Ladies - Girl Diet Products (brands etc)

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Originally Posted by bunn13z

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!

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We have found data indicating that the sodium aspect almost certainly cannot sway in the ways that the old school swayers claimed that it did. Your body just holds on to more sodium from foods when you cut back on it and the levels in your body never change a bit (and we had people who did blood tests before and after mineral balancing diets and their sodium levels in their body actually went UP on the low sodium diets!!) Most of us have totally given up on that element and we have only improved our success rates since we did. I got my girl without limiting sodium, in fact DH and I both were eating quite a lot of it, after a failed sway where I was limiting sodium which yielded DS4.

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Originally Posted by bunn13z

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..?

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If you're eating lots of dairy, salmon, chicken and eggs you simply cannot be doing LE Diet. Cutting back on some nutrients is not enough. In fact we have found the nutrients in fruits and vegetables sway very little if at all and most people are eating lots of them. Low carb vegetables are FREE and unlimited on LE Diet you do not need to count them and can have as much as you want.

Limits of LE Diet are 1500-1800 cals for most people (some need to go a bit lower or a bit higher)
40-50 g protein (people with PCOS or insulin resistance go to 50-60 g)
30-60 g fat.

Trying to eat a bunch of dairy and the other stuff you're eating will put you way over on protein. My advice would be to ditch the skim dairy and go with full fat if you need fat.

Thanks for the reply atomic!

I didn't mean I was eating lots of dairy, salmon, chicken and eggs - I meant that when I had protein with my main meals, that was the protein I was choosing

Does the following sound ok..? I'm open to suggestions! :)

Eg. Lunch I'd have microwaved mixed frozen vegetables, with about 100g canned salmon. Corn thins (crackers). Diet yoghurt.

Snacks - low fat ice cream, canned soup, hunts chocolate pudding, oven baked frozen fries

Dinner is usually vegetables with chicken and an egg.

I keep within 1600-1700 calories, and have a BMI of 19, hence I don't want to lose anymore weight.
My periods have just returned after 2.5 years of breastfeeding, and my cycles are still irregular, so I don't want to jeopardise ovulation!

Also, Atomic --- I think I was getting confused as I was trying initially to follow the IG diet - limiting fruits to berries, apples, mandarins.
Based on what you said - it's ok to have lots of fruit and veg?
And not to worry about sodium - so 2 minute noodles are ok? :)

CAn you please tell me what your total amount of grams of protein and fat is??

you need to be in the range of 40-50 g protein and 30-60 g fat.

I also do not want you to lose any more weight!!! You can even up cals a bit if need be.

RE fruit and veg, we originally started out thinking that we needed to be strict on the amount of fruit and veg we had but over time we have found that the nutrients in them really don't seem to amount to much as all and it's things that are higher in protein and animal fats that are swaying blue. You'd have to eat a mountain of vegetables to get anything approaching the amount of nutrients in 100g salmon and the fiber in fruit and veg also seems to sway pink as well. People have tried to blend the diets but usually end up on a diet that is far too restrictive to stick to and may not be a safe pre-pregnancy diet.

Low carb veg are totally free and unlimited on LE Diet. Fruits and higher carb veg are free for protein and fat but you do count cals on them. When you have the option between a less nutritious and more nutritious fruit or veg, all things being equal, you can choose the lower nutrient one but that doesn't mean you can never have higher nutrient ones, they are still free and ok to eat, just that if you have the option may as well choose a lower nutrient one.

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Originally Posted by bunn13z

Also, Atomic --- I think I was getting confused as I was trying initially to follow the IG diet - limiting fruits to berries, apples, mandarins.
Based on what you said - it's ok to have lots of fruit and veg?
And not to worry about sodium - so 2 minute noodles are ok? :)

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Oh and ramen and cup-noodles are fine provided they fit in your limits for the day. A lot of us have used those quite often!!

Is anyone else doing the PCOS version? I want to get an idea of what other people's meal ideas look like.I have been eating the following.
Bfast around 10:30-11
Almond milk smoothie with banana and half a weet bix or sunflower seeds(1/4 teaspoons) an apple and fava beans(low carb)
Or yoghurt with fruit and psyllium husk sprinkled with cinnamon and fava beans
Or low carb multigrain with 2 egg whites,spinach and mushroom

Lunch:
Lentil and vegetable tacos
Or garden salad with cheese and chickpeas
Or turkey s/w or salad s/w

With some hommus and carrot

Dinner:
Vegetable stir fry with lentils or rice
Poached chicken(2 nugget size) with sweet potato and veggies
Soup with chickpeas and green peas
2 chicken meat balls with veggies and sweet potato mash

3 tablespoons of yoghurt with cinnamon.

Hi Ladies,
I just thought I would add a link here for fellow aussies to a product I used for seasoning its low in everything so a good all rounder not because of the low sodium factor as that has been proven to not sway but just good in the respect that its low everything and good to add flavour to dishes like on potatoes and such :Mingle | Mingle Seasoning: No preservatives, Low in salt, Sugar Free

Thanks pinkinthestars, any new ideas/products are appreciated :bigsmile:

I also found some great soups that can be found in Coles that have no GMOs, so no meat, fish, shellfish, poultry, eggs or peanuts and wheat and gluten free also all dairy ingredients are made with pasteurized hormone free milk. They offer a range of vegan style meals but I did fall in love with the chunky tomato soup and to find something canned with no peanuts these days is next to impossible lols, here is a link to their products page: Amy's Kitchen Australia

Thanks for this thread! A new Aussie here.

Just checking if Aussies are still on pregnancy vitamins? Like elevit or blackmores?

If you are wanting a girl, only folic acid is recommended unless you need other vitamins for a particular deficiency- good luck.

Thanks

I need to sign up for a plan once my blood test results come through, but in the meantime I have started the LE diet.

I need some lunch and dinner ideas please Aussie girls. What are some of your go to meals? Thanks :)

Welcome I want4kids :)

So finally the year of TTC! Not until mid year so have a few months to get my butt into gear. I am seriously overwhelamed though! No idea where to start.

Just start slowly babybells. Any changes you make will help. just start by trying to drop snacking between meals and having your breakfast later each day if you can't cut it out altogether. If you can stick to the LE diet limits most days (40-60g fat, 40-50g protein 1500-1800 cals) then that is great but just decreasing the snacking and amount of fat and meat you eat will really help. Just make sure to not cut back too much otherwise you can mess up your ovulation. I was on the LE diet for 6 months before I got my bfp, it was hard in the beginning but I got used to it after a while. Also low carb veggies are unlimited so they can really fill you up if you are getting hungry (still have them with your meal though if you can). I think my bub must be 1/3 potato, and at least 1/3 cucumber!

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Originally Posted by IWant4Kids

Thanks

I need to sign up for a plan once my blood test results come through, but in the meantime I have started the LE diet.

I need some lunch and dinner ideas please Aussie girls. What are some of your go to meals? Thanks :)

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Welcome and good luck with your sway Iwant4kids.
Some of my staple meals while I was on the LE diet were baked potatoes (med/large potato baked with no added fat and topped with a little homemade coleslaw, low fat cheese or low fat sour cream), veggie burgers (home made or store bought) on a roll with salad and one of my favourite lunches/dinners was a pizza using mission round pizza base (only 280 cals, 8g protein in the base) topped with tomato, mushrooms, little bit of cheese and pineapple. Veggie stifry with rice or noodles is also a good option as you can use different veg/sauces to keep it interesting. Pasta with a veg bases sauce is also good. If I needed a sweet treat I loved skinny cow I cream cups too (low fat, 120 cal). Hope this helps

I love cucumbers so may just live on them!!! :)

I used to devour a cucumber a day with a little black swan skinny tzaziki dip as part of my dinner, helped fill me up with very little cals/fat/protein.

Thank you so much Kelbear! I really appreciate your ideas :) That has helped me so much!

Just wondering what fruit and vege are most Aussie girls sticking too?

I think you can eat almost any fruit and veg you like, some you count cals others you don't. Low cal veg (eg lettuce, mushrooms, cucumber, brocolli etc you can have as much as you like and don't count at all) other veg like corn, potatoes, pumpkin, carrots you count cals but not fat or protein. Fruit you count cals but not fat or protein. The exception is avocado that are best avoided as they are very nutrient dense and high in fat. You can have a little avocado on a day when you need to bump up your fat intake if it is really low.

So basically, eat like a rabbit!! Hahaha.

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Originally Posted by Kelbear

I used to devour a cucumber a day with a little black swan skinny tzaziki dip as part of my dinner, helped fill me up with very little cals/fat/protein.

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Hummus was my go to I lived with it on just about everything have so I can totally relate to the tazazki dip :)

I ate a lot of chat potatoes cooked them put in the fridge so they went cold, they we're a great snack and addition to everything I ate a lot of them and used mingle seasoning with a lot to :) sweet potato roasted and added seasoning a fillings to was a go to for me :)

Great idea on the chat potatoes - roasted or boiled in the skins ?

Mingle seasonings - these are on my list to try!

I have started my LE PCOS diet path today - easing in slowly - we arent TTC until July so have awhile to go but thought the earlier I start the easier it will be when it counts!

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Originally Posted by babybells

Great idea on the chat potatoes - roasted or boiled in the skins ?

Mingle seasonings - these are on my list to try!

I have started my LE PCOS diet path today - easing in slowly - we arent TTC until July so have awhile to go but thought the earlier I start the easier it will be when it counts!

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Chat potatoes with skins on, I love them cold like that lols. They we're my go to snack and can cook them in advance so bonus he he. Mingle is good cause you can use it with everything.

I also ate alot of Campbell's sweet corn and chicken soup lols

Where do you buy Mingle seasoning Pinkinthestars?

So yesterday was a bad day diet wise - bacon for breakfast, and then KFC Wicked Wings and chips for dinner with a large amount of wine!!!
Oh well today is a new day!!

Breakfast - standard coffee
Lunch is chickpea and sweet potatoe fritters with green leaf salad and a bit of dressing.
Dinner - spag bog with pasta

Plus more coffee, wine and Diet Coke.

Just wondering any ideas for getting my carbs up?

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Originally Posted by kittendreams

Where do you buy Mingle seasoning Pinkinthestars?

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Here is the link Store Locator – Mingle

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Originally Posted by babybells

So yesterday was a bad day diet wise - bacon for breakfast, and then KFC Wicked Wings and chips for dinner with a large amount of wine!!!
Oh well today is a new day!!

Breakfast - standard coffee
Lunch is chickpea and sweet potatoe fritters with green leaf salad and a bit of dressing.
Dinner - spag bog with pasta

Plus more coffee, wine and Diet Coke.

Just wondering any ideas for getting my carbs up?

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Lols you had a cheat day hehe

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Originally Posted by babybells

So yesterday was a bad day diet wise - bacon for breakfast, and then KFC Wicked Wings and chips for dinner with a large amount of wine!!!
Oh well today is a new day!!

Breakfast - standard coffee
Lunch is chickpea and sweet potatoe fritters with green leaf salad and a bit of dressing.
Dinner - spag bog with pasta

Plus more coffee, wine and Diet Coke.

Just wondering any ideas for getting my carbs up?

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With getting carbs up pasta is a good one I also used the potato idea, mini pizzas on wraps, meringues, bean wraps, um what else, I did eat poached eggs even though that is mostly protein but it can help if having on toast with cheese and stuff, empty carbs are good I used ryvita crackers and Luke the rice thins from Woolworth's a lot and they cheap lols I would just pile them with healthy snack stuff ontop

Awesome they have it at my local Mrs Flannerys��

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Originally Posted by pinkinthestars

Here is the link Store Locator – Mingle

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I am going to have to order Mingles online. No where close to me.

I have been using pasta for getting the carbs up. Going to make some sort of creamy greens pasta next week for lunches I think

Hi ladies, I am an Aussie too I am so glad I found this forum! I am still navigating my way around the site so if I am in the wrong place please let me know!

I have endometriosis and want to sway for a girl - can I use the PCOS diet? Thank goodness I found this forum for Aussies - when I saw I had to drink something called crystal light I was like :worry: where do I even find that?!

Welcome Blueberrypink! Can't help with the diet question might be best posting your q in the ttc girl forum for Atomic but I know what you mean about crystal light lol! I just drink diet coke I think it would do the same job.

Diet Coke and Coke Zero here!!! Welcome Blueberrypink - great to have more Aussies on board!

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Originally Posted by Blueberrypink

Hi ladies, I am an Aussie too I am so glad I found this forum! I am still navigating my way around the site so if I am in the wrong place please let me know!

I have endometriosis and want to sway for a girl - can I use the PCOS diet? Thank goodness I found this forum for Aussies - when I saw I had to drink something called crystal light I was like :worry: where do I even find that?!

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Hi Blueberrypink,
Welcome :) I didn't do the pcos version of the diet however with regards to asparteme ijust used diet soft drinks also I used stevia and equal as a sugar substitute and you can also get other sweeteners to replicate that.I also do believe in woolies there is a tang powder drink you can buy also that has it.

Oh wow Tang! Haven't had that in years lol! So reminds me of being kid haha!

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Originally Posted by pinkinthestars

Hi Blueberrypink,
Welcome :) I didn't do the pcos version of the diet however with regards to asparteme ijust used diet soft drinks also I used stevia and equal as a sugar substitute and you can also get other sweeteners to replicate that.I also do believe in woolies there is a tang powder drink you can buy also that has it.

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