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Hello just curious, for those that have had a succesful girl sway (if you're still here!) what times did you have your meals ? I have seen people do strict 12pm and 5pm for example.
What do people do? I'm slowly getting in the swing but not being very strict and wondering what I should aim for.
Thankyou :)
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Not a girl swayer but did unknowingly live a very girl friendly lifestyle for years so hence two DDs. I used tp eat dinner about 7pm with perhaps something small after that and then would go til roughly 12pm the next day. Would do a couple of coffees to get me though and perhaps a small chocolate bar or a handful of lollies if I needed the sugar.
I remember eating a lot of small things between 12pm and dinner too.
Thankyou!Quote:
Originally Posted by MiaMelb
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I'm a girl swayer after having my son ( I was a huge boy swayer without knowing) and now I have dinner around 8pm, followed by some chocolate and accompanied by a glass or 2 of wine. Then I'll have coffee about 8am and food about 11am the next day. Then another meal around 3pm then dinner again around 7-8pm and so on. Good luck!!Quote:
Originally Posted by frankie2017
So about 15hrs o/n and 4hr gaps in the day. That sounds doable and makes sense. When are you TTC? My DH finally suggested we have another so I'm upping my 'stealth' sway slowly. I find it so extremely hard not to snack but I'll get there!Quote:
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Actually aim for 12-15hrs o/n with one long gap, if possible, during the day (about 3-4 hours). I found I was better able to do this between lunch and dinner, which makes your first meal and second meal closer together. For me to stick to no snacking, I found having 3 meals a day was much easier than 2. Plus, I simply cannot eat 600-900 calories at once to be able to get the appropriate amount of calories. Some people can eat that much food, but I cannot. 3 meals made it SO much easier! In the end, I personally believe that sucking to the fat and protein totals are key. Even if you go over on calories, veggies are the way to go because most are considered free. I always kept sliced sweet bell peppers, baby carrots, and cauliflower out in a dish. If I felt like my meal wouldn’t carry me over to the next one, I snacked on these free veggies.Quote:
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Before my DD I followed a pretty strict Intermittent Fasting regime. If I had two meals, my first wouldn't be until 12 p.m.; if I had one meal, I wouldn't eat until 5, 6 or even 7 some days. I routinely had 15-24 hour fasts.
Wow that's hardcore! Were you swaying or did this for other reasons?Quote:
Originally Posted by Throwaway_panther
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Thankyou yes I've thought you'd have to have such a huge meal if you only ate 2. I would inevitably eat less and then be hungry! So 3 it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by XXforhubby
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No, definitely wasn't swaying intentionally -- I really wanted a boy! I was constantly trying to lose weight and ended up relapsing into my eating disorder :(Quote:
Originally Posted by frankie2017
There is definitely a way to do IF safely though; lots of people in the weightlifting communities I'm in follow splits like that.
I was fairly strict. My first meal at 12pm and second about 6pm. I'm usually a breakfast eater and big snacker so it was a challenge lol. I'd have a couple cups of coffee in the morning to help me get by.
And was your sway successful? Are you in Aus? Just noticed 'mummy' not 'mommy' in your username :)Quote:
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It wouldn't be so hard if I didn't have two boys to prepare food for! I just pick on their food usually [emoji30]
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That's what i find more challenging about swaying [emoji20]Quote:
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Yea I started in July and have been about 80% on the diet. I haven't exercised as much , because I was an exercise addict before having my son. And I'm also tall and slim so don't want to lose too much weight !!! I'm TTC next month (October) can't wait!! I'm so ready now !Quote:
Originally Posted by frankie2017
Cool good luck :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nowmarriedgirl
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I was am exercise addict before my DD! I know we want to do stuff opposite of our first (I had lots of sex for DD and lifted weights!), but I think there's a ratio. I think, fitness wise, viewing a boy diet as bulking and a girl diet like cutting is helpful -- you're exercising with both, but with dufferent calorie and macro goals!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nowmarriedgirl
Agreed!! I am still exercising just not as much. I do miss it!! I lifted weights too. Now not as much. If at all. I figure it's for such a short time, itmight still give me a boy but i figure it doesn't hurt to try [emoji23] but I find there is always exceptions to the rules. All the people I think of that have girls are either unhealthy and overweight or really healthy and into fitness etc..... so it's hard to know [emoji51]Quote:
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In my opinion, being unhealthy and into fitness is the magic formula for girls :hide:Quote:
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But that was me, haha. And my mom! She always has eaten well but minimal amounts and was a huge cardio junkie/ballerina and got 3 girls.
You DON"T need to be that strict. Both 2 and 3 meals are fine, do whichever you prefer.
I ate at 11ish, 4-5, and then before bedtime maybe 7-9 PM.
Curious what the main differences were for your failed and successful sway? Did this kind of thing come into it? Thanks ! And sorry if I've misunderstood that you had one failed and one success - I think that's what I've read !Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
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No, this did not come into it. I do not think this makes any difference for anyone's sways as long as they're not eating all day long. 2 or 3 meals, whatever time works for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by frankie2017
I actually had 2 failed sways. First one I just did timing since that's all I knew about. Second one, I was taking tons and tons of supplements because I was too scared to give up prenatals, plus I was taking cal, mag, Vit. D, B6, probiotic becase even though I had a strong gut suspicion that calcium stuff didn't sway I got scared and took them anyway. I also got pregnant in a month I meant to really kind of take off since I had lost too much weight and wanted to regain some to lose again (srsly no one do that). Plus we had two attempts, I wasn't drinking alcohol or coffee, my husband was still skinny then (he really gained a LOT between 2009 and 2012) and he wasn't smoking (he inexplicably decided to start smoking when he turned 40, le sigh). I was also really super tired and under gobs of awful stress when I got my DD that I wasn't with my 4th son.
With daughter: No supps other than folic and I even kinda gave that up right before I conceived, which I shoudln't have but I was pretty sure I wouldn't get pregnant. Lowest weight, had just lost a bunch of weight, drinking alcohol and coffee, hubs was too and also smoking, and we had one attempt not deliberately but just on accident.
Thankyou for this! Really interesting !Quote:
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