Please can you lovely ladies help TTC girl
Hi everyone! So I have spent so many months researching for a girl sway and I feel like I have struck gold with the gender dreaming website!
Everyone seems so friendly and helpful and I would love it if I could get some help please.
So I feel like I have a good grasp on the LE diet. I am sticking to a mainly vegetarian diet with some chicken in there once in a while. I am keeping my calories between 1500-1800 with the recommend 40-50g protein and 30-60g fat. I’m avoiding all the no no foods and not having full fat dairy. We aren’t cutting out salt but I won’t be adding it to my meals like I would have before. My bmi is 23.3 but i am about 12 pounds over my ideal weight. I exercise for an hour walking the pram each day or at least 5 times a week. My DH is also dieting and cutting out all the main no no foods but is having more calories than i am.
My questions are:
Is it ok to snack in between lunch and tea or best to avoid? Also snacks in the evening before 9pm?
Should I be counting carbs as my app says i go over?
Is it ok to each fat free cottage cheese and low fat cheese spread as this is still dairy and the protein is high? Daily or not?
Should I be taking supplements and I’m unsure what mcg folate I should be taking?
Should I be eating a large meal at tea time if I am fasting from my evening alcoholic drink at 8pm until around 1pm the next day. Or best to keep it smaller? I eat tea around 5pm.
Is it best for me to cut out semi skimmed milk in my coffee (I drink 2 a day maybe 3) and go with a dairy free creamer or even soya?
Am I ok to have herbs and spices in my food? Or are there some I should be avoiding?
Is it ok to eat fruit after a meal or in between meals? What fruit is best or ones to avoid?
With my 3 boys we ate a very high protein diet, high salt, lots of garlic, onions, potatoes and didn’t really drink any alcohol. I had cereal each morning with a banana. I had a lot of sugar in coffee and tea and also ate full fat everything. Nothing low cal or diet. I didn’t exercise much but have never really been over weight. We have incorporated an alcoholic drink each evening (I know it should be during dinner but this is just a little more relaxing when the kids are in bed).
Any other tips would be so appreciated as I feel I’d like to give it my all! I am looking to make our first try in about 8/9 weeks and so hope this is enough time?
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