Pink Sway - Questions about LE Diet and Exercise
Hello Atomic!
(First of all: I'm from a non-English speaking country, so my English is not that good and I sometimes use the wrong words.)
Thank you so much for this site! It's a huge help to us Swayers!
We want to start our Pink Sway in September. Unfortunately, we had to move it from Juli/August to September, so I don't want to wait any longer. Until a week ago I didn't know this page. So the plan was for us to do Babydust-Method and (not a strict) IG diet. But it scared me that there are so many failed Sways. So I kept searching and found you. Your theories are convincing, it sounds logical to me, and the results are good, so now I want to tackle the "Atomic Sway" for a girl.
I am 32 years old, my husband is 34 years old. We have one son who is 3 years old. I am 1.58 m tall (I guess 5 feet 2 inches ?!) and weigh 53 kg (116 lbs), so my BMI is 21.2.
Since I only found out about the LE diet a week ago, I've only been doing it for a week. My next ovulation is in 3 weeks. So that I "officially" only do the LE diet for 4 weeks. But I lost weight from January to April and June to mid-July this year, and during that time I ate a diet very similar to the LE diet. I am a vegetarian anyway, my diet during weight loss was high in carbs, medium fat and low in protein. During weight loss, I ate around 1200-1500 calories per day. So that it was quite similar to the LE diet overall.
I did a lot of exercise during weight loss. Cardio. Cycling, jogging, trampoline jumping. During weight loss, I exercised about 1 hour 4-5 days a week. So also similar to your recommendations.
Since I have been strictly on the LE diet, I do exercises about 1 hour 6-7 days a week, that is about 4 weeks until start swaying.
I know from your information that a 1-4 week diet is not as successful as 6+ weeks, 12+ weeks is best. I am now worried whether we should start in September. I want so much! I don't want to wait any longer. Actually wanted to start in Juli/August and already had to change (thankfully in retrospect, because I've only found genderdreaming now!). But I don't want to take any unnecessary risks either. Do you think I could start with Sway in September or do you think it's too risky? Because I was on a diet very similar to the LE diet from January to April and June to mid-July and did a lot of cardio during that time. And then, 4 weeks before start swaying, I followed a strict LE diet and during those 4 weeks even did 6-7 days a week of exercise. I'm worried because I ate a lot on vacation from mid-July to early August, and gained 1 kg in that time. But since then I've lost 1 kg again, so I'm back to my weight before vacation.
I am so annoyed with myself that I did not continue the diet while on vacation, then I would have no problem. Now I have about 3-4 weeks in between that I haven't been dieting. I am confused. I don't want to take too big a risk (I really wish a girl!). But I don't really want to wait any longer... have been waiting so long... I'm torn.
We would also like to include things like cut off (and only one attempt anyway), FR, PH control, hot shower for DH, Alcohol, so that the chance of conception is lower anyway. So that diet / exercise can be done longer if I don't get pregnant in the first cycle, but I don't know that in advance.
Thank you, dear Atomic! I'm looking forward to your answer :).