Help please with LE, snacking, skipping breakfast

[weeziewoozles]

Hi ladies. Needing support here. Last year I did LE strictly for six months. I gave up when my cycles still hadn't started postpartum. After a month of eating normally (I'm pretty greedy normally) my cycles returned. I gave myself December off too just for my sanity then started LE again in January. So theoretically I've been on it for nine weeks but unfortunately my mum has been ill in hospital and subsequently passed away during this time. Because of this I've had days where I've travelled on a train to London over a meal time, so grabbed something on the go. Mostly veggie but hard to track the calories. Plus a couple of McDonald's meals etc. I've also had quite a few egg mayo sandwiches or scrambled eggs on toast for breakfasts due to feeling nervous and faint with the stress and fear etc. Plus comforting Gin and Tonics and nuts at the boys' tea time to get me through to dinner.

So having done about nine weeks of let's call it a loose LE diet, I'm determined to get back on the wagon fully. I can't keep using Mum as an excuse or we'll never get to TTC. The question is how long should I be on the strict LE before attempting? Should I give it the recommended 10-12 weeks (if that is still the recommended time) or would you suggest just another 4-6 weeks but strict?

Thank you in advance x

[djmommy]

I don't have much advice for you but just wanted to say I am sorry you lost your mom. I hear that sometimes the loose sways are the best. Hugs and good luck!

[maudster]

No advice…just wanted to say I am sucking it up on the diet…I LOVE snacking!

[maidentomother]

I'd compromise and do 8 weeks strictly before TTC.

I am SO sorry about your mum. Mine just passed in January. It's rough!

[smarston3]

So sorry for your losses girls.,can't imagine the pain.
I was doing a loose LE diet for 6 weeks before our 1st attempt, got a BFN. Feel much better about this month as now I have 6 strict weeks and 6 not so strict weeks. Will you be kicking yourself if you get a boy this month? Or is your heart telling you not to rush?


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[foxymrsg]

No advice but just wanted to pass my condolences to both you and maiden xx

[weeziewoozles]

So sorry Maiden :-( It doesn't feel real to me yet. More surreal!

Thanks ladies for your wishes X

[kitkat18]

Weezie honey so sorry about your mum, I think you did the right thing relaxing your LE to get you through this tough time. Personally I would do 4-6 weeks strict as you might not get pregnant the first cycle plus you have been doing LE on and off for 9 mths Your body has to remember that X

[weeziewoozles]

Do you think so KitKat? I'm worried that I'll just get another boy and regret it. Maybe I should just be patient and try in May. But I'm trying really hard this time to not lose too much weight. The longer I do the diet, the thinner I'll get.

[bluebonnet22]

Weezie - I'm so incredibly sorry for your loss and for what you are going through. You definitely did the right thing not adding the stress of a hard diet on top of all the other stress you are going through right now.

Since you know where your "bottom" weight is (for ovulation) since you've reached it 2x before - how close are you to the bottom? If you're already at the bottom (or within 3-5 lbs of it) I would just do 4-6 weeks of very strict LE and go for it. If you're still 10 lbs from the bottom I'd go for 8-12 weeks. I know you can try to maintain once you get to the bottom but as you know (you're so experienced at this!), being in a holding pattern is one of the hardest parts of LE! I found the diet so much easier when I was trying to actively lose weight vs trying to stay in a holding pattern. I couldn't imagine being on the diet for months while trying to maintain ovulation, so hard!