Help with PCOS LE Diet please

[LA_Girl]

I’ve been on the PCOS LE Diet for nearly six months now, and I’m STILL nervous as to whether I’m getting it right and wanted to double check! I’m vegan so a typical day would look like this:

I gave two large meals a day - no breakfast and no snacks as that works for me.

Lunch - whole grains (usually a cup of brown rice) I like buckwheat too, but I figure brown rice is less nutritious, so usually opt for that. I have it with free veg (broccoli/asparagus) and some salad leaves with a light dressing (balsamic or red pepper). I get some fat from 1T hummus or some avocado or olives. I have a glass of unfortified almond milk and a piece (or a cup) of fruit - usually an apple.

Dinner - Around 300g kidney beans/butter beans/lentils/chickpeas - sometimes in a tomato sauce or mixed with roasted veg (peppers/courgettes) or green beans/cauliflower/broccoli/Brussels. I either cook the veg in oil (was Rapeseed, but switched to coconut oil recently) or I add a tablespoon or two of seeds (sunflower/pumpkin/sesame). I have a glass of coconut water with this meal.

My cals are around 1800, protein 40-50g, fat around 50-55g.

My plate is piled up with free veg so I don’t feel hungry. I’ve lost a lot of weight (weight dropped from 121lbs to 103lbs) and the month before I started Clomid my ovulation day was getting further away. I guess my issue is a psychological one as because I’m quite comfortable on the diet (although I’d love to be snacking!) I don’t feel like I’m deprived on the diet! I know it’s not supposed to be a starvation diet, but I guess I’m just looking for reassurance that I’m doing it right!

I recently added in the extra seeds/avocado/olives and sometimes some nuts to make sure I’m bringing my fat up enough.

Any comments welcome! Thank you!

[ksmom]

I think your diet sounds fine, just be sure you're getting 50-60g protein and 60g fat on pcos diet. I'm glad you don't feel deprived...that's how it should be!

[LA_Girl]

Phew! Thanks ksmom!

[atomic sagebrush]

The people who feel deprived on LE Diet are the ones who are doing it wrong. It's meant to be an easy diet to stick to!

I did mention this in your other thread, apologies for repetition, but you need to up protein to 50-60 g, and I don't want you to lose any more weight. We need to do whatever it takes to prevent any more weight loss.