Beginning to lose all discipline

[Boymom287]

I have been trying for 10 months and on clomid, halfway LE dieting for 4 months. I’m catching myself snacking more and more and allowing a bit more meat into my diet. I am tempted to just throw out the diet altogether and stay on the clomid? I don’t know what to do! We are a family of meat eaters! Meet, eggs, nuts...we live on that stuff so it is so hard to stay strong when I am just not getting pregnant! Advice? Words of wisdom? Encouragement? Anything would help!
Thank you for listening to my rant [emoji854]


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[clarkrl2]

Unfortunately I have no advice but I know the feeling of being so over the diet. I’m vegan so I enjoy the food but hate the no snacking. I’ve been so good with the rules but for some reason today was not easy.

[ThinkingofPink]

How strict are you? What limits are you staying in throughout the day? Maybe there is a little wiggle room somewhere for you. Before stopping the diet all together I would at least see if you could stick to it but add in a cheat day a week to curb the cravings.

[dreamofdaughter]

I agree with ThinkingofPink. Add a cheat day so you can stay on the diet. Atomic always says one day is not going to have a deleterious effect because if only one day mattered we would only need to change our diet for one day.

I am able to deal with not snacking by drinking hot water and a little ginger. Can you try to add something like a glass of water or sparkling water before you eat the snack? Or maybe atomic has a suggestion for a snack that doesn't spike your blood sugar?

[Boymom287]

My typical day consist of coffee as soon as I wake up with a slash of almond milk, if I had my last meal at 7:00 the day before I will make myself some egg whites with spinach or an English muffin with jam around 9:00, otherwise I’ll go to the gym and eat something like veggies with hummus around 11:30 and maybe a tortilla crisped up with iced coffee. I try to hold off on eating again until dinner which is typically a veggie, rice or potatoes and some kind of meat. I just give myself smaller proportions. If I’m still hungry after the kids go to bed I have nonfat Greek plain yogurt with frozen berries. [emoji51]
Most days I am good about snacking but I have been sick and I’ve just been eating around the clock little things like saltines, plain pasta, soup etc and now homemade oatmeal cookies from my mother. I know oatmeal is bad so I won’t have more than 2!
Any recommendations??


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[Boymom287]

I agree with ThinkingofPink. Add a cheat day so you can stay on the diet. Atomic always says one day is not going to have a deleterious effect because if only one day mattered we would only need to change our diet for one day.

I am able to deal with not snacking by drinking hot water and a little ginger. Can you try to add something like a glass of water or sparkling water before you eat the snack? Or maybe atomic has a suggestion for a snack that doesn't spike your blood sugar?

Thank you girls! I will try the hot water and ginger. That might work for me!


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[Nell_]

Diet coke is good to help between meals! Or how about a coffee. Are you eating your calorie allowance maybe that's why you're hungry? You're doing great though!! Are you on Clomid for swaying then? Sure atomic will have lots of advice x

[Boymom287]

Yes I have been having Diet Pepsi here and there and I have about 3 cups of coffee/day. And in regards to the clomid, yes and no. I have unexplained infertility. My first son was unexpected (birth control baby), my second son took 2 years and 3 rounds of clomid and my 3rd son (heart stopped at 18 weeks) was unexpected. I seem to ovulate just fine but just can’t get pregnant! I think we may have to test hubbys sperm next.
Thank you girls for all this advice. I can’t tell you how much it helps!


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[dreamofdaughter]

Thank you girls! I will try the hot water and ginger. That might work for me!


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Check with atomic first though about adding the ginger. I only *just* started doing it (before I was drinking plain hot water) and I add the tiniest amount but I wouldn't want to mess up your sway if it's a no-no For me, hot water eases hunger better than cold water and I can't stand pop so all I am saying is before you reach for the snack, if you can just drink something (sounds like you already do that with pop/coffee?) and see if you can avoid the snack, you will probably feel less stressed about when you do really need that snack, you know?

It was only when I stopped tracking (but still skipped breakfast and no snacks) that I got pregnant (even though it was a CP). I had a pretty good idea of what to eat after 6 months on the diet and I really don't worry if I eat some chicken/salmon at one of my meals because it's such a small portion I really can't believe it's going to convince my body times are suddenly good. I was eating some kind of meat at every meal before swaying and I was a cereal addict!

Good luck

[Nell_]

Yes I have been having Diet Pepsi here and there and I have about 3 cups of coffee/day. And in regards to the clomid, yes and no. I have unexplained infertility. My first son was unexpected (birth control baby), my second son took 2 years and 3 rounds of clomid and my 3rd son (heart stopped at 18 weeks) was unexpected. I seem to ovulate just fine but just can’t get pregnant! I think we may have to test hubbys sperm next.
Thank you girls for all this advice. I can’t tell you how much it helps!


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So sorry for your loss. Sometimes getting pregnant can take ages so hard though isn't it! I ended up having ivf as nothing for over a yr but right before i started i got pregnant but mc at 6 wks so just went ahead with ivf. Hoping naturally this time i did have endo but seems to have ckeared up since having my gorgeous baby boy. xx